Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles Coach, says Victor Moses can return to the Super Eagles whenever he wants but he should be ready to work hard for a place in the team. Rohr made the comment on the sidelines of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game between MFM FC and Rangers International FC. “Victor Moses is a player with lots of quality [...]
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Chikeluba Ofoedu, Maccabi Tel Aviv attacker, has called on Gernot Rohr to give him a chance to prove himself with the Super Eagles. Since moving to Europe after emerging as the revelation of the 2011/2012 Nigerian league season, Ofoedu has continued to impress in front of goal. The attacker scored his seventh goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv when they drew 1-1 with Hapoel [...]
Egypt's Mohamed Salah has been crowned the 2018 Confederation of African Football (CAF) player of the year. He beat his Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane and 2015 winner, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, to the gong. The winners were unveiled at the awards gala on Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal. Banyana Banyana's Christina Thembi Kgatlana won women's player of the year ahead of Super Falcons duo of Asisat [...]
Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles technical adviser, says Victor Moses must decide on his own if he wants to return to the team. Rohr said he is willing to welcome Moses back to the team provided he is ready to give 100 percent. "If he changes his mind, we will welcome him but he has to find that motivation within himself to come [...]
Super Eagles trio of Ahmed Musa, Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi have been nominated for the 2018 Confederation of African Football CAF) African player of the year awards. Wilfred Ndidi has also been nominated in the Youth player of the year category. Also Super Falcons quartet of the current woman of the year player, Asisat Oshoala, Franscisca Ordega, Desire Oparanozie and Onome [...]
Gernot Rohr has named the Super Eagles players to face Cranes of Uganda at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, Delta, on Tuesday. The Super Eagles coach made six changes to the squad that faced South Africa at the weekend. Rohr included Semi Ajayi, Daniel Akpeyi, Brian Idowu, Mikel Agu, Samuel Chukwueze and Victor Osimhen in his team list. Daniel Akpeyi will be between [...]
Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles coach, has named a very strong starting line-up to face Bafana Bafana in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier in South Africa. The Super Eagles will adopt the 3-5-2 formation in the Group E encounter this afternoon with captain Ahmed Musa and Kelechi Iheanacho playing upfront. Rohr had to switch formation following the withdrawals of Odion Ighalo, [...]
Gernot Rohr has called up Henry Onyekuru as a replacement for injured Odion Ighalo ahead of Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification game against South Africa. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) disclosed this on its Twitter handle on Thursday. The tweet read: "[email protected] replaces injured @ighalojude for game against South Africa. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong #Afcon2019Q" https://twitter.com/thenff/status/1060375540891312128?s=21 Onyekuru returned to action last weekend for his Turkish [...]
Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles coach, has invited 23 players for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match between the Super Eagles and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana. The same group of players will prosecute the friendly encounter against the Cranes of Uganda. Former U17 World Cup-winning forward Victor Osimhen returns after a long time out of the team, with another ex-U17 forward [...]
The Super Eagles moved four spots up from 48 to 44 in the latest FIFA world ranking released on Thursday. On the continent, the three-time African champions now occupy the third position. The Super Eagles also gained 16 points from September's 1415. Belgium overtook world champions France who dropped a spot down from first to the second spot. The top 10 teams are: Belgium (1) France [...]
If the Super Eagles qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Odion Ighalo will earn special praise for his hat-trick and brace in two consecutive games against Libya. After coming under immense criticism over his below-par World Cup performance, the Super Eagles striker is back to his best as the team's top attacker. His goals have boosted the chances of [...]
Super Eagles gaffer Gernot Rohr has stuck with his winning team for the second leg of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Libya. Hat-trick hero, Odion Ighalo, and Alex Iwobi will lead the attack just as they did in the 4-0 drubbing of the North Africans in the first game in Nigeria. Similarly, Ahmed Musa will man the left flank of attack, [...]
Oghenekaro Etebo, Super Eagles midfielder, says the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match against Libya will be the toughest for the team so far. The Stoke midfielder told TheCable that in spite of Libya's loss to Nigeria on Saturday, it will be detrimental to take the North Africans for granted. "I think this game is the most important game for us and [...]
Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles coach, says Odion Ighalo's hat-trick against Libya is the perfect answer to his critics. The Changchun Yatai striker had come under heavy criticism following his below-par performance at the World Cup. But Rohr has continued to invite him for national team engagements. Speaking with TheCable after the Super Eagles thrashed Libya 4-0, Rohr said: "Two days ago one of you [...]
Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi will spearhead the Super Eagles' attack in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Libya. The game is a Group E fixture in the qualification race for Cameroon 2019. Captain Ahmed Musa will play on the left side of attack, while Samuel Kalu lines up on the right with Oghenekaro Etebo and Wilfred Ndidi taking [...]
The Super Eagles have a mountain to climb when they take on Group E leaders, Libya, at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium. The Mediterranean Knights are at the summit of the group while South Africa is second, Nigeria is third and Seychelles sit in bottom place. The Super Eagles have failed to qualify for the last two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations [...]
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