English FA Considering Proposal From NFF For Pre-World Cup Friendly
Published: December 06, 2017
The English Football Association are considering a proposal from the Nigerian Federation for an international friendly ahead of the 2018 World Cup.General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation Mohammed Sanusi has stated that they are planning to play a friendly against the Three Lions in June, before the World C...
Mousa Dembélé's Cousin, Ryan Sanusi, Eager To Represent Nigeria Ahead Of Belgium At World Cup
Published: December 06, 2017
Highly-rated Sparta Rotterdam midfielder Ryan Sanusi is targeting a place in Nigeria's 23-man World Cup roster.Born in Borgerhout, Belgium twenty five years ago to a Nigerian father and Belgian mother, Sanusi is eligible to represent both nations and has one cap for the Europeans at U20 level.''It's not something I'm r...
Croatian Coach With Links To FCIU: Super Eagles Defense Weakest Link, Attack Very Dangerous
Published: December 06, 2017
Croatian coach Zdravko Logarušić has provided the lowdown on the Nigerian national team ahead of their very important 2018 World Cup opener against Nigeria, and has written off the Super Eagles defense. Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr played with a four-man defense during the World Cup qualifiers, with Abdullahi Shehu, W...
Nigerian-Brazilian Striker To Eagles: Concentrate For The Whole 90 Minutes Vs Messi & Argentina
Published: December 06, 2017
Nigerian-Brazilian striker Dominic Vinícius Eberechukwu Uzoukwu has advised the Super Eagles not to lose concentration at all when they face two-time world champions Argentina at next summer's football festival in Russia, or they'll be punished by the opponents, Messi in particular.Having lived in Brazil for twenty on...
Nigerian GK Warns Croatia: Super Eagles Have Young Players Ready To Shine At World Cup
Published: December 06, 2017
Croatian-based Nigerian goalkeeper David Nwolokor has agreed with one of the coaches at Football College Abuja, Boris Pučić, that there are no world class players on the Nigeria team.But he reckons that the likes of Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho will soon step into the shoes of Austin Okocha and Nwa...
Chelsea 1 Atletico Madrid 1: Victor Moses Sparkles Again, Through To The Last 16
Published: December 05, 2017
Chelsea and Atletico Madrid played out a pulsating 1-1 draw in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening, a result which confirmed Antonio Conte's side qualification for the last sixteen as Group C runners-up with Victor Moses again in action for his side.The Super Eagles winger started for the London club after sta...
Aguero Breaks Silence On Why Argentina Lost To Nigeria: They Were Scared I Was In Hospital
Published: December 05, 2017
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has broken his silence on why Argentina surprisingly lost 4-2 to Nigeria in an international friendly in Krasnodar on November 14, 2017.It would be recalled that La Albiceleste number nine did not come out for the second half of the contest as he suddenly developed illness during t...
Rijeka's Nigerian GK Nwolokor Tells Croatia: Pay Special Attention To Ndidi & Iwobi
Published: December 05, 2017
Croatian-based Nigerian goalkeeper David Nwolokor has notified Croatia that they should be wary of Premier League stars, Arsenal's Alex Iwobi and Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi, when they clash with Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup.Nwolokor has no caps for the senior national team of Nigeria, but claims he was invited for...
Burnley's Iceland Star : Nigeria One Of The Toughest Opponents But Anything Can Happen
Published: December 05, 2017
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson, winger of the Icelandic national team and Burnley, in an interview with the Lancashire Telegraph, has described Nigeria as one of the toughest opponents in Group D of the World Cup.Guðmundsson, who is set to become the first Burnley star to play in the World Cup since 1982, has refused to wr...
Super Eagles A Threat To Any Side But Must Stamp Out Inconsistency, Says Newson
Published: December 05, 2017
Reviewing the 2018 World Cup draw that pitted Nigeria in Group D along with one of the pre-tournament favorites Argentina as well as Croatia and Iceland, Adam Newson of Football Whispers says the Super Eagles must be consistent to qualify for the last sixteen.The three-time African champions advanced to the last sixtee...
Nigeria Could Face France Exactly Four Years After Battle Of Brasília, Deschamps Reacts
Published: December 05, 2017
1998 world champions France are expected to top Group C of the 2018 World Cup based on permutation and current form and there is a possibility that the European powerhouse could face Nigeria in the last sixteen.Manager of The Blues, Didier Deschamps, clearly wants to avoid meeting the Argentinian team in the next round...
Babayaro Attacks Rohr, Agu: Uzoho, Ezenwa & Akpeyi Are Not The Best Nigerian GKs
Published: December 05, 2017
Retired Nigeria U23 international Emmanuel Babayaro is at it again after criticizing the Super Eagles coaching staff led by Gernot Rohr for not doing a good job as regards to the goalkeeping department.During the World Cup qualifiers, Rohr utilized three goalkeepers Carl Ikeme, Daniel Akpeyi and Ikechukwu Ezenwa, who w...
Argentine World Cup-Winning Striker : Argentina Recently Lost To Nigeria, Not A Comfortable Group
Published: December 05, 2017
Argentine World Cup-winning striker Jorge Valdano has admitted that he is not comfortable with Argentina's group at the World Cup which consists of Nigeria, Iceland and Croatia.The former Real Madrid and Valencia manager pointed out that Argentina recently lost 4-2 to the Super Eagles in a friendly and will need to ste...
Victor Moses Underlines Importance To Chelsea, Top Player In Key Stat
Published: December 05, 2017
Victor Moses continues to underline his importance to Premier League champions Chelsea, with the Nigeria Player of the Year rated the joint-top player in a key stat in Saturday's clash vs Newcastle United.Only yesterday, Nigerian Federation boss Amaju Pinnick stated that Chelsea sometimes struggle without the Nigerian ...
Argentina GK Romero Admits : We Depend On Messi, He Is The Best
Published: December 04, 2017
Manchester United's Argentina international Sergio Romero has affirmed that La Albiceleste will continue depending on their inspirational captain Lionel Messi simply because he is the best player in the world.The Barcelona number ten was not in the squads that lost 4-1 and 4-2 to the Nigerian national team in internati...