NFF confirm Aina is out of WCQ vs Cape Verde; Musa on 97 caps in the eyes of FIFA
Published: September 06, 2021
Through a press release, Nigeria Football Federation have confirmed that Chelsea academy product Ola Aina will not be available for selection when the Super Eagles face off with Cape Verde in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, September 7, just as allnigeriasoccer.com exclusively reported two days ago. Apart from th...
2014 Nigeria U23 invitee nominated for Middlesbrough Goal of the Month
Published: September 06, 2021
Championship club Middlesbrough have announced through their official website a list of four strikes nominated for the Goal of the Month for August 2021, with former Nigeria U23 invitee Uche Ikpeazu making the cut for his effort against Bristol City. The Reading academy product, a summer arrival from Wycombe Wander...
Nigerian midfielder misses out on Chelsea's UEFA CL squad after failing to secure summer move
Published: September 06, 2021
Nigeria-eligible midfielder Tariq Uwakwe will not make his Champions League debut for Chelsea in the first half of the season. European Champions Chelsea have submitted their squad list for the group stage of the Champions League and the London-born former England U20 international has not been selected. Uwakwe ...
Explained : Why Shoretire is eligible to represent Man Utd in UCL despite omission from squad
Published: September 06, 2021
English Premier League giants Manchester United have submitted a 25-man squad list to UEFA ahead of their opening game of the Champions League against Young Boys. Norwegian football tactician Ole Gunnar Solskjær has selected three goalkeepers, eight defenders, ten midfielders and four strikers on his roster. Ang...
Super Eagles arrive in battleground ahead of 2022 WCQ; promised N20m if they beat Cape Verde
Published: September 06, 2021
Nigeria's national team, Super Eagles, have arrived in Cape Verde, where they battle the Blue Sharks in their second match of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. As of an hour ago, the Super Eagles players and officials were at the Amilcar Cabral International Airport as they couldn't land in Sao Vincente where the match w...
'I expected to join Juventus' - Super Eagles legend admits he didn't originally consider Everton
Published: September 05, 2021
Super Eagles legend Joseph Yobo has confessed that Everton had been lagging behind Juventus in the race for his signature before his switch to the Toffees on an initial loan deal from Marseille in the summer of 2002, making him manager David Moyes' first signing. Yobo was drawing interest from a plethora of clubs i...
2019 Nigeria U23 invitee makes competitive debut for Glasgow Celtic B
Published: September 05, 2021
2019 Nigeria U23 invitee Osaze Urhoghide has finally made his competitive debut for a Glasgow Celtic team, 65 days after his celebrated move to the Scottish giants from Sheffield Wednesday. The center back was named in the starting line-up for Celtic B's SPFL Trust Trophy second round clash against Greenock Morton on...
'He isn't afraid to shoot from distance' - Pompey boss sings the praises of Arsenal loanee Azeez
Published: September 05, 2021
Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley has sung the praises of Miguel Azeez following his switch to the League One club a day before the close of the summer transfer window. The Anglo-Spanish-Nigerian midfielder is departing the Emirates Stadium on a temporary basis in search of regular playing opportunities, thirteen yea...
Super Eagles hold final training session in Lagos pre-Cape Verde without seven starters vs Liberia
Published: September 05, 2021
The Super Eagles intensified their preparations for the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde with another training session on Sunday morning, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Today's workout held at the Legacy Pitch of the National Stadium, an artificial turf, was the national team's final training sess...
Nigerian dad reveals why Chelsea midfielder Anjorin transferred to Lokomotiv Moscow
Published: September 05, 2021
Faustino Anjorin's Nigerian dad Sheriff Anjorin has revealed that the Chelsea midfielder transferred to Lokomotiv Moscow on loan in the summer transfer window because the Russian Premier League club have big ambitions just like his son. The England youth international was unveiled by the Railwaymen on Saturday and has...
'Has the dream to play football in the EPL' - Genk chief on Super Eagles striker's ambition
Published: September 05, 2021
Racing Genk technical director Dimitri de Condé has revealed that playing in the English Premier League is one of the ambitions of Paul Onuachu. Almost everyone expected the Nigeria international to move on to pastures new after scoring 35 goals and providing five assists in 41 appearances across all competitions ...
Liverpool loanee Ojo reveals what he'll bring to the table after deadline day move to Millwall
Published: September 04, 2021
Nigeria Football Federation target Sheyi Ojo is gearing up to make his competitive debut for Millwall after sealing a deadline day move to the Championship club.   The Liverpool-owned winger has joined the Lions on loan for the remainder of the 2021-2022 season, with the deal completed just before the 2300 hours dead...
Ex-Nigeria U23 star Sadiq finds the net as 10-man Almeria beat Malaga
Published: September 04, 2021
Umar Sadiq was on target as Almeria made it three wins in four games after beating Malaga 2-0 at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos on Saturday night. With the exception of Almeria's defeat to SD Amorebieta last weekend, the former Nigeria U23 international has either scored or assisted in all the matches he has...
'We feel more confident' - Cape Verde's ex-Nottingham Forest star targets three points vs Nigeria
Published: September 04, 2021
Former Nottingham Forest winger Ryan Mendes has insisted that Cape Verde are determined to beat Nigeria when both countries face off in the second round of matches in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday, September 7.Pedro Leitão's team head into the showdown at the Adérito Sena Stadium trailing Nigeria by two po...
6 UK-based Super Eagles players, 4 others react to 2022 WCQ win vs Liberia
Published: September 04, 2021
Ten Super Eagles stars who tasted action in Friday's 2022 World Cup qualifier win against Liberia have taken to social media to react to the victory against the West African opponents. Despite the state of the Teslim Balogun Stadium pitch, the Super Eagles eked out a 2-0 win to go two points clear at the top of the...