1. Headache For Rohr As The Only Left-Footed Defender Named In Eagles Squad Suffers Injury Pre-RSA

The Super Eagles are faced with a potential left back crisis ahead of their meeting with South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier scheduled to be staged in Johannesburg in two weeks time.
Paderborn 07 defender Jamilu Collins, who is Gernot Rohr’s preferred choice at left back these days, had to be substituted in his team’s 2-0 loss to MSV Duisburg at the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena on Saturday afternoon.

2. Arsenal Products Aneke, Fela Strike; Charlton’s Aribo, Lincoln City’s Akinde, Mladost Lucani’s Odita Also On Target

Round up of the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective clubs in matches across Europe on Saturday, November 3.
In the EFL League One, central midfielder Joe Aribo netted for Charlton Athletic as they claimed a 2-0 win against Doncaster Rovers at The Valley.

3. Arsenal Boss Praises Iwobi’s Impact Vs Liverpool, Reveals Super Eagles Star Best Position

Arsenal boss Unai Emery has praised Iwobi for his impact after coming off the bench in his team’s entertaining 1-1 draw with Premier League leaders Liverpool on Saturday evening.
Liverpool went in front through James Milner but the Gunners equalized with eight minutes remaining with Iwobi involved in the buildup to the goal.

4. Nigeria’s Group Opponent bashed at Home in Pre-Tournament Friendly

Ghana are hosts of the 11th edition of the competition, which gets underway on 17 November, and have played the first of three friendlies lined up before their opening match.

Zambia’s She-polopolo will be making their third appearance in the competition since 2014.

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5. Nigerian Midfielder Scores For Seventh Consecutive Match As Chelsea Beat Arsenal In Nine-Goal Thriller

Chelsea beat Arsenal U23s 5-4 in an nine-goal thriller in a Premier League 2 contest at Meadow Park (Borehamwood) on Saturday afternoon with two players of Nigerian descent on target.
By netting The Blues equalizer in the 14th minute, Faustino Anjorin extended his goalscoring streak to seven games in all competitions.
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