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Super Eagles Captain John Mikel Obi, insisted yesterday that he was ready to play in any role for the overall glory of the team. Mikel who admitted to be aware of the feelings of Nigerians because of Super Eagles loss to Croatia said that the team has trained hard and taken conscious notes of the areas that needed corrections. “I have played in this advanced role for close to two years now and people never complained until we lost this game to Croatia. “Personally, I am ready to play anywhere the coach wants me to play. I am comfortable with…

The Super Eagles are united more now than ever as they head into a crucial second group match at the FIFA 2018 World Cup.

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard reportedly wants Nigerian forward Umar Sadiq on loan from AS Roma with him at Rangers. Gerrad is looking at the 6ft 6inches forward as a suitable talisman to pear head his attack at Rangers. Rangers have only Alfredo Morelos as the only out and out striker a situation Gerrard is keen to address. Umar who is 21-year-old is seen as an ideal striker to suit his gameplay and according to the Express, Gerrard admires his composure, balance and aerial prowess. Bought by Roma in 2016 for a fee in the region of £2million, Umar has been…

Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Coach Gernot Rohr has insisted that he believes his young team will progress to the second round from the highly competitive Group D. Nigeria reached the knockout phase at the 2014 World Cup, but slipped to a 2-0 defeat in their Group D opener against Croatia in Kaliningrad, courtesy of an Oghenekaro Etebo own-goal and a Luka Modric penalty. Their side, including 19-year-old goalkeeper Francis Uzoho, were almost unrecognizable from the team beaten by France in the last 16 four years ago. “Sometimes we were a little bit naive on set pieces but we will work…

Former Chelsea Forward, Diego Costa scored the only goal of the match as Spain recorded a 1-0 win over Iran in Wednesday night’s 2018 World Cup clash in Kazan. The victory has seen Spain join Portugal on four points in Group B, while Iran remain third on three points ahead of the final matchday on June 25. Interim Spain boss Fernando Hierro made two changes to the team that started against Portugal last time out, with fit-again Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vazquez coming in for Nacho and Koke. As for Iran, head coach Carlos Quieroz made three changes to the team that started the 1-0 win over Morocco. Majid Hosseini, Mehdi Taremi and Saeid Ezatolahi were all included, while Sardar Azmoun kept his spot at the tip of the attack.…

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Cristiano Ronaldo scored his fourth goal of the 2018 World Cup 2018 but his team were deeply fortunate to secure three points against Group B opponents Morocco in Moscow. The Real Madrid striker headed home a fourth-minute corner to give his side the lead at the Luzhniki Stadium, but the final score of 1-0 did not reflect the balance of play. The result means Morocco are the first team to be eliminated from this year’s tournament. Morocco dominated for the majority of the game, pushing their opponents back into their own half and a performance reminiscent of their dour, but…

Burnley and Iceland football star, JOHANN Berg Gudmundsson faces a race against time to be fit for Iceland’s second match of the World Cup against Nigeria on Friday. The Clarets winger was withdrawn 63 minutes into Iceland’s 1-1 draw with Argentina on Saturday and it has now been confirmed that he has suffered a muscle tear. Gudmundsson became the first Burnley player to feature in a World Cup since Billy Hamilton for Northern Ireland in 1982 and he helped Iceland to another historic result in what was their first ever World Cup game. According to Babafemi Raji, who’s reporting for Brila FM…

Cristiano Ronaldo has surpassed Ferenc Puskas as international football’s record European goalscorer with a goal for Portugal against Morocco saw. Ronaldo became the highest-scoring European in international history by scoring against Morocco on Wednesday. The Portugal superstar headed home in just the fourth minute of the Group B encounter in Moscow to surpass former Hungary and Spain striker Ferenc Puskas and move his tally to 85 on his 152nd appearance for his country. Ronaldo equaled Puskas’ record of 84 – scored in just 89 matches – with a thrilling hat-trick in Friday’s absorbing 3-3 draw with pool rivals Spain. The Real…

Portugal’s second Group B match sees them take on Morocco at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Tuesday. Iran, who face Spain later on in the evening, will begin the day as Group B leaders following their late 1-0 win over Morocco last week. Moroccan forward Aziz Bouhaddouz scored a 95th-minute own goal, leaving Herve Renard’s side bottom of the group. Portugal team news vs Morocco Andre Silva is likely to be kept out once again by Goncalo Guedes, who complemented Ronaldo nicely up front against Spain. Fernando Santos has no injuries to deal with ahead of Wednesday’s match. New…