Ballon d'Or : Kanu Youngest Nigerian In History Nominated; Okocha, 4 Other Super Eagles Stars Previously Shortlisted
Published: December 04, 2018
Croatia captain Luka Modric won the 2018 Ballon d'Or in Paris after gathering the most points from the journalists who participated in the vote. Since 1995, players born outside Europe were allowed to be nominated for the prestigious accolade but no Nigerian player has managed to win the award. In total, six ret...
Former Chelsea Star Kalou: NFF Should Convince Hertha BSC's Torunarigha To Choose Nigeria Ahead Of Germany
Published: December 04, 2018
The Nigeria Football Federation have tried in vain to lure Hertha Berlin central defender Jordan Torunarigha to commit his international future to the Super Eagles over Germany, where he was born. The 21-year-old Torunarigha has earned 26 caps for Germany's U16, U18, U19, U20 and U21 national teams, and trained with...
Former EPL Referee Disagrees With Watford, Iheanacho, Success : Capoue Deserved Red Card
Published: December 04, 2018
French midfielder Etienne Capoue was sent off in the closing minutes of Watford's 2-0 loss to Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Saturday evening. Shortly after the Premier League meeting, Hornets number 10 Isaac Success revealed that Capoue's red card was unjustified as his international teammate Kelechi ...
How Nigeria Voted : Modric Wins Ballon d'Or Ahead of Ronaldo, Griezmann, Mbappé, Messi, Salah
Published: December 04, 2018
Croatia captain Luka Modric, who faced the Super Eagles at the 2018 World Cup, was named Ballon d'Or winner in Paris on Monday, ending a decade of duopoly between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who have both won five times. Established in 1956, the Ballon d'Or is awarded to the best player on the planet for the...
Ikpeba Faults Super Falcons 'Tough' AWCON Victory And Cameroon Losing 2019 AFCON Hosting Rights
Published: December 03, 2018
Former Super Eagles striker and 1997 African Footballer of the Year Victor Ikpeba has faulted the performance of the Super Falcons players  at the 2018 Africa Women's Nations Cup despite Nigeria's triumph at the 11th edition of the Nations Cup in Ghana.Thomas Dennerby led the defending champions to a historic ninth ti...
Super Eagles Fans Will Be Worried About The Latest Update From Denmark Coach On Huddersfield's Billing
Published: December 03, 2018
Denmark coach åge Hareide has strongly hinted that Huddersfield Town star Philip Billing is in line to be called up to the senior team for the European Championship qualifier against Switzerland in March 2019.  Barring an injury, the central midfielder was in line to represent the Scandinavians at the U21 Euro in Ju...
Ndidi Is Top Tackler In Premier League Week 14 Ahead Of Man Utd, Spurs, Liverpool, Chelsea Stars
Published: December 03, 2018
Wilfred Ndidi has received the accolade of being the top tackler in the English Premier League for the last round of matches.  The Leicester City number 25 completed the most tackles of all the players involved in Premier League matches for week fourteen, eight in total to rank first. Of the clubs in the top seven...
6 Goals In 4 Matches : Nigeria Target Abraham Named Championship Player Of The Month
Published: December 03, 2018
Nigeria Football Federation target Tammy Abraham has been named the Player of the Month in the EFL Championship for November 2018. Whoscored picked the Chelsea loanee as the most outstanding player in the English second-tier after scoring in three successive games, accumulating six goals in the process. Abraham...
FC Zurich's Super Eagles Striker Odey Hits Double Digits In Goals
Published: December 03, 2018
Nigeria international Stephen Odey took his tally for the season to ten goals across all competitions as FC Zürich claimed a 2-0 win against Grasshopper on match day 16 in the Swiss Super League on Sunday evening. FC Zürich dominated the game and had 24 shots on target, one of which was the 84th minute goal netted...
Villarreal's MOTM Chukwueze Outshines Messi In One Key Stat, Level With Barca Superstar On Fouls Won
Published: December 02, 2018
Samuel Chukwueze has really come of age after starring for Villarreal despite their 2-0 loss to European powerhouse Barcelona in a La Liga match at Camp Nou on Sunday evening. Chukwueze and his teammates gave everything but a goal in each half from Gerard Pique and Carles Alena condemned the visitors to their sixth ...
Club Brugge's Dennis, FCM's Onuachu, Dinamo Minsk's Fatai, Randers' Egho Score For Euro Clubs
Published: December 02, 2018
Round up of the Nigerian players that were on target for their European clubs on Sunday, December 2. In the Danish Super Liga, ex-Nigeria U23 invitee Paul Onuachu bagged the winner for FC Midtjylland as they beat Randers 2-1 at BioNutria Park Randers. The lanky striker scored the crucial goal 12 minutes into the ...
Super Falcons Unsung Hero Ayinde Omitted From CAF Best XI; Ebi, Oluehi In; Oshoala, Ordega Bench
Published: December 02, 2018
Asarums IF midfielder Halimatu Ayinde was a shock omission from CAF Best XI of the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations following the conclusion of the tournament in Ghana. Ayinde was the unsung hero as the Super Falcons were crowned champions for the ninth time after a hard fought win on penalties against South Africa...
Nigeria Strikers Bentley, Osimhen Score; NFF Targets Abraham, Torunarigha Help Clubs Record Road Wins
Published: December 02, 2018
Catch up on the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective clubs on Saturday, December 1. Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham has now scored in four successive matches for Aston Villa in the Championship after finding the net in their 3-0 rout of Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. On 64 minutes, Abra...
2018 AWCON Final: Five Talking Points From Nigeria's Win Against South Africa
Published: December 01, 2018
The Super Falcons Saturday evening retained their Africa Women Nations Cup title after a nerve wrecking penalty shootout win over South Africa.The game ended scoreless after 120 minutes but Nigeria like in the semifinals triumphed from the spots. Izuchukwu Okosi takes a look at the major things noticed from the game......
Super Falcons Player Ratings: Oluehi Shines; Ayinde Best Outfielder; High Marks For Defenders; Ajibade Not So Good; Okobi Impresses
Published: December 01, 2018
Nigeria won the 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations after a 4-3 penalty shoot–out defeat of South Africa following a scoreless 120–minute attrition in Accra on Saturday night. The Super Falcons played a clever, controlled game at the Accra Sports Stadium and certainly looked quite impressive. Goalkeeper Tochukwu...