EPL Wrap: Moses, Ndidi Shine; Iheanacho Benched; Success On The Mend; Iwobi In 18
Published: December 02, 2017
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, December 2.Nigerian players with dual nationalities that have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted.In the early kickoff, Victor Moses played t...
Victor Moses Beating Morata, Kante In Chelsea's Man Of The Match Poll
Published: December 02, 2017
Nigeria Player of the Year Victor Moses is in the running for Chelsea's Man of the Match Award in Saturday afternoon's clash against Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge.Chelsea have officially shortlisted four players that featured against the Magpies for the awards, the others being Eden Hazard, N'Golo Kante and Alvar...
Chelsea 3 Newcastle 1: Nigeria Star Man Victor Moses Provides Assist, Earns Penalty
Published: December 02, 2017
Victor Moses was influential in his first start since October 14, providing his side's second and forcing a penalty for the third as Chelsea brushed aside Newcastle 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.The Nigeria international took his place in the Blues starting XI that faced Swansea last time out, replacing ...
Nigerian Winger On Target As Arsenal Puts Four Past Stoke In U18 PLC
Published: December 02, 2017
Arsenal made it four wins from their last four matches in all competitions after beating Stoke City 4-2 in the U18 Premier League Cup at Clayton Wood Training Ground (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) on Saturday afternoon.Two players of Nigerian descent in Xavier Amaechi and Tobi Omole started for the Gunners, teammates ...
Ighalo Names Moses, Iwobi, Mikel As Nigeria's Key Players Ahead Of World Cup
Published: December 02, 2017
Speaking as a guest analyst on SuperSport during the draw for the 2018 World Cup, former Watford star Odion Ighalo has opened up on the key players in the Nigerian squad ahead of the tournament in Russia.The Changchun Yatai F.C frontman has suggested that Chelsea right wing-back will be the biggest threat for Argentina...
The Lowdown On Nigeria's World Cup Rivals : Key Players, Strengths & Weaknesses
Published: December 02, 2017
The balls have been drawn and every group opposition have been known, some familiar foes while others might be entirely new to themselves, throwing up mouthwatering clashes along the way.  The illustrious Albiceleste are no strangers to the Super Eagles and perhaps, Nigeria are better equipped to square off competentl...
Javier Mascherano : Argentina Vs Nigeria Is A World Cup Clasico
Published: December 02, 2017
Speaking at a McDonalds event following the World Cup draw on Friday, Barcelona's Argentina international Javier Mascherano has labelled the meeting between Argentina and Nigeria on June 16 a World Cup Clasico. The two continental powerhouses have faced off four times in the group stage in the last six editions of the ...
Croatia Stars : Difficult Group , We Need To Beat Nigeria In World Cup Opener
Published: December 02, 2017
Barcelona's Croatia international Ivan Rakitić anticipates a difficult battle in their quest to qualify for the last sixteen of the 2018 World Cup after they were drawn in the same group with Argentina, Nigeria and Iceland.The attacking midfielder reckons that they will survive the group stage if they beat Nigeria in ...
Super Eagles Stars React To World Cup Draw : This Is A Challenging Group
Published: December 02, 2017
A number of Super Eagles stars took to social media in the wake of the World Cup draw that took place in Moscow on Friday evening and all admitted that they were slotted in a treacherous group also containing Argentina, Iceland and Croatia.Nonetheless, they still have high hopes of making it to the last sixteen if they...
Argentina Midfielder : Saint Petersburg Fans Will Support Argentina Not Nigeria
Published: December 02, 2017
Reacting to Friday evening's World Cup draw in Moscow, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Argentina international Emiliano Rigoni has noted that the two-time world champions will have more support than their Nigerian counterparts when both teams face off at Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg on June 26, 2018.Four Argentina ...
Croatia Legend Davor Suker : Argentina, Nigeria, Iceland & Croatia Are In Group Of Death
Published: December 02, 2017
Croatian Football Federation President Davor šuker has noted that Group D which contains Argentina, Croatia, Iceland and Nigeria is the Group of Death at the World Cup.The Europeans face the Super Eagles in their opening match of the World Cup on June 16 in Kaliningrad, before battling Argentina (June 21) and Iceland ...
CAF Champions League Team MFM Shocked 2-0 By Amateur Club Sido's FC
Published: December 01, 2017
One of Nigeria's representatives in the 2018 CAF Champions League Mountain of Fire FC were beaten 2-0 by Lagos based amateur club Sido's FC in a pre-season friendly held at the Agege Stadium on Friday, December 1.The supporters of Mountain of Fire found it difficult to understand how a team preparing for the Champions ...
Arsenal Remind Argentina : Nigeria Beat You In A Friendly Last Month With Iwobi Scoring
Published: December 01, 2017
Premier League side Arsenal have reminded the Argentinian National Team that they were beaten by the Super Eagles in an international friendly last month in Krasnodar, Southern Russia.The Gunners number seventeen Alex Iwobi netted his first pair of goals in the colours of Nigeria in their 4-2 win over the two-time worl...
Rohr Explains Why Nigeria's Bogey Team Will Be Difficult : They Will Play With Messi
Published: December 01, 2017
Speaking immediately after the World Cup draw on Friday evening, Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has explained why two-time world champions Argentina will be difficult opponents.Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli already has the lowdown on the Nigerian national team, with both sides facing each other in a pre-World Cup fr...
Chelsea To Moses, Aina & Omeruo : Super Eagles Are In A Tough Group
Published: December 01, 2017
Three Nigeria internationals with close ties to Premier League champions Chelsea in the shape of Victor Moses, Ola Aina and Kenneth Omeruo are in line to represent the Super Eagles at next summer's football festival in Russia.Nigeria will face two-time world champions Argentina, Croatia and Iceland in the group stage o...