Ghana 1 Nigeria 0: Flying Eagles' U20 AFCON Hopes Out Of Their Hands After Conceding Late Goal
Published: December 09, 2020
Nigeria's Flying Eagles' chances of progressing to the 2021 Africa U20 Nations Cup took a big hit on Wednesday as they were defeated 1-0 by the Black Satellites of Ghana in the WAFU Zone B Championship in Porto Novo, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.The only goal of the game came in the 83rd minute when Precious Boah stepp...
Teenage Nigerian Striker Trains With Arsenal First Team Ahead Of Europa League Clash
Published: December 09, 2020
Folarin Balogun is in the frame to add to his first team appearances for Arsenal on Thursday when they take on Dundalk on matchday six of the Europa League. The American-born striker of Nigerian descent was pictured training with the Gunners first teamers at London Colney on Wednesday morning ahead of the trip to t...
Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Products Of Nigerian Descent React To Anjorin's Champions League Debut
Published: December 09, 2020
Anglo-Nigerian winger Faustino Anjorin has taken to social media to express his happiness at making his full debut for Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday night. The England youth international impressed during the 80 minutes he was on the Stamford Bridge turf and earned praise from manager Frank Lampard aft...
Ex-Liverpool Winger Adekanye Suffers Hamstring Injury After Facing Messi And Barcelona
Published: December 09, 2020
La Liga side Cadiz CF are sweating over the fitness of former Liverpool starlet Bobby Adekanye before their trip to Galicia where they face Celta de Vigo in the next round of matches in the Spanish top-flight. For the first time in his career, Adekanye was on the same pitch as one of his idols in Lionel Messi a...
'We Know That We Must Win' - Flying Eagles Captain Ahead Of Showdown Vs Ghana
Published: December 09, 2020
Nigeria U20s captain Mike Zaruma is aware that victory against bitter rivals Ghana on Wednesday would put them in a good position to advance to the knockout rounds of the WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. Zaruma and his teammates are hoping to make amends after surrendering a one-goal ...
NFF Chief Ducks Question On Claims Super Eagles Medics Made Osimhen's Shoulder Injury Worse
Published: December 09, 2020
Reports in the Italian media late last week had claimed that Super Eagles medical team made Victor Osimhen's shoulder injury worse while attempting to put it back in place during the national team's 4-4 draw with Sierra Leone at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on November 13. The report added that the Napoli striker wa...
Four Nigerian Talents Rub Shoulders With Martinelli, Two Arsenal First Team Stars In Loss To Wimbledon
Published: December 09, 2020
Four players of Nigerian descent were on parade at Plough Lane in London as Arsenal were knocked out of the Papa John's Trophy following their 3-0 loss to League One side AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday evening, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Gunners manager Steve Bould handed starts to fullback Ryan Alebiosu, central midfi...
Chelsea Boss Lampard Reveals What Impressed Him About Anjorin On Champions League Debut
Published: December 09, 2020
Chelsea finished their Champions League Group E fixtures without a loss after playing out a 1-1 draw with Russian visitors Krasnodar at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. Cabella fired low to put the Russian Premier League side in front in the 24th minute but the lead lasted only four minutes as Jorginho scored from t...
Impossible-Looking UCL Record Of Ex-Chelsea, Anderlecht Star Babayaro Broken After 26 Years
Published: December 08, 2020
The impossible-looking UEFA Champions League set by former Chelsea and Anderlecht left-back Celestine Babayaro has finally been broken after twenty six years, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The former Nigeria international was the youngest player to feature in the Champions League when he made his debut wearing the ...
Confirmed : No Europa League Action For Villarreal's Chukwueze On Thursday
Published: December 08, 2020
Nigeria national teamer Samuel Chukwueze won't be involved in UEFA Europa League action on Thursday, December 10. The matchday six fixture between Villarreal and Qarabag FK scheduled to hold at the Estadio de la Cerámica in Spain has been postponed because the Azerbaijani champions do not have the minimum number of...
Anjorin Makes Full Champions League Debut, 12 Years After Joining Chelsea Because Of Mikel
Published: December 08, 2020
Twelve years after joining the Chelsea Academy, Poole-born winger of Nigerian descent, Faustino Anjorin will start his first official game for the Premier League giants when they tackle Russian side Krasnodar in a Champions League Group E fixture at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night, and this is official. The official ...
'The Boys Understand What Is At Stake' - Nigeria U20 Coach Ahead Of Win-Or-Bust Duel Vs Ghana
Published: December 08, 2020
Nigeria U20s return to action at the ongoing WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations when they take on bitter rivals Ghana at the Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo on Wednesday afternoon. The Flying Eagles conceded right at the death to draw 1-1 with Ivory Coast in their opener on Sunday, l...
Crystal Palace Crowd-Pleaser Eze Joins Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool Stars In Premier League TOTW
Published: December 08, 2020
Crystal Palace crowd-pleaser Eberechi Eze has been included in the English Premier League Team of the Week by Whoscored following his brilliant performance in Crystal Palace's 5-1 rout of West Brom last weekend. The highlight of his display was setting up Palace's fourth goal scored by Wilfried Zaha midway through ...
What Erling Haaland Said About Moukoko Ahead Of His Last Chance To Break Babayaro's UCL Record
Published: December 08, 2020
Borussia Dortmund striker Youssoufa Moukoko has one last chance to break a longstanding UEFA Champions League record held by Celestine Babayaro's in this evening's clash against Zenit at the Saint Petersburg Stadium. Moukoko is 16 years and 18 days today and would etch his name in football's folklore if handed minut...
Club Brugge Chief Labels Okereke 'A Great Talent' Ahead Of Champions League Showdown Vs Lazio
Published: December 08, 2020
Club Brugge CEO Vincent Mannaert has praised former Nigeria U23 international David Okereke, revealing the winger is a great talent, ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash against Lazio at Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Okereke had his footballing education in Italy where he spent roughly three years before he was snap...