Ten Hag blocked Nigeria-eligible winger from leaving Manchester United last week
Published: September 04, 2022
Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag reportedly blocked England underage international of Nigerian descent Shola Shoretire from leaving the Red Devils on a temporary basis in the days leading up to the close of the English transfer window.   Manchester Evening News reporter Richard Fay says Manchester United scra...
PL 2 : Arsenal striker Butler-Oyedeji continues rich vein of form with another goal
Published: September 04, 2022
Anglo-Nigerian striker Nathan Butler-Oyedeji continued his rich vein of form with another goal for Arsenal's development squad as they defeated Blackburn Rovers 4-1 in a Premier League 2 fixture at Meadow Park, Boreham Wood on Saturday afternoon.   The Gunners U21s have followed in the footsteps of the first...
Two players of Nigerian descent named in Tottenham Hotspur's UYL squad
Published: September 04, 2022
Two exciting teenagers of Nigerian descent have been named in Tottenham Hotspur's UEFA Youth League roster ahead of their opening match in the competition against Marseille.   According to the official website of UEFA, Tottenham Hotspur U19 head coach Wayne Burnett will be able to call upon the services of C...
Chelsea's Nigerian fans react to West Ham's late disallowed goal
Published: September 03, 2022
Nigeria football fans have reacted to Chelsea's controversial win over West Ham United.   The Blues defeated the Hammers  2-1 in a Premier League game at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon. The tension soaked encounter had controversies trailing it after fulltime.   Chelsea who were coming fro...
United States 4 Nigeria 0 : Super Falcons lose third consecutive match
Published: September 03, 2022
Nigeria on Saturday evening were defeated 4-0 by the USA women's national team in the first leg of their two-legged friendly matches of the United States at the Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City.   The Super Falcons have now lost three consecutive games, having been defeated by Morocco and Zambia in the...
Ex-Arsenal star makes transfer decision on released Chelsea midfielder of Nigerian descent
Published: September 03, 2022
Former Arsenal fullback Giovanni van Bronckhorst, who now coaches Scottish Premiership giants Glasgow Rangers, has made a transfer decision on England international of Nigerian descent Ross Barkley.   The Anglo-Nigerian is on the lookout for a new club after parting company with Chelsea by mutual consent five da...
Sadiq scores nine minutes into Real Sociedad debut against Atletico Madrid
Published: September 03, 2022
Super Eagles forward, Sadiq Umar had a night to remember as he scored on his debut for Real Sociedad.     Sadiq netted Real Sociedad's equaliser in the 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Anoeta on Saturday evening.   Sociedad had gone behind following Alvaro Morata's opener for Atletic...
Nigeria 2 Ghana 2 (4-5 on pens) : Super Eagles miss out on second straight CHAN
Published: September 03, 2022
The Super Eagles again have missed out on qualifying for the African Nations Championship after losing on penalties to the Black Galaxies of Ghana at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Saturday evening.   Nigeria have not participated in the competition since 2018 when they finished runners-up, missing ...
EPL wrap : Aribo starts; Edozie debuts; Solanke scores & assists; Awoniyi, Dennis, Onyeka subbed in
Published: September 03, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up of Nigeria-eligible players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, September 3, 2022.   In the early kickoff, Alex Iwobi was in action for the entire duration of the game as Everton and Liverpool shared the spoils with a goall...
Iwobi shines in Everton's entertaining goalless draw against Liverpool
Published: September 03, 2022
Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi was in action for 90 minutes and had a decent game in Everton's goalless draw against Liverpool in Saturday's Merseyside derby at the Goodison Park on Saturday reports All Nigeria Soccer.   Iwobi's range of passes and awareness in the midfield helped in no small mea...
Talented Anglo-Nigerian midfielder makes his competitive debut for Arsenal U21s
Published: September 03, 2022
Promising Anglo-Nigerian youngster Ethan Nwaneri has been handed his competitive debut for Arsenal U21s, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.   The England youth international started for the Gunners in their ongoing Premier League 2 game against Blackburn Rovers at Meadow Park.   This is the first time Nwaneri ...
Everton priced out of deal for N33.7b-rated Nigeria international
Published: September 03, 2022
Everton were priced out of a deal for Nigeria international Samuel Chukwueze before the summer transfer window closed for business.   Spanish media outlet Relevo which broke the news of the Toffees attempt to sign the Villarreal winger has reported that the Premier League side reignited their interest in the Nig...
New position, no problem as Everton boss hails versatile Super Eagles star
Published: September 03, 2022
Speaking ahead of the Merseyside derby, Everton manager Frank Lampard has hailed Alex Iwobi, saying he is willing to play anywhere to help the team achieve their goals.   Lampard has borrowed a page from Jose Peseiro's book by deploying the Hale End Academy product as a central midfielder in five consecutive...
Six players of Nigerian descent named in Chelsea's UYL squad
Published: September 03, 2022
Chelsea have named six players of Nigerian descent in their UEFA Youth League squad.   UEFA's official website has published Chelsea's official squad list for the group stage of the competition ahead of their opening Group E fixture.   The group stage of the UEFA Youth League mirrors that of the m...
Shoretire trains with Man Utd deadline day signings Antony and Dubravka pre-Arsenal
Published: September 03, 2022
Shola Shoretire trained with Manchester United's deadline day signings Martin Dubravka and Antony Santos on Friday, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.   In preparation for their Premier League clash against Arsenal, the Red Devils under the guidance of manager Erik Ten Hag trained at the Carrington Training Groun...