Hull City Preparing Ola Aina For Left Back Role At 2018 World Cup
Published: November 20, 2017
Hull City's Russian manager Leonid Slutsky has started preparing Ola Aina for a left-back role at the 2018 World Cup.The Nigeria international was deployed as a left-back in the Tigers' 2-2 draw with Ipswich Town in an EFL Championship clash at KCOM Stadium (Hull) on Saturday evening.Aina had played predominantly from ...
Nigeria's Records At The World Cup: Fastest Goal, Youngest Player, Most Appearances
Published: November 20, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com brings readers the sequel to our earlier publication on this series as we continue to look at the numbers the Super Eagles have posted in the course of their five appearances at the mundial.5 — The number of wins the Super Eagles have garnered over European countries. That number of triumphs stan...
Fifa Ranking: Super Eagles Drop Nine Spots To No. 50, Top 10 Countries Revealed
Published: November 20, 2017
The Nigeria National Team lost only two games in 2017, a 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa and a 2018 African Nations Championship qualifier to Benin Republic.The Super Eagles, including the home-based, won five matches against Togo, Benin Republic, Cameroon, Zambia and Argentina, and drew thre...
Super Eagles Young Stars Dominate Nigerian Team Of The Week
Published: November 20, 2017
Another week, another glut of Nigerian stars who had performed wondrously for their various clubs. Allnigeriasoccer.com runs the rule on the stand-out performers from the past week with this piece.Francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna): The Super Eagles goalkeeper kept another clean-sheet, the second in a row, for Deporti...
Rohr Among Thirteen Foreign Coaches At The 2018 World Cup
Published: November 19, 2017
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr is among thirteen foreign coaches that will lead teams other than their counties of birth or nationality at the 2018 World Cup.Born in Mannheim, West Germany, Rohr is also the holder of a French passport, having lived for more than twenty years in Bordeaux.Spaniard Roberto Martinez will...
Eddy Onazi, Moses Simon Return To Action For Trabzonspor, Gent
Published: November 19, 2017
Trabzonspor midfielder Eddy Onazi and Gent winger Moses Simon have returned to action for their respective clubs.The duo were named to Nigeria's roster for the games against Algeria and Argentina but had to withdraw from the squad due to injury but they have finished their recovery programmes.Onazi started Trabzonspor'...
Idowu, Ogude Pay Tribute To Five Fans Who Died Following Argentina-Nigeria Friendly
Published: November 19, 2017
Amkar Perm and Rostov have expressed their sympathy after a car accident killed five fans who were returning from Krasnodar, where they watched the friendly match between Argentina and Nigeria on Tuesday, November 14.According to Don24 Russia, the road accident occurred at 02.20 on the 1114th km of the M-4 highway, the...
Seven Interesting Facts About The Super Eagles At The World Cup
Published: November 19, 2017
This chronicle which would be the first of a continuous series, would bring to readers the numbers associated with the Super Eagles previous participation at the quadrennial world soccer mundial.So, as the Nigerian national team who beat Zambia 1-0 to secure the much coveted ticket prepare for their sixth appearance at...
France Legend Alain Giresse: I Was Badly Treated By Rohr
Published: November 19, 2017
Retired France international Alain Giresse says he was badly treated by Gernot Rohr in a league match between Marseille and Bordeaux in April 1987, so much so that the Super Eagles manager was red carded in the first half.It would be recalled that defender Rohr spent twelve years of his career at Bordeaux before hangin...
Fifa Ranking: Super Eagles Fall Three Spots In Africa, Top Ten African Teams Revealed
Published: November 19, 2017
Despite making a big statement in their 4-2 thrashing of Argentina on Tuesday, November 14, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will drop in the latest Fifa ranking when it is published by the football governing body on Thursday.The Super Eagles, who occupied the fifth position in the continental ranking for October, are expec...
Brian Idowu Reveals Dad Watched Him Debut Vs Argentina, Saw Highlights Of Algeria WCQ
Published: November 19, 2017
Brian Idowu has revealed that his Nigerian father was among the 24,000+ spectators that watched the international friendly between Argentina and Nigeria at the Krasnodar Stadium on Tuesday, November 14.To prepare him for a possible debut against the South Americans, the Amkar Perm defender watched the highlights of the...
Brian Idowu Targets Echiejile's LB Spot, Says Shehu Is Main Player On The Right
Published: November 18, 2017
Brian Idowu is targeting Elderson Echiejile's left back spot in the Super Eagles after admitting that Cypriot-based defender Abdullahi Shehu has made the right back shirt his own.The Amkar Perm defender made the headlines after netting on his debut for the Super Eagles in their 4-2 thrashing of South American powerhous...
Victor Moses Named Nigeria Footballer Of The Year, Ex-Arsenal Star FOTY Women
Published: November 18, 2017
At the Nigerian Sports Awards staged at at the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suites on Friday, November 17, Chelsea dazzler Victor Moses has been named the Nigeria Footballer of the Year.The Super Eagles star saw off competition from Anthony Okpotu and Stephen Odey to clinch the accolade.Moses has gone from strength to st...
(Photo) World Cup : Simulator Predicts Nigeria Will Face Argentina, England & Denmark In Group C
Published: November 18, 2017
Nigeria could face Argentina for the fifth time in the group stage of the World Cup if the simulation of the World Cup draw conducted by allnigeriasoccer.com is anything to go by.With seven months left before the tournament begins in Russia, the only thing left is for the thirty two qualified nations to discover their ...
United States Call-Up For Promising Wolves Midfielder Owen Otasowie
Published: November 18, 2017
Promising Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder of Nigeria descent Owen Otasowie has been invited to a United States U18 training camp by the United States Soccer Federation.The EFL Championship outfit have confirmed that Otasowie has been selected to travel to America for a training camp with the USA U18s.The teenager is...