Liverpool 1 Porto 2 PLIC: Bobby Adekanye Stars, Musa Yahaya Benched
Published: February 28, 2018
Liverpool have crashed out of the Premier League International Cup after losing 2-1 to Portuguese opponents Porto in a quarterfinal tie at Leigh Sports Village on Wednesday evening.In-form winger Bobby Adekanye started for the Reds, while ex-Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles star Musa Yahaya, wearing the number 88 jers...
Nigeria's World Cup Foes Argentina To Call Up Chelsea GK, Rojo & Lanzini For Italy, Spain Friendlies
Published: February 28, 2018
Nigeria's opponents at the 2018 World Cup, Argentina, will officially announce their roster on Thursday for the friendlies against Spain and Italy next month.According to the reliable TyC Sports, the very experienced Chelsea glovesman Wilfredo Caballero could be in line for an international debut at the age of 36 as he...
If Crooner Davido : Moses Introduced Me To Chelsea Players, Iwobi Good Player
Published: February 28, 2018
David Adedeji Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido, has spoken of his relationship with Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses, and has predicted that the Super Eagles will do well at the 2018 World Cup.It would be recalled that Davido was among the 41,513 spectators that witnessed the Premier League meeting between ...
Etebo To Be Scrutinized Against Argentina's Messi & Croatia's Rakitić
Published: February 28, 2018
As suggested by allnigeriasoccer.com on Tuesday, former Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike will not make his debut for Las Palmas when they take on La Liga pacesetters Barcelona at Estadio de Gran Canaria on March 1 as the striker is sidelined with a knee injury.Las Palmas manager Paco Jémez has confirmed his 19-m...
Rohr Clarifies: Uzoho Not The No 1 GK For World Cup, GK Trainer To Work With Akpeyi In RSA
Published: February 28, 2018
Gernot Rohr has clarified that Deportivo de La Coruña reserve team goalkeeper Francis Uzoho has not been installed as his first choice for the 2018 World Cup, stressing that goalkeeper trainer Pionetti Enrico will also travel to South Africa to work with Chippa United's Daniel Akpeyi and will be in Portugal to observe...
(Photo) Gernot Rohr In Russia, To Announce Roster For Poland & Serbia Friendlies March 7
Published: February 28, 2018
Super Eagles' German coach Gernot Rohr was in Krasnodar Krai, Russia on Tuesday, February 27 attending the FIFA World Cup Team Workshop.The official Twitter account of the German National Team has posted a photograph of the former Bayern Munich defender and Germany's assistant coach Thomas Schneider in Sochi, venue of ...
Portuguese Coach: Fifa Must Stop Messi From Playing Until He Proves He's Human
Published: February 27, 2018
Iran's Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz has joked that Fifa must stop Barcelona striker Lionel Messi from facing other teams as he is not human.The former Manchester United assistant manager, who was in the dugout back in 2014 when Messi netted an injury time winner against Iran at the World Cup, has said that Real Madr...
Obi Mikel: I Will Be Well Prepared For World Cup, Nigerian Team Can Go Far
Published: February 27, 2018
Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is hoping that the Super Eagles advance to the knockout rounds of the 2018 World Cup.The Super Eagles captain is set to play in his second World Cup but must return to China immediately after the tournament unlike his counterparts in Europe as the Chinese Super League will resum...
Young Eintracht Frankfurt LB Deji Beyreuther : I Model My Game After David Alaba
Published: February 27, 2018
Young Eintracht Frankfurt left-back Deji Beyreuther is making inroads at the Bundesliga club and is poised to make his first-team debut sooner rather than later. The 18-year-old was a non-playing substitute when the first team tackled Mainz and Schweinfurt 05 in the league and cup respectively back in October 2017.Deji...
BBC MOTD Remembers Martins Winning Goal Against Arsenal League Cup Final
Published: February 27, 2018
Two days after Alex Iwobi's Arsenal fell to Manchester City 3-0 in the final of the EFL league cup, BBCMOTD twitter handle has done a reminiscence on Obafemi Martins's winning goal against the Gunners in the final of the same competition while plying his trade with Birmingham back in 2011.Martins who represented the Bi...
Emenike Will Not Make Las Palmas Debut Against Barcelona
Published: February 27, 2018
Emmanuel Emenike will not make his debut for Las Palmas when they face La Liga pacesetters Barcelona at Estadio de Gran Canaria on Thursday, March 1.The former Nigeria international did not train with the first-teamers on Tuesday as he is still recovering from a knee injury he suffered after signing for La Union Deport...
Rohr Keeps To His Promise : Amkar Perm Defender Brian Idowu Receives Nigeria Call-Up
Published: February 27, 2018
Amkar Perm star Brian 'Abuja' Idowu is set to add to his solitary international cap for Nigeria's national team, with manager Gernot Rohr inviting him for the upcoming Pre-World Cup friendlies against Poland and Serbia.Allnigeriasoccer.com understands Idowu is the only Amkar Perm player in contact with the Nigerian Fed...
Manchester United Midfielder Kehinde: I Want To Play For Nigeria At The World Cup?
Published: February 27, 2018
Manchester United U23 sensation Tosin Kehinde has 'presumably stated' he is good enough to play for the Super Eagles ahead of the World Cup despite the fact he has yet to make his first team debut for the Old Trafford outfit.And the midfielder has every reason to be hopeful as Alex Iwobi played two matches for Nigeria'...
Will History Repeat Itself? Argentina To Face Israel In Last Pre-World Cup Friendly
Published: February 27, 2018
The Argentina Football Association has arranged a friendly with Israel ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, according to reports.The story from Ole Argentina says Argentina's last friendly before they travel to Russia for the World Cup will be against Israel in Tel Aviv on June 9, 17 days before a potential G...
CSKA Moscow Loanee Samuel Set To Make Full Debut For Amkar Perm On Tuesday
Published: February 26, 2018
Amkar Perm will face Russian Football National League side Avangard Kursk in the quarterfinals of the Russian Cup on Tuesday and manager of the Premier League club Gadzhi Gadzhiyev is considering handing a full debut to his new signing Aaron Samuel, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. Based on Amkar Perm's training sessi...