Ex-Flying Eagles Star Ajayi Misses Out On League One Player Of The Month Prize
Published: February 09, 2018
Former Nigeria U20 international Semi Ajayi has missed out on the Sky Bet League One Player of the Month for January after the winner of the award was announced on Friday morning.Northampton Town midfielder John-Joe O’Toole won the accolade ahead of the three other players nominated : Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United), T...
NFF Boss Backing Osimhen, Nwakalis, Ndidi, Iheanacho & Ebuehi To Be Picked For 2022 World Cup
Published: February 09, 2018
Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick is looking ahead to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.With the Super Eagles boasting one of the youngest squads amongst the 32 participating countries in Russia, Pinnick has predicted that the current squad will perform better in the next four years.''It is not the number o...
Fifa : Rohr Can Name 35 Players On Provisional World Cup Roster, Squad Must Be Announced May 14
Published: February 08, 2018
The governing body of football, Fifa, has approved that countries participating at the 2018 World Cup can name 35 players in their provisional squad list, an additional five players compared to previous tournaments.Argentina sports newspaper Ole writes that Fifa announced a change on Thursday that 35 players will be pa...
SpVgg Unterhaching Goal Machine Set To Spark Intl Tug Of War Between Germany & Nigeria
Published: February 08, 2018
SpVgg Unterhaching goal machine Karim Adeyemi is set to spark an international tug of war between Nigeria and Germany after making his debut for Germany 16s as they were beaten on penalties by the Netherlands in the UEFA Development Tournament in Portugal on Thursday evening.In the game staged at Complexo Desportivo de...
Wenger Issues Subtle Warning To Nigeria Ahead Of Friendly Against England
Published: February 08, 2018
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger says the English players are the masters of diving, the Frenchman told reporters at a press conference on Thursday, ahead of his team's clash with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.The respected Gunners manager made this remark four months before the Three Lions face Nigeria in a pre-W...
Watford Loanee Isaac Success Says He's Not New To Battling Relegation
Published: February 08, 2018
Watford loanee Isaac Success was unveiled by Malaga at La Rosaleda on Thursday, three days after he made his debut for the Andalusian club against Las Palmas.After 22 games, there are seven points between Malaga, who are bottom of the table, and 17th-place Levante, but the Nigeria international has declared that he's n...
Tammy Abraham Rules Out Playing For Nigeria In March Friendlies Vs Poland, Serbia
Published: February 08, 2018
Tammy Abraham's heart is still with England and has strongly hinted that he will turn down an invitation to the Nigeria national team ahead of the 2018 World Cup, saying he wants to represent the Three Lions during the next Fifa window in March.With two caps to his name in friendlies against Germany and Brazil, the Che...
Prolific Iceland Striker: It Will Be Interesting To Face Awaziem, Nigeria Under Pressure
Published: February 08, 2018
In an interview with the official website of Nantes, prolific Iceland international striker Kolbeinn Sigþórsson is targeting a spot in the national team's roster for the 2018 World Cup and thinks Nigeria will be under more pressure when they face off at Volgograd Arena, Volgograd on June 22.Sigþórsson is a teammate...
Joel Obi To Torino Teammates: We Must Be Good Against Udinese
Published: February 08, 2018
Super Eagles midfielder Joel Obi has commented on the upcoming meeting between Torino and Udinese in the Serie A scheduled to take place on Sunday at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.Ahead of the match day 24 fixture, the two clubs are level on 33 points from the same number of games and have the same goal difference but ...
Henry Beats Awoniyi, Kalu, Dennis, Uche To Most Promising Player Of The Year In Belgium
Published: February 08, 2018
Everton loanee Henry Onyekuru claimed the Most Promising Player of the Year at the 64th Golden Shoe Gala on Wednesday night.The RSC Anderlecht striker saw off competition from 37 other young stars, including four Nigerian talents, to win the accolade.Emmanuel Dennis (Club Brugge), Uche Agbo (Standard Liege), Samuel Kal...
Nigerian Exports : Rio Olympics Hero, Ex-PSG Super Kid Score & Notch Assists In Eredivisie
Published: February 07, 2018
Bartholomew Ogbeche reached double figures for goals in all competitions for Willem II in their 3-0 victory over VVV Venlo in a Netherlands Eredivisie clash on Wednesday evening.The 33-year old opened the scoring on the brink of halftime when he struck in a left footed shot from close range to the bottom right corner.H...
Argentina Sorcerer : Nigeria, Other Countries Will Hire The Services Of A Witch Doctor At World Cup
Published: February 07, 2018
Argentina sorcerer Manuel has suggested that all the participating countries at the 2018 World Cup will hire the services of a witch doctor, and referred to what happened in Brazil 2014.Manuel was with the Argentina National Team in Ecuador for the South American Qualifiers for Russia 2018 and offered his services for ...
Ex-Arsenal U21 Captain Ajayi Nominated For League One Player Of The Month
Published: February 07, 2018
Former Arsenal U21 captain Semi Ajayi has been recognized for his recent impressive displays for Rotherham United, with the EFL nominating him for the Player of the Month January 2018.The central defender has been shortlisted for the accolade alongside Tom Eaves (Gillingham), Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) and John-Jo...
Leicester Loanee Musa Sends Message To Rohr With Brace For CSKA
Published: February 06, 2018
Leicester City loanee Ahmed Musa has sent a message to Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr that he is back to his best after notching a brace in CSKA Moscow's 3-0 rout of Elche in a test game on Tuesday evening.The Russian Premier League side took the lead midway through the first-half courtesy of the Super Eagles star, w...
Etebo's Eye-Popping Stats On La Liga Debut: Game-High Shots & Dribbles, Most Fouls Won, MOTM
Published: February 06, 2018
Oghenekaro Etebo was unarguably the most impressive player on both teams as Las Palmas beat Malaga 1-0 at the Estadio de Gran Canaria on Monday night.The Nigeria international was named Man of the Match due to his impressive statistics, with the number six the top player in three popular categories.Etebo had a game-hig...