Scott Parker selects two Nigerians in Club Brugge's provisional matchday squad v Benfica 
Published: February 15, 2023
Club Brugge's English football tactician Scott Parker has selected 23 players for his side's UEFA Champions League round of 16, first leg clash against Benfica at Jan Breydelstadion-Bruges, with two Nigerian youngsters part of the group.    Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika and Antonio Nusa hav...
Revelation Cup  : 22 Super Falcons players train pre-Mexico, Barcelona striker still awaited 
Published: February 15, 2023
Twenty-two of the Super Falcons players called up for the  Four-Nation Women's Revelation Cup Tournament have reported for international duty.    The nine-time African champions arrived in Leon, State of Guanajuato, Mexico on Monday ahead of the start of the tournament on February 15.   At lunch tim...
NFF find new opponent for Flying Eagles after planned friendly v CF is called off
Published: February 14, 2023
The Flying Eagles will no longer be facing Central African Republic in a pre-Africa Cup of Nations friendly on Wednesday.    The Nigeria Football Federation confirmed on Tuesday evening that the planned friendly with The Wild Beasts has been called off.    To wrap up the training camp in Morocco, anothe...
Why Osimhen is not replicating Napoli form for Nigeria - former Super Eagles midfielder
Published: February 14, 2023
Former Nigeria international, Friday Ekpo has offered explanations on why Victor Osimhen is not replicating his club form in the national team.   Super Eagles striker, Osimhen has scored 17 league goals this season in the Serie A and is already in the conversation for the African Footballer of the Year award for...
Potter names Super Eagles-eligible player in Chelsea's travelling squad for Borussia Dortmund
Published: February 14, 2023
Manager Graham Potter included Super Eagles-eligible player Carney Chukwuemeke in Chelsea's traveling squad to Germany ahead of their UEFA Champions League meeting with Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park.   With UEFA permitting clubs to name twenty three players in their matchday squad, it is a foregone ...
Nice sporting director reveals Moffi turned down the opportunity to play for big English clubs, Marseille
Published: February 14, 2023
OGC Nice sporting director  Florent Ghisolfi has praised Terem Moffi for turning down the opportunity to move to the English Premier League as well as join Marseille last month.   West Ham United matched Lorient's asking price for the 23-year-old but he had his mind made up he was going to join Nice.  ...
'Remembered by everyone for his speed and goals' - Okocha lauds 'African ambassador' Musa 
Published: February 14, 2023
Legendary Nigeria midfielder Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has branded Ahmed Musa 'an ambassador for Africa', saying that the winger has proved that African players are capable of excelling in the Russian Premier League.    In two different spells at CSKA Moscow, the Super Eagles captain mustered 61 goals in 18...
Official : Derby County sign Irish-Nigerian center forward for U21 team
Published: February 14, 2023
Derby County have confirmed the signing of Owen Oseni from League of Ireland First Division club Waterford.    The length and financial terms of the deal were not disclosed by the EFL League One club.    Allnigeriasoccer.com can confirm that Oseni is eligible to represent Nigeria through his parents an...
Iheanacho joins Chelsea and Man Utd stars, 7 others in BBC's PL Team of the Week
Published: February 14, 2023
BBC Sport pundit Garth Crooks has included Kelechi Iheanacho in his Team of the Week for match day 23 in the division after the striker helped Leicester City register a convincing 4-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur.    The Nigeria international has been enjoying a new lease of life since the start of 2023, with a g...
Crystal Palace attacking midfielder Eze was willing to play for Super Eagles on one condition
Published: February 14, 2023
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Crystal Palace attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze was willing to represent the Super Eagles in 2022, but it did not work out eventually.    The former Arsenal schoolboy is provisionally cap-tied to his country of birth, England after making his competitive debut f...
Official : American-Nigerian CB, who played for seven different MLS clubs, announces retirement 
Published: February 14, 2023
American-Nigerian central defender Jalil Anibaba has announced his retirement from professional football, the official website of Major League Soccer confirmed on Monday.    The  California native is a veteran of twelve seasons with seven different MLS clubs namely Chicago Fire, Seattle Sounders, Sporting Kan...
'I expect same against Liverpool' -  Arsenal legend explains Iwobi's defensive duty for Everton 
Published: February 13, 2023
Ian Wright has commended the good defensive  job of Super Eagles winger cum midfielder, Alex Iwobi at his Premier League club, Everton.   Iwobi is an attack-minded player but has also helped in cutting out threats from opposition wing players and that has impressed the Arsenal legend.   Wright spoke on �...
'Played at a high level at Chelsea' - Nigeria great Okocha hails 2013 AFCON winner Victor Moses
Published: February 13, 2023
Nigeria legend Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has labeled Victor Moses 'a great footballer' and has backed the midfielder to fully recover from injury and help Spartak Moscow become Russian Premier League champions.    The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner has not played competitively for the Muscovites since ...
'Chelsea spent N60b for Fernandez' - Transfer expert on why Napoli increased Osimhen's price tag 
Published: February 13, 2023
Italian transfer market expert Ciro Venerato has suggested that Napoli increased their asking price for Victor Osimhen after Chelsea broke the British transfer record to sign 2022 World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez in the January transfer window.    The Argentina midfielder joined the Blues on transfer deadline ...
'He was magical' - Danish winger names Onuachu as the best player he's played with
Published: February 13, 2023
Denmark U21 international Gustav Isaksen  has namechecked Nigerian international, Paul Onuachu as the best player he has played with.    The FC Midtjylland of Denmark winger played with the Super Eagles star while the latter was on the books of the club.    Isaksen who rose through the ranks at the c...