Rijeka's Nigerian GK Nwolokor Tells Croatia: Pay Special Attention To Ndidi & Iwobi
Published: December 05, 2017
Croatian-based Nigerian goalkeeper David Nwolokor has notified Croatia that they should be wary of Premier League stars, Arsenal's Alex Iwobi and Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi, when they clash with Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup.Nwolokor has no caps for the senior national team of Nigeria, but claims he was invited for...
Burnley's Iceland Star : Nigeria One Of The Toughest Opponents But Anything Can Happen
Published: December 05, 2017
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson, winger of the Icelandic national team and Burnley, in an interview with the Lancashire Telegraph, has described Nigeria as one of the toughest opponents in Group D of the World Cup.Guðmundsson, who is set to become the first Burnley star to play in the World Cup since 1982, has refused to wr...
Super Eagles A Threat To Any Side But Must Stamp Out Inconsistency, Says Newson
Published: December 05, 2017
Reviewing the 2018 World Cup draw that pitted Nigeria in Group D along with one of the pre-tournament favorites Argentina as well as Croatia and Iceland, Adam Newson of Football Whispers says the Super Eagles must be consistent to qualify for the last sixteen.The three-time African champions advanced to the last sixtee...
Nigeria Could Face France Exactly Four Years After Battle Of Brasília, Deschamps Reacts
Published: December 05, 2017
1998 world champions France are expected to top Group C of the 2018 World Cup based on permutation and current form and there is a possibility that the European powerhouse could face Nigeria in the last sixteen.Manager of The Blues, Didier Deschamps, clearly wants to avoid meeting the Argentinian team in the next round...
Babayaro Attacks Rohr, Agu: Uzoho, Ezenwa & Akpeyi Are Not The Best Nigerian GKs
Published: December 05, 2017
Retired Nigeria U23 international Emmanuel Babayaro is at it again after criticizing the Super Eagles coaching staff led by Gernot Rohr for not doing a good job as regards to the goalkeeping department.During the World Cup qualifiers, Rohr utilized three goalkeepers Carl Ikeme, Daniel Akpeyi and Ikechukwu Ezenwa, who w...
Argentine World Cup-Winning Striker : Argentina Recently Lost To Nigeria, Not A Comfortable Group
Published: December 05, 2017
Argentine World Cup-winning striker Jorge Valdano has admitted that he is not comfortable with Argentina's group at the World Cup which consists of Nigeria, Iceland and Croatia.The former Real Madrid and Valencia manager pointed out that Argentina recently lost 4-2 to the Super Eagles in a friendly and will need to ste...
Victor Moses Underlines Importance To Chelsea, Top Player In Key Stat
Published: December 05, 2017
Victor Moses continues to underline his importance to Premier League champions Chelsea, with the Nigeria Player of the Year rated the joint-top player in a key stat in Saturday's clash vs Newcastle United.Only yesterday, Nigerian Federation boss Amaju Pinnick stated that Chelsea sometimes struggle without the Nigerian ...
Argentina GK Romero Admits : We Depend On Messi, He Is The Best
Published: December 04, 2017
Manchester United's Argentina international Sergio Romero has affirmed that La Albiceleste will continue depending on their inspirational captain Lionel Messi simply because he is the best player in the world.The Barcelona number ten was not in the squads that lost 4-1 and 4-2 to the Nigerian national team in internati...
Former Super Eagles Assistant Coach To Join Iceland Coaching Staff For World Cup
Published: December 04, 2017
Assistant coach of the Super Eagles under Lars Lagerbäck, Roland Andersson, has been approached by the Football Association of Iceland to join the coaching staff of the Nordic country ahead of the 2018 World Cup, according to reports.Andersson is a good friend of Lagerbäck and both Swedes were in the Super Eagles dug...
CSKA's Nigeria Star Ahead Of Showdown With Man Utd: Akinfeev As Good As De Gea
Published: December 04, 2017
Nigeria international Aaron Samuel has admitted that CSKA Moscow's Champions League clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday night will be difficult and has stated that Russia number one goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev is as good as his Spanish counterpart David de Gea.David de Gea has earned rave reviews fo...
Ndidi Is Africa's Most Valuable U21 Player; Iwobi, Abraham & Iheanacho Listed In Top 100
Published: December 04, 2017
Seven players eligible to represent the Nigerian national team have been named among the 100 most valuable U21 players in the world, in a survey conducted by the CIES Football Observatory.According to the report published on Monday, December 4, Leicester City's Young Player of the Year Wilfred Ndidi is the eleventh mos...
FCA Croatian Coach: Nigeria Are No Longer The African Brazil, Praises Moses But Writes Off Mikel & Iwobi
Published: December 04, 2017
Croatian coach Boris Pučić, who has close links to Football College Abuja, has provided vital information about the Nigerian national team that might come in handy to Croatian manager Zlatko Dalić ahead of the 2018 World Cup.Pučić revealed that Chelsea's Victor Moses is the only star player on the Nigeria team, an...
(Photo Confirmation) Rohr's Scout Agali Visits Young Fortuna Dusseldorf GK Okoye
Published: December 04, 2017
Nigeria Football Federation scout Victor Agali is scouring Europe for fresh talents eligible to represent the Super Eagles ahead of their sixth participation in the World Cup.Agali's first port of call since it became public knowledge that Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has mandated him to search for players that can beef...
Nigerian Team Of The Week Honors For GK Okoye, Moses', Henrys, Uduokhai
Published: December 04, 2017
The past week saw a number of Nigerians particularly impress for their various clubsides in Europe: the likes of Bartholomew Ogbeche, Chikeluba Ofoedu and Sylvester Igboun notching braces to power their teams to victory. Emmanuel Dennis Bonaventure, James Igbekeme and Magnus Okuonghae all got on the score-sheet respect...
Ex-Barca Coach Rijkaard Warns Nigeria : Messi Is The God Of Football, Worthy Of Praise
Published: December 04, 2017
Former Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has reserved special praise for his former pupil, Argentina superstar Lionel Messi.Three-time African champions Nigeria have been pitted against Argentina and Messi in Group D of the 2018 World Cup, and the retired Netherlands international has said that the number ten has no equal...