LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel has withdrawn his name from contention for the Super Eagles’ squad for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles next month. Mikel, who captained the side at the World Cup in Russia earlier this year, will not travel to the island nation from his base in…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tanzania unveiled former Nigeria international Emmanuel Amunike as their new head coach on Monday. The Tanzania Football Federation confirmed the appointment on their official Twitter handle, with Amunike being unveiled by TFF President Wallace Karia in Dar es Salaam. The 47-year-old, who has been without a job since leaving Sudan’s Al Khartoum…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, knows the task ahead, as Nigeria attempts to wrestle down former world champions, Argentina, in a make or mar last Group D encounter this afternoon in St. Petersburg. La Albiceleste of Argentina has only one point to show for its efforts in two matches in the group,…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, John Obi Mikel has vowed that the team will put in their best when they take on Argentina in the last game of the group in the 2018 World Cup. Mikel expressed confidence that they will be the third team to stop Barcelona superstar, Lionel…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria bounced back from their opening-game defeat and boosted their chances of qualifying for the knockout stages of the World Cup, as well as Argentina’s, with a 2-0 win over Iceland in Volgograd. Two delightful goals from the impressive Ahmed Musa secured Nigeria a first victory of the tournament and diminished Iceland’s…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Saturday’s loss to Croatia has left Gernot Rohr and his wards needing to beat Iceland to keep their hopes of progressing to the World Cup round of 16 alive. In his post-match press conference and again in the build-up to Friday’s game in Volgograd, Rohr pointed out two things which were ultimately…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NESRANGERS)-Head coach of the Super Eagles , Gernot Rohr has insisted that playing a three-man defence against Croatia was not the best decision. Gernot Rohr was reacting to criticisms surrounding his choice of 4-2-3-1 formation for the 2-0 defeat to the Europeans in their Group D opener on Saturday night. Former Nigeria…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles midfielder, Austin Okocha has slammed Coach Gernot Rohr for his tactical approach in Nigeria’s 2-0 defeat to Croatia. Okocha also blamed the team’s poor defending which led to the two goals conceded in each half. He added that Mikel was not creative enough in the midfield, adding that the…