isan:
Roma are really warriors give them 2 more minute and they will knock out liverpool

did 'nt they start the match dsame time , wetin them dey look wey them outscored them no more extra minutes , the match has ended

lexyman:


they will outscore Madrid .... my only fear is their loss of concentration AT THE DIE MINUTES , similar to that Attribute of the Super Eagles , during the Era of Keshi .( May his soul RIP)

Thats true

somehow:
This is a friendly match oga, don't take it too seriously. you heard what the sports minister said, by moving the match to Abuja, it would make them take renovation serious and also to make the president attend. not playing national team matches in some states has actually affected sporting infrastructures to some extent. its just a friendly match, other states deserve to see their team live too.

nobody is taking it serious but na from clap dem dey enter dance

I am here imagining how ighalo will bully loveren

lexyman:



did 'nt they start the match dsame time , wetin them dey look wey them outscored them no more extra minutes , the match has ended

no mind them. if Roma are warrior, what will they call the team that knockout a warrior

CaptainStephen:
I am here imagining how ighalo will bully loveren

I dey tell you

It’s just 2 times consecutively lol

Liverpool will have to earn it.

andrew444:


Then you are a premier league fan and you don't want a premier league club to win the champions league abi ?

Una never tire for Madrid 3 times in a roll? You no want make e go England ?

Lol make una no start to sing his praises early o. Next thing una talk say he no consistent

MetalJigsaw:
I dey tell you

It is atrocious watching the so called "World class" or "Top class" Goalkeepers conceding avoidable plenty goals at this knockout stage of the Uefa Champions League.
One would expect that the very best keepers in world football presently will atleast keep the scorelines reasonably low. But alas, what do we see,?...we see scandalous scoreline like 5-2, 4-2, 2-2, 1-2, 3-0, 1-3,4-1 and 3-0.

Ter stegan conceded 4 goals over two legs, Navas conceded 6 goals in 4 matches, Ultriech conceded 4 in two legs, karius conceded 6 over two legs while the so called exceptional Alison conceded a whooping 11 goals in 4 matches....

I can bet my left balls that if our young, inspiring Uzoho had kept any of these games, he would probably had been put on the slaughterhouse in this thread.... SMH!!

If stegan, Ultriech, Alison, Navas, karius playing among their mates could not keep the scorelines low,... Then what miracle do we expect uzoho to produce?....
I ask because it seems like we have placed a ridiculously high demands on his shoulders, expecting him to perform even better than his seniors when among his mates he has done very well and keeping almost more than 9 clean sheets.

Even when called upon to man the post among his seniors, he has not done badly conceding only 2 goals in three matches.

I think its high time we left the young man alone and begin to believe in his abilities else I will assume that we too have begun to judge our brothers through the prism of the white man,... I will assume we have become belligerent, and insatiable with our expectations

I am specifically passing this message across to Mujtahida, O pari master, egbon kog45, egbon forgiveness, Joebie who castigated Uzoho to abyss since the day his club videos surfaced here,.. and even our dear tbaba1234 who with his little experience in amateur goalkeeping should have known better that as a young keeper, you can easily learn and grow unlike an already established Goalkeeper.

The day I called Allison over rated, some people here came for my head so much so that someone said Allison was the Messi of the goalkeeping department. And that Liverpool was after him to come solve their goalkeeping problems. But over these two legs, Karius showed who the better goalkeeper is even with some horrible defenders but van Dijk, in front of him unlike Allison who had the Gonalons, Manolas, Florenzis and Kolarov of this world in front of him.

11 goals in 4 matches. To those that doubted me that day, breeze dun blow ooo

realpoacher:
It is atrocious watching the so called "World class" or "Top class" Goalkeepers conceding avoidable plenty goals at this knockout stage of the Uefa Champions League.
One would expect that the very best keepers in world football presently will atleast keep the scorelines reasonably low. But alas, what do we see,?...we see scandalous scoreline like 5-2, 4-2, 2-2, 1-2, 3-0, 1-3,4-1 and 3-0.

Ter stegan conceded 4 goals over two legs, Navas conceded 6 goals in 4 matches, Ultriech conceded 4 in two legs, karius conceded 6 over two legs while the so called exceptional Alison conceded a whooping 11 goals in 4 matches....

I can bet my left balls that if our young, inspiring Uzoho had kept any of these games, he would probably had been put on the slaughterhouse in this thread.... SMH!!

If stegan, Ultriech, Alison, Navas, karius playing among their mates could not keep the scorelines low,... Then what miracle do we expect uzoho to produce?....
I ask because it seems like we have placed a ridiculously high demands on his shoulders, expecting him to perform even better than his seniors when among his mates he has done very well and keeping almost more than 9 clean sheets.

