Official : Super Eagles Midfielder Mikel Completes Permanent Transfer To Vitoria de Guimaraes
Published: July 19, 2019
Through a statement on their official website, Portuguese Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimaraes have announced that they have reached an agreement with Porto for the transfer of Mikel Agu. The Super Eagles midfielder has penned a three-year deal that will keep him at Vitória de Guimaraes until the summer of 2022...
AFCON Leading Scorer Explains Why He Turned Down Move To Barcelona
Published: July 19, 2019
Odion Ighalo has explained why he passed up the opportunity to join Spanish champions Barcelona and teams in the Premier League in the January transfer window. The prolific Super Eagles striker has confessed that the decision not to join Barcelona was a financial factor and not for sporting reasons, stressing that ...
Blackburn Working On Loan Deal For Fourth Youngest Nigerian To Play For Man City
Published: July 19, 2019
It is foregone conclusion that Manchester City will allow Nigerian young star Tosin Adarabioyo depart the club before the close of the summer transfer window, with manager Pep Guardiola omitting him from the traveling squad to Asia.  The Lancashire Telegraph is reporting that Championship club Blackburn Rovers are ...
Two Laudable Sacrifices Made By Mikel During His 14-Year International Career
Published: July 19, 2019
Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel officially ended his international career on Thursday after helping his young teammates to a third-place finish at the ongoing AFCON 2019 tournament which is set to end later today, Friday.Though the 89-capped Nigeria international has put an end his international career, some of his...
Big Decision Awaits Chukwueze After International Duties With Nigeria
Published: July 18, 2019
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be contended with a bronze medal as they ended their AFCON 2019 campaign with a win over Tunisia on Wednesday.The players are expected to take a break from every football-related issue to regain their strength ahead of the upcoming season.As for Samuel Chukwueze who had an impressive ou...
Photo Confirmation : Hot Nigerian Prospect Inks New Deal With Norwich City
Published: July 18, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that Nigerian striker Tyrese Omotoye has inked a new contract with Premier League new boys Norwich City. Born September 2002, Omotoye is regarded as one of the most exciting teenage prospects of Nigerian descent in the whole of England and he has taken his first steps towards b...
Report : Everton Turn Down Loan Bid For N6b-Rated Nigeria Winger
Published: July 18, 2019
Premier League side Everton have reportedly rejected the overtures of Galatasaray who expressed an interest in signing Nigeria international Henry Onyekuru on loan for the 2019-2020 season. Turkish sports daily Fanatik says the Super Lig champions wanted to loan the winger again but the Toffees did not accept their ...
Rohr Reveals What Impressed Him Most About Super Eagles AFCON Squad
Published: July 18, 2019
Gernot Rohr has hailed the character of the Super Eagles players who finished third at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations thank to their 1-0 victory against Tunisia on Wednesday evening. The German football tactician had positive things to say about the mental strength of the team in their matches against Cameroon, Sou...
New Manchester United Signing Hoogewerf Wants To Improve Nigeria; Reveals Best Player He's Played With
Published: July 18, 2019
New Manchester United signing Dillon Hoogewerf says one of his dreams is to help improve Nigeria but has stressed that it is a non-football-related aspiration. Hoogewerf's father is Dutch and he has a Nigerian mother which makes him eligible to play for the Nigerian national teams but the Royal Dutch Football Assoc...
Chelsea Legend Mikel Retires From International Football With Nigeria
Published: July 18, 2019
Chelsea icon John Obi Mikel has taken to social media to confirm that he has decided to retire from international football at the age of 32. The central midfielder debuted for the Super Eagles in 2005 after starring for the U17 and U20 sides, and featured in two World Cups 2014 and 2018, and five Africa Cup of Natio...
'Iwobi Does Not Start Regularly For Arsenal, Leicester Not A 'Big' Club' - Rohr In Search Of A Midfielder To Replace Mikel
Published: July 18, 2019
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has more or less confirmed that John Obi Mikel is set to call time on his international career with the Super Eagles after making 89 appearances. The German revealed that he is searching for a top midfielder to replace the long-serving Nigeria international and the ideal candidate h...
Rohr Rates The Performance Of Iwobi, Ndidi Etebo; Explains Why Uzoho Lost His Starting Shirt
Published: July 18, 2019
Gernot Rohr was delighted with the performance of his first choice midfielders Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo and Alex Iwobi during the Africa Cup of Nations . Ndidi and Iwobi were among the high profile absentees not named in the starting line-up in the 2-0 loss to Madagascar but were introduced in the second half...
Rohr On Winning First AFCON Medal, Relationship With Giresse, Achieving One Of His Objectives
Published: July 18, 2019
Gernot Rohr was delighted to win his first-ever medal at the Africa Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles, something he never managed to do whilst coaching Gabon, Niger and Burkina Faso. Rohr pointed out that he has a special relationship with Tunisia coach Alain Giresse as they were teammates for close to a decade at ...
2019 AFCON: Super Eagles Star Omeruo Top Player In One Key Defensive Stat
Published: July 18, 2019
Super Eagles star Kenneth Omeruo has been ranked the top overall player in one key defensive stat at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. According to football statistics website Whoscored.com, the Chelsea central defender racked up the most interceptions, 13 in total, to place first along with OGC Nice's Algeria ful...
West Brom Prepare A Bid Of N1.14 Billion For Former Arsenal U23 Skipper
Published: July 18, 2019
Championship club West Brom are interested in signing Nigeria international defender Semi Ajayi, according to reports. The print edition of the Sun says the Baggies are making a 2.5 million pounds (N1.14 billion) bid for the former Arsenal U23 skipper. New West Brom boss Slaven Bilic has requested for the signin...