The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick and the head Coach of Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr on Friday visited Super Eagles shot stopper, Carl Ikeme in London. Ikeme was recently diagnosed of Leukemia and has since been receiving medical attention in London.

Ex-international and former Golden Eaglets Star, Nwankwo Kanu has described Nigeria’s absence at this year's edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament billed for India in October, as a sad occurrence for a country that has won the tournament for a record five times.

Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr has denied reports that he has concluded plans to resign his appointment before the forthcoming crucial encounter with the Indomitable Lion of Cameroon. Rohr who denied the report during an interview with ESPN said “I have seen the reports and there is no truth to this.”