Nigeria Suffer Their Heaviest Ever Defeat At A FIFA Tournament
Published: November 23, 2019
Nigeria recorded their heaviest ever defeat at a FIFA tournament on Friday as the Super Sand Eagles were thrashed 10-1 by Portugal in their 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup opener at Los Pynandi Stadium, Luque. The biggest defeat Nigeria had experienced prior to yesterday's encounter was on June 6, 1995 when the Sup...
Top Three Nigerian Players To Watch Out For In The English Premier League MD 13
Published: November 23, 2019
The anticipation for the English Premier League is at its peak. There are nine fixtures to keep us entertained this weekend, a mind blowing soccer fiesta is about to kickoff. These are the three Nigeria-eligible players to look out for during match day thirteen. Wilfred Ndidi: Leicester city’s big man in the mid...
Roma Loanee Sadiq Now Has A Hand In 22 Goals This Season After First Career Hat-trick
Published: November 22, 2019
Roma loanee Umar Sadiq continued his rich vein of form after scoring a hat-trick as Partizan Belgrade hammered Javor Ivanjica 6-2 on game week 17 in the Serbian Super Liga on Friday evening.After spending four years as a professional, the former Nigeria U23 international has netted the first hat-trick of his career. A...
'He Is A True Finisher, A Very Good Scorer' - Ex-Chelsea Striker Praises Victor Osimhen
Published: November 22, 2019
Former Chelsea star Loic Remy has lavished praise on Victor Osimhen ahead of tonight's Ligue 1 meeting between PSG and Lille at Parc des Princes in Paris, labeling the Nigeria international a 'very good scorer'. Remy is impressed by Osimhen's work ethic at training sessions and hailed Lille's recruitment team for sign...
Former England Striker Reveals Exactly Why Chelsea's Abraham Chose Three Lions Over Nigeria
Published: November 22, 2019
Former England international John Fashanu has claimed that Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham opted to represent his country of birth, England over Nigeria because of financial benefits. The Wimbledon legend blamed Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick for not explaining to Abraham the benefits in monetary...
Celta Vigo Join Galatasaray In Race To Sign Former Everton Striker Onyekuru
Published: November 22, 2019
Celta Vigo are the latest club being linked with a move for former Everton player Henry Onyekuru in the January transfer window. Turkish media outlet Ajansspor claims Celta Vigo are on the trail of the Nigeria international but have to see off competition from Galatasaray to sign the Monaco striker. Onyekuru has fa...
Three Goals Conceded In Two AFCONQ : Rohr, Super Eagles Coaches To Analyse Mistakes
Published: November 22, 2019
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has bared his mind on the last two 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers played by the national team in which they conceded three goals. The Franco-German has revealed that he's not going to forget about the two games and his assistants will analyse the mistakes and show the players w...
Rohr Reveals What He Said To Injured Super Eagles Goalkeeper Via WhatsApp
Published: November 22, 2019
Gernot Rohr has been in contact with injured Super Eagles star Francis Uzoho via WhatsApp following the successful surgery the goalkeeper underwent last week at the HM Modelo hospital in A Coruña. Uzoho copped the serious external meniscus and hip injury in Nigeria's international friendly against Brazil on Octob...
Leicester City Unwilling To Lose Super Eagles Midfielder In January Transfer Window
Published: November 22, 2019
English Premier League side Leicester City are not planning to sell Wilfred Ndidi and other key first team players in the January transfer window, according to manager Brendan Rodgers. The Nigeria international is known to be on the radar of the top clubs in the English topflight but a departure from the King Power...
Super Eagles Coach Rohr Gives NFF Two-Month Ultimatum, Threatens To Quit If...
Published: November 22, 2019
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has issued a two-month ultimatum to the Nigeria Football Federation over his future with the national team, saying he would quit his post if things are not regularized. Nigeria are unbeaten since the conclusion of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, registering back-to-back impressive draws...
'Osimhen Is An Important Player' - Lille Captain On The Absence Of In-form Super Eagles Star Vs PSG
Published: November 21, 2019
Speaking to reporters at Thursday's pre-match press conference, Lille captain Jose Fonte has rued the absence of Victor Osimhen for Friday night's Ligue 1 match against Paris Saint-Germain. However, the former Southampton, Crystal Palace and West Ham defender stressed that there are other good players in the squad r...
Leicester City's Ndidi Set To Play 100th EPL Game; Nigeria With 13 Century Mark Players
Published: November 21, 2019
It is all but confirmed that Wilfred Ndidi will make his 100th Premier League appearance when Leicester City face Leon Balogun's Brighton & Hove on Saturday, November 23. The Foxes number 25 can join an illustrious list of Nigerian players, 13 in total, to reach the milestone if he steps out onto The American Express ...
Transfer Guru Who Scouted Osimhen For Four Years Open To Working With Mourinho At Tottenham
Published: November 21, 2019
Lille sporting director Luis Campos could be linking up with Portuguese gaffer Jose Mourinho at Tottenham Hotspur. Sky Sports has claimed that Campos would be open to joining Tottenham in a sporting director role to work with Jose Mourinho as he suggested last month that he would agree to speak to the former Chelse...
Brighton & Hove's Nigeria International Back On The Goal Trail After Injury
Published: November 21, 2019
Nigeria international Ini Umotong is back with a bang after dazzling for Brighton Ladies in a Women's League Cup game on Wednesday. Eighteen days ago, Ini pulled up with a shoulder injury against Arsenal in a League Cup encounter, and was forced to sit out the 3-0 victory over Birmingham City last Sunday.The striker...
Confirmed : Two Of Osimhen's Coaches At Lille Join Mourinho At Tottenham Hotspur
Published: November 20, 2019
Through a press release published on their official website, French Ligue 1 outfit Lille have confirmed the departures of Joao Sacramento and Nuno Santos. The two coaches will be part of Jose Mourinho's backroom staff at Tottenham Hotspur. Sacramento became assistant manager under Lille head coach Christophe Gal...