Lampard Reveals He Has Not Spoken To Abraham About Nigeria, Tips Striker For England Call-Up
Published: September 15, 2019
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has revealed that he has not spoken to Tammy Abraham about pledging his international future to Nigeria over England. Abraham's blistering start to the season has dominated the local and English media and he further enhanced his reputation on matchday five, scoring his first Premier Leag...
Rohr Calling Up Dennis Instead Of Okereke : EA Sports Backing Super Eagles Coach All The Way
Published: September 14, 2019
Several pundits questioned the decision of Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr to hand a shock call-up to Club Brugge winger Emmanuel Dennis for the recent friendly against Ukraine instead of his teammate David Okereke. They backed up their argument with the players' goalscoring stats in the Belgian First Division A i...
Udinese's Troost-Ekong Will Not Face Lukaku And Inter Milan On Saturday
Published: September 13, 2019
Super Eagles stand-in captain against Ukraine, William Troost-Ekong has been ruled out of Udinese's Serie A clash against Inter Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Saturday, September 14. Udinese manager Igor Tudor has announced a 22-man matchday squad for tomorrow night's match, with the Nigeria international and summ...
1,044th Most Valuable Player In The World : Emmanuel Dennis Market Value Rises After Eagles Debut
Published: September 13, 2019
The authoritative German website Transfermarkt.com updated the market value of Club Brugge winger Emmanuel Dennis on Friday, September 13. The one-cap Nigeria international is now valued at €9.5 million, two million euros more than he was valued in June 2019. Two factors might have contributed to the increase in ...
Brighton Coach Pours Cold Water On Reports Balogun Deliberately Pulled Out Of Nigeria Squad Vs Ukraine
Published: September 13, 2019
Brighton & Hove coach Graham Potter has dismissed nonsense reports in the local media which claimed that Leon Balogun deliberately withdrew from the Nigeria squad ahead of Tuesday's friendly against Ukraine. It was wrongly suggested that the central defender departed the Super Eagles Dnipro camp after he was omitte...
Taribo West Blames One Super Eagles Player After 2-2 Draw With Ukraine
Published: September 13, 2019
Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist Taribo West has questioned the ability of Troost-Ekong in the wake of the Super Eagles 2-2 draw with Ukraine in an international friendly on Tuesday. The Gernot Rohr-led side had taken a comfortable 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Joe Aribo and Victor Osimhen but threw away thei...
Isaac Success Must Become 'Next Ighalo' At Watford To Reignite His International Career
Published: September 13, 2019
Nigeria's goalless draw with Uganda in a pre-AFCON friendly game  in November 2018 was the last time Isaac Success appeared in a Super Eagles jersey.The constant snub from Gernot Rohr doesn't looks like it's going to change anytime soon except the player begins to do something extraordinary at his club Watford.Four ga...
Liverpool Legend Provides Explanation Why Aribo Received Super Eagles Call-Up
Published: September 12, 2019
Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo made a goalscoring debut for the West African powerhouse against Ukraine on Tuesday and the midfielder's display continues to draw attention from football lovers across the globe. Liverpool Legend and Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has revealed the major reason why Joe Aribo was hande...
Ndidi Or Etebo: Who Will Be Affected By Aribo's Presence?
Published: September 12, 2019
To many Super Eagles fans, new boy Joe Aribo is a replacement for retired John Mikel Obi but after watching his goalscoring debut on Tuesday, the Glasgow Rangers man could offer more to the team than the Chelsea legend.Aribo's ability to turn defense into attack and his understanding with Alex Iwobi during the friendly...
'What You Watched Several Years Ago' - Nigeria U23 Star Relishing Prospect Of Facing Liverpool, Napoli, RB Salzburg In Champions League
Published: September 12, 2019
Nigeria U23 international Stephen Odey is relishing the prospect of facing holders Liverpool, Napoli and Red Bull Salzburg in the 2019-2020 Champions League. Racing Genk have included the Mountain of Fire FC product on their roster for the group stage, which is a big plus for the striker as he targets a recall to th...
Tottenham Product Oduwa Explains Key Reason For Choosing Nigeria Over England
Published: September 12, 2019
Tottenham Hotspur product Nathan Oduwa has explained that he opted to commit his international future to Nigeria over England because his parents are originally from the African country. Oduwa was one of the exciting foreign-born players that trained with the Nigeria U23s ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games and earned ...
England Boss Gareth Southgate Advises Chelsea Star To Snub Nigeria
Published: September 12, 2019
England boss Gareth Southgate has advised Tammy Abraham to reject the overtures of the Nigeria Football Federation and stick with his country of birth, England. Speculation over the international future of the Chelsea striker has refused to die down despite the player not making himself available for the Super Eagles...
Kelechi Nwakali Insists He's Still The Heir Apparent To Mikel, Targets Super Eagles Recall
Published: September 11, 2019
Former Arsenal midfielder Kelechi Nwakali says he is still the heir apparent to John Obi Mikel and is a targeting a recall to the Nigeria national team ahead of the start of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Diamond Academy product is one of the players tipped to replace the retired Mikel in the Super Ea...
'Next Obi Mikel' Reacts To Scoring On His Super Eagles Debut Against Ukraine
Published: September 11, 2019
Glasgow Rangers star Joe Aribo has reacted to scoring on his international debut for the Super Eagles as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Ukraine in Dnipro on Tuesday evening. Three minutes into the game, Aribo made one of his trademark runs into the box and slotted past the Ukrainian goalkeeper after a delightful c...
Ukraine Defender Accuses Samuel Kalu Of Conning Referee Into Awarding Penalty
Published: September 11, 2019
Dynamo Kiev's Ukraine defender Oleksandr Karavaiev believes the penalty won by Samuel Kalu in the first half of their 2-2 draw with Nigeria should not have been given by Italian official Paolo Valeri. Although television replays suggested otherwise, Karavaiev argued that Kalu crashed into him and the Nigeria winger ...