Otubanjo Makes Late Cameo For LASK With Chelsea, Man Utd Scouts Watching
Published: April 07, 2019
Former Golden Eaglets striker Yusuf Otubanjo was introduced in the 90th minute as his team LASK suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga on Sunday evening. Thus, he did not get enough time to fully show off his qualities to the top European scouts who watched the match at TG...
Everton 1 Arsenal 0 : Gunners Nigerian Fans Berate Emery For Benching Alex Iwobi
Published: April 07, 2019
Arsenal manager, Unai Emery has earned the ire of Arsenal Nigerian fans after opting to leave out Alex Iwobi from the starting XI which contrived to lose 1-0 to Everton on Sunday afternoon.Iwobi who had earlier started three of the Gunners last five games in all competitions was relegated to the bench here and was only...
Shanghai Shenhua's Ighalo Nets Brace; Ufa's Igboun Scores Winner; Erzurum BB's Eduok Tallies 8th Goal
Published: April 07, 2019
Round up of the Nigerian players that registered their names on the scoresheet for their foreign clubs in matches that took place on Sunday, April 7. In the Chinese Super League, Odion Ighalo netted for the third successive game as Shanghai Shenhua hammered Sone Aluko's Beijing Renhe 5-1 at  Hongkou Stadium (Shangh...
30-Goal Chelsea Winger Headlines Nigeria U17 Roster For AFCON; WAFU-UFOA MVP In
Published: April 07, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that free-scoring Chelsea starlet Adrian Akande will be the headline name when the Nigeria Football Federation announces the Golden Eaglets roster for the Africa U17 Cup of Nations in the coming days. Aged only fifteen years, Akande has been included in the squad traveling to Tanzan...
Another Key Golden Eaglets Player Axed From 21-Man AFCON Roster; Bournemouth GK Surfaces
Published: April 07, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that another key player has been axed from the Golden Eaglets traveling party to Tanzania this week. Midfielder Tunde Akinsola, who started all the four matches at the 2018 WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers, was dropped after failing the mandatory magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test. ...
Oliseh Reveals What He Told Gianfranco Zola About England National Team To Counter Giggs, Solskjær
Published: April 07, 2019
Super Eagles legend Sunday Oliseh has revealed that he told Gianfranco Zola that England have not won a major tournament for more than five decades. The former Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax Amsterdam midfielder studied for his coaching badges in England alongside Manchester United legends Ryan Giggs and Ole ...
Promising Nigerian Goalkeeper Nearing Debut For English U18 Champions Chelsea
Published: April 07, 2019
Promising Nigerian goalkeeper Kelechi Chibueze is inching closer to his competitive debut for English U18 champions Chelsea. An England youth international, Chibueze was named in the Blues match day squad for the second successive week as they were held to a 2-2 draw by West Ham in the U18 Premier League on Saturda...
Omeruo Battling With Muscle Injury Ahead Of Leganes Trip To Deportivo Alavés
Published: April 07, 2019
Kenneth Omeruo has been listed as doubtful to suit up for CD Leganes when they tackle Estadio de Mendizorroza (Vitoria-Gasteiz) in the LaLiga Santander on Sunday morning. The Nigeria international did not participate in full training ahead of the trip to Vitoria due to a muscle injury, the same ailment that kept him...
Perugia's Sadiq, Padova's Mbakogu Score In The 12th Minute But Teams Lose
Published: April 07, 2019
Round up of the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective European clubs on Saturday, April 6. In the Italian Serie B, former Nigeria U23 star Umar Sadiq made it three goals in six matches by scoring in Perugia's 4-2 loss to Benevento at Stadio Renato Curi. With 12 minutes gone, the lanky striker ...
'The Goal Is As Good As You Can See' - Etebo Continues To Delight Stoke City Boss
Published: April 06, 2019
Stoke City ended a sequence of four successive goalless draws after beating Blackburn Rovers 1-0 on Saturday afternoon, thanks to Oghenekaro Etebo's first-half scorcher. The former Warri Wolves star came to England with a reputation as a versatile midfielder with offensive and defensive attributes and has ticked th...
Wilfred Ndidi Sets New Record After Appearance Against Huddersfield Town
Published: April 06, 2019
Wilfred Ndidi set a new personal Premier League record following his appearance for Leicester City in their 4-1 rout of already-relegated Huddersfield Town on Saturday afternoon. The Nigeria international was in action for 87 minutes against the Terriers, taking his total game time this season to 2,935 minutes, whic...
EFL : Stoke City's Etebo, Rotherham's Ihiekwe Net Game-Winners; Aston Villa's Abraham, Lincoln City's Akinde Strike
Published: April 06, 2019
Round up of the Nigerian players that were on target in the English Football League on Saturday, April 6. We start off at Ewood Park in Lancashire, where Stoke City were guests to Blackburn Rovers. The visitors secured all three points thanks to Oghenekaro Etebo's first-half winner. The Nigeria international fire...
Simeon Nwankwo Reacts To Lazio Interest, Chances Of Making Super Eagles AFCON Squad
Published: April 06, 2019
Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo is in the form of his life and Crotone are reaping the benefits, with the Nigeria national-teamer contributing to 10 goals in his last six appearances in the Italian Serie B. By netting a brace against Carpi last weekend, Simy took his tally to seven goals in 2019, exceeding his achievements ...
Arsenal U18s Thrash Reading 8-0 With Nigeria-Eligible Strikes Scoring Four Goals
Published: April 06, 2019
Arsenal tightened their grip of the top spot in the U-18 Premier League Southern section after recording their second 8-0 victory within a week, now over Reading at the Hogwood Park Training Ground on Saturday morning. Nigeria-eligible striker, Folarin Balogun was the star of the show after he beat goalkeeper Miles Ro...
Troost-Ekong Returns To Training With Udinese After Injury Scare
Published: April 06, 2019
Nigeria international, William Troost-Ekong has resumed training with Udinese and is in contention to return to his side's starting XI ahead of their Italian Serie A meeting with Empoli on Sunday.The Super Eagle was pictured in a training session with Igor Tudor's men on Saturday morning as they slugged it out in readi...