No Tension For Super Eagles Ahead Of AFCON Qualifier Against South Africa
Published: May 11, 2017
Ex-Ajax Amsterdam star Tijani Babangida has admitted that the Super Eagles are not under pressure ahead of their African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa in June.Comparing and contrasting the upcoming meeting with Bafana Bafana to the semifinal of the 2000 African Cup of Nations semifinal, the winger said ...
Spurs' Eyoma And Adam Idah Face Off As England, Ireland Clash In U17 Euro Quarterfinal
Published: May 10, 2017
Timothy Eyoma and England U17s have qualified for the quarterfinals of the ongoing  UEFA U17 European Championship thanks to their 3-0 rout of Netherlands on Wednesday.For the third straight game in Croatia, the Tottenham Hotspur defender started for the Young Lions and put in another solid shift.England earlier beat ...
Exclusive: Chelsea Starlet Ola Aina Yet To Obtain Nigerian Passport, FIFA Clearance
Published: May 10, 2017
Exactly one month before the Super Eagles face off against South Africa in an African Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo, Chelsea defender Ola Aina has not been issued a Nigerian passport.Fifa have not yet approved Aina's onetime international allegiance switch, and the Nigeria Football Federation have promised the former...
Nigerian Defender Trains With Manchester United First Team Ahead Of Europa League Tie Against Celta Vigo
Published: May 10, 2017
Promising Nigerian youngster Matthew Olosunde is inching closer and closer to being promoted to Manchester United first team.Four days after traveling with the first team squad to London for the Premier League tie against Arsenal, Jose Mourinho invited the right fullback to train with the first team on Wednesday.The 19...
Two Players Of Nigerian Descent Named In Germany Squad For World Cup
Published: May 10, 2017
Coach Guido Streichsbier has announced the 21-player German junior squad for the FIFA U 20 World Cup in South Korea (20 May to 11 June), and has included two players of Nigerian descent in the squad list.The Nigerian players included on the roster are defender Jordan Torunarigha (Hertha BSC) and striker Emmanuel Iyoha ...
Nigeria Target Sheyi Ojo Happy To Make England Squad For World Cup
Published: May 10, 2017
Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo is excited to part of the England U20 squad at the forthcoming Fifa U20 World Cup in South Korea, and hopes to justify his inclusion.Along with fellow English-born Nigerian midfielder and teammate Ovie Ejaria, Ojo has endured an injury hit campaign which limited his appearances for the first ...
Babangida Takes Swipe At Rohr Inviting Ogu, Okays Leicester's Ndidi & Chelsea Fullback Moses
Published: May 10, 2017
Retired Nigeria international Tijani Babangida has gently criticized the invitation of Hapoel Beer Sheva midfielder John Ogu to the national team, saying that it is difficult to monitor his performances in Israel.On the other hand, the former Ajax Amsterdam wing wizard has given the thumbs up to Rohr for calling up Pre...
Ex-Eagles Star Disagrees With Kanu : Chelsea's Moses Has A Long Way To Go To Win AFOTY
Published: May 10, 2017
Former Ajax Amsterdam winger Tijani Babangida has disagreed with his former captain Nwankwo Kanu, and does not think Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses is worthy enough to replace Riyad Mahrez as the African Footballer of the Year.Nwankwo Kanu had earlier tipped the Blues number 15 to win the prestigious accolade ahead of ...
'Nigeria Magician' Meets Again With Maradona 23 Years After Famous Battle Of Massachusetts
Published: May 10, 2017
Former Super Eagles skipper Austin Jay-Jay Okocha met again with Argentina legend Diego Maradona on Tuesday during the presentation of the official mascot of the 2018 World Cup in Bahrain.The ex-PSG dazzler and Maradona were invited to the event along with other stars, including Valderrama, Ronaldinho, Cafu, Trezeguet ...
Ex-Barcelona Superstar Ronaldinho : Okocha Is The Only Number Ten I Admired
Published: May 09, 2017
Former Barcelona attacking midfielder Ronaldinho has paid tribute to retired Nigeria international and his ex-teammate Austin Okocha ,saying he's the only number ten he admired. Okocha was still handed the famous number ten jersey at Paris Saint-Germain, despite the arrival of the Brazilian a year before he left the ca...
Tijani Babangida Recommends Dream Team VI Star To Barcelona
Published: May 09, 2017
Spanish champions Barcelona are running the rule over Nigeria U23 international Usman Mohammed.Allnigeriasoccer.com broke the news back in February that the central midfielder was attracting interest from an unnamed Spanish club and was due to travel to Spain. Now sport.es has exclusively reported that Usman has been r...
Official: Strongest Nigerian Player To Remain With The Blues Next Season
Published: May 09, 2017
EFL League Two League Two club Wycombe Wanderers have submitted their retained list following the end of the 2016-2017 season.The strongest player in the world Adebayo Akinfenwa is among the players retained by the Blues ahead of the start of pre-season training. The club revealed that Bayo penned a one-year contract e...
Gent Wing Wizard Moses Simon Will Be Fit For Nigeria Get-Together In Paris
Published: May 09, 2017
Gent winger Moses Simon is available for Nigeria get-together in Paris later this month, amid speculations that he will not recover in time to join his international teammates.The 21-year-old was not in the Gent squad for the Belgian First Division A playoff game with Oostende this past weekend due to a hamstring compl...
Ex-Chelsea Star Mikel Makes Himself Available For AFCON Qualifier Against South Africa
Published: May 09, 2017
Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel would have sufficiently recovered before Nigeria takes on South Africa in an African Cup of Nations qualifier, the Nigeria Football Federation have reiterated.The Super Eagles skipper underwent surgery in England on April 29, which is expected to rule him out of action for a min...
Two Nigerian Whizz-Kids Help Man Utd Come Back From Two Goals Down Against Arsenal
Published: May 09, 2017
Manchester United fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Arsenal in a Premier League 2 encounter at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night.Two players of Nigerian descent Tosin Kehinde and Matthew Olosunde featured for the Red Devils and both the midfielder and right fullback played key roles in the draw earned...