Eguavoen on why ex-Man Utd star was invited; claims Euro clubs are punishing some Super Eagles stars
Published: March 08, 2022
Augustine Eguavoen has explained the rationale behind his decision to invite former Manchester United star Odion Ighalo to the Super Eagles squad for the upcoming World Cup playoff games against Ghana.   The invitation of Ighalo and return of Emmanuel Dennis and Victor Osimhen have seen the likes of Peter Olayinka, T...
200th EPL appearance on birthday : Everton GK matches feat of ex-Chelsea ace Moses, 3 others
Published: March 07, 2022
Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford made his 200th Premier League appearance in the ongoing game against Tottenham Hotspur at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. According to the official website of the Premier League, the England glovesman is only the fifth player to reach that milestone on his birthday after former Chelsea s...
'Not someone who wants to dictate' - Eguavoen says some kind words about Super Eagles winger
Published: March 07, 2022
Slavia Prague winger Peter Olayinka has been hailed for his professionalism by his interim national team coach Augustine Eguavoen.  Olayinka was one of the players handed late call-ups to the Super Eagles' 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squad following the withdrawals of Emmanuel Dennis, Leon Balogun, Abdullahi Shehu and...
'We want the best' - Eguavoen reveals talks with ex-Chelsea star to reverse retirement decision
Published: March 07, 2022
Augstine Eguavoen says he has spoken with former Chelsea star Victor Moses to reverse his decision to quit the Super Eagles. The Crystal Palace academy product called time on his international career shortly after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where he started all the group matches played by the national team and w...
Eguaoven cites Russia-Ukraine conflict as reason for not naming CSKA star in 25-man squad
Published: March 07, 2022
Super Eagles interim coach Augustine Eguavoen has stressed that CSKA Moscow winger Chidera Ejuke is still very much in his plans despite his omission from the 25-man squad for the upcoming 2022 World Cup playoff matches with Ghana. Ejuke is among seven players on the reserve roster, the others being Chidozie Awaziem, ...
Nigeria's interim boss explains how his list for 2022 World Cup playoff vs Ghana came about
Published: March 07, 2022
Nigeria's interim boss Augustine Eguavoen has explained how his list for the 2022 World Cup playoff matches with regional rivals Ghana came about. The 1994 Africa Cup of Nations-winning fullback has named 32 players on the expanded roster comprising 25 on the main list and seven on the standby list. Eguavoen ha...
Juventus and Vitesse interested in 19yo Chelsea striker before loan move to Rosenborg
Published: March 07, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Italian Serie A giants Juventus and Dutch club SBV Vitesse showed interest in signing Norwegian-born Nigerian starlet Bryan Fiabema before the striker sealed a loan move to Rosenborg. Fiabema had a taste of first team football prior to joining the European champions i...
'Got loads of options' - Mentor confirms Gerrard convinced Aribo to join Rangers
Published: March 07, 2022
Joe Aribo's old mentor, Harry Hudson has confirmed that Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard convinced the Nigerian to join Glasgow Rangers in the summer of 2019. The Nigeria international had been linked with a plethora of clubs in England following a breakout season that saw him directly participate in fifteen goals for ...
Iheanacho reveals words of encouragement received from Rodgers before joining action vs Leeds
Published: March 07, 2022
Kelechi Iheanacho has provided an insight into manager Brendan Rodgers' words to him before he stepped off the bench during the second half of Leicester City's 1-0 win over Leeds United on Saturday. The only goal of the game did not arrive until the 67th minute when Harvey Barnes played a one-two with Iheanacho inside...
'Osimhen very difficult to mark' - Chelsea product Tomori after duel with Napoli number 9
Published: March 07, 2022
Chelsea academy product Fikayo Tomori highlighted the qualities of Victor Osimhen following AC Milan's 1-0 win over Napoli in a Serie A clash at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday night. Tomori was a handful for the Napoli number 9 and prevented him from doing damage by any means necessary. One of the ta...
Team of the Week honours for Nigeria-eligible duo PSV's Nonso and Swansea's Obafemi
Published: March 07, 2022
PSV Eindhoven rising star Nonso Madueke and Swansea City striker Michael Obafemi have been named in the Team of the Week for the Dutch Eredivisie and EFL Championship respectively by football statistics website Whoscored.Madueke, who started the season on fire but slowed down due to a muscle injury, assisted PSV regist...
Osimhen or Vlahovic? Inter Milan legend Vieri reveals who he thinks is the better striker
Published: March 07, 2022
Legendary Italy and Inter Milan striker Christian Vieri has revealed who he thinks is the better striker between Victor Osimhen and Juventus winter signing Dušan Vlahovic.In the biggest game of the season so far, Osimhen went the distance at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday night as Napoli were beaten 1-0 b...
Nigeria exports : 2013 U17 World Cup winner, Dream Team VI star, Nwakaeme, Ohi score
Published: March 07, 2022
Catch up on the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective foreign clubs on Sunday, March 6, 2022.In the Turkish Super Lig, Anthony Nwakaeme took his goal involvements to an impressive 19 (10 goals, 9 assists) for the season in the league alone after opening the scoring for Trabzonspor in a 1-1 draw with...
How to Assess Soccer Players without Skill Tests?
Published: March 07, 2022
In a soccer game, the assessment of players becomes a tough job for the coach as it contains many elements, and the top two are technical and tactical. Both these aspects are essential in the game and play a crucial role in the skill test. However, in the test, assessment of both these factors takes a lot of time. Base...
EPL goal involvements players aged 21 or under : Olise 4th, behind Arsenal and Man City stars
Published: March 06, 2022
Michael Olise ranks fourth for goal involvements for players aged 21 or under so far in the 2021-2022 season, the English Premier League tweeted on Sunday, March 6. For players aged 21 and younger, Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka leads the way with 13, followed by another Hale End Academy product Emile Smith Rowe (11) an...