'He needs to understand when to play bicycle kicks' - Ikpeba rates and slates Osimhen's display vs Ghana
Published: April 05, 2022
Former African Footballer of the Year Victor Ikpeba has blasted Victor Osimhen for not getting on the scoresheet during Nigeria's 1-1 draw against Ghana a week ago but at the same time the striker has been praised for the work ethic he brought to the Super Eagles.  Just past the half hour mark, the Super Eagles nu...
Millwall offer two-year professional contract to talented Nigerian central defender
Published: April 05, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Millwall are keen on keeping hold of promising Nigerian central defender Chinwike Okoli amid interest from Premier League and Championship clubs. The Lions offered the 18-year-old his first professional contract this week and he's currently studying the offer. If O...
Arsenal lost 0:3 to Crystal Palace but in February and March they only lost to Liverpool. Oops
Published: April 05, 2022
Arsenal had a great February and March: Mikel Arteta's team lost only one match out of seven - to Liverpool (but that was just at a different level - and the Londoners were still doing well). And Mikel deservedly won the award for the best coach of March in the APL. But the first game in April gave Arsenal a very unple...
Eguavoen opens up on why he handed starting debuts to Calvin Bassey and Emmanuel Dennis
Published: April 05, 2022
One of the shock decisions made by Augustine Eguavoen just before the Super Eagles players stepped out on to the MKO Abiola Stadium pitch for the 2022 World Cup playoff versus Ghana was handing a starting debut to Glasgow Rangers youngster Calvin Bassey. Four days after the versatile Italian-born fullback became cap...
Eguavoen admits Iheanacho was dropped because he failed in his role to stop Partey dictating play
Published: April 05, 2022
Former Nigeria caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen has admitted that Kelechi Iheanacho was axed from the starting lineup for the Super Eagles 2022 World Cup playoff in Abuja because the Leicester City star failed in his responsibility to stop Arsenal's Ghana captain Thomas Partey dictating play in the first leg. Egua...
'Nobody can force any player on me' - Eguavoen explains why Lookman started ahead of Simon vs Ghana
Published: April 05, 2022
Nigeria's interim coach for the 2022 World Cup playoff, Augustine Eguavoen has explained the rationale behind his decision to name Leicester City winger Ademola Lookman in the starting lineup ahead of Moses Simon during the 1-1 draw against the Black Stars a week ago at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja. The 1994 Afr...
Chukwueze trains with Villarreal teammates before Champions League clash vs Bayern Munich
Published: April 05, 2022
Samuel Chukwueze is seemingly in contention to be included in Villarreal's matchday squad for their Champions League meeting with German champions Bayern Munich at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Wednesday night. The Yellow Submarine have posted a short video of Monday morning's workout on their official Instagram pa...
Report : Napoli to demand N54.8b to let Man Utd, Arsenal-linked striker Osimhen leave
Published: April 05, 2022
The interest in Victor Osimhen from Premier League clubs won't go away and it has caused Napoli to slap a massive price tag on their record acquisition, according to reports. Il Corriere dello Sport via Casanapoli.net says Napoli chief De Laurentiis is prepared to part company with the number 9 in the summer but on ...
PL2 : Shoretire scores acrobatic goal but Manchester United lose five-goal thriller to Leicester
Published: April 05, 2022
Manchester United are mathematically out of the race to win the Premier League 2 title after they were beaten 3-2 in a five-goal thriller in Seagrave on Monday evening - a result that leaves them thirteen points behind Manchester City three matches to the end of the 2021-2022 season. Shola Shoretire started from the ...
FAYC semifinal : Three players of Nigerian descent feature for Chelsea in shock loss to Forest
Published: April 05, 2022
Chelsea, with three players of Nigerian descent in action, were surprisingly beaten 3-1 by Nottingham Forest in the semifinal of the prestigious FA Youth Cup on Monday evening. There was a start for 2019 Golden Eaglets invitee goalkeeper Prince Adegoke, fullback Derrick Abu came off the bench for the final seventeen m...
Teenage Nigeria-eligible CB named in Arsenal matchday squad in loss to Crystal Palace
Published: April 04, 2022
Irish-Nigerian central defender Mazeed Ogunbo, 19, received his first call-up to the Gunners first team but was an unused substitute in their Monday night Premier League game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. The hosts,  without French U21 winger Michael Olise who is eligible to represent Nigeria at the senior ...
Pinnick's third term agenda dead on arrival : Possible replacements for current NFF boss
Published: April 04, 2022
These people most times take us for fools little wonder an official of the Nigeria Football Federation was credited as saying "forget them, they will only make noise and shout and after a few days they will calm”, referring to the attitude of the average Nigerian football follower just less than 12 hours after the Su...
How Nigerian players fared over the weekend : Iheanacho, Ighalo, Onuachu, Success, Collins and more
Published: April 04, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com presents the roundup of the performance of Nigerian players over the weekend for their clubs after the international break with a couple of them scoring crucial goals for their teams.  England Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) : Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho scored Leicester goal in thei...
Jupiler Pro League Team of the Week honours for Racing Genk's hat-trick hero Onuachu
Published: April 04, 2022
As expected, Paul Onuachu has been named in the Jupiler Pro League Team of the Week by authoritative football statistics website Whoscored.com. The Nigeria national teamer put in a man of the match performance as Racing Genk thrashed KAS Eupen 5-0 at the Luminus Arena on Sunday night. After netting twice from the...
'The worst in my lifetime' - Super Eagles goalkeeper breaks his silence after WCQ heartbreak
Published: April 04, 2022
Francis Uzoho has broken his silence in the aftermath of Nigeria's failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup after a 1-1 draw with regional rivals Ghana at the National Stadium in Abuja last Tuesday. It was thought that the Omonia Nicosia glovesman had launched a challenge on the Nigeria number one spot after his...