Egypt Goalie El-Hadary Picks Up Training Ground Injury;To Miss Nigeria Game
Published: March 24, 2016
Experienced Egypt glovesman Essam El-Hadary has been ruled out of the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria on Friday evening.El-Hadary sustained a calf muscle injury on Thursday during training and various reports in the Egyptian press have confirmed that his name has been excluded from the roster.At this p...
Ghana 2016 Keta Cup : Gov Bello backs Kogi Beach Soccer To Do Nigeria Proud
Published: March 24, 2016
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has urged the state’s beach soccer team to do Nigeria proud at the Ghana 2016 Keta Beach Soccer Cup slated to kick off on Saturday, March 26.In a statement through his Chief Press Secretary, Kingsley Fanwo, the governor pledged adequate support to the team stressing that the to...
Egyptian Football Association Will Not Report NFF To CAF Over Shabby Treatment Of Delegation
Published: March 24, 2016
Hany Abo Rida, Vice-President of Egyptian Football Association, has stated that the Pharaohs will not file a complaint to CAF over the shabby treatment they received from the Nigerian Federation on arrival in Kaduna.Rida, who is also a member of Fifa and CAF Executive Committee, has said that the EFA does not want to c...
Barcelona Winger Rafinha, Manchester United Midfielder Pereira May Start On Bench Vs Nigeria
Published: March 24, 2016
Based on the last two training sessions held by the Brazilian U23s ahead of Thursday night’s international friendly against the Dream Team, the South Americans will likely include seven local-based players in their starting XI.Benfica netminder Ederson will be in between the pipes, with Monaco duo Fabinho and Wal...
Breaking News : Obi Mikel Appointed Nigeria Captain As Musa Steps Down
Published: March 24, 2016
Chelsea star John Obi Mikel,28, has been appointed as the new captain of the Super Eagles with immediate effect.The former skipper, CSKA Moscow frontman Ahmed Musa, made the announcement at a press briefing on Thursday afternoon.Musa was appointed captain of the Nigeria squad by ex-coach Sunday Oliseh in October 2015 a...
Egypt Hero El-Hadary: Egypt Will Beat Nigeria If.....
Published: March 24, 2016
Egyptian legend Essam El-Hadary has declared that the national team will defeat Nigeria on Friday if they are intelligent and have the desire to play.The seven-time African champions will almost seal qualification for the 2017 tournament in Gabon if they can pick up four points from their two back-to-back fixtures agai...
Chelsea Star Mikel, Arsenal Midfielder Iwobi Reckon Fans Will Be The 12th Man Vs Egypt
Published: March 24, 2016
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel had nothing but praise for the Kaduna fans who witnessed the Super Eagles training session on Wednesday and reckons that their support will assist the team beat Egypt on Friday evening.The supporters cheered every move of the national team players and chanted the names of the coaches a...
Nigerian Exports : Chibuzor Chilaka Nets Wonder Goal; Olarenwaju Kayode Scores In Vain
Published: March 24, 2016
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in Europe on Wednesday. Due to the international break, only few matches and some friendlies were held. Chibuzor Chilaka scored his 12th goal in the National League North as Bradford PA defeated Chorley 1-0. He netted the game-winner ten minutes out of intermi...
Birmingham City Winger Viv Solomon-Otabor Backing Nigeria To Beat Brazil
Published: March 23, 2016
Birmingham City winger Viv Solomon-Otabor has predicted that the Dream Team VI will beat their Brazilian counterparts on Thursday night at Kleber Andrade Stadium.The 20-year-old trained with the Nigeria U23s last summer after he was recommended to manager Samson Siasia and was called up for a training camp ahead of the...
Nigeria Representative At Beach Soccer Tourney Know Opponents
Published: March 23, 2016
Kogi Confluence Beach Soccer will face Havedzi Warriors, Teshie United in Group A of the preliminary round of the 2016 Ghana’s Beta Beach Soccer Cup. The draw ceremony which was made at 2.30 pm (Nigeria time) in Ghana saw the Adamu Audu’s side handed an tough pairing and they would kick off their campaign a...
Mainz Reveal Injured Leon Balogun Will Not Travel To Nigeria
Published: March 23, 2016
Mainz defender Leon Balogun has started his individual recovery plan after picking up a muscular injury days leading up to the clash against Werder Bremen.According to the Bundesliga club’s official webpage, the stopper trained on Tuesday with Yoshinori Muto and athletics coach Jonas Grünewald.The Nigeria Fo...
Super Eagles Training Session Partially Open To The Media, Fans
Published: March 23, 2016
The Super Eagles training session on Wednesday evening will be partially open to the media and supporters of the national team, according to the Nigeria Football Federation.Media outlets, journalists and supporters have been given the opportunity to watch the first fifteen minutes of the training session before the tea...
Daniel Set To Resume Training; Barca Full Back Ekpolo & Tottenham Winger Oduwa Impress
Published: March 23, 2016
Enugu Rangers glovesman Emmanuel Daniel is expected to resume training with the Nigeria U23s on Wednesday night after he failed to complete Tuesday evening’s session due to an undisclosed ailment. The shot-stopper was involved in full training with the squad on Tuesday morning and was training with the team in th...
Egypt Hold Final Training Session Before Trip To Kaduna
Published: March 23, 2016
The Egyptian National Team held their final training session on Wednesday morning ahead of the trip to Kaduna for the African Cup of Nations qualifier against the Super Eagles.There are no fresh injury worries in the Egypt squad and the players are optimistic that they can pick at least a point from the match day three...
Kelechi Iheanacho Set To Feature In First Manchester Derby Outside United Kingdom
Published: March 23, 2016
Kelechi Iheanacho will travel with the Manchester City squad to China in July 2016 as part of the Citizens pre-season training.Manchester City face bitter rivals Manchester United at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing on 25 July as part of the International Champions Cup China, before a meeting with Borussia Dort...