England want to avoid playing Nigeria in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. According to English tabloid, The Sun, the Super Eagles are not the preferred rival that the Three Lions will want to face amongst the teams in Pot 4, which also contains Serbia, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, Korea and […]
Festus Abu Nigerian fans would have watched one of their own strutting his stuff in Russia’s colours at the 2018 World Cup if the European country had not dilly-dallied. Perhaps Brian Idowu would have jumped at the opportunity to represent the country where he was born. Until the 25-year-old energetic and tough-tackling defender made his […]
Diego Maradona stated his desire to have another coaching opportunity with the Argentina national team, after Tuesday’s 4-2 defeat in a friendly against Nigeria. Nigeria fought back from two goals down in the match staged in Krasnodar, while Jorge Sampaoli’s side was without Lionel Messi for their second of two matches in Russia. Maradona, […]
Former Super Eagles winger Emmanuel Amuneke has been unveiled by Sudanese outfit Al Khartoum Watani on a two-year contract. Tunisia ’94 Africa Cup of Nations winner Amuneke, who was unveiled after putting pen to paper on Tuesday, watched the Khartoum outfit lose 1-0 to Merreikh Nyala. The former Barcelona player helped, who helped Nigeria […]
Gernot Rohr Lionel Messi was the Eagles boss’ top pick for the award, with Antoine Griezmann and Manuel Neuer taking up his second and third votes for the gong Gernot Rohr chose Lionel Messi for the 2016-17 Best FIFA Men’s Player award, leaving out eventual winner Cristiano Ronaldo in his top three. Real Madrid star, […]
Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has taken out time to explain how the battle for the first choice spot of the Super Eagles will be like following the impending return of former goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. Enyeama Enyeama is set to return to the team after talks with Rohr ended on a […]
Aguero, Messi, and Di Maria Argentina coach, Alejandro Sabella, has named Barcelona star, Lionel Messi in his squad for a friendly international against Nigeria next month. Gonzalo Higuain and new Manchester City star, Sergio Aguero are also in the team. There is no place in the squad for City’s unsettled star Carlos Tevez. The game […]
By Tony Ubani – Definitely, happy times are here for Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr who, we have been reliably informed, has been paid five months salary up front. Gernot-Rohr The payment, which is unprecedented in the history of the country, is a way of telling the Franco-German tactician thank you for qualifying the county […]
Power Dynamos striker Alex N’gonga’s family home in Chimwemwe in Kitwe has been attacked by thugs following Zambia’s 1-0 defeat to Nigeria in their 2018 World Cup qualifier match in Uyo on Saturday, zambianobserver.com reports. Copperbelt province police commissioner Charity Katanga says a group of people emerged from a white Toyota Landcruiser ACC 5492 […]
Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi sent Nigeria to the 2018 World Cup finals with the winning goal in a 1-0 African qualifying victory over Zambia on Saturday. The Super Eagles became the first African team to advance to Russia after taking an unassailable lead atop Group B. It will be their sixth World Cup finals appearance. […]
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