Former Flying Eagles captain Justice Christopher slumps, dies at his hotel complex
Published: March 09, 2022
Reports reaching allnigeriasoccer.com indicate that former Flying Eagles captain Justice Christopher slumped and died at his hotel complex in Jos, Plateau State early on Wednesday morning. Christopher, a key member of the Super Eagles squad to the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, was reportedly suffering fro...
Alarm bells over Chelsea-owned Ghana fullback ahead of 2022 World Cup playoff vs Nigeria
Published: March 09, 2022
Ghana coach Otto Addo is sweating over the fitness of Abdul-Rahman Baba before announcing his roster for this month's 2022 World Cup playoff matches with regional rivals Nigeria. The Chelsea-owned left-back is battling a hamstring injury and there are serious doubts over whether he would have fully recovered before th...
Red Star Belgrade's Nigerian striker reveals Rangers danger man Morelos will be closely watched
Published: March 09, 2022
Red Star Belgrade are well aware of the threat Alfredo Morelos poses before Thursday night's Europa League round of 16 first leg clash at Ibrox Stadium and the Colombia striker will be closely monitored during the game in a bid to try to prevent him from wreaking havoc. Morelos has remained a key player for Rangers...
Super Eagles midfielder makes Champions League debut for Salzburg in 7-1 loss to Bayern
Published: March 08, 2022
Super Eagles midfielder Samson Tijani made his Champions League debut for Salzburg as the Austrian champions suffered a 7-1 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich at the Fußball Arena München on Tuesday night. The former Golden Eaglets captain came off the bench in the 67th minute as a replacement for Mohamed Camara...
Official : Former Flying Eagles central defender signs new deal with Blackpool
Published: March 08, 2022
Former Nigeria U20 international Marvin Ekpiteta has committed his future to Championship side Blackpool by signing a new contract, informs the official website of the Seasiders. The central defender has put pen to paper on a contract that will keep him at Bloomfield Road until June 2024 if the two parties honour t...
Inter legend tells Osimhen what he needs to add to his game to be among best strikers in the world
Published: March 08, 2022
Inter Milan legend Christian Vieri believes that Victor Osimhen will soon be one of the best strikers in the world. The 1998 World Cup star revealed what the Napoli star needs to add to his game to be on the same level as the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Erling Haaland. Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe.  Osimhen land...
Manchester United's Nigeria-eligible winger nominated for Premier League 2 POTM
Published: March 08, 2022
Shola Shoretire has been nominated for February's Premier League 2 Player of the Month award on the back of his excellent form for Manchester United's development squad. The winger either scored or assisted in his three appearances for the Red Devils in the Premier League 2 in February. The Anglo-Nigerian bagge...
Intelligent Chelsea youth team star provides photo evidence his grandfather represented Nigeria
Published: March 08, 2022
Chelsea's first year scholar Tudor Mendel-Idowu has revealed that he comes from a footballing family, with his grandfather on his mother's side playing internationally for Nigeria's senior national team. Mendel-Idowu is regarded as one of the brightest students in the United Kingdom as he is a King's Scholar at Eto...
'Told me he was going to miss game vs Arsenal' - Eguavoen reveals chat with injured Watford star
Published: March 08, 2022
Nigeria's interim manager Augustine Eguavoen is keeping his fingers crossed over the availability of Watford center-back William Troost-Ekong for the national team's upcoming 2022 World Cup playoff matches with regional rivals Ghana later this month. Hornets boss Roy Hodgson confirmed at the pre-match press confere...
Chelsea-owned midfielder Anjorin gets more minutes off the bench in Huddersfield's FA Cup loss
Published: March 08, 2022
Chelsea-owned attacking midfielder Faustino Anjorin got more minutes off the bench as Huddersfield Town crashed out of the Emirates FA Cup after a 2-1 defeat suffered at the hands of Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Monday night. The England U20 international of Nigerian descent has been given the green light...
'People think I look 30 years old' - Former Watford striker Success on why his age is being questioned
Published: March 08, 2022
Former Watford striker Isaac Success has explained what makes some people doubt his age. Before making his name at Granada, the BJ Foundation product first came into prominence nine years ago at the 2013 U17 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, where he won the top scorer award with seven goals. He was the x-facto...
Ikpeba backs Eguavoen on Onazi, Dennis, Amoo, Etebo invitations for Ghana World Cup playoff
Published: March 08, 2022
Former Super Eagles forward and 1997 African Footballer of the Year Victor Ikpeba has backed Super Eagles interim coach Austin Eguavoen on the decision to hand invitations to some players for the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs despite the concerns of most Nigerian football faithful.Eguavoen handed invites to out of favou...
Eguavoen confesses he doesn't know if Onazi is still good, sheds light on inclusion standby list
Published: March 08, 2022
Nigeria's caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen has revealed that he included Eddy Onazi in the expanded Super Eagles squad for this month's games against Ghana after the midfielder was recommended by his associates. The 2014 World Cup star has been in the international wilderness for three and a half years after fall...
Eguavoen namechecks five NPFL stars he's keeping tabs on ahead of possible Nigeria invite
Published: March 08, 2022
Augustine Eguavoen has revealed that he is keeping tabs on at least seven Nigeria Professional Football League players with a view to potential call-ups to the Super Eagles in the future. The Super Eagles caretaker coach namechecked Kwara United's Afeez, Enugu Rangers defender Tope Olusesi, Rivers United duo winger Is...
Eguavoen gives shout-outs to two AFCON-winning captains as he defends Musa's call-up
Published: March 08, 2022
Ahmed Musa has been included in the latest Super Eagles squad for their upcoming 2022 World Cup playoff matches against regional rivals Ghana later this month. During the media parley, Nigeria's caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen was asked to explain why he handed a call-up to Musa considering the fact that the Fatih...