South Africa Hero McCarthy : Why Okocha, Kanu Were Snubbed World Player Of The Year
Published: December 11, 2017
South Africa legend Benni McCarthy has sensationally claimed that several African stars, including Nwankwo Kanu and Austin Okocha, have been snubbed for the World Player of the Year award because they are not cash cows.Former AC Milan, PSG and Chelsea striker George Weah is the only African to scoop the Ballon d'Or sin...
Eagles Coach Rohr : We Want To Win 2019 African Cup of Nations
Published: December 11, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is aiming to win the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon after extending his contract with the Nigeria Football Federation for two more years.Three-time champions Nigeria missed out on the 2015 and 2017 edition of the African Cup of Nations, and trail leaders Libya and South Africa by...
Poland Chose To Play Nigeria Ahead Of Ghana, MO Confirms Friendly
Published: December 11, 2017
The Media Officer of the Polish Football Association (PZPN), Jakub Kwiatkowski, has reconfirmed that the Poles will face the Super Eagles in a pre-World Cup friendly on March 23, 2018 but stressed that the venue of the match has not yet been decided.Nigeria national team coach Gernot Rohr first revealed that a friendly...
Enyeama, Egwuekwe, Ndidi, Ogbeche, Olayinka Make Nigerian Team Of The Week
Published: December 11, 2017
Team Of The Week : Allnigeriasoccer.com reveals the best performers that starred for their respective clubs from the past weekend.Vincent Enyeama (Lille) : The Nigerian goalkeeper saved a spot kick on return to action in his side's 3-1 win over Croix Football IC in the French National league.Azubuike Egwuekwe (SuperSpo...
Tottenham's Argentina Midfielder: Nigeria Big Rivals, We Want To Win World Cup
Published: December 10, 2017
Tottenham Hotspur's Argentina international Erik Lamela is hoping to be named to La Albiceleste's roster for the 2018 World Cup, and is confident that they can win the World Cup even though he considers the teams in Group D difficult opponents.Lamela has been in the international wilderness for more than a year, with h...
Nigerian Exports : Onyekuru, Efe Ambrose, Odey On Target For European Clubs
Published: December 10, 2017
Three players who have caps for the Nigerian national team were on target for their respective European clubs in league matches on Sunday, December 10.In the Scottish Premiership, out-of-favour Super Eagles right back Efe Ambrose opened his goalscoring account in the league as Hibernian were held to a 2-2 draw by Celti...
Rohr: Nigeria-Iceland Will Be An Unprecedented Match In The History Of World Cup
Published: December 10, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has predicted the showdown between Nigeria and Iceland at the 2018 World Cup will be one of the biggest games in the history of the World Cup.The German has reiterated that Iceland have the best supporters in world football and they will come in their numbers to cheer the Nordic country a...
Uche Agbo: I Have Played Against Croatia's Barca & Real Madrid Stars, Mikel Our Biggest Star
Published: December 10, 2017
Uche Agbo says he is unfazed by the prospect of facing Barcelona star Ivan Rakitić and Real Madrid's Luka Modrić at the 2018 World Cup as he has come up against the pair while in Spain with Granada.And the Standard Liege man has warned Croatia not to underrate the Super Eagles at the World Cup, adding that the bigges...
Iheanacho Hails Ndidi After Man-Of-The-Match Display Vs Newcastle United
Published: December 10, 2017
Africa's Most Valuable U21 Player, Nigeria's own Wilfred Ndidi, has been praised by compatriot Kelechi Iheanacho on the back of his man-of-the-match performance against Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday, December 9.The Super Eagles defensive midfielder provided the assist for the Foxes first goal score...
Ex-Porto Starlet Wants To Represent Nigeria At 2018 World Cup
Published: December 10, 2017
Nigerian midfielder Irhene Fidelis Christopher has said he is good enough to be a member of the Nigeria national team, the Super Eagles.The gifted midfielder who joined AEL Limassol of Cyprus at the beginning of the European season from Portuguese giants FC Porto has been a rave review in that country.Fidelis, who spok...
Enyeama Could Beat Rufai's World Cup Record, Saves Penalty On Return From Injury
Published: December 10, 2017
Former Nigeria international Vincent Enyeama played his first game in over seven months as the reserve team of Lille beat Croix Football IC 3-1 in the Championnat National 2 Group C, equivalent of fourth-tier.Prior to stepping out onto the Complexe Sportif de Luchin (Camphin-en-Pévèle) turf on Saturday evening, the 3...
Rohr : I Am Not Satisfied With My Goalkeepers, Will Monitor Ezenwa At CHAN
Published: December 10, 2017
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has confessed that he's not fully satisfied with goalkeepers Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Daniel Akpeyi, Francis Uzoho and Dele Ajiboye ahead of the 2018 World Cup.The former Bayern Munich defender will keenly monitor the performance of Enyimba shot-stopper Ezenwa when the African Nations Champion...
Ex-PSG Super Kid Ogbeche To Rohr: I Want To Play For Nigeria At 2018 World Cup
Published: December 09, 2017
Willem II striker Bartholomew Ogbeche is hoping his form in the Dutch Eredivisie will earn him a recall to the Super Eagles for the 2018 World Cup.The former Paris Saint-Germain wonderkid was one of the youngest players in Nigeria's squadlist at the 2002 World Cup, and featured in group matches against Argentina and Sw...
Why Nigeria Star Man Moses Started On The Bench Vs West Ham? Conte Provides Answer
Published: December 09, 2017
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has explained why the new poster boy of Nigerian football Victor Moses started on the bench in his side's shock 1-0 loss to West Ham at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon.Since recovering from a hamstring injury that kept him on the sidelines for seven straight weeks, Moses had started ...
Rohr Targets African Record At 2018 World Cup, Hints GK Uzoho Will Be Picked
Published: December 09, 2017
Gernot Rohr wants the Super Eagles to become the first African country to reach the semifinals of the World Cup next summer, and has hinted that goalkeeper Francis Uzoho will be on the plane to Russia. In previous tournaments, Cameroon (1990), Senegal (2002) and Ghana (2010) have qualified for the quarterfinals but fai...