Nigerian Emem Eduok scored twice for Kasimpasa in their 3-2 home win against Alanyaspor in the Turkish top flight on Friday.
Eduok scored in the 22nd minute to make it 1-1 for Kasimpasa in the encounter and in the 71st minute, he once again got on the score sheet to bring scores to 2-2.
Reacting to Eduok’s brace, Nigerian teammate Kenneth Omeruo hailed his compatriots for his current form.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have maintained their 51st position in the latest Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Coca Cola World Ranking released Thursday on FIFA’s official website.
The Eagles retained their ninth position in Africa.
Nigeria’s 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D foes, Argentina were non movers as they remain fourth in the world
But the Super Eagles’ two other World Cup group opponents, Croatia and Iceland moved up two places. Croatia stepped up to 15th, while debutant Iceland moved two places to 20th.
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) on Thursday released its latest ranking. According to the Coca Cola World Ranking published on FIFA website, fifa.com, the Super Eagles of Nigeria maintained their 51st position in the world ranking and also retained the 9th position in Africa.
Gabonese striker, Emerick Aubameyang has been recalled by Borussia Dortmund manager, Peter Stoger after a brief suspension ahead of a crucial encounter with Hertna Berlin on Friday. The recall is coming after strong indications emerged that Arsenal had sealed personal terms with the player and were finalizing the remaining aspects of the contract with the Club to secure his services before the close of the January transfer window.
The legal representative of Brazil captain Neymar, Marcos Motta has revealed that there is no release clause contained the player's contract with Paris Saint Germain (PSG) amidst interest from Real Madrid. Speaking with reporters recently, Motta was quoted by Marca as saying
"In Neymar Jr.'s contract, I can guarantee you that there is no clause for his release in the transfer market.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday made public its 2018 FIFA World Cup program for the Super Eagles, revealing venues and dates for six pre-World Cup friendly matches. The NFF also revealed its plan for kit launch, camping programmes and venues, the team base camp, sponsors’ event and how the team will travel during the World Cup finals proper.
