Author: Seyi Alao
Liverpool has slapped £15 million asking price on Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi, after another successful loan spell at Belgian side Royal Excel Mouscron. Awoniyi joined the Kops back in 2015, but has failed to make a single appearance for the Club since then and has spent most of time on loan . The 21-year-old player is not in the plan of Jugen Kloop who has enjoyed the services of Mohammed Salah, Saido Mane, Roberto Firmino and Divork Origi since his arrival at the Mersyside in 2014. However, Awoniyi is not without suitors, as CSKA Moscow has reportedly made enquiry on his…
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr says his players lost to a goal from a football genius, after their 2-1 semi-final defeat to Algeria in the African Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles conceeded the first goal of the game , after defender Troost Ekong gave the Algerians through an own goal. The three time African champions restored parity with a penalty from Odion Ighalo, but Belmadi’s men would have the last laugh, after Riyad Mahrez curled in a perfect free-kick in the last minute of the game to break Nigerian hearts. Rohr praised his team’s fighting spirit, but admitted his boys…
Algeria’s match winner Riyad Mahrez has revealed that his side are happy to reach the final of the 2019 African Cup of Nations at the expense of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The Algerians last won the title back in 1990 , when they defeated Nigeria 1-0 in Algiers, however, the Desert Foxes recorded another important victory over the Nigerians in the semi-final of the 2019 edition in Egypt. Tournament leading scorer , Odion Ighalo scored from the penalty spot late in the second half to cancelled out Troost Ekong’s first halfown goal, but Mahrez scored a free-kick in the…
Super Eagles’ left back, Jamilu Collins has called on his teammates to play to the instructions of the coaches, as they wrap up final preparation for their semi-final clash with Algeria later today. Collins was handed a starting shirt against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa by Gernot Rohr, after missing all the team’s group games and round of 16 clash with Cameron due to injury. The player however, helped the team to the semi-final , where they will slug it out with Algeria at the Cairo international stadium for a place in the final. Collins who making his Afcon…
Algerian head coach Djamel Belmadi says his side must be at their best , if they are to reach the final of the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Desert Foxes defeated Ivory Coast in the quarter final to set up another mouthwatering clash with the Super Eagles, and Belmadi has tagged the Nigerians bigger threat to his country’s ambition of lifting the trophy for the first time since 1990. “We played against Ivory Coast, but we have tried to recover in time for our semifinal game against Nigeria, “Belmadi told a news conference in Cairo on Saturday. “It…
Nigerian defender Kenneth Omeruo is delighted to part of the current Super Eagles team and has tipped them to achieve more success in the future. The Nigerians are one of the youngest sides in the competition, with most of the players appearing in their first African Cup of Nations, except for captain john Mikel Obi, Ahmed Musa and Kenneth Omeruo who were part of the team that won the tournament in South Africa back in 2013. Speaking ahead of the semi-final clash with the Desert Foxes of Algeria , Omeruo who has been present in the heart of Gernot Rohr’men defense , said…
Former Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Emmanuel Okala has highlighted the goalkeeping department as the weak link of the current Super Eagles side. The Gernot Rohr’men are set to take on the Desert Foxes of Algeria in the semi-final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations at the Cairo international stadium on Sunday, and Okala believes the team is solid enough to reach the final, but raised alarm over lack of good goalkeepers in the team. “We still have some worries in the goalkeeping area. It is not about sounding as an alarmist, but that’s a fact,” Okala said. However, the Former…
Super Eagles Boss Gernot Rohr , says he hope to have all his players fit for the semi-final clash with Algeria at the ongoing African Cup of Nations. The Nigerians side will take on the Desert Foxes of Algeria later today with a place in the final of the competition at stake. Nigeria beat holders Cameroon and Bafana Bafana in the round of 16 and 8 respectfully, but a clash with Djamel Belmadi’s men presented the Gernot Rohr’men with another difficult challenge. “When you beat the favourites, you are also one of the favourites. That was my opinion and it…
Former Nigerian strikers Nwankwo Kanu and Victor Agali paid a surprise visit to Super Eagles training session on Friday evening.
Coach of South Africa, Stuart Baxter has expressed disappointment to miss out of the semi-final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations, following their 1-2 loss to Nigeria on Wednesday. The Bafana Bafana who defeated the hosts, drew level in the 79th minutes against the Nigerians, but only to conceed from a corner scored by William Troost Ekong in the 89th minutes. However, Baxter said the results left a bitter taste in his mouth, but tipped the Nigerian team to go all the way. “It’s always sad when you lose a game in the last minute. In the firsthalf we…
