Reading Boss Reacts As Ex-Liverpool Defender Ilori Is Linked With Return To Sporting Lisbon
Published: January 13, 2019
Portuguese Primeira Liga side Sporting Lisbon are looking to sign Reading defender of Nigerian descent Tiago Ilori in the winter transfer market. Ilori came through the ranks at the Green and Whites, spending seven years at the club before sealing a celebrated move to Liverpool, where things did not work out for him. ...
Chelsea Whizkid Of Nigerian Descent Tipped To Move To Foreign Club
Published: January 13, 2019
England U18 international of Nigerian descent Faustino Anjorin has been tipped to follow in the footsteps of former Manchester City starlet Jadon Sancho by leaving Chelsea for a foreign club. The 18-year-old Sancho was undoubtedly one of the best players in the first stanza of the Bundesliga, scoring 6 goals with eigh...
Nigeria Target Lookman Shows His Class For Everton With England Coach In Attendance
Published: January 13, 2019
Everton have moved up to tenth place in the English Premier League following their 2-0 victory over Bournemouth at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon. England U21 star Ademola Lookman made only his second start of the season for the Toffees, while Jordon Ibe entered into the pitch as a substitute on 83 minutes. Bern...
Official: Moses Makinde Released By Swedish Club Syrianska FC
Published: January 13, 2019
Through their official website, Syrianska FC have announced that Nigerian defender Moses Makinde has been released by the Superettan club. The 26-year-old and five other players are leaving the club ahead of the start of the 2019 season. Makinde made 15 appearances over the course of the 2018 season, including t...
Ex-Super Eagles Star Set To Do Business With Chelsea Again As Belgium Striker Is Close To Joining Monaco
Published: January 13, 2019
Few days after Ligue 1 outfit Monaco confirmed the capture of 2010 World Cup winner Cesc Fàbregas, ex-Super Eagles defender Michael Emenalo is set to do another transfer business with his former employer. According to French outlet RMC Sport, Monaco are on the brink of signing Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi. T...
Super Eagles Striker Lokosa Arrives In Tunis For Transfer Talks With African Champions
Published: January 13, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Nigeria international Junior Lokosa has arrived in the Tunisian capital Tunis for transfer talks with current African champions Esperance. If negotiations are fruitful, the striker will pen a contract with effect from January without him undergoing trials, according to the agen...
19-Year-Old Burnley Loanee Ali Koiki Finally Gets His Big Day
Published: January 13, 2019
Nigerian starlet Ali Koiki has made his professional debut aged 19 years, 4 months and 21 days. The left-back was loaned out by Premier League side Burnley to League Two club Swindon Town just three days ago and forty-eight hours later, the defender was handed his first appearance against Lincoln City. Prior to h...
Nigeria U20s Target Sparkles As West Brom U18s Lose Eight-Goal Thriller
Published: January 13, 2019
Nigeria Football Federation target Yusuff Ojebode will be hailed for his performance despite West Brom suffering a 5-3 loss to Middlesbrough in the U18 Premier League on Saturday, January 12. The winger had missed the start of the 2018-2019 campaign after suffering a grade three tear in his quad, which is a serious ...
Leicester City Name The One Player Who Impressed Despite Loss To Southampton
Published: January 13, 2019
Leicester City website, in its assessment of their defeat to Southampton in the Premier League yesterday, hailed the impact of Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi despite the hosts losing 2-1.After James Ward-Prowse and Shane Long struck in the opening 45 minutes for the Saints at the King Power, Ndidi popped up in ...
Tottenham Hotspur, Wolves, Everton Join Scramble For 15-Goal Nigerian Striker
Published: January 13, 2019
Sunderland are battling to keep their top scorer Josh Maja with less than three weeks left before the close of the winter transfer market. According to Express UK, Tottenham Hotspur have joined a host of Premier League clubs in the running for Sunderland star Josh Maja. Everton, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal P...
Promising Wing-Back Jordan Aina Making Progress At Chelsea
Published: January 13, 2019
Former England U16 international Jordan Aina is hopeful that he can emulate his brother, Super Eagles defender Ola, by making his professional debut for Chelsea's first team in the coming years. The 17-year-old penned a scholarship with the Stamford Bridge outfit in the close season and was promoted to the U18 team...
Barcelona Considering Either Ighalo Or Morata To Help Lift Weight Off Luis Suarez Shoulders
Published: January 12, 2019
Barcelona want to bolster their squad with the signing of a striker in the January transfer window following the departure of Munir El Haddadi to Sevilla. According to Spanish magazine Sport, Barcelona want a player who gets into space well and is a good finisher, and Alvaro Morata and Odion Ighalo are among the opt...
EPL Wrap: Iwobi Stars; Ndidi Scores; Iheanacho, Success, Balogun Benched; Moses Left Out; Billing Goes 90
Published: January 12, 2019
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, January 12. Nigerian players with dual nationalities and have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted. In the early kickoff at the London Stadiu...
'Not The Creator To Feed Auba/Laca; 'Arsenal's Attacking Spark': English Press Rate Iwobi In Arsenal Defeat To West Ham
Published: January 12, 2019
Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi produced an inspired performance despite Arsenal's 1-0 defeat suffered against West Ham United on Saturday which has put the Gunners' Champions League qualification in serious jeopardy with their fifth defeat of the season.The Nigerian created goal scoring chances for his misfiring teammate...
Super Eagles Midfielder Joel Obi A Transfer Target For Antalyaspor
Published: January 12, 2019
Super Eagles star Joel Obi is a transfer target for Turkish Super Lig team Antalyaspor in the January transfer window. Sky Sport Italia says Antalyaspor are working on a deal to sign the central midfielder on loan for the remainder of the 2018-19 campaign. Obi transferred to Chievo Verona last summer and has a cu...