NFF, agent with ties to Rohr bungle Ugbo's nationality switch as Canada recruit Chelsea product
Published: November 05, 2021
The Nigeria Football Federation have bungled the nationality switch of Chelsea academy product Ike Ugbo.   The Racing Genk striker has completed a change of association from England to Canada, and is in line to make his senior debut for the North American country when they face off with Costa Rica and Mexico in the f...
First squad involvement for 18-year-old Nigerian GK as Celtic earn win vs Ferencvaros
Published: November 05, 2021
London-born Nigerian goalkeeper Tobi Oluwayemi was a surprise inclusion in Glasgow Celtic's matchday squad in their 3-2 win over Hungarian opponents Ferencváros in a Europa League clash on Thursday night.  Tobi is the younger brother of 2021 Super Eagles invitee Joshua Oluwayemi and spent his formative years as a fo...
Official : Kuwait SC terminate contract of Chelsea legend Mikel
Published: November 04, 2021
Less than two months before the opening of the January transfer window, Chelsea and Nigeria icon John Obi Mikel is in search of a new employer. Kuwait SC announced via Instagram on Thursday that they have terminated the contract of the experienced midfielder. Mikel was four months into a one-year contract with Ku...
Moses scores, Iheanacho hits post, Ndidi makes comeback as Leicester, Spartak share spoils
Published: November 04, 2021
Leicester City and Spartak Moscow shared the spoils with a 1-1 draw in a Europa League tie at the King Power Stadium on Thursday night.   There were starts for Kelechi Iheanacho and Chelsea old boy Victor Moses, while Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman started on the bench for the home team. In a first half of ver...
Balogun scores own goal but Rangers keep qualification hopes alive after forcing Brondby to draw
Published: November 04, 2021
Glasgow Rangers hopes of progressing to the last sixteen of the UEFA Europa League ended on Thursday evening following their 1-1 draw with Scandinavian side Brondby on matchday four. Lyon maintained their one hundred percent record after seeing off Sparta Prague 3-0 in the other group fixture. Manager Steven Ge...
2022 WCQ: Olympiakos & Shamrock Rovers stars, 23 others named in Cape Verde 25-man squad
Published: November 04, 2021
The Cape Verdean Football Federation have announced a 25-man roster for the national team's upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifying matches against Central African Republic and Nigeria, Expresso das Ilhas has reported. The Super Eagles will be locking horns with the Blue Sharks at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Tuesday, ...
Done deal : African eligible defender signs new long-term contract with Chelsea
Published: November 04, 2021
Through a statement on their official website, European champions Chelsea have announced that Trevoh Chalobah has signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2026. Following a fine maiden season with Chelsea's first team, Chalobah has been rewarded with a new deal. Bor...
Iheanacho targets equaling or breaking one Leicester record held by Vardy, 3 others vs Spartak
Published: November 04, 2021
Leicester will be aiming to make it two wins on the bounce when they tackle Victor Moses' Spartak Moscow at the King Power Stadium on Thursday.   Kelechi Iheanacho, who is in contention to face the Russian Premier League side, will be targeting equaling or breaking a Leicester City record tonight. There is a four...
Man Utd-linked midfielder Ndidi has not changed his agent; fully committed to Leicester
Published: November 04, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report with certainty that Wilfred Ndidi has not changed his agent contrary to rumours in the local and foreign press that the holding midfielder has switched agents ahead of a possible move to Manchester United. The rumours were fueled by a social media post from Octagon Soccer i...
Rohr reveals why Kalu wasn't named in Nigeria squad amid talk he was dropped for Chukwueze
Published: November 04, 2021
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has revealed the real reason Samuel Kalu was not named in the latest Nigeria squad announced earlier this week amid speculation in the local media that he was dropped to make room for Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze. Apart from Chukwueze, the German has included four other players clas...
Portsmouth manager insists Arsenal are happy over treatment of Nigeria-eligible midfielder
Published: November 04, 2021
Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley has claimed that Arsenal are happy over the treatment of Anglo-Spanish-Nigerian midfielder Miguel Azeez amid speculation in the media that he could be recalled from his loan spell at the League One club in January 2022. The England U20 international has found game time hard to come by...
Photo : French-born Nigerian teenager previously linked with Aston Villa, Palace joins Amiens SC
Published: November 04, 2021
French Ligue 2 club Amiens SC have pulled off a transfer coup by signing highly-rated Franco-Nigerian center forward Daniel Akinleye, allnigeriasoccer.com has been told.   The 2006-born player has moved to the Unicorns from the academy team of another Ligue 2 outfit Quevilly Rouen Métropole. There was transfer b...
Ex-Chelsea ace Moses reveals Spartak will keep close tabs on Leicester striker Daka
Published: November 04, 2021
Former Chelsea star Victor Moses has revealed that Spartak Moscow are determined not to repeat the mistakes of the first leg when they face off with Leicester City in a Europa League tie at King Power Stadium on Thursday night. The Muscovites squandered a two-goal lead in an embarrassing 4-3 loss to the Foxes, with...
EFL Championship : Billing on target but Cherries unbeaten run ends; Barnsley's Victor scores
Published: November 03, 2021
Allnigeriasocccer.com's round up on the Nigeria-eligible players that got on the scoresheet for their teams in the EFL Championship on Wednesday, November 3. Bournemouth's unbeaten start to the 2021-2022 season has ended at sixteen after losing 2-1 to Preston North End at the Vitality Stadium. One-cap Denmark int...
Napoli boss explains why he decided not to risk Osimhen for Thursday's clash vs Legia
Published: November 03, 2021
Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti resisted the temptation to include Victor Osimhen in his matchday squad to face Legia Warsaw in the Europa League on Thursday. The Nigeria international is on the road to full recovery but the game against the Polish giants has come too soon for the striker. Spalletti underlined t...