Reading hot prospect Olise crowned EFL Young Player of the Season, named in Championship TOTS
Published: April 30, 2021
Reading playmaker Michael Olise has been crowned EA Sports Young Player of the Season at the English Football League Awards on Thursday night. The highly-rated Franco-Anglo-Nigerian teenager won the award ahead of Blackburn Rovers winger Harvey Elliott and Norwich City fullback Max Aarons. Olise has been one of ...
Europa League : Chukwueze sparkles as Villarreal claim slender lead over Arsenal
Published: April 29, 2021
It's advantage Villarreal at the end of the first leg of their Europa League semifinal following their 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Thursday night. Nigeria international Samuel Chukwueze went the full ninety and looked lively especially towards the end of the second half. Villarreal dre...
Pundit reveals the key fact why Chukwueze has been named in Villarreal starting XI against Arsenal
Published: April 29, 2021
Villarreal manager Unai Emery has included in-form winger Samuel Chukwueze in his starting lineup for Thursday night's Europa League semifinal clash against Premier League opponents Arsenal at the Estadio de la Cerámica. Emery will set up his team in a 4-3-3 formation, with Paco Alcácer leading the line, flanked b...
'I know I'm not Messi' - In-demand Crotone striker Simy opens up on his key attributes
Published: April 29, 2021
Crotone striker Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo is one of the revelations of this season's Italian Serie A. With nineteen goals for relegation candidates Crotone this term, it took his overall tally to 29 in 77 games in the top-flight, making him the highest scoring Nigerian in the history of the Serie A. Despite the ou...
Ex-Chelsea star Obi Mikel shortlisted for Stoke City Player of the Month April
Published: April 29, 2021
Former Chelsea star John Obi Mikel has been shortlisted for Stoke City's Player of the Month for April 2021, informs the official website of the Potters. With the exception of the 3-2 loss to Coventry City in which he came off the bench at half-time, Mikel went the distance in all the games played by Stoke City in ...
Southampton coach reveals how he plans to deal with Leicester City striker Iheanacho
Published: April 29, 2021
Southampton are facing one of the English Premier League's most in-form strikers, Kelechi Iheanacho at the St. Mary's Stadium on Friday night. Heading into the fixture, the Nigeria national teamer has tallied nine goals in his last seven top-flight appearances and is the current Premier League Player of the Month. ...
Versatile Southampton rising star on the radar of Nigeria talks about his favourite position
Published: April 29, 2021
Southampton rising star Nathan Tella has spoken about the position where he feels most comfortable playing. The Arsenal Academy product has forced his way into the Saints first team this season and has been asked to play in a variety of different positions by manager Ralph Hasenhuttl. Predominantly a right winge...
Northern Ireland, Wales give the green light to Chelsea striker to switch to Nigeria; Scottish FA delays
Published: April 29, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigeria Football Federation are seriously working behind the scenes to process Ike Ugbo's change of association from England to Nigeria. The Nigerian Federation are conducting due diligence before sending the required documents to football's governing body FIFA to approve t...
'I wanted to use Arsenal to make money' - Nigerian tycoon opens up on failed bid to buy Gunners
Published: April 29, 2021
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the founder of SLOK Holdings and former Abia State Governor, has opened up about his failed bid to buy Premier League club Arsenal. Kalu expressed his interest to buy Arsenal but the owners were not willing to do business with the Nigerian tycoon. Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke is under pres...
'Special game for me' - Fulham's Ola Aina ahead of return to Stamford Bridge
Published: April 29, 2021
Fulham defender Ola Aina is relishing facing his former club Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday. The Nigeria international has fond memories of his time at The Blues, where he spent twelve years before joining Torino on a permanent deal in the summer of 2019. Handed his professional debut by Antonio Conte...
Agent confirms CSKA's interest in Chelsea-owned striker Ugbo but warns they face competition
Published: April 28, 2021
Ike Ugbo's agent, Oliver Ward, has confirmed that Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow are interested in signing the Chelsea-owned striker in the summer transfer window. Allnigeriasoccer.com broke the news that the Army Men were in the mix for the signature of the Super Eagles hopeful, who is having a banner sea...
'He's running out of celebrations' - Leicester boss on Iheanacho's amazing goalscoring run
Published: April 28, 2021
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is pleased with the form of Kelechi Iheanacho and said with tongue in cheek that the striker is running out of goal celebrations. Everyone has been talking about Iheanacho since the start of March, several Premier League defenders have found it difficult containing the Nigeria...
Two teenagers of Nigerian descent involved in Arsenal final training session before trip to Villarreal
Published: April 28, 2021
Two Nigeria-eligible teenagers in the shape of Folarin Balogun and Arthur Okonkwo were both involved in Arsenal's final workout on English soil before their trip to Villarreal for tomorrow's Europa League clash against the La Liga side. While Balogun has been training with the first team in the last few days, goalk...
Dibba Al-Hisn striker Pascal showing the stuff he's made of in the United Arab Emirates
Published: April 28, 2021
Bolu Pascal, 20, is gradually showing the stuff he is made of in the United Arab Emirates.From Right2Win Sports Academy, to FC Zimbru in Moldova, then to Khor Fakkan before joining Dibba Al-Hisn, Pascal is growing on a path that could see him become one of the hottest young Nigerian attackers in football.In 1,057 minut...
Confirmed : Three-time World Cupper Ordega joins Spanish-Nigerian striker at Levante
Published: April 28, 2021
With a statement on their official website, Spanish Primera División outfit Levante UD Femenino have announced the signing of Nigeria international Francisca Ordega. A three-time World Cupper with the Super Falcons (2011, 2015 and 2019), Ordega has put pen to paper on a deal until the end of the 2020-2021 season pl...