Mikel Receives Praise From First Club He Represented In His Career
Published: July 20, 2019
The Chairman of a non-league football club in Jos, Junior El-Kanemi, the club where former Super Eagles midfielder and captain, John Obi Mikel was discovered, Alhaji Idi Salihu Kwando, has reacted with pride and excitement following the announcement of international retirement from Nigeria's senior national team by Mik...
Bournemouth Coach Howe Running The Rule Over Nigeria U20 Star In Barcelona
Published: July 20, 2019
Flying Eagles midfielder Nnamdi Ofoborh will fancy his chances of finally making his competitive debut for Bournemouth in the new season. The highly-rated youngster has traveled with the first team to Spain for pre-season training and was spotted training at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Friday ahead of the Che...
AFCON 2019 Top Scorer Ighalo Brings The Curtain Down On His International Career
Published: July 20, 2019
Odion Ighalo has brought the curtain down on his international career after four years as a Super Eagles player. It comes after he made at least 34 international appearances for the senior national team, seven of them at the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations where he won the Golden Boot award, having made hi...
Yobo Predicts Who Will Win AFCON 2019 And Golden Boot Award
Published: July 19, 2019
Former Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo has predicted that Algeria will beat Senegal in the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday evening. A number of factors are in favour of the North Africans; the West Africans are without one of the best defenders in the European Leagues, Kalidou Koulibaly and they lost ...
AFCON 2019 : Super Eagles Midfielder Ndidi Is Top Tackler & Interceptor Combined
Published: July 19, 2019
Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi has been ranked as the best tackler and interceptor combined at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations which comes to a conclusion this evening with tournament favorites Algeria locking horns with Senegal. According to whoscored.com, the Leicester City midfielder has made more tackles ...
Who Will Replace Mikel In Super Eagles? Glasgow Rangers Star Is The Best Candidate By A Mile
Published: July 19, 2019
Super Eagles manager Gernort Rohr revealed that he's in search of Mikel Obi's replacement following the midfielder's retirement on Thursday.According to the Franco-German boss, he is in search of a player who regularly plays for a Champions League club and has all it takes to feature in different positions in midfield....
Official : Super Eagles Midfielder Mikel Completes Permanent Transfer To Vitoria de Guimaraes
Published: July 19, 2019
Through a statement on their official website, Portuguese Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimaraes have announced that they have reached an agreement with Porto for the transfer of Mikel Agu. The Super Eagles midfielder has penned a three-year deal that will keep him at Vitória de Guimaraes until the summer of 2022...
Two Laudable Sacrifices Made By Mikel During His 14-Year International Career
Published: July 19, 2019
Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel officially ended his international career on Thursday after helping his young teammates to a third-place finish at the ongoing AFCON 2019 tournament which is set to end later today, Friday.Though the 89-capped Nigeria international has put an end his international career, some of his...
Big Decision Awaits Chukwueze After International Duties With Nigeria
Published: July 18, 2019
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be contended with a bronze medal as they ended their AFCON 2019 campaign with a win over Tunisia on Wednesday.The players are expected to take a break from every football-related issue to regain their strength ahead of the upcoming season.As for Samuel Chukwueze who had an impressive ou...
Report : Everton Turn Down Loan Bid For N6b-Rated Nigeria Winger
Published: July 18, 2019
Premier League side Everton have reportedly rejected the overtures of Galatasaray who expressed an interest in signing Nigeria international Henry Onyekuru on loan for the 2019-2020 season. Turkish sports daily Fanatik says the Super Lig champions wanted to loan the winger again but the Toffees did not accept their ...
Rohr Reveals What Impressed Him Most About Super Eagles AFCON Squad
Published: July 18, 2019
Gernot Rohr has hailed the character of the Super Eagles players who finished third at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations thank to their 1-0 victory against Tunisia on Wednesday evening. The German football tactician had positive things to say about the mental strength of the team in their matches against Cameroon, Sou...
New Manchester United Signing Hoogewerf Wants To Improve Nigeria; Reveals Best Player He's Played With
Published: July 18, 2019
New Manchester United signing Dillon Hoogewerf says one of his dreams is to help improve Nigeria but has stressed that it is a non-football-related aspiration. Hoogewerf's father is Dutch and he has a Nigerian mother which makes him eligible to play for the Nigerian national teams but the Royal Dutch Football Assoc...
Chelsea Legend Mikel Retires From International Football With Nigeria
Published: July 18, 2019
Chelsea icon John Obi Mikel has taken to social media to confirm that he has decided to retire from international football at the age of 32. The central midfielder debuted for the Super Eagles in 2005 after starring for the U17 and U20 sides, and featured in two World Cups 2014 and 2018, and five Africa Cup of Natio...
'Iwobi Does Not Start Regularly For Arsenal, Leicester Not A 'Big' Club' - Rohr In Search Of A Midfielder To Replace Mikel
Published: July 18, 2019
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has more or less confirmed that John Obi Mikel is set to call time on his international career with the Super Eagles after making 89 appearances. The German revealed that he is searching for a top midfielder to replace the long-serving Nigeria international and the ideal candidate h...
Rohr Rates The Performance Of Iwobi, Ndidi Etebo; Explains Why Uzoho Lost His Starting Shirt
Published: July 18, 2019
Gernot Rohr was delighted with the performance of his first choice midfielders Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo and Alex Iwobi during the Africa Cup of Nations . Ndidi and Iwobi were among the high profile absentees not named in the starting line-up in the 2-0 loss to Madagascar but were introduced in the second half...