Even when called upon to man the post among his seniors, he has not done badly conceding only 2 goals in three matches.

I think its high time we left the young man alone and begin to believe in his abilities else I will assume that we too have begun to judge our brothers through the prism of the white man,... I will assume we have become belligerent, and insatiable with our expectations

I am specifically passing this message across to Mujtahida, O pari master, egbon kog45, egbon forgiveness, Joebie who castigated Uzoho to abyss since the day his club videos surfaced here,.. and even our dear tbaba1234 who with his little experience in amateur goalkeeping should have known better that as a young keeper, you can easily learn and grow unlike an already established Goalkeeper.

I believe Uzoho will become a top class keeper but i am worried that this WC is too early.

My position is not about his potential, it is about whether he is ready for the WC now..

As we have seen, errors by goalkeepers at the highest level of football will get punished. It is easier to get away with lapses in lower levels of football.

Rohr recognizes this and that is why he has sent the GK coach to help Uzoho polish his weaknesses.

ChrisKels:


Hmmm ur igbo bad but u dey try sha

Bia nwokem, biko hapum aka oooo.... Lol... Hapum or else My Guy, War Machine go do and undo

Yes... And that is great news. ANS implied that in their six weeks report shaa... They said he will be put for four weeks and will need two extra weeks to be fully making it six... But like Icon79 said, Ndidi is out for 3-4 weeks with the time after that (the extra one week or two) serving as his "comeback to fitness" period. He will surely be fit in time for the first game no doubt. Now all he gotta do is rest his legs and body and focus on that first game with Croatia. He will be ready.

tbaba1234:


He is out for 4 weeks.. He will have enough time to be fit for the first game.

Lol... Worry not... Ndidi will be battle ready for Russia 2018. It is just a matter of his recovery period and then time. All is well.

Sainty92:

There is no big decision there. Ndidi must go to the world cup eventhough he gets fit a day to opening ceremony... mabinu

MetalJigsaw:
Wetin Nacho win?

Google it... Or Bing it...

Crotone's Simy On Super Eagles Call-Up: No Contact With Rohr, Targets Strong Finish




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 finish the season strongly.

''There has not been contact with the national team officials, but that is not my focus now as I still have an ongoing season to try and finish strong with my team and reach our objective, '' says Simy to allnigeriasoccer.com .

The 25-year-old is in the form of his life, with five goals in his last five matches for the Red and Blues in the Italian topflight including a brilliant strike against Juventus, which has helped the team to climb out of the relegation zone.

''There's no big secret behind my recent form other than hard work and patience as I have to wait so long for a chance to show my worth.

''The goal against Juventus I will say is instinct. As a striker, you just have to be ready for everything in the box, that's how we score goals,'' Simy concluded.

Born and raised in Onitsha, Simy represented Future Hope Academy Nkpor, G.U.O FC and Imo United in his homeland before joining the youth team of Portuguese club Portimonense in August 2010.


**Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Source: http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=27584


Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 42 days 13 hours 8 mins to go

When did Joebie ever castigate Uzoho?

But on a second thought, a young and untested GK will always come under such scrutiny especially considering the context of who will assume the #1 position.

realpoacher:
It is atrocious watching the so called "World class" or "Top class" Goalkeepers conceding avoidable plenty goals at this knockout stage of the Uefa Champions League.
One would expect that the very best keepers in world football presently will atleast keep the scorelines reasonably low. But alas, what do we see,?...we see scandalous scoreline like 5-2, 4-2, 2-2, 1-2, 3-0, 1-3,4-1 and 3-0.

Ter stegan conceded 4 goals over two legs, Navas conceded 6 goals in 4 matches, Ultriech conceded 4 in two legs, karius conceded 6 over two legs while the so called exceptional Alison conceded a whooping 11 goals in 4 matches....

I can bet my left balls that if our young, inspiring Uzoho had kept any of these games, he would probably had been put on the slaughterhouse in this thread.... SMH!!

If stegan, Ultriech, Alison, Navas, karius playing among their mates could not keep the scorelines low,... Then what miracle do we expect uzoho to produce?....
I ask because it seems like we have placed a ridiculously high demands on his shoulders, expecting him to perform even better than his seniors when among his mates he has done very well and keeping almost more than 9 clean sheets.

Even when called upon to man the post among his seniors, he has not done badly conceding only 2 goals in three matches.

