Nigeria Fans Are All Saying The Same Thing About Mikel Agu After Getting Late Call-Up
Published: March 25, 2018
Nigeria fans have voiced their displeasure over the late call-up of Bursaspor midfielder Mikel Agu to the national team ahead of their friendly against Serbia at the Hive Stadium on Tuesday, March 27.With captain Obi Mikel ruled out of the friendly due to visa issues, the Nigerian Federation invited the Porto loanee to...
Nigerian Midfielder Shows Tottenham They Were Wrong To Release Him, Scores Brace
Published: March 25, 2018
Nigerian midfielder Moroyin Omolabi is proving to Tottenham Hotspur that they were wrong to release him, after netting a brace for Reading in their 4-1 rout of Norwich City in the U18 Premier League on Saturday, March 24.The London club ended their association with the versatile midfielder at the end of February, pavin...
Premier League Confirm Nigeria's Own Ndidi Is Better Than Kante In Tackles Won
Published: March 25, 2018
The Premier League has acknowledged  that Nigeria's own Wilfred Ndidi has won the most tackles in the English topflight so far this season.The Leicester City number twenty five has racked up 80 successful tackles to place first ahead of Everton defensive midfielder Idrissa Gueye and the player he replaced at the Foxes...
Leon Balogun: What Helped Me To Stop Lewandowski From Scoring
Published: March 25, 2018
Mainz 05 defender Leon Balogun has insisted that he was able to stop Bayern Munich's Poland international Robert Lewandowski from scoring in Friday's friendly because he has faced the striker several times at club level.Indeed, the Nigerian and Pole have faced each other five times in the last three seasons, with Lewan...
Ex-Nigeria U17 Invitee Debuts For England U21s, Abraham Shines
Published: March 25, 2018
Former Golden Eaglets invitee Ovie Ejaria made his long-awaited debut for England U21s on Saturday, March 24.Nine months after helping the Young Lions win the Fifa U20 World Cup in South Korea, the Liverpool midfielder played his maiden game for Aidy Boothroyd’s side in their 2-1 win over Romania in the Cyrille Regis...
Joel Obi's Teammate Eyes Win Against Nigeria, Serbia Train At Brunel University London
Published: March 24, 2018
Torino's Serbia attacking midfielder Adem Ljajić has already started thinking about how to beat Nigeria in Tuesday's friendly at the Hive Stadium in London.Serbia lost 2-1 to North African opponents Morocco in a friendly match in Turin on Friday evening and Ljajić has sent a message to the Serbian fans that they sho...
Junior Ajayi, Mikel Agu Also In Camp; Super Eagles Hold Recovery Session
Published: March 24, 2018
Al Ahly striker Junior Ajayi is in line to make his international debut against Serbia on Tuesday, having linked up with the national team at their get-together in London, allnigeriasoccer.com understands.Bursaspor midfielder Mikel Agu, who has been handed a late call-up by the Nigerian Federation as replacement for ca...
Super Eagles Arrive In London Ahead Of Third Pre-World Cup Friendly; Okechukwu & Etebo In Camp
Published: March 24, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Super Eagles players and officials have landed in the English capital, London, ahead of their international friendly against Serbia.The three-time African champions began the last international break of the season with an impressive 1-0 win over Poland at the Municipal Stadium in W...
Chelsea Star of Nigerian Descent Seeks World Cup Place For Three Lions Over Super Eagles
Published: March 24, 2018
Chelsea striker who is on loan at Welsh side, Swansea, Tammy Abraham is hoping to break into Gareth Southgate's England squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia this summer with a view to getting a first team place at Chelsea.Born Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo- Abraham to Nigerian parents but raised in England, the E...
Ebuehi Reveals: What Rohr Told Us After Super Eagles Took The Lead Vs Poland
Published: March 24, 2018
Tyronne Ebuehi made a miraculous recovery from a hamstring complaint he suffered while representing his Dutch club and was a second-half replacement for Shehu Abdullahi in Friday's win over Poland.With Victor Moses opening the scoring around the hour mark, the ADO Den Haag right-back has revealed how Gernot Rohr's tact...
Rohr Receives Good News Concerning Leon Balogun And Shehu Abdullahi Injuries
Published: March 24, 2018
Both Shehu Abdullahi and Leon Balogun are optimistic that they will be fit for Tuesday's pre-World Cup friendly against Serbia at the Hive Stadium in London.The Bursaspor right-back had to be substituted in the 78th minute due to a suspected hamstring complaint while the Mainz central defender was forced off with a kne...
Chelsea Proud Of Victor Moses: He Came Closest To Scoring For Nigeria First-Half
Published: March 24, 2018
English Premier League champions Chelsea monitored the pre-World Cup friendly between Poland and Nigeria in Wrocław Friday night, with three players in their ranks Victor Moses, Kenneth Omeruo and Ola Aina named in the Super Eagles squad list.The Blues highlighted the fact that their number fifteen had the best goal-s...
Uzoho, Idowu Receive Message Of Support From Ekong After Classy Display On Full Debut
Published: March 24, 2018
Super Eagles captain on the night in yesterday's pre-World Cup friendly against Poland, William Troost-Ekong, has heaped praises on Francis Uzoho and Brian Idowu for their outstanding displays on their full debuts for the national teamThe Amkar Perm left-back and Deportivo de La Coruña goalkeeper had made their intern...
Super Eagles Coach Rohr Names The Players That Flopped Against Poland
Published: March 24, 2018
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has criticized the performance of the two central midfielders that started the national team's 1-0 win over Poland on Friday night.For the first time in their Super Eagles careers, Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and Torino's Joel Obi lined up together in midfield; Rohr thinks they d...
Rohr Hails Ekong, Balogun For Taming Europe's Top Marksman In WCQ Lewandowski
Published: March 24, 2018
Gernor Rohr had nothing but praise for central defensive partners William Troost-Ekong and Leon Balogun after they stopped Bayern Munich goal machine Robert Lewandowski from scoring in Nigeria's 1-0 win over Poland in an international friendly on Friday night.The German coach, who has close ties to Bayern Munich, share...