Arsenal Legend Backs Leicester To Challenge For Champions League Spot With Ndidi's Return
Published: December 13, 2020
Arsenal hero Ian Wright is backing Leicester City to challenge for a Champions League position this season following the return to action of their influential holding midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and the form of the key players in the team. Brendan Rodgers side have moved into the top three after matchday 12 thanks to ...
Lively Lookman Provides Assist As Fulham Held To 1-1 Stalemate By Liverpool
Published: December 13, 2020
Fulham were held to a 1-1 stalemate by current champions Liverpool in a Premier League clash at Craven Cottage on Sunday evening, with three Nigerian players starting for the Cottagers. Tosin Adarabioyo and Ola Aina were part of a three-man defence and Super Eagles hopeful Ademola Lookman started in an attacking posi...
Former Tottenham Hotspur Coach Names The Crystal Palace Player At Fault For Kane's Goal
Published: December 13, 2020
Eberechi Eze played on the left side of a four-man midfield as Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur shared the spoils with a 1-1 draw in a Premier League clash at Selhurst Park on Sunday afternoon. Jose Mourinho's team extended their unbeaten run to eleven matches in the division but conceded for the first time in six...
Super Eagles Winger Back On The Goal Trail As Nantes, Dijon Share The Spoils
Published: December 13, 2020
Super Eagles winger Moses Simon ended his goal drought by finding the net for Nantes as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Dijon at the Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau on Sunday afternoon. The former Gent star had not scored for six league games but ended that poor run when he broke the deadlock in the 24th min...
Aubameyang Reveals Two Nigerian Youngsters Who Can Make The Grade At Arsenal
Published: December 13, 2020
Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has tipped two Nigeria-eligible teenagers in Miguel Azeez and Folarin Balogun to make their mark on the first team following their professional debuts. While Balogun has scored two goals and has an assist to his name in four appearances in the Europa League, Azeez capped a ...
'He's Irreplaceable With What He Gives You' - Leicester Coach Rodgers Delighted To Have Ndidi Back
Published: December 13, 2020
 Leicester City coach Brendan Rodgers is delighted to see Wilfred Ndidi return to action after several weeks on the sidelines due to an adductor problem that required surgery, saying the Nigeria international is irreplaceable. The Northern Irishman highlighted that the holding midfielder enables his more attacking...
Ancelotti Singles Out Hardworking Iwobi For Praise After Victory Against Chelsea
Published: December 13, 2020
Alex Iwobi was one of the players singled out for praise by manager Carlo Ancelotti in the wake of Everton's hard-fought 1-0 win over Chelsea in an English Premier League encounter at Goodison Park on Saturday night. The Nigeria international has shown his versatility playing in multiple positions in recent games a...
Super Eagles Target Nathan Tella Scores Four Goals In First Half For Southampton B
Published: December 13, 2020
Arsenal academy product Nathan Tella has proved beyond doubt that he's a cut above the U23 players after netting four first half goals to help Southampton B thrash Leicester City 5-2 in a Premier League 2 game at Snows Stadium on Saturday. Tella, wearing the captain's armband, started alongside David Agbontohoma an...
'Iwobi Is Playing Like Messi' - Fans Hail Versatile Everton Winger After Display Vs Chelsea
Published: December 12, 2020
Chelsea's long unbeaten streak, seventeen in all competitions, finally came to an end after losing 1-0 to Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday night. Having played as a makeshift wing-back in his last three matches for the Toffees, manager Carlo Ancelotti deployed the Nigeria international in a more familiar position...
EFL : Bournemouth's Solanke, Reading's Olise, Arsenal Loanee Olayinka Among The Scorers
Published: December 12, 2020
Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up on the Nigeria-eligible players who were on target for their respective clubs in the English Football League on Saturday, December 12. We begin in the Championship. Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Dominic Solanke was the star of the show at the Vitality Stadium, scoring two goals a...
Chelsea Loanee Victor Moses Turns 30, NFF Congratulates
Published: December 12, 2020
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) and Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow took to the media to celebrate Victor Moses' ascension to 30 on his birthday. The Nigerian winger, who was born in Lagos, grew up in South London, England having traveled to the country at the age of 11. The 30-year-old first ha...
Emmanuel Amuneke Reveals The Reason He Turned Down The NFF
Published: December 12, 2020
Former Nigerian winger Emmanuel Amuneke took to the media to reveal the reason turned down an offer to become Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) technical director saying he was still involved with a club. The 49-year-old is still currently still under a contract with Egyptian club El Makkasa having joined the club a...
Chinedu Obasi: The Super Eagles Needs To Be Strengthened
Published: December 12, 2020
Former Nigeria international Chinedu Obasi took to the media to advise Nigeria national team head coach Gernot Rohr to strengthen the Super Eagles with players with lots of experience on their CV. The Nigeria national team ended their 2020 as they finished the 35th best team in the world despite being unable to secu...
Nigeria Pitch Award Set To Hold On December 22
Published: December 12, 2020
Organizers of the prolific Nigeria Pitch Awards have announced to the public that the seventh edition of the award will be taking place on the 22nd of December in Lagos. The award, which is Nigeria's longest-running football awards, was formerly set for March due to the lockdown brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic ...
Semi Ajayi Goes 90 As West Brom Concede Their Fastest Premier League Goal Of The Season
Published: December 12, 2020
West Brom coach Slaven Bilić is a man under pressure after seeing his side lose 2-1 to Newcastle United at St James' Park on Saturday evening, a loss that keeps them 19th in the standings but have played two more games than Burnley in 18th place. Nigeria international Semi Ajayi made his eleventh Premier League st...