Official : Nigerian-born central defender ends eight-year association with Arsenal
Published: June 03, 2021
Ibadan-born central defender Joseph Olowu has ended an eight-year association with Premier League club Arsenal. Just as allnigeriasoccer.com exclusively reported more than four months ago, the Gunners have confirmed via their official website that the 21-year-old Olowu will be leaving the north London club when he ...
Euro 2020 squads : Saka and four other players who could have represented Nigeria
Published: June 03, 2021
The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2020)  takes place from June 11 to July 11, seven months before the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Five players who have been named to their countries respective rosters could have featured in next year's Africa Cup of Nations if they had pledged thei...
Crotone chief confirms five clubs including Genoa are interested in Super Eagles striker
Published: June 03, 2021
Crotone sporting director Peppe Ursino has emphasized that five clubs, including Genoa are interested in signing Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo in the summer transfer window. The future of the Nigeria international has dominated the backpages in recent weeks following the demotion of the Sharks to the second-tier of Itali...
Ex-Man Utd striker Ighalo scoops Al-Shabab Player of the Month award for May 2021
Published: June 03, 2021
Former Manchester United attacker Odion Ighalo has won Al-Shabab's Player of the Month award for May 2021. The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations top scorer was nominated for the award after impressing in the matches he was involved in last month. With the exception of the 5-1 loss at Al-Hilal, Ighalo found the net in a...
Confirmed : Ex-Flying Eagles winger hunting for new club after release by Nottingham Forest
Published: June 03, 2021
Former Nigeria U20 international Sammy Ameobi is searching for a new club following his release by Championship outfit Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest have published the retained and released list following the conclusion of the 2020-2021 campaign, and confirmed that the contract of Ameobi has expired and he'l...
Squad update Super Eagles : Slovak-based center-back handed late call-up pre-Cameroon
Published: June 02, 2021
The Nigeria Football Federation have handed a late call-up to Slovak-based central defender Anthony Izuchukwu ahead of the national team's international friendlies against Cameroon. The Federation have informed that the Spartak Trnava star is now in camp, meaning there are twenty-one players at the disposal of mana...
Brighton, Southampton, Aston Villa keeping tabs on Super Eagles striker
Published: June 02, 2021
According to premierleague.cz in partnership with 90min.com, three Premier League clubs are keeping tabs on Super Eagles striker Peter Olayinka with a view to a possible transfer in the summer. Southampton, Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove are monitoring the situation of the Slavia Prague star. Olayinka excelled...
Manchester United's Nigeria-eligible teenagers miss out on awards
Published: June 02, 2021
Nigeria-eligible teenagers Dillon Hoogewerf and Shola Shoretre have missed out on Manchester United's Goal of the Month and Premier League 2 Player of the Month respectively. 2003-born striker Hoogewerf was double-nominated for the monthly accolade for his efforts against Leeds United and Middlesbrough, correspon...
Victor Moses' market value increases ahead of permanent transfer to Spartak Moscow from Chelsea
Published: June 02, 2021
Transfermarkt has updated the market values of players in the Russian Premier League. Former Nigeria international Victor Moses has seen his stock rise with the Chelsea-owned wing-back now valued at 6.5 million euros, an increase of €0.5 million. Moses attained his highest market value of €20 million on May ...
Confirmed : Irish-Nigerian youngster released by Cardiff City
Published: June 02, 2021
Championship club Cardiff City have announced their retained and released list following the conclusion of the 2020-2021 season. Among the players leaving the Welsh outfit is Irish-Nigerian youngster Roland Idowu, who represented the U23s last season. Idowu, who is comfortable playing as either a winger or a for...
Squad update Nigeria : Twenty players now in camp as Musa, Onuachu report for duty
Published: June 02, 2021
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has the full complement of players at his disposal, two days before the Super Eagles face five-time African champions Cameroon in a friendly in Austria. This morning, Kano Pillars winger Ahmed Musa finally showed up in camp and he was joined later by Racing Genk striker Paul Onuachu, brin...
Ex-African Footballer of the Year credits one Leicester City star for Iheanacho's form
Published: June 02, 2021
Former African Footballer of the Year, Victor Ikpeba has credited Leicester City's number 9, Jamie Vardy for Kelechi Iheanacho's rich vein of form in the recently concluded season. The Nigeria national team ended the campaign with an impressive 19 goals in all competitions - a personal best in a single-season since...
Onuachu king of headed goals Europe's top 10 leagues; first ahead of Man Utd, Real Madrid stars
Published: June 02, 2021
Racing Genk striker Paul Onuachu, who measures 6 ft 6 in, proved his aerial ability over the course of the 2020-2021 campaign by scoring 11 goals through headers, which is not really a surprise considering his height. According to Playmaker Stats, no player in Europe's ten leagues scored more headed goals that the ...
'It's a festival every time' - Everton star Iwobi gives insight into Super Eagles training camps
Published: June 02, 2021
Alex Iwobi is one of the biggest names in the present Super Eagles squad mainly due to the fact that he has been playing in the well-watched English Premier League since 2015. The former Arsenal winger revealed that many Super Eagles fans come to feast their eyes on the players wherever the national team is based, b...
Rohr on Eagles first training session, testing new players, preparation for World Cup qualifiers
Published: June 01, 2021
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr granted an interview to the Super Eagles Media Team shortly after the national team's first training session on Tuesday. The former Bayern Munich defender was pleased with the conditions during today's practice and hinted at the Indomitable Lions having the advantage of extra players in ...