LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two goals – one for each side ensured that the sixth meeting between Nigeria and Congo DR ended in a 1-1 stalemate. In the match, the Nigerian team featured a starting 11 with an average age of 24 and 194 caps between them. Debutant, Simeon Nwankwo rattled the crossbar in the third…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw in their pre-World Cup friendly match against Congo DR at the Adokiye Amiesimake Stadium on Monday evening. The home side were the first to score as defender William Troost-Ekong fire home his first international goal in the 14th minute. However, a rash…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses was named in the 30-player provisional squad for the World Cup by Nigeria and is obviously expected to make the final cut to 23, but he will not be joining up with the rest of the Super Eagles until late next week. With his place not under threat,…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fans, who are keen on watching the friendly match between Nigeria and England, will have to pay £70 (about N34,000). Ticket sales for the high-profile game, which will be played on June 2 at Wembley Stadium, have begun. There are concessions of £10 off ticket price for students, under 16s and senior…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria and South Africa have remained unmoved in the May edition of the FIFA World Rankings, although Ghana are one of several nations to have climbed after a relatively quiet month of international football. There are no movers inside the world’s top 47 places, and therefore Africa’s top six remain as they…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, on Monday unveiled a 30-man provisional squad for the 2018 World Cup. Rohr picks four goalkeepers: Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Daniel Akpeyi, Francis Uzoho and Dele Ajiboye. The defenders include: William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun, Ola Aina, Kenneth Omeruo, Bryan Idowu, Chidozie Awaziem, Abdullahi Shehu, Elderson Echiejile,…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Argentina coach, Jorge Sampaoli, has penciled down a 34-man list ahead of FIFA’s deadline for lists submission ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup. Mauro Icardi’s name was however conspicuously missing on the list. The coach listed Sergio Romero, Franco Armani, Wilfredo Caballero, Nahuel Guzman, Agustín Marchesin, Fabricio Bustos, Gabriel Mercado, Nicolás…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria are now ranked the 47th best football-playing nation in the world according to the April Fifa Ranking released. Inspired by their victory over Poland in March’s international friendly, Gernot Rohr’s men climbed five placed – a position which makes them the sixth best team in Africa behind Tunisia, Senegal, Congo DR,…