I think its high time we left the young man alone and begin to believe in his abilities else I will assume that we too have begun to judge our brothers through the prism of the white man,... I will assume we have become belligerent, and insatiable with our expectations

I am specifically passing this message across to Mujtahida, O pari master, egbon kog45, egbon forgiveness, Joebie who castigated Uzoho to abyss since the day his club videos surfaced here,.. and even our dear tbaba1234 who with his little experience in amateur goalkeeping should have known better that as a young keeper, you can easily learn and grow unlike an already established Goalkeeper.

Belgian-Born Nigerian Striker Dessers Prefers Move to PSV Over Ajax, Feyenoord




Belgian-born Nigerian striker Cyriel Dessers will prefer a move to PSV Eindhoven over Ajax Amsterdam and Feyenoord if he is allowed to leave FC Utrecht.
Despite the fact he is not a guaranteed starter at FC Utrecht, Dessers has continued to impress for the Eredivisie club as he has had a hand in 17 goals (12 goals and 5 assists) in all competitions so far this season.

Those stats may be eye-catching but he even did better last season while at NAC Breda, after contributing to 42 goals in 40 appearances over the course of the campaign.

''The first one (Ajax) is out of the question because I play at FC Utrecht", says Dessers to Voetbal International.
"I think Feyenoord is a nice club, but PSV suits me best, I think, because of my southern character."

Although Cyriel Dessers will reject a move to Ajax, he has picked 18-year-old Netherlands international Matthijs de Ligt as the most promising prospect in the Netherlands.

He said : ''I played against him in the Jupiler League last season, he was seventeen years old, so I thought it will be easy.

''He let me escape once and then I scored, but otherwise I really did not get in. This season he is even better, if you see which clubs he is associated with, very clever.''


**Igho Kingsley

Source: http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=27582


Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 42 days 13 hours 2 mins to go

Agent Denies Imminent Transfer Of Trencin Nigerian Winger Hillary Gong To Anderlecht But Confirms Talks




The agent of hot in demand AS Trencin high flying Nigerian winger Hillary Gong has played down reports that the 19 year old is close to joining Belgium side Anderlecht.

Tony Harris who manages the affairs of the former GBS super teen told Oluwashina Okeleji of the BBC that although talks are underway both parties are not close to agreeing a fee for his transfer.

In a post made on his twitter handle Okeleji also posted statements credited to Harris fuming over the alleged transfer fee of €10m erroneously quoted by Owngoalnigeria.com instead of a little over €1m as contained in the edited report.

“I’ve spoken directly to Anderlecht & a host of clubs but there’s been nothin agreed whatsoever with Anderlecht nor are we anywhere close to doing anything with Anderchlecht”, Harris reportedly told Okeleji.

“The reported amount is also laughable & makes a complete mockery of the story. Yesterday was an imaginary €20m bid rejected for Kalu, today €10m bid for Hilary from Anderlecht.”


**Osas Mahawi


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2018/05/02/agent-denies-imminent-transfer-of-trencin-nigerian-winger-hillary-gong-to-anderlecht-but-confirms-talks/


Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 42 days 12 hours 53 mins to go

Mikel, Kanu, Yakubu Make List Of Premier League's Most Influential African Players of All Time




Following the runaway success of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah in the Premier League this season, the football experts at The History of African Success have looked back through the-history-of-african-success.com in the English Premier League to find out who were the most influential players of all time.

Using their exclusive 'influence' score, which awards points for appearances, match wins and Premier League titles, while deducting points for match losses - BFB have been able to sort the good from the truly great.

And it's good news for Kolo Toure, who is crowned as the most influential African player in Premier League history!
With a total influence score of 925 points, he shockingly beat out Chelsea legends Didier Drogba on 760 points and John Obi Mikel on 665 points.


The top 10 most influential African players in the Premier League of all time are:

1) Kolo Toure - Arsenal, Liverpool - Ivory Coast - 925 points

2) Didier Drogba - Chelsea - Ivory Coast - 700 points

3) John Obi Mikel - Chelsea - Nigeria - 665 points

4) Yaya Toure - Man City - Ivory Coast - 636 points

5) Emmanuel Adebayor - Arsenal,Man City, Tottenham - Togo - 557 points

6) Nwankwo Kanu - Arsenal - Nigeria - 537 points

7) Michael Essien - Chelsea - Ghana - 495 points

8.) Yakubu Aiyegbeni - Everton - Nigeria - 381 points

9) Victor Wanyama - Tottenham - Kenya - 318 points

10) Sadio Mane - Southampton, Liverpool - Senegal - 269 points



Looking at the nationalities of the most successful players reveals that Nigeria are the biggest supplier of Premier League talent, with 6 players in the Top 24 shortlist.

Cote d'Ivoire comes in second place with 5 players, while Ghana and Senegal are tied in the third place with 3 player representatives each.

