Three Takeaways from Super Falcons defeat To Reggae Girlz in USA Summer Series Tournament
Published: June 11, 2021
The poor results in June's international friendly games for Nigeria continued on Thursday night and into the wee hours of Friday as the Super Falcons were defeated 1-0 by Jamaica. Izuchukwu Okosi presents the three takeaways from the game ahead of Sunday's clash against Portugal. 1. Poor Defence The Nigerian attack w...
Nigeria player ratings vs Jamaica : Oluehi, Alozie, Payne impress; Zogg composed; Ogbonna struggles
Published: June 11, 2021
African powerhouse Nigeria suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat to Jamaica in the first of their three games at the 2021 WNT Summer Series on Friday morning. Super Falcons' American manager Randy Waldrum handed debuts to dual-eligible Tikkurilan Palloseuraa attacker Roosa Ariyo, FC Zurich's central defender Onyinyechi Zo...
Jamaica 1 Nigeria 0: Unlucky Super Falcons hit the crossbar in narrow defeat to Reggae Girlz
Published: June 11, 2021
The  poor results by Nigeria's national teams in the international window in June continued in the early hours of Friday as the women's national team, Super Falcons, suffered a 1-0 defeat to Jamaica in the first of their three games at the 2021 WNT Summer Series. Deneisha Blackwood scored the only goal of the game in...
Dad reveals Madrid CFF goal machine wants to play for Nigeria despite call-up to Spain U17s
Published: June 10, 2021
Jesus Lopez-Serrano Perez, the father of Madrid CFF goal machine Victoria Lopez, has revealed that the highly-rated teenager is open to playing international football for Nigeria despite her recent call-up to a Spain U17 training camp. Lopez caught the eye of the Spain youth team coaches after scoring a remarkable ...
Super Eagles winger given deadline to respond to offer from Olympiakos
Published: June 10, 2021
According to reports in the Greek media, including Onsports, Henry Onyeku has been given a deadline to respond to an offer from Super League champions Olympiakos. It is claimed that Olympiakos have reached a club-to-club agreement with the Ligue 1 side to sign the Nigeria international but he has not yet responded ...
Has FIFA cleared Lookman, Ejaria to play for Nigeria? Super Eagles official has an update
Published: June 10, 2021
The Nigeria Football Federation are still working behind the scenes to process the nationality switch of 2017 U20 World Cup winners with England, Ovie Ejaria and Ademola Lookman. Viral reports in the Nigerian press had erroneously claimed, citing unverifiable sources, that football's world governing body had given ...
Photo: Nigeria hand surprise call-ups to highly-rated Swiss-born CB, Finnish-born striker pre-Jamaica
Published: June 10, 2021
The Nigeria Football Federation have handed surprise call-ups to two highly-rated dual-eligible players ahead of the Super Falcons' international friendly against Jamaica at BBVA Stadium (Houston, Texas).  Tikkurilan Palloseuraa's Finnish-born attacker Roosa Ariyo and FC Zurich's Swiss-born defender Onyinyechi Zogg w...
Leicester duo, Everton star, six other Super Eagles players react after goalless draw vs Cameroon
Published: June 09, 2021
Nine Super Eagles players have taken to Instagram to share their thoughts following Tuesday evening's goalless draw against Cameroon in Austria. Boavista's Chidozie Awaziem, Leicester City duo Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi, Everton's Alex Iwobi, Nantes' Moses Simon, Omonia Nicosia's Abdullahi Shehu, Racing Gen...
Liverpool's ex-Flying Eagles striker reaches highest market value
Published: June 09, 2021
Former Flying Eagles star Taiwo Awoniyi has seen his stock rise following a number of strong displays for Union Berlin in the German Bundesliga in the recently concluded season. According to the latest market value updates by Transfermarkt published on Wednesday, June 9, the Liverpool-owned striker is now valued at...
Rohr reveals exactly why Uzoho, Olayinka were omitted from Super Eagles starting XI vs Cameroon
Published: June 08, 2021
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has explained why Francis Uzoho was omitted from the starting lineup for his side's goalless draw against Cameroon on Tuesday evening. The German football tactician revealed pre-match that three players in the shape of Uzoho, Valentine Ozornwafor and Ahmed Musa were guaranteed spots in th...
Rohr names one Super Eagles player who impressed him the most in goalless draw vs Cameroon
Published: June 08, 2021
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has underlined that the performance of Galatasaray center-back Valentine Ozornwafor was the most eye-catching during his side's goalless draw against Cameroon on Tuesday evening. The former Flying Eagles star came into the starting lineup for the first time in his senior career after...
Three observations from Super Eagles goalless draw against Cameroon
Published: June 08, 2021
The Super Eagles played out an uninspiring goalless draw against 2021 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Cameroon in an international friendly staged at Stadion Wiener Neustadt on Tuesday evening. The result was not what mattered most as it was a friendly to prepare the national team for their 2022 World Cup qualifiers agai...
Super Eagles player ratings : Awaziem, Ozornwafor, Ndidi catch the eye; Simon industrious; Onuachu unconvincing
Published: June 08, 2021
The Super Eagles were held to a scoreless draw in the second of their international friendly fixtures against Cameroon on Tuesday in Vienna.   Allnigeriasoccer.com's Izuchukwu Okosi rates the players from what went down on Tuesday evening. The StartersGoalkeeper Maduka Okoye : The Sparta Rotterdam goalkeeper w...
Nigeria 0 Cameroon 0 : Super Eagles and Indomitable Lions play out dour goalless draw in Austria
Published: June 08, 2021
The second leg clash between Nigeria's Super Eagles and the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in their international friendly games at Stadion Wiener Neustadt ended in an uneventful scoreless draw on Tuesday.The Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr made a slew of changes to the side that was beaten 1-0 by the same opponents on Fr...
Leicester duo, Everton winger, Okoye start for Nigeria as Rohr confirms starting XI vs Cameroon
Published: June 08, 2021
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has confirmed his starting lineup for his final preparatory game against African opposition before the start of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers - an international friendly against Cameroon.Ahead of the game, three players had been guaranteed a spot in the starting lineup by the German football...