EPL Golden Boot : How It Panned Out & What It Could Mean For Nigeria At AFCON
Published: May 12, 2019
After the last round of games in the English Premier League on Sunday, May 12, Senegalese striker, Sadio Mane and his Liverpool teammate, Egyptian talisman, Mohamed Salah alongside Arsenal Gabonese hitman, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang all finished on 22 league goals to share between them the Golden Boot award.Mane scored ...
Charlton Athletic's Joe Aribo Extends Scoring Streak To Four Games
Published: May 12, 2019
Joe Aribo extended his scoring streak to four games to help Charlton Athletic beat Doncaster Rovers 2-1 at the Keepmoat Stadium in the League One playoff semifinal first leg on Sunday afternoon. Prior to today's meeting, the versatile midfielder had netted in his last three matches against Scunthorpe United, Gilling...
EPL Wrap : Iwobi Bags Two Assists; Ibe Scores; Ndidi Stars; Iheanacho, Success Benched; Lookman Subbed In; Balogun, Ofoborh Not In 18
Published: May 12, 2019
How players of Nigerian descent eligible to represent the national teams fared on the final day of the 2018-2019 Premier League season. Manchester City retained the title after thrashing Brighton & Hove 4-1 at the American Express Community Stadium. Leon Balogun will report for international duty on June 2 lacking ...
Leicester City's Ndidi Equals Premier League Record Held By Moses, Yobo
Published: May 12, 2019
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has become the third Nigerian player in history to feature in every game played in the Premier League in a single season, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The Super Eagles number 4 started for the Foxes in their ongoing game against Chelsea at the King Power Stadium, his 38th ap...
Leicester City Interested In Signing Nigeria-Eligible Winger
Published: May 12, 2019
The players of Nigerian descent at Leicester City could increase next season, with reports linking Jordon Ibe with a switch to the King Power Stadium in the summer transfer window. According to the online edition of The Sun UK, Brendan Rodgers is eyeing a reunion with Bournemouth winger Ibe. Rodgers, who was appoi...
Arsenal Product Akpom Scores Brilliant Bicycle Kick As PAOK Win The Double In Greece
Published: May 12, 2019
Chuba Akpom helped PAOK win the Greek Cup on Saturday after netting the game-winner in a 1-0 win against AEK Athens at the Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis. Thirty five minutes into the contest, Akpom came close to breaking the deadlock with a shot on the turn from inside the area but his effort was punched away by goa...
No Cause For Alarm : AFCONQ Top Scorer Ighalo Timescale On His Hamstring Injury Revealed
Published: May 12, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Gernot Rohr has received good news all the way from China concerning the top scorer of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Odion Ighalo. Nigerians were left scratching their heads after Ighalo suffered an injury, which led to his substitution in the 12th minute...
Super Eagles Can Have Another 'Leon Balogun' In West Ham 20-Year-Old Star
Published: May 12, 2019
Super Eagles centre-back Leon Balogun pledged his international future to Nigeria in 2014 under Stephen Keshi's watch despite his eligibility to play for Germany.Unfortunately, the decision came too late as he was already in his mid 20s, which means he has limited time with the Super Eagles.Balogun is currently in the ...
Liverpool Loanee Awoniyi Gets His Groove Back With Second Goal In Consecutive Matches
Published: May 11, 2019
Taiwo Awoniyi scored his second goal in consecutive league games as Royal Excel Mouscron and Union St.-Gilloise shared the spoils in a six-goal thriller at the Stade Joseph Mariën (Brussels) on Saturday evening. The Nigeria U23 international had not scored for four Belgian First Division A league games before he br...
How Yaya Toure's Best Season In England Prevented Mikel From Winning Top Individual Award
Published: May 11, 2019
Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure reportedly ended his professional career on Friday after many years of active football.The Ivorian had a great spell with Barcelona where he won many trophies before joining the Citizens in 2010.He had both good and bad seasons with the Premier League champions but his unfor...
Nigeria 15 Niger 0: Super Falcons Create History With Biggest Ever Win Recorded By Senior National Teams
Published: May 11, 2019
Nigeria's Super Falcons rained goals on Niger in the ongoing WAFU Women's Cup tourney in Abidjan, putting fifteen unreplied goals past their unlucky opponents on Saturday evening. A day after thrashing Burkina Faso 5-1 in their first game of the tournament, Thomas Dennerby's ladies returned to the Parc Des Sports St...
Three Super Eagles Stars On Target For European Clubs In League Games
Published: May 11, 2019
Three Nigerian players who have played for the senior national team were on target for their respective European clubs in league matches on Saturday, May 11. In the Turkish Super Lig, Umar Aminu was among four Nigerians named in the starting line-up for Rizespor's 3-2 loss to Galatasaray at the çaykur Didi Stadyumu...
Former Nigeria U23 Invitee Preparing To Bid Farewell To Birmingham City
Published: May 11, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that former Nigeria U23 invitee Viv Solomon-Otabor is preparing to bid farewell to EFL Championship club Birmingham City in the summer. The talented winger is not renewing his contract with The Blues which expires at the end of next month. Solomon-Otabor departs the Blues after r...
Abraham Becomes First Player To Score 20+ Home Goals In A Single Season In Six Years As Aston Villa Chase EPL Ticket
Published: May 11, 2019
Aston Villa kept alive their hopes of promotion to the English Premier League on Saturday afternoon with England youth international of Nigerian descent Tammy Abraham instrumental in the play offs, first leg  2-1 win at the Villa Park.Prior to today's contest, the striker has been in great form for Villa where he is o...
Steve Bruce Makes Personal Phone Call To Persuade Odubajo To Join Sheffield Wednesday
Published: May 11, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that former Nigeria U23 invitee Moses Odubajo is in advanced talks with Championship club Sheffield Wednesday over a deal in the summer transfer window. The Star first reported that Odubajo has emerged as a summer transfer target for Sheffield Wednesday. Allnigeriasoccer.com has ...