In terms of which nation has scored the most goals though, Cote d'Ivoire narrowly beats Nigeria into first place, with 194 goals to Nigeria's 184 goals.

Togo reaches third place with 97 goals solely thanks to the efforts of Emmanuel Adebayor.


The top 5 goals scored is as follows:

1) Ivory Coast - 194 goals - Didier Drogba (104 goals)

2) Nigeria - 184 goals - Yakubu Aiyegbeni (95 goals)

3) Togo - 97 goals - Emmanuel Adebayor (97 goals)

4) Ghana - 51 goals - Tony Yeboah (24 goals)

5) Senegal - 45 goals - Sadio Mane ( 43 goals)

To make the shortlist, players had to be of clear African heritage and have a minimum of 30 club appearances.


**Igho Kingsley
Photo Credit : twitter.com/papilokanu


Source: http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=27583


Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 42 days 12 hours 46 mins to go

TheSuperNerd:
Mikel, Kanu, Yakubu Make List Of Premier League's Most Influential African Players of All Time




Following the runaway success of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah in the Premier League this season, the football experts at The History of African Success have looked back through the-history-of-african-success.com in the English Premier League to find out who were the most influential players of all time.

Using their exclusive 'influence' score, which awards points for appearances, match wins and Premier League titles, while deducting points for match losses - BFB have been able to sort the good from the truly great.

And it's good news for Kolo Toure, who is crowned as the most influential African player in Premier League history!
With a total influence score of 925 points, he shockingly beat out Chelsea legends Didier Drogba on 760 points and John Obi Mikel on 665 points.


The top 10 most influential African players in the Premier League of all time are:

1) Kolo Toure - Arsenal, Liverpool - Ivory Coast - 925 points

2) Didier Drogba - Chelsea - Ivory Coast - 700 points

3) John Obi Mikel - Chelsea - Nigeria - 665 points

4) Yaya Toure - Man City - Ivory Coast - 636 points

5) Emmanuel Adebayor - Arsenal,Man City, Tottenham - Togo - 557 points

6) Nwankwo Kanu - Arsenal - Nigeria - 537 points

7) Michael Essien - Chelsea - Ghana - 495 points

8.) Yakubu Aiyegbeni - Everton - Nigeria - 381 points

9) Victor Wanyama - Tottenham - Kenya - 318 points

10) Sadio Mane - Southampton, Liverpool - Senegal - 269 points



Looking at the nationalities of the most successful players reveals that Nigeria are the biggest supplier of Premier League talent, with 6 players in the Top 24 shortlist.

Cote d'Ivoire comes in second place with 5 players, while Ghana and Senegal are tied in the third place with 3 player representatives each.

In terms of which nation has scored the most goals though, Cote d'Ivoire narrowly beats Nigeria into first place, with 194 goals to Nigeria's 184 goals.

Togo reaches third place with 97 goals solely thanks to the efforts of Emmanuel Adebayor.


The top 5 goals scored is as follows:

1) Ivory Coast - 194 goals - Didier Drogba (104 goals)

2) Nigeria - 184 goals - Yakubu Aiyegbeni (95 goals)

3) Togo - 97 goals - Emmanuel Adebayor (97 goals)

4) Ghana - 51 goals - Tony Yeboah (24 goals)

5) Senegal - 45 goals - Sadio Mane ( 43 goals)

To make the shortlist, players had to be of clear African heritage and have a minimum of 30 club appearances.


**Igho Kingsley
Photo Credit : twitter.com/papilokanu


Source: http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=27583


Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 42 days 12 hours 46 mins to go

Make it a topic pls

MetalJigsaw:
I dey tell you

He seems to be a weak link we can exploit, aside ighalo, someone like moses simon can draw him out to commit fouls.

TheSuperNerd:




Bia nwokem, biko hapum aka oooo.... Lol... Hapum or else My Guy, War Machine go do and undo

Odi egwu!!!!


Alisson Becker our Messi of the goalkeeping department just dey chop goal like kilode, wetin happen nwoke oma

TheSuperNerd:
Exclusive: Rohr, NFF To Make Big Decision As Leicester's Ndidi Is Ruled Out For Six Weeks


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 to a hamstring injury and scans conducted soon after the game at Selhurst Park have revealed the full extent of his injury.

Rohr and the Nigeria Football Federation have a big decision to make, whether to name Ndidi on the 23-man for the World Cup with the hope that he will be fit before Nigeria's first game against Croatia on June 16.

''Ndidi will be ready for the World Cup. The result of the scan is out, they will put him on a programme to get him back to fitness,'' a top source told allnigeriasoccer.com .

