'Aribo has been heavily linked' - Ex-Celtic striker claims midfielder could leave Rangers January
Published: January 07, 2022
Former Celtic star Frank McAvennie has claimed that Joe Aribo could leave Rangers this month despite the sale of Nathan Patterson for a club record fee to Everton. The Scottish champions made a loss of £23.5million for the financial year ending June 2021 due to the Covid-19 impact and as a result the sale of play...
'The target is the gold medal' - Maduka Okoye set lofty target for Super Eagles at AFCON
Published: January 07, 2022
Watford loanee Maduka Okoye believes the Super Eagles are considered frontrunners to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Augustine Eguavoen's team begin their campaign at the Africa Cup of Nations against Egypt on January 11 with the knowledge that a win will put them in a good position to qualify for the knockout ...
'I like to call him African Messi' - Rohr's ex-assistant says Chukwueze one of the best African players
Published: January 07, 2022
Nabil Trabelsi, Gernot Rohr's assistant during his time as Super Eagles coach, has reserved special praise for Samuel Chukwueze, branding the Villarreal winger one of the best African players after the likes of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.   Chukwueze did not play much for the national team in 2021 because he was r...
Every word said by Eguavoen on training, Ighalo, Pep Guardiola, pressure to win AFCON & more
Published: January 07, 2022
The Super Eagles players and officials arrived in Garoua, venue of their Group D matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, on Wednesday night, 2305 hours.The contingent was flown into Garoua aboard an Air Peace jet and the team of 25 players and officials are staying at the Hotel Ribadou.The players, under the tutelag...
Watford's brilliant number 25 wins two awards after pulling out of Nigeria's AFCON squad
Published: January 07, 2022
The official website of Watford has revealed the club's Player of the Month and Goal of the Month winner for December 2021. Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Dennis was voted Watford's Player of the Month by the club's supporters, approximately one week he was forced to withdraw from the Nigeria squad for the 2021 Africa ...
AFCON squad : Eguavoen names the two players in line to replace Ighalo before CAF's disapproval
Published: January 07, 2022
Nigeria's caretaker manager Augustine Eguavoen has confirmed an exclusive report by allnigeriasoccer.com that Feyenoord striker Cyriel Dessers was not a player of interest for the Africa Cup of Nations after revealing that Hammarby winger Akinkunmi Amoo and Nasarawa United striker Silas Nwankwo were in contention to re...
Union Berlin coach names two Nigerian strikers in line to replace Awoniyi during AFCON
Published: January 06, 2022
Union Berlin manager Urs Fischer has named two Nigerian strikers in contention to replace Taiwo Awoniyi during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Out-of-favour Super Eagles striker Anthony Ujah and former Flying Eagles star Suleiman Abdullahi could be given an opportunity to shine in the absence of attack-minded duo Awon...
Tottenham Hotspur loan out striker of Nigerian descent to League One club
Published: January 06, 2022
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff has confirmed that a deal is in place for Tottenham Hotspur striker of Nigerian descent Kion Etete to join the League One club on loan for the remainder of the season. Etete was recently recalled from his loan spell at League Two club Northampton Town, for whom he made 23 appeara...
1994 AFCON winner Finidi advises Super Eagles how to approach opening match vs Egypt
Published: January 06, 2022
1994 Africa Cup of Nations-winning winger George Finidi has advised the Super Eagles to approach their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations opening match against Egypt as if it were the final. In what is the glamour tie of the group stage between Africa's fifth and sixth ranked national teams, the Super Eagles arguably come int...
Dessers not a player of interest to Eguavoen, Feyenoord striker won't replace Ighalo AFCON squad
Published: January 06, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been told that Feyenoord striker Cyriel Dessers is not a player of interest to Nigeria's caretaker manager Augustine Eguaoven for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations. Viral reports in the Nigerian media had sensationally claimed that the Racing Genk loanee would be handed a late call-up as a r...
'We didn't prevent the player from joining' - Al-Shabab blame NFF for ex-Man Utd star AFCON miss
Published: January 06, 2022
Majid Al-Marzouki, Al-Shabab's director of professionalism, has insisted that the Saudi Arabian club did not block Ighalo from linking up with the Nigeria squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The former Manchester United striker reversed his decision to retire from international football in November 2021 but Al-S...
AFCON 2021 : Ajax legend says Super Eagles have a chance to beat Egypt if Salah has a bad day
Published: January 06, 2022
Ajax Amsterdam legend Finidi George has admitted that the Super Eagles have a chance to beat Egypt when both teams face off in their Africa Cup of Nations opener on January 11 if Mohamed Salah has a bad day at the office. The 1994 Africa Cup of Nations winner thinks Salah could pose a threat to Nigeria but underlin...
'Chukwueze more dangerous than Salah' - Super Eagles star insists Egypt have more to worry about
Published: January 06, 2022
The threat posed by Liverpool's Egypt winger Mohamed Salah has dominated the headlines ahead of the Super Eagles mouthwatering clash against the North Africans in their Africa Cup of Nations opener on January 11.Salah has been in sensational form so far this season, directly participating in 32 goals (23 goals, 9 assis...
Almeria striker Sadiq makes vow to Super Eagles fans ahead of AFCON 2021
Published: January 06, 2022
2016 Olympics bronze medalist Umar Sadiq has made a vow to Super Eagles fans ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, saying that the players will give their best to ensure a good performance in Cameroon. The former AS Roma striker has been the undoubted star at Almeria since his move to the Andalusian province, wit...
Super Eagles captain Musa, 24 players fly out to Cameroon ahead of AFCON 2021 opener
Published: January 05, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Super Eagles players and officials have just boarded their flight to Garoua, Cameroon ahead of the national team's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations opening match against Egypt. The good news is that Fatih Karagümrük S.K. winger Ahmed Musa will fly out with the rest of his teammate...