Leicester City Have Not Received An Official Approach From Barcelona Over Ndidi
Published: March 30, 2020
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Leicester City have not received an approach from Barcelona over the signing of Wilfred Ndidi in the next transfer window. It was suggested last week that Barcelona had drawn up a five-man shortlist of potential defensive midfield reinforcements, with Ndidi, Benfica'...
Coronavirus : Super Eagles Star Kalu Gets Permission From Bordeaux To Return To Nigeria
Published: March 30, 2020
Super Eagles winger Samuel Kalu has been granted permission by Bordeaux to return to Nigeria in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. French sports daily L'Equipe says Kalu and five other players Francois Kamano (Guinea), Edson Mexer (Mozambique), Vukasin Jovanovic (Serbia), Ruben Pardo (Spain) and Pablo Castro (Bra...
'Even If He's Nigeria Coach, He Still Has Ties With Girondins' - Rohr Named Among Top 5 Legendary Bordeaux Players
Published: March 30, 2020
Gernot Rohr has been named among the top five legendary players who have worn the jersey of Ligue 1 club Bordeaux by French journalist Julien Bee. The Nigeria coach was ranked fifth behind Alain Giresse, Edouard Kargu, Ulrich Ramé and René Gallice. Rohr is Bordeaux's record appearance holder in the French Ligu...
Van Vossen's Ajax Best XI : Finidi In But Five Nigerians Miss Out Including Kanus, Oliseh
Published: March 30, 2020
Former Netherlands international Peter van Vossen has named his all-time best XI players who have represented Ajax Amsterdam and has included only one Nigerian player on the list published by AD. Van Vossen has gone for a 4-3-3 formation usually deployed by the Dutch champions, with Finidi taking up the right wing ...
Mourinho's Best XI He Has Coached : The Four Nigerian Stars Snubbed By Portuguese Super Coach
Published: March 30, 2020
Portuguese super coach Jose Mourinho has unveiled the best possible starting eleven he has coached with four Nigerian stars failing to make the cut. In a coaching career spanning two decades, Mourinho has handled União de Leiria, Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. ...
Ex-Spurs Coach Pochettino Watched Arsenal Striker Balogun Score Brace Vs Manchester City U23
Published: March 30, 2020
It has come to light that former Tottenham Hotspur coach Mauricio Pochettino visited the Emirates Stadium in London about a month ago. According to the Daily Mail, the Argentine football tactician and his lieutenant Jesus Perez watched Arsenal lose 4-2 to Manchester City in the Premier League 2, a game with six player...
The Three Biggest Losers From The Coronavirus Pandemic Fallout In Super Eagles
Published: March 29, 2020
Just before the Confederation of African Football moved to call off the AFCON qualification series earlier slated to be held on the continent this month no thanks to the novel Coronavirus pandemic, a number of the Super Eagles on Gernot Rohr's last list were hoping to use the occasion to catch the eyes following their ...
Players Who Have Earned 20 Caps Or More While Chelsea Players : Four Nigerians Among 62 Players
Published: March 29, 2020
Four Nigerian stars have made a prestigious list containing 62 players who have made twenty or more international appearances for their country while still a Chelsea player. Frank Lampard with 104 international caps played the most games, followed by Petr Cech (91), Branislav Ivanovic (83), John Terry (78), Marcel ...
'He's Certainly Someone To Look Up To' - QPR's Osayi-Samuel Hopes To Reach Heights Of Sinclair
Published: March 29, 2020
Queens Park Rangers' Nigerian-born starlet Bright Osayi-Samuel is hoping to reach the heights of Trevor Sinclair. They both share some similarities. Aside from being tricky wingers, they started their professional careers at Blackpool before joining Queens Park Rangers. Osayi-Samuel is having his best season sin...
Eleven Tottenham Wonderkids To Watch Out For 2020 & 2021 : Nigeria U23 Hopeful Makes List
Published: March 29, 2020
Joshua Oluwayemi has been included on a list of eleven Tottenham Hotspur academy wonderkids to watch out for in 2020 and 2021 by Football London. Born in London to Nigerian parents nineteen years ago, the goalkeeper's priority is to represent the Nigerian national teams and he's age eligible for the 2024 Olympic Ga...
'My Role Model Is Messi' - Kasimpasa Winger Abbas Wants To Play Like Barcelona Captain
Published: March 29, 2020
Kasimpasa winger Atto Abbas has cited Lionel Messi as his footballing role model and wants to play like the Barcelona superstar. The highly-rated youngster, who turns out for the youth team of Kasimpasa, also has the ambition of playing internationally for Nigeria. 'My dream and desire is to play for my country,...
'No Wonder Tottenham Are Linked With Him' - Higginbotham Tips Nigeria Target Eze To Play For England
Published: March 28, 2020
Former Southampton defender Danny Higginbotham is backing Queens Park Rangers dazzler Eberechi Eze to force his way into the England squad ahead of the 2021 European Championship. Nigeria Football Federation supremo Amaju Pinnick has held discussions with the attacking midfielder over switching his international al...
'He Is Too Strong' - Lille's Osimhen Praises Chelsea Target Mike Maignan
Published: March 28, 2020
Lille striker Victor Osimhen has hailed teammate Mike Maignan for his goalkeeping qualities and considers the former France U21 international one of the best goalkeepers in France at the moment, if not Europe. Statistics back Osimhen's claims as Mike Maignan has registered the joint-most clean sheets in Europe's to...
'An Excellent Trainer For Young Talent' - Hoogewerf Backed To Shine If Given Chance By Solskjaer
Published: March 28, 2020
Dutch-Nigerian striker Dillon Hoogewerf has been backed to shine if given a chance by Manchester United first team coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, according to Dutch journalist Henk Spaan. Several academy products, including Mason Greenwood, have been handed debuts by the Norwegian football tactician since he took over ...
Ighalo's Stunner Vs LASK Wins Manchester United Goal Of The Month
Published: March 28, 2020
Odion Ighalo has won his first major individual accolade since transferring to Manchester United in January. The official webpage of the Red Devils has announced the winner of Manchester United's Goal of the Month award for March 2020, with the former Nigeria international coming out on top. Ighalo's stunning eff...