Chelsea Overtake Man City In Race To Sign Nigerian Defender Almost As Fast As Aubameyang
Published: April 23, 2020
Chelsea have leapfrogged Manchester City in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund central defender of Nigerian descent Nnamdi Collins, according to German newspaper Bild. Considered a very pacy player, Collins runs the 30 meters with 3.8 seconds, just under a tenth of a second slower than ex-Borussia Dortmund striker ...
'Ighalo Is Already A Legend' - Osimhen Admits It Will Be Difficult To Surpass Man Utd Star
Published: April 22, 2020
Lille young star Victor Osimhen has admitted that it will be difficult for him to step into the shoes of Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo. The Shanghai Shenhua loanee was particularly impressive in the last twelve months leading up to his international retirement, scoring 12 goals in competitive matches. I...
Etebo Puts German Bundesliga Clubs On Alert After Revealing His Next Preferred Destination
Published: April 22, 2020
Stoke City-owned midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo has put German Bundesliga clubs on alert by admitting that he would love to play in the top-tier of German football. Etebo announced himself on the African stage at the 2015 U23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal, winning the top scorer award with five goals, which made hi...
Onazi Uses Cape Verde To Explain Why Super Eagles Must Be Wary Of AFCONQ, WCQ Rivals
Published: April 22, 2020
Denizlispor midfielder Eddy Onazi is on the same page as manager Gernot Rohr after revealing that the Super Eagles must be wary of their opponents in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria won their first two matches in the AFCON qualifiers, beating Benin and Lesotho, before their nex...
Okocha, Mikel Or Kanu ? Yobo Names Best Player He Played With In Super Eagles
Published: April 22, 2020
Former Everton star Joseph Yobo played with different generations of Super Eagles players during his time with the senior national team. In his first major tournament, the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations in Mali, the central defender was in the same Super Eagles team as Finidi George, Austin Okocha, Sunday Oliseh and Nw...
'I Can Be Better Than That' - Leicester City's Ndidi Looking To Bulk Up His Defensive Stats
Published: April 22, 2020
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi was top tackler in the Premier League in his first full season in England and also made the most tackles last term.   Despite missing six league games through injury this term, only two players in Ricardo Pereira (119) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (99) have racked up more tackles than...
Super Eagles Hopeful Cyriel Dessers Set To Enter Nigerian History Books
Published: April 22, 2020
It is all but confirmed that Heracles Almelo marksman Cyriel Dessers will enter the history books as the first Nigerian footballer to win the Eredivisie top scorer award, a feat not managed by the likes of former Ajax Amsterdam stars Nwankwo Kanu and Tijani Babangida, ex-Feyenoord striker Mike Obiku and ex-Camb...
Chelsea, CAF Send Birthday Greetings To Nigeria's Most Capped Midfielder
Published: April 22, 2020
Chelsea and Confederation of African Football have sent birthday greetings to legendary Nigerian midfielder John Obi Mikel, who is celebrating his 33rd birthday today. Mikel is the most capped Nigerian midfielder in history, earning 90 caps before calling time on his international career shortly after the 2019 Afri...
Brighton Loanee Balogun Namechecks Three Of The Fastest Super Eagles Players
Published: April 22, 2020
Brighton & Hove loanee Leon Balogun has highlighted the speed of players in the Super Eagles squad and namechecked himself, Henry Onyekuru, Oghenekaro Etebo and Moses Simon among the speed demons. Nigeria were one of the best counter-attacking teams at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations largely due to their pacy winger...
Watford Reminisce Of Ighalo's Double Brace Enroute To Premier League Promotion
Published: April 21, 2020
Three years after his departure, Watford still retain fond memories of Odion Ighalo's five-star performance versus Blackpool in a Championship game, coinciding with their run to Premier League promotion during the 2014/2015 football campaign.On 24th January 2015, the now-Manchester United striker lit up Vicarage Road i...
Player Export : Nigeria Ranked Tenth In The World, Top Country In Africa
Published: April 21, 2020
According to the latest issue of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post, Nigeria are ranked the tenth nation for exporting footballers to other countries during the 2019 calendar year. Brazil are the top football exporting nation, France lead the way in Europe, Japan are the top country in Asia and Nigeria are t...
'Keshi Personally Watched Me Against Tottenham' - Onazi On How He Became A Super Eagles Player
Published: April 21, 2020
Denizlispor midfielder Eddy Onazi has opened up on how he received his maiden call-up to the Super Eagles, stating that he was scouted by the late Stephen Keshi in a Europa League fixture against Tottenham Hotspur in September 2012. Keshi was hugely impressed with the performance of the defensive midfielder and prom...
Chelsea-Owned Wing-back Moses Faces Uncertain Future At Inter Milan
Published: April 21, 2020
Former Nigeria international Victor Moses is facing an uncertain future at Inter Milan as it is not a foregone conclusion that the Serie A side will take up the option to buy him on a permanent basis when his loan deal expires in June. According to a report in today's print edition of Tuttosport (via FC Inter 1908)...
Bordeaux Want Super Eagles Winger Samuel Kalu Back In France By End Of April
Published: April 21, 2020
French club Bordeaux want Nigeria international Samuel Kalu back in France by the end of this month, according to reports. L'Equipe says in anticipation of the resumption of training in mid-May, Bordeaux have taken steps to repatriate their players currently abroad so that they return to France around the end of Apr...
West Ham Interested In Nigerian Twins Who Are Cousins With Ex-Everton Winger Lookman
Published: April 21, 2020
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that twin brothers Halim and Hazeem Bakre are attracting interest from English Premier League side West Ham. The Hammers have officially invited the two 14-year-olds for trials with a view to a transfer but the attack-minded duo have not started training with the club due to the cor...