100 best players in the world 2022 : Osimhen better than Odegaard, Mount, Jota, Antony
Published: November 20, 2022
Celebrated British football magazine FourFourTwo has ranked the best 100 players in the world for 2022 with only one Nigeria-eligible player in the shape of Victor Osimhen featuring on the list.    The Napoli striker ranked in 60th place but higher than several English Premier League stars.    Osimhen...
Nigeria's all-time Best XI at the World Cup including Chelsea icons, Ajax legend
Published: November 20, 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off today, 20 November 2022 and Nigeria will not be one of the 32 teams taking part in the 32nd edition of the tournament.    However football faithful have memories of Nigeria superstars that graced the tournament in the past.    Allnigeriasoccer.com here presents a combi...
Italian champions to do business with Chelsea for Portugal's next big thing on one condition 
Published: November 20, 2022
Italian Serie A defending champions AC Milan have ruled out the possibility of engaging in a swap deal that involves Rafael Leao.   Chelsea are admirers of the Milan sensation, who has been dubbed Portugal's 'Next Big Thing' thanks to his exploits in the Serie A and Champions League.    R...
Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal showing interest in prolific 81-cap international 
Published: November 19, 2022
Manchester United have reportedly signified their interest to rival fellow English Premier League giants Arsenal and Chelsea to sign Barcelona striker Memphis Depay. The Red Devils are in need of an attack minded player after initiating moves to terminate the contract of Cristiano Ronaldo for attacking Erik ten H...
Nigerian exports : Ayr Utd's Akinyemi making a splash, Olawoyin reaches 10 goal involvements 
Published: November 19, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com's review of the Nigeria-eligible players that found the net for their respective foreign clubs in league  matches on Saturday, November 19, 2022.     In the Turkish First League, Ibrahim Olawoyin Olasunkanmi continued his rich vein of form with a goal and assist as Ankara Keciören...
Why Chelsea-owned Norwegian-Nigerian striker was missing from league action Saturday 
Published: November 19, 2022
An explanation for the absence of  Bryan Fiabema from Forest Green Rovers' matchday squad against Oxford United was provided by Forest Green Rovers before kickoff on Saturday afternoon.    Manager Ian Burchnall could not call upon the services of the Norwegian-Nigerian striker in his side's 1-1 draw...
EFL wrap : Ipswich's Ladapo nears double digits, Bolton's Afolayan scores another late winner
Published: November 19, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up of the players of Nigerian descent on target for their respective clubs in English Football League matches on Saturday, November 19.    The Championship is on break due to the upcoming World Cup, so no matches were played in the division.    In the League One, former ...
Arsenal loanee Arthur Okonkwo keeps third consecutive clean sheet
Published: November 19, 2022
Arsenal loanee Arthur Okonkwo has shown that he can cut it in men's football, with another clean sheet for Crewe Alexandra in their 1-0 victory over Swindon Town in a League Two game at The County Ground on Saturday evening.   It was the third consecutive game in all competitions that the Anglo-Nigerian goal...
Fenerbahce wingback reacts to making senior debut for Nigeria against Portugal 
Published: November 19, 2022
With a post on social media, Fenerbahce wingback Bright Osayi-Samuel has reacted to making his senior debut for Nigeria against Portugal.   The Blackpool academy product was named in the starting lineup as the Super Eagles were beaten 4-0 by the World Cup-bound European nation in an international friendly staged...
Anglo-Nigerian winger provides game-winning assist as Chelsea U18s beat Spurs 
Published: November 19, 2022
England youth international of Nigerian descent Tudor Mendel-Idowu was among the standout performers as Chelsea defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in an U18 Premier League London derby on Saturday afternoon.   Chelsea U18s boss Ed Brand handed starts to Mendel-Idowu and two other players of Nigerian descent in firs...
Most dribbles single World Cup game : Okocha top player ahead of Chelsea, Barca legends 
Published: November 19, 2022
Nigeria legend Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has the honour of being the player with the most dribbles in a single World Cup since the 1966 edition of the tournament, according to the statisticians at OPTA.    At USA 1994, the attacking midfielder broke the record jointly held by England hero Paul Gascoigne and Brazil ...
'If a team like PSG asks you' - Ex-Sporting Director values Osimhen at more than N46b
Published: November 19, 2022
Former Siena Sporting Director Giuseppe Cannella is speculating that Victor Osimhen's asking price could be in excess of 100 million euros (approximately N46 billion in Nigerian currency) depending on which club wishes to sign the striker.    The price tag Napoli have put on Osimhen would be no problem f...
Peseiro names two national teams he believes are the main contenders to win World Cup 
Published: November 19, 2022
Speaking after the friendly between the Super Eagles and Seleção das Quinas on Thursday night, Nigeria manager Jose Peseiro has named two countries he believes are the main contenders to win the 2022 World Cup which begins in Qatar on Sunday.   Peseiro has picked his country Portugal and defending champions...
Italian giants interested in Chelsea's 2018 World Cup winner 
Published: November 19, 2022
Italian giants Inter Milan and Juventus have identified Chelsea star N'Golo Kante as a target ahead of the 2023 summer transfer window. The 2018 World Cup winner has entered the final eight months of his five-year contract that was signed in 2018. The midfielder who's of Malian descent has spent the l...
Arsenal linked with move for midfielder who impressed in recent friendly between Portugal and Nigeria 
Published: November 19, 2022
Arsenal FC are reportedly interested in signing Real Betis star William Carvalho in the January transfer window.   Carvalho was one of the standout performers for the Portugal national team in their friendly against Nigeria on Thursday, November 17, going the distance in a 4-0 win.    He held his own ag...