'Messi is from Jupiter,' says Keshi

The defeat to Argentina was one of the most entertaining and hard-fought games of the World Cup so far, but also a pleasingly fair clash with players joking on the field. The fact both sides progressed
to the Last 16 regardless of the result certainly helped the atmosphere. 

After the game, Super eagle's coach Stephen Keshi described Lionel Messi as an outstanding player saying "Messi is one heck of a player. You can't take that away from him."He's blessed. I think there are other players in the Argentina squad who are very strong, but Messi is from Jupiter." Keshi said.

Captain Yobo Prefers a win Against Argentina as Oboabona resumes training ahead of the clash

The Super Eagles' Captain, Joseph Yobo, who is just one game away from joining the centenary group with 100 international caps, has warned his teammates that the last Group F clash is going to be a difficult one.

“The Argentina match is going to be another exciting and difficult game because we know how good they are with a lot of talents.

“It will be great to achieve the centenary mark for Nigeria. It shows what I have been able to contribute to Nigeria’s progress in the game. But the most important thing for me is to help my country do well at the World Cup.

Yobo was quoted as saying he preferred a win on Wednesday to his much advertised attainment of 100 caps if featured in the match against Argentina.“It is good news that I will reach that milestone, but what is uppermost in my mind is for the team to win and for us to advance to the next stage.

Brazil 2014: Why Jose Mourinho tips Eagles and Elephants

Chelsea Boss, Jose Mourinho, has tipped the Super Eagles of  Nigeria and the Elephants of Ivory Coast as the African countries to reach the second round of the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil. The African champions, Nigeria, are in Group D alongside Argentina, Iran and Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Portuguese coach expects the Super Eagles to finish in second position behind the South Americans.

He opted to pick Nigeria to qualify behind Argentina and ahead of Bosnia and Iran based on the fact that they have a Chelsea player in John Obi Mikel. "I'll do the same I did in Group A. I'll have to say Argentina has to be the group winner. What makes me decide in favour of Nigeria is the fact that I have one player there (John Obi Mikel). I'll pick Nigeria as the runner-up," Mourinho said on Yahoo's Dirty Tackle.

Super Eagles will Break Records in Brazil - Kenneth Omeruo

Super Eagles' defender Kenneth Omeruo sees no reason why the Eagles cannot become the first African side to progress to the semi-finals of the World Cup.

Speaking during an exclusive chat with FIFA.com said: "I'm hoping we'll get to the final. But I think at least the semi-finals."

Nigeria Eagles are the current African Champions. That continental win means Nigeria will head into a World Cup as champions of Africa, just as they did 20 years ago. As at USA 1994, and 2002 and 2010, they were drawn in a group with South American heavyweights Argentina, along with Iran and debutants Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Omeruo Told FIFA.COM : “I remember watching the World Cup in South Africa,  it was disappointing that we didn't come out of the group in 2010. We’ll have to play for the Nigerian fans because it was a massive welcome when we won the African Cup of Nations. They showed us how much they love football and how much they are behind us, so we have to play for them.

Brazil 2014 World Cup: Keshi Praises Unselected Eagles, Solicits For More Support

The Super Eagles' coach, Stephen Keshi is full of praise for his wards especially the players that didn't make it into the 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup released last week. The 2013 Africa Nations Cup winning coach was enthused by the response of the likes of crocked Leon Balogun, John Ogu, Ike Uche and Brown Ideye who all took to social media to clamour support for team despite being dropped for the Mundial.

“I wanted the best for the initial camping list but sadly we cannot take everybody along, we had to drop some of our best and committed players,” Keshi said. “I’m happy the players understand that fact. I heard what Leon Balogun said and I must say I’m thrilled that he understands the very difficult task we have been given by Nigerians.

Brazil 2014: NFF Monitoring Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran and Argentina

As the Super Eagles of Nigeria are about to begin preparations for the FIFA World Cup holding in Brazil this year, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has insisted that they are doing their homework on the Eagles' group opponents at this summer's World Cup.

Musa Amad, who is the NFF general-secretary told this to the media that they are already monitoring the progress of players belonging to their Group F rivals, confirming that a lot of work is going on with regards to doing espionage on Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran and Argentina. "It is not like anybody is sleeping whether from the technical crew or from the Nigeria Football Federation.

Latest FIFA Ranking: Nigeria Eagles Move Two Positions Up

Super Eagles of Nigeria were ranked 47th in the last Fifa rankings following their goalless draw with Mexico in last month’s international friendly, while Europe occupies the top three places on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking after Portugal climbed third behind leaders Spain and Germany.

They are followed by four South American sides in Colombia, (4th, up 1), Uruguay (5th, up 1) and fierce rivals Argentina (down 3) and Brazil (up 3), who share sixth position. Just 12 points separate this quartet. Greece return to the top ten for the first time since October 2012, while Scotland moved up 15 places to the 22nd position in the world.