Ighalo Set For 15-Hour Flight To Poland, Joins Super Eagles Monday Night
Published: March 18, 2018
The Nigeria Football Federation has permitted Changchun Yatai frontman Odion Ighalo to arrive at the Super Eagles get-together in Wrocław later than the time he had been expected at Radisson Hotel.Ighalo just finished playing a league match for his club and cannot meet up with the 1300 hours deadline on Monday because...
Chelsea Midfielder Of Nigerian Descent Will Miss England-Nigeria Friendly In June
Published: March 18, 2018
Chelsea midfielder of Nigerian descent Ross Barkley will not be selected for the international friendly between England and Nigeria at the National Stadium in London on June 2, Three Lions boss boss Gareth Southgate has confirmed.The former Everton star has been struggling with a hamstring complaint since his arrival a...
Nigeria's Garrincha: Victor Moses, Iwobi, Ndidi Will Be Too Hot For Argentina, Croatia To Handle
Published: March 18, 2018
Former Super Eagles winger Ndubuisi Okosieme has opined that Victor Moses, Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho will be Nigeria's key men at the World Cup and the quartet will cause Argentina, Croatia and Iceland problems.Not taking into account the forfeited match against Algeria, Nigeria scored 11 goals du...
John Ogu Hopes For Positive News From Embassy Before Joining Super Eagles Camp
Published: March 18, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Hapoel Beer Sheva midfielder John Ogu might be excused from the Super Eagles first training session on Monday, ahead of the international friendly against Poland.The Nigeria Football Federation informed the 28 invited players via email that they have to report at Wroclaw latest Mon...
Ibe, Aneke, Oshilaja, Ikpeazu, Amos & Odejayi Score For English Clubs
Published: March 17, 2018
Catch up on Nigerian players that were on target for their respective clubs in England on Saturday, March 17.At the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth recovered from a one-goal deficit to beat West Brom 2-1 with Jordon Ibe registering his second goal in the English top-flight this term in the 77th minute.The former England ...
Chelsea Nigerian Fans Are All Saying The Same Thing About Victor Moses After Barca Game
Published: March 17, 2018
Super Eagles star Victor Moses came under severe criticism following a not too impressive performance in Chelsea's 3-0 loss to Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday night.The fans pointed out that the right wing-back was inconsistent with his crosses during the game at the Camp Nou, and the stats back up their...
Impressive Super Eagles GK Akpeyi Posting Great Numbers In South Africa
Published: March 17, 2018
Chippa United goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi was impressive on Saturday afternoon after posting a shutout in his side's 1-0 win against Free State Stars on game week 24 in the South African ABSA Premiership.The Super Eagles goalkeeper will report for international early next week in Poland full of confidence, having posted h...
First Player Of Nigerian Descent Born In 2000 To Play In Premier League Gets Ireland Call-Up
Published: March 17, 2018
Southampton wonderkid Michael Obafemi has been invited to the Republic of Ireland U19 national team ahead of the upcoming UEFA European Championship Elite Round qualifiers in Portugal.Joining him on the 20-man roster announced by Head Coach Tom Mohan on Saturday is Southampton teammate Jonathan Afolabi.Obafemi became t...
Nigerian-Brazilian Goalkeeper Receives Call-Up To United States U20s
Published: March 17, 2018
The United States Soccer Federation have moved fast to cap Nigerian goalkeeper Phillip Ejimadu after inviting him to the U20 MNT.Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to a Nigerian father and Brazilian mom, he can represent the national teams of Nigeria, Brazil plus his country of birth, United States. USA U20 Head Coach Tab ...
Super Eagles Official Proved Right As Fans Favorite Returns To Full Training Pre-Poland
Published: March 17, 2018
Super Eagles Media Officer Toyin Ibitoye has been proved right after all, as Torino midfielder Joel Obi has returned to full training at his Serie A club, a week before the national team face Poland in a pre-World Cup friendly. Torino have informed via their official website that Joel Obi participated in the club's wo...
Fifa Officially Approves VAR For 2018 World Cup, Rohr Comments
Published: March 17, 2018
Fifa has approved the use of video assistant referees (VAR) for the 2018 World Cup matches which will be staged in Russia this summer.The decision was taken on Friday, March 16 during a Fifa council meeting in Bogota, Colombia, and the World Cup in Russia will be the first in history where referees will be able to use ...
Iceland Coach: Nigeria Are Strong Opponents, No Group D Team Will Win 3 Games
Published: March 17, 2018
Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Friday, March 16, Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrímsson has predicted that no team in Group D at the World Cup will win all their three group matches. The Nordic country, who are set to appear in their first World Cup, will do battle with Argentina, Nigeria and Croatia.''Thes...
Hertha BSC, Germany Coaches Tell Torunarigha : You Have A Future With Germany Not Nigeria
Published: March 17, 2018
The German Football Association are prepared to do battle with their Nigerian counterparts over the services of highly-rated Hertha Berlin central defender Jordan Torunarigha.Germany U21s manager Stefan Kuntz and Hertha Berlin coach Pal Dardai hope he refuses the offer from the Nigerian Federation to represent the Supe...
Nigeria Target Odubajo Makes Comeback For Hull City After 20 Months Out
Published: March 16, 2018
Nigeria Football Federation target Moses Odubajo came through his comeback game unscathed and might figure for the first-team of Hull City before the end of the 2017-2018 season.The right-back had not played competitively for the Tigers across all levels since July 2016 before Thursday evening's Professional Developme...
ADO Den Haag Remove Ebuehi From Starting XI After Failing Fitness Test During Warm-Up
Published: March 16, 2018
Tyronne Ebuehi was surprisingly named in ADO Den Haag's starting line-up for Friday night's Eredivisie clash at Excelsior despite uncertainty surrounding his fitness before the game at Van Donge and De Roo Stadion. During the warm-up, the Nigeria international failed a fitness test and was not granted permission by AD...