'I didn't see the foul' - Arsenal legend Wright on first penalty incident involving Ndidi and Pepe
Published: February 28, 2021
Arsenal have moved into the top half of the English Premier League standings after beating Leicester City 3-1 at the King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon. David Luiz, Alexandre Lacazette and Nicolás Pepé got on the scoresheet for the Gunners after Youri Tielemans had opened the scoring for the home team. Kelech...
Former Tottenham Hotspur coach pinpoints the role Iheanacho will play against Arsenal
Published: February 28, 2021
Leicester City are looking to go second in the English Premier League table with a win against Arsenal at the King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The one change in the Foxes starting lineup enforced upon manager Brendan Rodgers sees Kelechi Iheanacho replacing the injured James Maddison. The official starting l...
'We got a job to do' - Fulham's Maja targets three points against his former club Crystal Palace
Published: February 28, 2021
Fulham have three big games coming up, starting with this afternoon's fixture against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, before facing Tottenham Hotspur and the champions Liverpool. Nigeria international Josh Maja spent the formative years of his career at the Crystal Palace academy before moving to Fulham and he is t...
Southampton's Belgian-Nigerian winger beginning to live up to the billing as a future star
Published: February 28, 2021
Belgian-Nigerian winger Kazeem Olaigbe is beginning to live up to the billing as a future star following his outstanding performances for Southampton youth teams this season. Signed from Anderlecht on scholarship terms in the summer of 2019, Olaigbe wasn't performing at his best in his first season in England, faili...
Chelsea loanee Moses gives reasons for choosing Nigeria over England, labels Spartak 'Russian Man Utd'
Published: February 28, 2021
Chelsea-owned winger Victor Moses has given reasons behind his decision to commit his international future to Nigeria over England, where he spent his teenage years. Joint-top scorer at the 2007 European U17 Championship alongside Real Madrid star Toni Kroos, Moses represented the Young Lions at the 2007 FIFA U17 W...
Almeria's Sadiq, Hatayspor's David directly participate in two goals to help clubs register 4-1 wins
Published: February 28, 2021
2016 Rio Olympics bronze medalist Umar Sadiq and FC Midtjylland loanee Babajide David were on target to help their clubs register wins in league matches held on Saturday, February 27.  At the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, Sadiq scored and provided an assist as Almeria returned to winning ways by thrashing CD ...
Former Nigeria U17 invitee named in a Chelsea gameday squad for the first time this season
Published: February 27, 2021
Former Golden Eaglets invitee Prince Adegoke was included in a gameday squad for a Chelsea team for the first time this season as the U18 side defeated Norwich City in an U18 Premier League fixture at Lotus Training Center on Saturday afternoon. Previously, the Chelsea youth team coaches were not able to utilise the...
Brighton & Hove boss remembers Bolton Wanders was an exciting side with Jay-Jay Okocha
Published: February 27, 2021
Brighton & Hove coach Graham Potter says Sam Allardyce deserves respect for his managerial career spanning three decades and remembers that the 66-year-old once managed an exciting Bolton Wanderers team that contained showboater Austin Jay-Jay Okocha. Potter was speaking just before the Seagulls entered the pitch t...
EFL : Luton Town's Adebayo, Carlisle United's Kayode, Shrewsbury Town's Udoh find the net
Published: February 27, 2021
Three Nigeria-eligible strikers were on target for their respective clubs in Football League matches on Saturday, February 27. In the Championship, Fulham academy product Elijah Adebayo netted a late winner as Luton Town came from two goals down to register a 3-2 win against Osaze Urhoghide's Sheffield Wednesday. ...
Derby County beat Premier League clubs to sign Fapetu As Midfielder Departs Arsenal after ten years
Published: February 27, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been told that talented box-to-box midfielder Bayo Fapetu has agreed a pre-scholarship deal with Championship club Derby County.   On Friday, Fapetu took to social media, to announce that he has put pen to paper on a long-term contract with The Rams without revealing the length of the deal. ...
Nigerian midfielder makes competitive debut for Manchester United U18 in loss to Derby County
Published: February 27, 2021
Promising Nigerian midfielder Maximilano Oyedele made his competitive debut for Manchester United U18s in their surprise 3-1 loss at the hands of Derby County on Saturday afternoon. Oyedele was among the U16 players that started for the Red Devils at Trafford Training Centre, Carrington, while Manchester United acad...
Samuel Kalu's goal not enough as Bordeaux lose to Metz in Ligue 1
Published: February 27, 2021
Samuel Kalu's goal was not enough as Bordeaux were beaten 2-1 by Metz after conceding an injury time goal in their French Ligue 1 clash at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique on Saturday afternoon. The Super Eagles winger opened the scoring in the fourteenth minute, assisted by Youssouf Sabaly. Two late goals from Thomas...
Rohr's close friend happy about decision of Musiala to choose Germany over Nigeria, England
Published: February 27, 2021
Gernot Rohr's close friend and Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick is happy about the decision of Jamal Musiala to commit his international future to his country of birth, Germany. The Bayern Munich attacking midfielder had been at the centre of an international tug of war between Germany, England and Nigeria after br...
Super Eagles striker Maja gives reasons for rejoining Fulham in winter transfer market
Published: February 27, 2021
Josh Maja has got instincts of a natural born striker and showed that quality when he bagged a brace on his full Premier League debut against Everton on Valentine's Day. Since the Super Eagles star made his debut for the Cottagers, they are unbeaten in four matches, winning two and drawing the others while keeping an ...
Ex-Bayern Munich left-back who models his game after David Alaba making waves at SC Freiburg
Published: February 27, 2021
Young Nigerian defender Kimberly Ezekwem has hit a rich vein of form at German club SC Freiburg and will fancy his chances of a first-team breakthrough in the coming months. A product of the Bayern Munich academy, the left-back departed the Bundesliga champions for SC Frieburg in the summer of 2018 and has continue...