AFCON 2019: Mikel Among Three World-class Players Who Could Have Done Better In Egypt
Published: July 17, 2019
Africa's greatest football fiesta, AFCON 2019, took centre stage on the 21st of last month and it's set to end on Friday.The continent has witnessed one month of great football skills, awesome goals, breathtaking saves, the rise of underdogs and disappointment from many highly-rated stars.AFCON Debutants Madagascar wer...
'No 10. Is A Very Special Jersey To My Family' - Okocha's Nephew Iwobi Not Ruling Out Wearing Shirt Number
Published: July 17, 2019
Apart from Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations opener against Burundi, Arsenal star Alex Iwobi has been deployed as a playmaker in all the matches he has featured in so far at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. The last player to wear the Super Eagles number 10 jersey before Chelsea legend Obi Mikel broke into the nati...
How AFCON Participation Could Affect Iwobi's Chances At Arsenal Next Season
Published: July 17, 2019
Almost all European clubs have started their pre-season tour in preparation for the upcoming season. Arsenal are currently in the United States for their pre-season camping but they are without one of their highly-rated attacking midfielders cum wingers Alex Iwobi who is still with Nigeria in Egypt.The 23-year-old ...
Ex-Manchester United Striker Ohio Confirms His Time With Manchester City Is Over
Published: July 16, 2019
Former Manchester United youth-teamer Noah Ohio has confirmed he is leaving Premier League champions Manchester City. The highly-rated striker rejected a contract extension with The Citizens as he sees greater opportunities for a first team breakthrough if he joins another club. He appeared in seven matches for C...
RB Leipzig Set To Break Nigerian Transfer Record For A Winger As Everton Agree To Sell Lookman
Published: July 16, 2019
RB Leipzig are poised to break the Nigerian transfer record for a winger with Everton reportedly agreeing to sell Ademola Lookman to the German Bundesliga club. According to Sky Sports UK, the deal taking Lookman to RB Leipzig is worth up to £22.5m and might be finalized as early as Wednesday, July 17. The costl...
Chelsea Boss Lampard May Assess Abraham, Tomori Vs Barcelona But Another NFF Target Omitted
Published: July 16, 2019
Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori have been named in Chelsea's squad for their pre-season tour of Japan. The Europa League winners have arrived in Tokyo ahead of pre-season games against Kawasaki Frontale and Barcelona. New Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has opted to omit another Nigeria Football Federation target, Ike U...
Official : Exciting Nigerian Prospect Signs New Deal At Manchester United
Published: July 16, 2019
Premier League giants Manchester United have finally announced their new intake of Academy scholars for the 2019-2020 season., and it includes a player eligible to represent the Nigerian national teams. Exciting winger cum striker Ayodeji Sotona is part of the group as previously reported by allnigeriasoccer.com. ...
Significant Reasons Why Super Eagles Must Beat Tunisia In AFCON Third Place Playoff
Published: July 16, 2019
Nigeria’s defeat against Algeria has set-up a potential third-place finish for the Super Eagles at the expense of fellow semi-finalist Tunisia at the ongoing AFCON.The match promises to be a decent contest between both sides as they compete in the loser’s final on Wednesday.The Super Eagles will be gunning for a wi...
Onigbinde Makes Big Claim Some Prominent Nigerians Bought 1984 AFCON Final
Published: July 16, 2019
Respected Nigerian coach Festus Onigbinde has suggested that the 1984 Africa Cup of Nations final between Cameroon and Nigeria was fixed, saying that some prominent Nigerians wanted the Super Eagles to lose the game. Onigbinde, who was in the dugout for the showpiece at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, ...
Mikel Might Have Played His Last Game For Nigeria As Rohr Reveals Chelsea Hero Didn't Train Monday
Published: July 16, 2019
Chelsea icon John Obi Mikel might have played his last game for the Super Eagles as manager Gernot Rohr has revealed that the midfielder did not train fully with the team ahead of Wednesday's third place play-off against Tunisia. Mikel suggested before and during the Africa Cup of Nations that this tournament will b...
'It Was Not A Shame Losing Vs Algeria' - Rohr Highlights Two Stats That Prove Super Eagles Played Well
Published: July 16, 2019
Coach Gernot Rohr believes the Super Eagles were unlucky to lose to tournament favorites Algeria in the semifinal of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after conceding a 95th minute goal scored by Riyad Mahrez. The former Bayern Munich defender pointed out that Nigeria had 11 shots on goal compared to the Desert Foxes ...
Iwobi On Priority Of Beating Tunisia, Best Playing Position For Super Eagles
Published: July 16, 2019
Arsenal star Alex Iwobi was the player nominated to represent the Super Eagles at Tuesday morning's pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow's Africa Cup of Nations third place play-off against Tunisia. The attacking midfielder revealed that the Super Eagles want to leave the competition on a good note after th...
NFF President Pinnick : Rohr Will Not Be Sacked As Super Eagles Coach After AFCON
Published: July 16, 2019
Nigeria Football Federation supremo Amaju Pinnick has insisted that Gernot Rohr will not be relieved of his duties as Super Eagles coach despite the team failing to qualify for the final of the Africa Cup of Nations. Several stakeholders including the fans have been calling for the sack of the former Bayern Munich ...
Laloko Reveals The Nigerian Policy Rohr Broke At AFCON, Says Super Eagles 'Very Lucky' To Reach Semifinal
Published: July 16, 2019
Former Nigeria Football Federation Technical Director, Kashimawo Laloko did not hold back on his criticism of manager Gernot Rohr following the Super Eagles 2-1 loss to Algeria in the semifinal of the Africa Cup of Nations. Only one home-based player, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, was named on Nigeria's roster for the tourname...
Teenage Nigerian Midfielder Who Models His Game After Aaron Ramsey Scores On Full Debut For Arsenal
Published: July 16, 2019
Two Nigerian teenagers were on target as Arsenal began their pre-season schedule in style, thrashing Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids 3-0 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park Denver on Tuesday morning. Gunners manager Unai Emery named several promising youngsters in his starting line-up including Bukayo Saka and Jame...