Nigeria-Eligible Attacker Nominated For Liverpool Player Of The Year - Women's Team
Published: May 22, 2019
Nigeria-eligible attacker Rinsola Babajide has been nominated for Liverpool's Player of the Year - Women's Team. The England youth international has been shortlisted for the award along with nineteen first-team players and will discover if she won the accolade when the winner is announced on Monday, May 27. Unarg...
Five Players Key To Nigeria’s Hopes of Glory at 2019 AFCON
Published: May 22, 2019
The biggest-ever Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) gets underway in Egypt next month as 24 national teams battle it out to win the continent’s biggest international soccer title. As three-time champions and winners as recently as 2013, Nigeria are among the frontrunners on soccer bets to lift the trophy on July 19. ...
Highly-Rated Arsenal Defender Olowu Commits Future To Nigeria Over England
Published: May 22, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that highly-rated Arsenal defender Joseph Olowu has ended speculation about the country he will represent internationally by choosing to play for the Nigeria National Teams. A product of the Gunners Hale End Academy, Olowu was born in Ibadan nineteen years ago before moving to Engla...
Super Eagles Striker Osimhen Suffers Injury Scare In Training
Published: May 22, 2019
Sporting Charleroi had been sweating on the fitness of Victor Osimhen ahead of their final match of the season against Kortrijk on Wednesday, May 22. According to Sudpresse, the Nigeria national-teamer had to limp out of training on Monday after a duel with Stergos Marinos. The Wolfsburg loanee was hit on the sh...
Aston Villa To Run The Rule Over Arsenal-Linked Midfielder Aribo
Published: May 22, 2019
Premier League promotion hopefuls Aston Villa have joined the race to sign Nigerian midfielder Joe Aribo this summer. According to Football League World, Aston Villa are weighing up a move for Aribo and will run the rule over the Charlton Athletic star when they tackle Sunderland in the League One playoff final on ...
Arsenal Coach On How He Will Get Saka, Amaechi, Other Young Players Ready For Europa League Final
Published: May 22, 2019
England youth internationals of Nigerian descent Bukayo Saka and Xavier Amaechi have been training with the Arsenal squad ahead of their Europa League final against Chelsea next Wednesday. A change in UEFA regulations implemented ahead of the 2018-19 season means that teams are permitted to name as many as 12 substi...
Form And Desire Should Help Arsenal Product Akpom Get A Second Chance With Super Eagles
Published: May 22, 2019
Nigerians will never forget Chuba Akpom's decision to ignore Sunday Oliseh's approach in 2015 when the former Ajax midfielder wanted the  ex-Arsenal striker in his Super Eagles team.Having waited for an invitation to England's Senior national team which didn't come, the 23-year-old eventually pledged allegiance to the...
Official : Premier League New Boys Norwich City Trigger Option To Extend Odusina's Contract
Published: May 21, 2019
Nigerian central defender Timi Odusina will remain at Premier League new boys Norwich City for the 2019-2020 campaign.  The Canaries have issued their retained and released list following the conclusion of the 2018-2019 season and one of the decisions taken was to activate their option to extend Odusina's contract ...
Official : Nigerian Star Extends Contract With FC Midtjylland For Five Years
Published: May 21, 2019
Highly-rated Nigerian midfielder Frank Onyeka has signed a five-year contract extension with Danish club FC Midtjylland,  informs the official website of the Superliga side. A product of FC Ebedei, the 21-year-old has impressed with his strong work ethic as well as tremendous physical strength, and is humble off th...
West Ham, Southampton, Derby County Join Race To Sign 'New Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang'
Published: May 21, 2019
Premier League promotion hopefuls Derby County have joined the race to sign Nigerian winger David Okereke, whose playing style has been compared to Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. According to Genoa based newspaper, Il Secolo XIX, Derby County will make an offer to sign the Nigeria U23 international if they ...
FIFA Names 10 Players Primed To Shine At Poland 2019 & You Can Guess The Nigerian On The List
Published: May 21, 2019
The FIFA U20 World Cup begins in Poland on Thursday, May 23 with Senegal facing Tahiti at the Arena Lublin, Lublin, while the Flying Eagles begin their campaign against Qatar the following day. As part of their lead-up to the tournament, the official website of FIFA has picked the top ten starlets primed to shine at...
Official : Teenage Nigerian Striker Joins Croatian Club HNK Hajduk Split
Published: May 21, 2019
Croatian Prva HNL side HNK Hajduk Split have confirmed the signing of promising Nigerian attacker, Stephen Chinedu. Aged nineteen, he was offered a contract by the six-time Croatian champions following a successful trial that lasted for about two weeks. He has penned a three-year contract that will keep him at HN...
Confirmed : Ex-Crystal Palace Defender Egbo Joins SV Darmstadt 98
Published: May 21, 2019
Through a statement on their official website, German 2. Bundesliga club SV Darmstadt 98 have announced the signing of Nigeria-eligible defender Mandela Egbo, who last wore the jersey of Borussia Mönchengladbach. A product of Crystal Palace youth team, Egbo joins SV Darmstadt 98 as a free agent and has put pen to p...
AFCON 2019: Two Out Of These Four Players Will Be Dropped By Rohr
Published: May 21, 2019
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr invited 25 players to camp ahead of the upcoming AFCON tournament in Egypt but he is expected to reduce the list to 23 players on or before June 10.This means that two players will be dropped from the squad, allnigeriasoccer.com takes a look at the invited players, and comes up with top...
Alexander-Arnold Set To Make Champions League Final History : Finidi Holds Nigerian Record
Published: May 21, 2019
Liverpool fullback Trent Alexander-Arnold will create history if he starts for the Reds in their Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur on June 1, 2019. Born 7 October 1998, the right-back would become the first ever player aged under 21 to start consecutive finals in Europe’s premier club competition. ...