Pinnick speaks on foreign coach, percentage of home-based players in Nigeria XI, Peseiro, third term
Published: April 08, 2022
Amaju Pinnick, President of the Nigeria Football Federation, has revealed that the Board has decided that a foreign coach will be appointed for the Super Eagles within the next ten days, but has not mentioned a frontrunner for the vacant job.  Last week, the Federation announced that they have terminated the appointm...
Official : Talented teenage Nigeria-eligible striker signs new contract with Crystal Palace
Published: April 08, 2022
With a statement on their official website, Premier League club Crystal Palace have announced that talented teenage striker of Nigerian descent Ademola Ola-Adebomi has signed a new deal. Ademola Ola-Adebomi has put pen to paper on his first professional contract with the Eagles, ten years after joining the club's ac...
Arsenal boss checks out three teenagers of Nigerian descent final training session pre-Brighton
Published: April 08, 2022
Arsenal have completed their on-field preparations for Saturday afternoon's Premier League game against Brighton & Hove at the Emirates Stadium in London. Spanish football tactician Mikel Arteta invited three teenagers of Nigerian descent to first team training on Friday, namely midfielder Miguel Azeez, winger Natha...
Super Eagles striker Dessers convinced Feyenoord were the better team in thriller vs Slavia
Published: April 08, 2022
As far as Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers is concerned, Feyenoord were the better team during their 3-3 draw with Slavia Prague in a quarterfinal Europa Conference League clash at Stadion Feijenoord 'De Kuip'  on Thursday. The Dutch Eredivisie side thought they would be taking a one-goal advantage into the seco...
Rangers' Nigeria international left-back named in Europa League Team of the Week
Published: April 08, 2022
Versatile Rangers left-back Calvin Bassey has been named in the Europa Team of the Week by football statistics website Whoscored following the conclusion of the first leg quarterfinal matches on Thursday, April 7. The Nigeria international was one of the standout performers for the Light Blues in a 1-0 loss to Sport...
The seventeen players in camp ahead of Super Falcons' friendlies against Olympic champions
Published: April 08, 2022
Seventeen of the players invited for the Super Falcons double-header against Olympic champions Canada have reported for international duty, the Nigeria Football Federation have confirmed. In the first match, the current African champions will take on the Canadians at BC Place in Vancouver on Friday, April 8 and the...
Ex-Golden Eaglet assistant coach hails NNL striker scouted by Atletico Madrid, Dortmund in January
Published: April 08, 2022
Former Golden Eaglets' assistant coach Bunmi Haruna has lauded striker Emmanuel Ihezuo after he won City FC of Abuja's player of the month for March, 2022. Ihezuo was in Spain in January where he was scouted by legendary Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone, Borussia Dortmund and a host of clubs from Belgium.Emma...
Manchester United potentially scouted Super Eagles star in Champions League clash
Published: April 08, 2022
Manchester United could have potentially scouted Super Eagles star Samuel Chukwueze during Villarreal's Champions League quarterfinal clash against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night. According to  The Daily Mail, the Red Devils had at least one scout in attendance for the clash at the Estadio de la Cerámica. It h...
'CB isn't really a priority' - LA Galaxy manager reacts to links with Super Eagles star
Published: April 08, 2022
LA Galaxy manager Greg Vanney stopped short of saying that the Major League Soccer club won't be making a move for Super Eagles on-field captain William Troost-Ekong before the close of the transfer window. The Watford center-back had been linked with a loan move to LA Galaxy but Vanney has made it clear that center...
Nigeria underage international nominated for UECL POTW after goal and assist vs Feyenoord
Published: April 08, 2022
Nigeria underage international Yira Sor continued his fairytale Europa Conference League story by getting on the scoresheet and providing an assist for Slavia Prague in a six-goal thriller against Feyenoord Rotterdam at De Kuip on Thursday evening. Since making his debut in the competition against Fenerbahce on Febr...
Ex-Rangers star reckons introduction of Aribo broke up Sporting Braga's momentum
Published: April 07, 2022
The second leg of the Europa League quarterfinal clash between Rangers and Sporting Braga is beautifully poised after the Portuguese setup earned a slender advantage in Thursday night's clash at the Estádio Municipal de Braga. Abel Ruiz's finish past Allan McGregor at the goalkeeper's left post in the 40th minute ...
UEL : Super Eagles trio on show as Rangers suffer slender loss to Braga in Portugal
Published: April 07, 2022
Super Eagles trio of Leon Balogun, Calvin Bassey and Joe Aribo were in action for Scottish Premier League giants Glasgow Rangers on Thursday night in the quarterfinals, first leg of the UEFA Europa League tie against Portuguese side Braga at the Estadio de Municipal des Braga. Braga won the battle 1-0 ahead of the seco...
UECL : Two Super Eagles stars fire blanks in Leicester City's goalless draw vs Madueke's PSV
Published: April 07, 2022
Kelechi Iheanacho could not produce the goals Thursday night for Leicester City in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarterfinal clash against Dutch Eredivisie side PSV which ended goalless, reports allnigeriasoccer.com. The first half was a 45  minutes that deserved goals but it was the defence of bot...
Arteta promotes 19yo Nigeria-eligible midfielder to Arsenal first team training pre-Brighton
Published: April 07, 2022
Arsenal have stepped up their preparations after their loss to Crystal Palace in their first game after the international break. The Arsenal first team players were put through their paces by manager Mikel Arteta and his backroom staff as they look to return to winning ways against Brighton & Hove on Saturday aftern...
FC Copenhagen coach reveals why Amoo has had limited playing time since move from Hammarby
Published: April 07, 2022
FC Copenhagen head coach Jess Thorup has revealed that Akinkunmi Amoo has had limited playing time due to his lack of physical form and competition in the offensive positions. Since transferring to FC Copenhagen from Swedish Allsvenskan side Hammarby on January 31, the former Golden Eaglets dazzler has logged only 63 ...