Echiejile Declares Himself Fit For Friendlies After Illness; Etebo, Ebuehi & Obi Battling To Be Fit
Published: March 14, 2018
Monaco loanee Elderson Echiejijle has declared himself fit for Nigeria's upcoming friendlies against Poland and Serbia amid uncertainty surrounding his availability for both matches in Europe later this month.The Cercle Brugge left-back was conspicuously missing from the team's match day squads in the Championship Game...
Bristol City's Iceland Defender Compliments Nigeria : They Have Good And Strong Players
Published: March 13, 2018
Bristol City's Iceland international Hörður Björgvin Magnússon has complimented the Nigerian team ahead of the 2018 World Cup, saying that they have good and strong players.The central defender is confident that he'll make the starting line-up for the Nordic country when they face Nigeria, having gone the distance ...
Rohr Receives Injury Update On Ebuehi And His Worst Fears Are Confirmed
Published: March 13, 2018
Tyronne Ebuehi faces a race against time to recover from an injury he sustained in ADO Den Haag's last match in the Dutch Eredivisie against NAC Breda, ahead of Nigeria's friendlies against Poland and Serbia.The injury report provided by ADO Den Haag on Tuesday afternoon is not too encouraging, with the Dutch club conf...
Nigeria's Best-Ever RB Advises Eagles : Don't Leave Defending Duties Only To Ekong, Balogun
Published: March 13, 2018
USA 1994 World Cup star Austin Eguavoen has advised that the Super Eagles players should not leave defensive duties only to the defenders in the team during the 2018 World Cup.The right-back, who was selected as the number two in the Legends XI at last month's NFF Awards, wants manager Gernot Rohr to keep working on th...
Ex-Eagles Coach Eguavoen To Mikel & Co : Beat Croatia, See You In Next Round
Published: March 13, 2018
Former Super Eagles coach Austin Eguavoen has advised the Super Eagles players that beating Croatia in their first game at the 2018 World Cup will be a key factor in the team qualifying for the last sixteen of the competition.The retired Nigeria international also recommended that manager Gernot Rohr should consider ro...
CSKA Loanee Samuel: Rohr In Touch With Me, Idowu & Ogude Worthy Of Playing At World Cup
Published: March 12, 2018
Left-back Brian Idowu is the only Nigerian player in the ranks of Amkar Perm called up by manager Gernot Rohr for the upcoming friendlies against Poland and Serbia, but his teammate Aaron Samuel has stated that himself and Fegor Ogude are equally worthy of playing at the 2018 World Cup.The CSKA Moscow loanee stressed t...
Samson Siasia: NFF Will Run To Me After World Cup, They Have Killed Their Best Coaches
Published: March 12, 2018
Former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has predicted that the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF will run back to him to rescue the country after the 2018 World Cup.The USA 1994 World Cup star humorously accused the NFF of killing their best coaches (in apparent reference to late Amodu Shuaibu and Stephen Keshi) and ins...
QPR Manager On Super Eagles Trainee : He Has Got Some Wonderful Skills
Published: March 12, 2018
Queens Park Rangers boss Ian Holloway reserved special praise for former Super Eagles invitee Eberechi Eze following his performance against Sunderland in the EFL Championship on Saturday afternoon.Eze was the architect behind QPR's 1-0 win over the Black Cats, with the number 30 scoring a brilliant goal on his full l...
Rohr Names The Two Goalkeepers That Won't Make World Cup Squad
Published: March 12, 2018
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has strongly hinted that Plateau United netminder Dele Ajiboye and Feirense starlet Dele Alampasu will not be included on the 23-man roster for the 2018 World Cup.The German argued that Alampasu is inactive at his Portuguese club while Ajiboye has not been selected in the latest squad ...
Shocker: Argentina Star Ruled Out Of World Cup After Colliding With Iceland International
Published: March 12, 2018
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Argentina international Emanuel Mammana has emerged as a doubt to suit up for the South Americans when they tackle the Super Eagles at the 2018 World Cup.The defender had to be stretchered off the Stadion Olimp 2 (Rostov-na-Donu) pitch in the fifth minute of Zenit's Russian Premier League ma...
Rohr Not intimidated By Messi: He Is One Of The Best Players But We Are Not Scared
Published: March 12, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has declared that the Super Eagles will not be intimidated when they clash with two-time world champions Argentina and Lionel Messi at the 2018 World Cup.The Barcelona superstar has already faced Nigeria twice in Fifa's showpiece event, at South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014, where he nette...
Nigerian Team Of The Week : Awaziem, Uzoho, Iheanacho, Kalu, Aina Among The Top Performers
Published: March 12, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com rounds up the best performers from the actions of the past weekend in its Team of the Week.GoalkeeperFrancis Uzoho (Depor Fabril) : Having conceded four goals in his previous two games, Uzoho posted a shutout in his side's 1-0 win against CDA Navalcarnero.DefendersChidozie Awaziem(Nantes): The Supe...
Kelechi Iheanacho Looking Forward To Playing Against Chelsea
Published: March 12, 2018
Kelechi Iheanacho is looking forward to Sunday's meeting with Chelsea in the quarterfinal of the Emirates FA Cup, and is confident that Leicester City can cause an upset at the King Power Stadium.The Foxes have never won the FA Cup, finishing runners-up on four occasions in the 1948–49, 1960–61, 1962–63 and 1968�...
Las Palmas Ace Etebo Plays Down Injury Fears, To Have A Check-Up Monday
Published: March 12, 2018
Oghenekaro Etebo has played down the seriousness of a knock he picked up in Las Palmas's 2-0 loss to Villarreal in the Spanish La Liga on Sunday evening, a week before he's expected to start training with the national team in Wrocław.The Nigeria international had to make way for Benito Ramírez in the 46th minute of t...
Nigerian Exports: Goals For Gero, Olayinka, Akpala, Okosun, Aremu, Omoijuanfo & Okeuhie
Published: March 11, 2018
Catch up on the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective European clubs on Sunday, March 11.In the last round of the regular season, Oostende lost 3-2 to Uche Agbo's Standard Liege at Versluys Arena (Oostende), with out-of-favour Nigeria international striker Joseph Akpala directly involved in both goa...