Thursday, January 22, 2026
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • CONTACT US
WITHIN NIGERIA - NEWS PICKS
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
    • BREAKING
    • National
    • Local News
    • Politics
    • Diaspora
    • Business
    • Education
    • Sports
    • World News
      • Africa
      • U.S
      • Asia
      • Europe
    • XTRA
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE
    • GIST
    • ARTICLES
    • VIDEOS
No Result
View All Result
WITHIN NIGERIA - NEWS PICKS
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE

AFCON: Gernot Rohr’s assistant, Trabelsi names ‘Messi’ in Nigerian squad

Samuel David by Samuel David
January 9, 2022
in Sports
Reading Time: 1 min read
0 0
A A
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Nabil Trabelsi, Gernot Rohr’s assistant has described Super Eagles forward, Samuel Chukwueze as Africa’s Lionel Messi.

According to him, Chukwueze is one of the best African players and in the same level as the likes of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.

Chukwueze was influential for Nigeria during the 2019 edition of the tournament in Egypt.

And ahead of Nigeria’s opening match against Egypt on Tuesday, Trabelsi has heaped praise on Chukwueze, describing him as the African version of Argentina superstar Messi.

READ ALSO

Xabi Alonso leaves Real Madrid after Super Cup defeat to Barca, club announces replacement

Osimhen and his unbecoming temperament

Round of 16: All you need to know as AFCON 2026 enters knockout phase

Maresca leaves position as Chelsea’s head coach

“Samuel is one of the best players in dribbling. I like to call him Africa’s Messi, which is the title he loves,” he told Filgoal.

“He is one of the best players in the continent after Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane and the great players.

“He suffered an injury during the current season with Villarreal that kept him away from his team for a long time, but he returned again. He will come back better in the future.”

Discussion about this post

ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS PICKS — WITHIN NIGERIA

WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD.

NEWS, MULTI MEDIA

WITHIN NIGERIA is an online news media that focuses on authoritative reports, investigations and major headlines that springs from National issues, Politics, Metro, Entertainment; and Articles.

Follow us on social media:

CORPORATE LINKS

  • About
  • Contacts
  • Report a story
  • Advertisement
  • Content Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
 
  • Fact-Checking Policy
  • Ethics Policy
  • Corrections Policy
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • CONTACT US

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS PICKS
    • BREAKING
    • National
    • Local News
    • Politics
    • Diaspora
    • Business
    • Education
    • Sports
    • World News
      • Africa
      • U.S
      • Asia
      • Europe
    • XTRA
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • MORE
    • GIST
    • ARTICLES
    • VIDEOS

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName