Leicester City 2 Napoli 2 : Osimhen nets brace; Iheanacho assists; Ndidi sees red; Lookman features
Published: September 16, 2021
Leicester City dropped crucial points in the UEFA Europa League by letting a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 with Napoli at the King Power Stadium on Thursday night. In the thrilling encounter, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho started from the off for the Foxes, while international teammate Victor Osimhen shook o...
UEL : Chelsea loanee Anjorin scores first senior goal, Onuachu nets stoppage-time winner
Published: September 16, 2021
Two Nigeria-eligible players were on target in the early kickoff of the opening round of matches in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.   In Group H, Paul Onuachu continued his fine start to the season by scoring the game-winning goal as Racing Genk registered a hard-fought 1-0 win over Rapid Vienna at Weststadion - ...
Talented winger of Nigerian descent invited to train with Arsenal first team pre-Burnley
Published: September 16, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta ran the rule over talented Dutch-born Nigerian winger Joel Ideho this week. Ideho was one of the outstanding academy players that trained with the first team stars at London Colney on Wednesday ahead of the Gunners' trip to Turf Moor, where they wil...
The most surprising Premier League underdog wins
Published: September 16, 2021
The English Premier League has become one of the world’s favourite football tournaments, combining high-energy sport with history, a fanatical fan base and the wealth that has enabled the best English teams to buy some of the world’s best players.  One of the best features of the Premier League is its highly comp...
Tottenham-reared winger of Nigerian descent makes 40-man Golden Boy shortlist
Published: September 16, 2021
Tottenham Hotspur-reared winger of Nigerian descent Nonso Madueke is in contention for the prestigious Golden Boy, an award which is given to the calendar year's best European-based player under the age of 21. Only forty players are left in the updated list published by Italian sports daily Tuttosport on Thursday, w...
Reading's Nigeria underage international named to Championship Team of the Week
Published: September 16, 2021
Nigeria underage international Tom Dele-Bashiru notched his first pair of goals for Reading in their 3-1 win over Peterborough United on Tuesday, an achievement that has seen him named to Whoscored's Championship Team of the Week. The Watford loanee scored his first goal in Reading colours when he drilled the ball i...
Super Eagles' latest position in FIFA world rankings revealed
Published: September 16, 2021
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday, September 16 published its latest rankings of National Teams, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Despite back-to-back wins in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the Super Eagles sit in the 34th position, same as they were in the August rankings. The three-time African champions...
'Watch out for him' - Italian football expert warns Leicester about Napoli's Super Eagles star
Published: September 16, 2021
Italian football expert Vieri Capretta has warned Leicester City about Victor Osimhen ahead of tonight's Europa League meeting against Napoli at the King Power Stadium. Despite concerns over his fitness, the Nigeria international is presumably in contention to be involved in some capacity against the Foxes, having ...
Glasgow Celtic defender reveals he wants to play for Nigeria, why he supports Chelsea
Published: September 16, 2021
Glasgow Celtic center back Osaze Urhoghide has revealed that he would be honoured to play international football for three-time African champions Nigeria. He was born in the Netherlands to Nigerian parents twenty one years ago and is also eligible for England having lived in the country for roughly fifteen year...
Chelsea-owned midfielder Anjorin equals career high market value of N1.6billion
Published: September 15, 2021
Chelsea-owned midfielder Faustino Anjorin has reached the joint highest market value in his career following his loan move to Russian Premier League side Lokomotiv Moscow.On Wednesday, September 15, transfermarkt updated the market values of footballers plying their trade in Russia and the England youth international i...
Atletico Madrid 0 Porto 0 : Super Eagles defender subbed out after picking up yellow card
Published: September 15, 2021
Porto have a point from the first round of games in Group B of the UEFA Champions League following their impressive goalless draw against Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Metropolitano - Madrid on Wednesday night. Nigeria international Zaidu Sanusi, who has found game time hard to come by in the new season, was handed...
'He is over two meters' - Austrian striker warns Rapid Vienna about the threat Onuachu poses
Published: September 15, 2021
KV Oostende's former Austria U21 international Marko Kvasina has sent a warning to Rapid Vienna over Paul Onuachu ahead of the Europa League fixture against Racing Genk on Thursday evening. The Super Eagles striker is one of three Nigeria-eligible players named in Genk's traveling party to the Austrian capital, the o...
UYL : Man City's Nigeria-eligible duo score on debuts; Nusa starts for Club Brugge vs PSG
Published: September 15, 2021
Three promising attack-minded teenagers of Nigerian descent made their UEFA Youth League debuts on Wednesday, September 15. At the Academy Stadium in Manchester, Samuel Edozie and Tai Sodje, the nephew of former Super Eagles defenders Efe and Sam Sodje, helped Manchester City register a comprehensive 5-1 win over RB L...
'Osimhen can hurt Leicester' - Foxes sent warning by ex-Derby County striker pre-Napoli
Published: September 15, 2021
Leicester City have been sent a warning before their Europa League meeting with Napoli at the King Power Stadium on Thursday night. Former Derby County striker Francesco Baiano believes Victor Osimhen can hurt the Foxes and will be hard to contain if given room to operate. The Nigeria international is an injury w...
FIFA 22 : 6-cap Nigeria international rated Porto's fastest player
Published: September 15, 2021
Porto have revealed the ratings for their players ahead of the release date of EA Sports FIFA 22. Of the twenty five players rated, six-cap Nigeria international Zaidu Sanusi has been ranked the fastest player at Porto with a speed rating of 93. The left-back ranks first ahead of Colombia midfielder Luis Diaz (92...