Mane's Senegal Written Off At World Cup : They Are Not A Complete Team As Nigeria
Published: November 17, 2017
Despite the presence of English-based stars Sadio Mané (Liverpool), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton), Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham), Alfred Ndiaye (Wolves), Diafra Sakho (West Ham) and Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City) in the squad, former coach of Russia Anatoliy Byshovets has written off the chances of the West African powe...
Russia Scared Of Facing African Germany, Nigeria In Group Of Death At 2018 World Cup
Published: November 17, 2017
Former coach of USSR, CIS and Russia Anatoliy Byshovets does not want 2018 World Cup hosts Russia to be pitted against Nigeria in next summer's football festival.Russia as the host country will automatically be seeded in Group A, and there's a possibility that they can be drawn to face Spain, Costa Rica and Nigeria, wh...
Ola Aina Happy With Display Against Algeria And Argentina
Published: November 16, 2017
Chelsea product Ola Aina has returned to Hull City ahead of their Championship game against Ipswich Town at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday afternoon.Within the last one week, the former England U19 skipper has tripled the number of international caps he has for the Super Eagles after making appearances against Algeria (N...
Tyronne Ebuehi And Brian Idowu: The Solutions To The Super Eagles Problem Positions
Published: November 16, 2017
Aside the manner of the victory in Krasnodar on Tuesday evening: if there was no other thing else, the left and right back positions brought a new breath of fresh air and huge sighs of relief, if the performance of the second half entrants was anything to go by.Tyronne Ebuehi and Brian Idowu, both of who came on in the...
Aguero Ready For Rematch With Nigeria Rivals Ndidi, Iheanacho On Saturday
Published: November 16, 2017
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has declared himself fit for the Premier League clash against Leicester City on Saturday, November 18.It would be recalled that he could not play the second half in Tuesday's friendly against Nigeria after fainting in the Argentina dressing room and had to be taken to the hospital ...
England Want To Avoid Nigeria In World Cup Draw After Making Statement Vs Argentina
Published: November 16, 2017
The England national team want to avoid facing Nigeria in the draw for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, as per reports.According to the electronic edition of The Sun, the Super Eagles are not the preferred rival in the teams in Pot 4 which also contains Serbia, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, Korea and Saudi Arabia.The...
Alex Iwobi Should Be More Decisive For Arsenal As For Nigeria
Published: November 16, 2017
Iwobi needs to complement his Nigeria performances with more influential Arsenal displays in order to truly be classified a great.As Alex Iwobi return back to club action at his Arsenal side this week after starring again on the international stage for Nigeria, jostling for prominence at the back of his mind is his obv...
FC Ifeanyi Ubah Miss Out On N24.2M World Cup Largesse After GK Ezenwa's Exit
Published: November 16, 2017
Nigeria Professional Football League outfit FC Ifeanyi Ubah are set to miss out on Fifa's 2018 World Cup largesse after failing to tie down goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa to a new deal.The Nigeria international walked away as a free agent at the end of the 2017 season, meaning his next club will be compensated by Fifa on ...
3-Man Defense Not The Best For Argentina To Use Vs Nigeria, Says Iconic Defender Ayala
Published: November 16, 2017
One of the best defenders in the history of the game, former Valencia star Roberto Ayala, has blamed the tactics of manager Jorge Sampaoli for Argentina's embarrassing 4-2 loss to Nigeria in an international friendly on Tuesday, November 14.The Argentina legend believes that The White and Sky Blue were not on top of th...
Argentina Hero Juan Sebastian Veron : Better To Lose To Nigeria Now Than In World Cup
Published: November 16, 2017
Former Manchester United and Chelsea star Juan Sebastián Verón has commented on Argentina's 4-2 loss to Nigeria in an international friendly that took place in Krasnodar on Tuesday evening.The president of Estudiantes de La Plata says it is better to lose to the three-time African champions in a non-competitive match...
Ten Countries Nigeria Can't Face At Russia 2018 Group Stage, Eagles In Pot 4
Published: November 16, 2017
All the thirty two countries that will participate in next summer's football festival became known after Peru became the last team to qualify for the World Cup courtesy of their 2-0 win over New Zealand in the second leg of their playoff on Thursday morning.The 32 teams will be split into four pots based on their Fifa ...
Five Things We Noticed From Nigeria's 4-2 Win Against Argentina
Published: November 15, 2017
Mikel's leadership qualities, Iwobi-Iheanacho fluid combination, Idowu and Ebuehi's remedial expositions, Akpeyi's backlash — the lucid things we had gleaned from the Argentina friendly.The Super Eagles had battled back from a two-goal deficit to triumph 4-2 against their more illustrious Albiceleste opponents yester...
Alex Iwobi : I Chose Nigeria, Not England Because Of My Family
Published: November 15, 2017
Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi has said that his family played a key role in his decision to represent the senior national team of Nigeria rather than England at international level.The Hale End Academy product had caps for England U16, U17 and U18 teams before he became cap-tied to the three-time African champions in March...
Barcelona Confirm Mascherano Played Through The Pain Barrier Against Nigeria
Published: November 15, 2017
La Liga powerhouse Barcelona have confirmed that the skipper of the Argentina side for Tuesday evening's friendly against Nigeria, Javier Mascherano, faces four weeks on the sidelines due to injury.The defender picked up a right hamstring injury during the friendly at the Krasnodar Stadium in Russia.''FC Barcelona defe...
World's Top 100 Teenagers : Ejaria, Tomori & Bonaventure Make List
Published: November 15, 2017
Three players of Nigerian descent have been included in Four Four Two's prestigious list of 100 Best Teenagers in the World 2017.Former Nigeria schoolboy international Dennis Bonaventure was ranked at number 27 by the influential British football magazine.After making a blistering start to his career at Club Brugge whi...