Five Great Replacements For Victor Moses In The Super Eagles
Chelsea forward Victor Moses on Wednesday shocked his fans and the football world by announcing his international retirement just two months after playing for Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Moses cited his young family and need to give way to younger players as reasons why he is stepping away from the Super Eagles.
Izuchukwu Okosi in this piece examines five great attacking talents that could replace the player who won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa Read more: http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=28910
Osinbajo, Dalung Meet Over FIFA’s Threat To Suspend Nigeria
solomon Dalung, the Minister of Sport and Youth Development is currently in closed door meeting with the Acting President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and the sports minister went in for the meeting shortly after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday. Read more: https://www.naijanews.com/2018/08/15/osinbajo-dalung-meet-over-fifas-threat-to-suspend-nigeria/
Football stakeholders protest DSS occupation of NFF
Football stakeholders in Nigeria staged a protest at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday.
The group is protesting the violation of Supreme Court judgement by the Department of State Security (DSS). Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/nff-crisis-football-stakeholders-protest-dss-occupation-of-nff-265915.html
How much impact would Nigerian players make in the Premier League this season
The Premier League kicked off over the weekend with a couple of Nigerian players in action for their club sides.
Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi played the full 90 minutes as Leicester City were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United while Victor Moses and Isaac Success could only manage few minutes in Chelsea and Watford’s games respectively. Read more: https://www.pulse.ng/sports/football/how-much-impact-would-nigerian-players-make-in-premier-league-id8727125.html
Nigerians react as Chelsea’s Victor Moses retires from Super Eagles
Nigerians on social media have reacted to Chelsea winger, Victor Moses’s retirement from international football.
Recall that Moses on Wednesday evening announced his retirement from the Super Eagles, via his Instagram page.
The 27-year-old said, “I would like to announce that after much thought I have made the decision to retire from playing international football.
However, Moses’s retirement from international football came as a shock to some Nigerian fans. Below are some comments DAILY POST gathered from Twitter:
@biolakazeem,” Strange decision by Victor Moses to retire from international football.There is a lot excitement & promise around this set of Eagles & they could go on to do great thin. But he has a family now & the opportunity cost of those international breaks is family time. We will miss him.” Read more: http://dailypost.ng/2018/08/15/nigerians-react-chelseas-victor-moses-retires-super-eagles/