Halftime Report Nigeria 0 Czech Republic 1 : Moses, Ogu Come Close To Scoring
Published: June 06, 2018
Nigeria are down 1-0 to Czech Republic in an international friendly match on Wednesday afternoon.It was a sluggish start to proceedings and the aerial route seemed to be the preferred route as either team looked to settle down.Five minutes into the match, Victor Moses tried to curl a free kick around the wall and got i...
Nigeria To Set Up In A 4-1-2-1-2 Formation Against Czech Republic
Published: June 06, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has decided that the Super Eagles should play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation for the pre-World Cup friendly against Czech Republic this afternoon. However, the German does not want to be caught off-guard just as was the case in Saturday's loss to...
Nwankwo Kanu Names Two Of The Good Players In Super Eagles Team
Published: June 06, 2018
Nigeria legend Nwankwo Kanu has named ex-Watford striker Odion Ighalo and Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi among the good players in the Super Eagles team for the World Cup but stressed that there are no standout players. The Atlanta 1996 gold medalist revealed that the young players are the lifeblood of the Nigeria team a...
Victor Moses, Iwobi, Ndidi, Mikel Start As Nigeria Announce Starting XI Vs Czech Republic
Published: June 06, 2018
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has announced his starting eleven for Wednesday afternoon's international friendly against the Czech Republic in Austria, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. It is now very clear that Deportivo de La Coruña starlet Francis Uzoho is the country's undisputed first-choice goalkeeper leading ...
33-Year-Old Referee To Officiate Czech Republic-Nigeria Friendly
Published: June 06, 2018
Austrian referee Julian Weinberger has been appointed to officiate the pre-World Cup friendly between Czech Republic and Nigeria at the Rudolf-Tonn-Stadion (Schwechat) on Wednesday afternoon, starting from 1400 hours. The 33-year-old will be assisted by compatriots Maximilian Kolbitsch and Andreas Heidenreich, while...
The Heavyweights That Stand In Nigeria's Route To Playing in World Cup Final
Published: June 06, 2018
Nigeria will begin their 2018 World Cup hostilities in Russia with a clash which looks decisive in many regard, against The Blazers of Croatia 10 days away at the Baltika Arena, Kaliningrad. Not only that game has so much riding on it, but could generally define how far the Super Eagles will go in the tournament this ...
Manchester United Coach Mourinho: Nigeria Will Qualify From Group D, Face France Last 16
Published: June 06, 2018
The iconic coach of Manchester United, Jose Mourinho, has predicted that Nigeria will qualify from their tough group at the 2018 World Cup, but will place second behind Lionel Messi's Argentina. The legendary Portuguese gaffer also expressed confidence that France and Australia will make it to the last sixteen, with...
Super Eagles Final Training: How Team A & B Lined Up, Victor Moses Nets Winner
Published: June 05, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr is keeping his cards close to his chest regarding the eleven players that will start Wednesday afternoon's international friendly against Czech Republic. Though the 23 players in camp were involved in a practice game to end the evening session, the G...
Iwobi, Moses, Mikel, Ekong Train Fully; Ndidi & Balogun Cleared To Face Czechs
Published: June 05, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that new Brighton & Hove signing Leon Balogun is back in contention to face Czech Republic in the Super Eagles final pre-World Cup friendly tomorrow. Despite his injury scare during the first half of the friendly vs England, the central defender participated in full training with the...
Obi Mikel Speaks On Czech Friendly: We Will Start Well & Get A Good Result
Published: June 05, 2018
Super Eagles captain Obi Mikel has vowed that they will avoid repeating the same mistakes that contributed to their loss to England last weekend when they face the Czech Republic in their final pre-World Cup friendly on Wednesday afternoon. The Three Lions took an early first-half lead through Gary Cahill in the sev...
Man Utd Defender Rojo Expects Messi To Do Something For Argentina Against Nigeria
Published: June 05, 2018
Manchester United's Argentina defender, Marcos Rojo, has acknowledged that the two-time world champions are in a difficult group at the 2018 World Cup but is confident that the South Americans will progress to the second round. La Albiceleste open their World Cup campaign against dark horses Iceland in Moscow on Jun...
Experienced Super Eagles Star Ahead Of Czech Friendly : England Mistakes Will Be Corrected
Published: June 05, 2018
Super Eagles and AS Monaco Left back, Elderson Echiejile has assured football loving Nigerians that the team’s tactical errors against England will be corrected before the Czech Republic friendly. Echiejile who was an unused substitute at Wembley against England is confident the Super Eagles can adapt quickly and ri...
GK Uzoho Set To Write His Name Into World Cup Folklore On June 16 Vs Croatia
Published: June 05, 2018
It is almost a foregone conclusion that Deportivo La Coruña goalkeeper Francis Uzoho will write his name into the history books this month after his inclusion in Nigeria's 23-man World Cup squad.   Aged 19 years, Uzoho will become the youngest goalkeeper among the 32 participating nations to play at the 2018 World...
Czech Republic Boss: Nigeria Far Stronger Than Australia, Saw Their Game Vs England
Published: June 05, 2018
Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Tuesday, Czech Republic national team coach, Karel Jarolím, has stated that their next opponents Nigeria are a tougher side than Australia. Czech Republic were thrashed 4-0 by the Aussies in their last friendly on Friday, June 1, courtesy of two goals from Leckie, a s...
Chelsea Young Star Ola Aina Breaks Silence On World Cup Omission
Published: June 05, 2018
Young Chelsea defender Ola Aina has broken his silence on his omission from Nigeria's traveling party to Russia for the 2018 World Cup and he's not bitter at being excluded by manager Gernot Rohr. The former England U19 skipper was axed from the squad on Sunday morning along with Porto midfielder Mikel Agu. It wa...