Argentine-Based Nigerian Midfielder Clears The Air: I Meant To Say We Respect Messi
Published: December 03, 2017
Argentine-based Nigerian attacking midfielder Felix Orode wishes to set the record straight regarding an interview he granted to Argentine Radio in which he stated that Nigerians are afraid of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.The Defensores de Pronunciamiento (Entre Ríos) star has not denied the fact that those commen...
Nigeria U17s Held 1-1 By Ethiopia In 2018 World Cup Qualifier
Published: December 03, 2017
The national women's U17 team, the Flamingoes, secured a morale boosting 1-1 draw with Ethiopia in the first leg of their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Addis Ababa on Sunday.Dashing winger Joy Jerry gave Nigeria the lead in the 18th minute before Tarikow Debiso got the equalizer for the home team in the 63rd minute ...
Nigerian Right-Back Returns To Action For Manchester United After Ten Weeks Out
Published: December 03, 2017
Nigerian right-back Matthew Olosunde has fully recovered from injury that kept him on the sidelines for ten weeks.The Trenton native had not featured for the Red Devils at any level since he was stretchered off the pitch in the closing minutes of the U23s 2-1 loss to Derby County on September 22, prior to Saturday's ga...
Dinamo's Algeria Star Warns Croatia : Nigeria Extremely Strong Team, Mikel & Moses Main Players
Published: December 03, 2017
Dinamo Zagreb's Algeria international El Arabi Hillal Soudani has advised the Croatian National Team to pay special attention to Nigeria in the 2018 World Cup, saying they recently defeated Argentina 4-2 in a friendly.Soudani has picked Chelsea star Victor Moses and skipper Obi Mikel as the top players on the Super Eag...
Argentine World Cup-Winning Coach : Argentina Assured Of Three Points Vs Nigeria
Published: December 03, 2017
Argentine World Cup-Winning manager, the great César Luis Menotti, has revealed that Argentina are assured of three points in their World Cup clash against Nigeria on June 26. Both countries have met four times in the group stage of previous editions of the World Cup, and it has been a close affair with the South Ame...
Ex-Croatia Manager : Nigeria Are Eager To Prove They Are The Best African Team
Published: December 03, 2017
Former Croatia national team coach Miroslav Blažević has explained why he didn't want Croatia to be paired with Nigeria in Group D of the 2018 World Cup.''We must immediately say that the group is tough, not just because it really is, but what is needed for us with our mentality,'' Blažević told dnevno.hr.''Yes, th...
Super Eagles Striker Named In CSKA Squad To Face Manchester United
Published: December 03, 2017
Aaron Samuel flew to England on Sunday morning along with 16 CSKA Moscow players ahead of their Champions League game against Manchester United on Tuesday night, starting from 2045 hours.The Super Eagles striker will compete for one of the attacking spots with Vitinho, Timur Zhamaletdinov, and Fedor Chalov, who were al...
Nigerian Exports: Ogbeche, Ajagun, Onyekuru, Ofoedu, Igbekeme, Okuonghae Score
Published: December 03, 2017
Catch up on the Nigerian players that found the net for their respective European teams on Saturday, December 2.Nigeria international Henry Onyekuru netted the game-winner after 52 minutes in Anderlecht's 2-1 road win over Lokeren in the Belgian First Division A, it was his ninth goal of the season in all competitions....
Argentina FA Boss : We Lost To Nigeria Because Aguero Left, Higuaín Will Be Recalled
Published: December 03, 2017
President of the Argentine Football Association, Claudio Tapia, has hinted that manager Jorge Sampaoli will hand a recall to the prolific Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuaín ahead of the 2018 World Cup in the wake of the national team's 4-2 loss to Nigeria in an international friendly on November 14.The South Americans h...
Argentine-Based Nigerian Midfielder Felix Orode : Nigerians Are Afraid Of Messi
Published: December 03, 2017
Argentine-based Nigerian attacking midfielder Felix Orode has commented on Friday's World Cup draw that pitted Nigeria, Argentina, Iceland and Croatia in the so-called Group of Death.On November 14, Nigeria came from behind to thrash the two-time world champions, who were without the services of the current best player...
Victor Moses Beating Morata, Kante In Chelsea's Man Of The Match Poll
Published: December 02, 2017
Nigeria Player of the Year Victor Moses is in the running for Chelsea's Man of the Match Award in Saturday afternoon's clash against Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge.Chelsea have officially shortlisted four players that featured against the Magpies for the awards, the others being Eden Hazard, N'Golo Kante and Alvar...
Ighalo Names Moses, Iwobi, Mikel As Nigeria's Key Players Ahead Of World Cup
Published: December 02, 2017
Speaking as a guest analyst on SuperSport during the draw for the 2018 World Cup, former Watford star Odion Ighalo has opened up on the key players in the Nigerian squad ahead of the tournament in Russia.The Changchun Yatai F.C frontman has suggested that Chelsea right wing-back will be the biggest threat for Argentina...
The Lowdown On Nigeria's World Cup Rivals : Key Players, Strengths & Weaknesses
Published: December 02, 2017
The balls have been drawn and every group opposition have been known, some familiar foes while others might be entirely new to themselves, throwing up mouthwatering clashes along the way.  The illustrious Albiceleste are no strangers to the Super Eagles and perhaps, Nigeria are better equipped to square off competentl...
Javier Mascherano : Argentina Vs Nigeria Is A World Cup Clasico
Published: December 02, 2017
Speaking at a McDonalds event following the World Cup draw on Friday, Barcelona's Argentina international Javier Mascherano has labelled the meeting between Argentina and Nigeria on June 16 a World Cup Clasico. The two continental powerhouses have faced off four times in the group stage in the last six editions of the ...
Croatia Stars : Difficult Group , We Need To Beat Nigeria In World Cup Opener
Published: December 02, 2017
Barcelona's Croatia international Ivan Rakitić anticipates a difficult battle in their quest to qualify for the last sixteen of the 2018 World Cup after they were drawn in the same group with Argentina, Nigeria and Iceland.The attacking midfielder reckons that they will survive the group stage if they beat Nigeria in ...