Gernot Rohr Receives Devastating News From His Homeland On Leon Balogun
Published: May 03, 2018
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has received devastating news from his homeland on Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun, less than 12 days before he must inform Nigerians about his 35-man provisional roster for the 2018 World Cup.Ahead of this weekend's trip to Borussia Dortmund, Mainz have informed through official sour...
Flo Balogun Headlines Six Players Of Nigerian Descent In England Squad For U17 Euros
Published: May 03, 2018
England U17 head coach Steve Cooper has announced his eagerly anticipated roster for the upcoming UEFA European U17 Championship which will hold in England 4-20 May and there are a few surprises no one saw coming.Six players of Nigerian descent, including the very talented Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun, are part of t...
Ndidi Speaks Of His Pride After Winning Leicester City YPOTY
Published: May 03, 2018
Nigeria national-teamer Wilfred Ndidi has spoken of his pride after winning Leicester City's Young Player of the Season for the second year in a row at Tuesday evening's end of season awards.The 21-year-old is the club's top man in tackles, passes and touches after game week 36 in the English Premier League and he has ...
Iwobi On Training With World-Class Stars Ozil, Mkhitaryan : I Know What To Expect At World Cup
Published: May 03, 2018
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi believes that training with world class players at Arsenal will equip him to have a good World Cup performance for the Super Eagles in Russia this summer.Iwobi who is expected to play some part in tonight's Europa League semifinals second leg match against Atletico Madrid at the Wanda M...
Arsenal Nigerian Fans Message To Iwobi On His Birthday : Score & Take Us To UEL Final
Published: May 03, 2018
Super Eagles twinkle-toed winger, Alex Iwobi turned 22 on Thursday, 3rd May and as such, Nigerians took out time to send their well wishes and congratulate the Arsenal star on his new age.The Hale End Academy product scored the all important goal that qualified Nigeria for the FIFA World Cup that kicks off in Russia ne...
Nigeria Target Reacts After Reaching Champions League Final With Liverpool
Published: May 03, 2018
Dominic Solanke was pleased to reach the Champions League final with Liverpool following their 7-6 win on aggregate against Roma on Wednesday night.The Golden Ball winner of the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup in South Korea was introduced in the 87th minute as replacement for Roberto Firmino for his fourth appearance in this ...
Anderlecht, Everton Agree Loan Extension For Henry; Rohr To Scout Striker On Sunday
Published: May 03, 2018
Anderlecht and Everton have reached an agreement over the extension of the loan deal for Henry Onyekuru for another season, according to reports in the Belgian media.The print edition of Het Laatste Nieuws sighted by this website is reporting that it is not yet done and dusted that the Nigeria international will wear t...
Crotone's Simy On Super Eagles Call-Up: No Contact With Rohr, Targets Strong Finish
Published: May 02, 2018
Crotone striker Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo is one of the names being bandied about by the local media for a shock inclusion in the Super Eagles provisional squad list for the 2018 World Cup.Although Nwankwo would not hesitate if he is summoned to the national team, he has made it crystal clear that his priority is to fini...
Agent Confirms Russian-Based Super Eagles Striker Will Miss World Cup
Published: May 02, 2018
The 27-year-old Nigeria international Sylvester Igboun has been a regular player at FK Ufa from day one, and this season, Igboun has six goals in 24 matches and is even the club's top scorer in the Russian Premier League.The World Cup will be staged in Russia this summer, but the Super Eagles will be without Igboun, wh...
Man City Loanee Kayode Banned For Three Games For Violent Conduct In Ukraine
Published: May 02, 2018
Manchester City loanee Olarenwaju Kayode has been banned for one match plus two matches conditionally following the incident that occurred in the Ukrainian Premier League match between his team Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kiv on April 14, 2018, writes the official website of the FFU.The Control and Disciplinary Committ...
Barcelona's Croatia Star: We Like To Get A Win, 3 Points Against Nigeria
Published: May 02, 2018
Croatia have not made it to the knockout stage of the World Cup since 1998 and know the importance of their first game against Nigeria on June 16, 2018.Given the players that they have, the individual talents in their ranks and overall quality, Croatia are without doubt the favourites to qualify for the last sixteen in...
Big Injury Boost For Nigeria: Iwobi Trains Without Any Issues Before Arsenal's Trip
Published: May 02, 2018
Nigeria, and manager Gernot Rohr in particular, have been handed a big injury boost two weeks before naming their provisional World Cup roster, with news that Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi is no longer listed as out.Arsenal youth team guru Jeorge Bird has informed allnigeriasoccer.com that Iwobi trained without any issues ...
Osayi-Samuel Wants To Improve Goalscoring Stats After First QPR Goal
Published: May 02, 2018
Queens Park Rangers winger Bright Osayi-Samuel has admitted that he wants to improve his goalscoring stats after netting his first goal in the Championship against Birmingham City last weekend.In general, nobody can criticize Osayi-Samuel because of his silky skills and pace but it took him 17 matches before opening hi...
Exclusive: Rohr, NFF To Make Big Decision As Leicester's Ndidi Is Ruled Out For Six Weeks
Published: May 02, 2018
Wilfred Ndidi will be on the sidelines for the next six weeks, Leicester City have confirmed Nigeria's worst fears before manager Gernot Rohr announces a 35-man provisional roster for the 2018 World Cup.The central midfielder subbed out in the 51st minute of the Foxes 5-0 loss to Crystal Palace on April 28 due ...
Moses Looking Forward To Facing Ex-England Teammates Welbeck, Henderson, Smalling
Published: May 01, 2018
Victor Moses is looking forward to facing his former teammates in the Young Lions when Nigeria tackle England in a pre-World Cup friendly at the National Stadium in London on June 2, 2018.The Super Eagle turned out for England's U16, U17, U19 and U21 national teams before he pledged his allegiance to Nigeria in 2011.Ap...