Ighalo Goes West
Published: June 23, 2020
Chinese Super League Though born in Lagos, Nigeria, Odion Ighalo didn’t stay in his native country for long. A promising career in football saw the athlete head north to play for the Norwegian club Lyn in 2007. For the next few years, Ighalo bounced around Europe’s most elite leagues.He spent a season with Serie A ...
Nigeria Joint 48th In The Ranking Of Number Of Coaches In Foreign Leagues
Published: June 23, 2020
Neuchâtel-based organization, the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), has published the demographic analysis of  professional football coaches in the world, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The study analyzed the characteristics of the coaches at the head of 1,646 teams from 110 leagues in 79 countries w...
League Two Play-offs : Ex-Man Utd Striker Ajose, Arsenal Loanee Olayinka Off To Wembley
Published: June 22, 2020
Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up of the Nigeria-eligible players in action for their respective clubs in the League Two play-offs on Monday, June 22.  Exeter City are through to the play-off final at Wembley Stadium after beating Colchester United 3-1 (3-2 on aggregate) at St. James Park. Former Flying Eagles invit...
Official : Former West Ham Defender Adebowale Retained By Crawley Town
Published: June 22, 2020
English Football League Two club Two Crawley Town have announced their retained and released list, informs the official website of The Reds. Former West Ham youth-teamer of Nigerian descent, Emmanuel Adebowale and twenty other players have been reengaged for next season. The 22-year-old still has a contract with ...
Super Eagles Winger Yet To Report For Pre-Season Training With Bordeaux
Published: June 22, 2020
Nigeria international Samuel Kalu was conspicuously absent from the training session at French Ligue 1 club FC Girondins de Bordeaux on Monday, June 22. Bordeaux have started preparations for the new season but without two of their African stars Kalu and Edson Mexer. French journalist Clement Carpentier has twee...
Confirmed : Tottenham Hotspur's Nigeria-Eligible Midfielder Extends His Stay At QPR
Published: June 22, 2020
English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed through their official website that Nigeria-eligible midfielder Luke Amos has extended his loan deal with Queens Park Rangers. The former England U18 international will now remain at the Hoops until the end of the 2019-2020 Championship season, including ...
Manchester City Loanee Adarabioyo Named In EFL Championship Team Of The Week
Published: June 22, 2020
Manchester City loanee Tosin Adarabioyo has been named to the EFL Championship Team of the Week by football statistics website Whoscored.com. The Nigeria-eligible center back scored his third goal of the season as Blackburn Rovers registered a 3-1 home win against Bristol City in a matchday 38 fixture on Saturday, c...
Everton Hero Osman Slams Richarlison For Not Passing To Alex Iwobi
Published: June 22, 2020
Everton earned a clean sheet in the Merseyside derby against Liverpool on Sunday evening but probably had the best chance to win the game in the closing minutes. Toffees legend Leon Osman felt that Everton missed an opportunity to take the maximum points when Brazilian striker Richarlison elected to shoot instead o...
Exciting Midfielder Dubbed The New Mutiu Adepoju Retained By MK Dons
Published: June 22, 2020
EFL League One club MK Dons have published their retained and released list following the curtailment of the 2019-2020 season. Among the players retained by the Dons is exciting Nigerian midfielder David Kasumu, who signed a new deal in December 2019, if not his contract would have expired at the end of this month....
The Most Popular Sports In Nigeria
Published: June 21, 2020
Nigeria is, among the nations that make up the African continent, one of the best forges of sporting talents in different disciplines. Over the years, especially from the mid-90s onwards, Nigerian athletes have conquered high peaks in international sport, sometimes imposing themselves in front of more distinguished col...
The Best Nigerian Football Player In History
Published: June 21, 2020
Since the early 1990s, the African continent has exported its best football players to prestigious championships such as the English Premier League, the Italian Serie A and the Spanish La Liga. Examples in the recent history are Salah and Manè, essential players for Klopp's unbeatable Liverpool, but also Samuel Et...
'Richarlison Should Have Played The Ball To Iwobi' - Everton Fans Criticize Brazilian For Selfish Play In Draw Vs Liverpool
Published: June 21, 2020
English Premier League champions-elect Liverpool got another point towards the ultimate goal of winning the title after playing out a goalless draw against Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday evening, allngeriasoccer.com reports. Toffees Italian boss Carlo Ancelotti handed a start to Alex Iwobi and the Nigeria nation...
Two Strikers On The Radar Of Super Eagles Coach Rohr Score In Switzerland
Published: June 21, 2020
Two Nigerian strikers were on target for their respective clubs in the latest round of matches in the Swiss Super League, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. FC Zurich star Tosin Aiyegun, who has been scouted by Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr with a view to an invitation to one of the national teams, took his league tally f...
Nigeria-Eligible Superkid Left Out Of Chelsea's Matchday Squad Vs Aston Villa
Published: June 21, 2020
England U19 international of Nigerian descent, Faustino Anjorin will not make his second Premier League appearance in Chelsea's meeting with Aston Villa this afternoon, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Anjorin has been left out of the matchday 20 in the ongoing clash between The Blues and Lions at Villa Park. The 18-y...
Iwobi Reveals Everton Have One Key Advantage Over Liverpool In Merseyside Derby
Published: June 21, 2020
Everton star Alex Iwobi believes Everton have one key advantage over Liverpool in Sunday evening's Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. Although the Premier League match will be held behind closed doors, the Nigeria international has emphasized that playing on their own turf will be key for Everton even if there are n...