''He will initially be out of action for four weeks and will need two weeks extra to be fully fit.''

Only yesterday, Ndidi was named Leicester City's Young Player of the Season for the second year running, he was one of the key players for the Nigerian national team during the World Cup qualifiers.


**Ifeanyi Emmanuel


Source: http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=27575

Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 43 days 5 hours 35 mins to go

No cause for alarm. He will be fit before our opening match. Thank God.

TheSuperNerd:
Distractions again.... Na wa


Man City Loanee Kayode Banned For Three Games For Violent Conduct In Ukraine




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 Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine announced its decision to ban Kayode at a meeting on May 2.

The Nigeria international was not shown a card for striking the head of Dynamo Kiev's number 30 Artem Shabanov in the fourth minute of stoppage time but the capital outfit sent a complaint letter to the Ukrainian Federation, requesting that Kayode should be banned for five matches.
Assuming the Video Assistant Referee system was applied during the game, Kayode would have received a straight red card and suspended for a minimum of three matches.

The former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles star will miss Shakhtar Donetsk's next competitive match against Zorya on Saturday, May 5.
Kayode has had a strong start to his career at the Ukrainian champions as he has recorded three goals from five matches in all competitions.


**Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : shakhtar.com


Source: http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=27580

Russia 2018 WC Countdown: 43 days 43 mins to go

Rubbish boy.

AC Milan Considering Move For Henry Onyekuru


Italian Giants AC Milan are reportedly eyeing Everton of England’s young Nigerian Hotshot Henry Onyekuru.

According to reports from Italy scouts from Milan have produced a more than positive report after watching the player repeatedly especially late last year before his Injury
Onyekuru has since returned from the serious Injury and has been turning out for the Anderlecht reserves as he looks to gain minutes and return to full match fitness
The Nigerian international featured for the U23s on Monday in their 2-2 draw with Liege.

After having played twenty-five minutes against Sporting Lokeren last week, the Nigerian international is this time stayed on the field for one hour.

Milan Sports director Massimiliano Mirabelli is said to be impressed with the players tenacity and versatility in front as the player who naturally loves to play on the left side of the attack is just as comfortable playing on the right or even playing as a central striker.

The young Nigerian was signed by Everton by Eupen last summer before being loaned to Anderlecht this season.

Joebie:
Madrid will win it again

abi o. nothing is stopping us

Bolowolowo:
Chai, see this Sadio Mane dude. If only Naija had an ace like him. One can only dream

Victor Moses is as good as Sadio. Even Kayode plays like him.

isan:
Roma are really warriors give them 2 more minute and they will knock out liverpool

Which 2 minutes? The 94 minutes no do dem?

forgiveness:


Victor Moses is as good as Sadio. Even Kayode plays like him.

LOL
come on sir. for real? i beg to differ

realpoacher:
It is atrocious watching the so called "World class" or "Top class" Goalkeepers conceding avoidable plenty goals at this knockout stage of the Uefa Champions League.
One would expect that the very best keepers in world football presently will atleast keep the scorelines reasonably low. But alas, what do we see,?...we see scandalous scoreline like 5-2, 4-2, 2-2, 1-2, 3-0, 1-3,4-1 and 3-0.

Ter stegan conceded 4 goals over two legs, Navas conceded 6 goals in 4 matches, Ultriech conceded 4 in two legs, karius conceded 6 over two legs while the so called exceptional Alison conceded a whooping 11 goals in 4 matches....

I can bet my left balls that if our young, inspiring Uzoho had kept any of these games, he would probably had been put on the slaughterhouse in this thread.... SMH!!

If stegan, Ultriech, Alison, Navas, karius playing among their mates could not keep the scorelines low,... Then what miracle do we expect uzoho to produce?....
I ask because it seems like we have placed a ridiculously high demands on his shoulders, expecting him to perform even better than his seniors when among his mates he has done very well and keeping almost more than 9 clean sheets.

Even when called upon to man the post among his seniors, he has not done badly conceding only 2 goals in three matches.

I think its high time we left the young man alone and begin to believe in his abilities else I will assume that we too have begun to judge our brothers through the prism of the white man,... I will assume we have become belligerent, and insatiable with our expectations

I am specifically passing this message across to Mujtahida, O pari master, egbon kog45, egbon forgiveness, Joebie who castigated Uzoho to abyss since the day his club videos surfaced here,.. and even our dear tbaba1234 who with his little experience in amateur goalkeeping should have known better that as a young keeper, you can easily learn and grow unlike an already established Goalkeeper.

It's not about the numbers of goals a goalkeeper conceeds that matters, it's about how em take chop the goals that matters. EOD