Prolific Striker Emma Okwi Headlines Uganda 30-Man Roster For Friendly Against Nigeria
Published: November 01, 2018
Uganda head coach Sebastien Desabre has announced a 30-man roster ahead of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Cape Verde and the international friendly against Nigeria. The Cranes will head to Asaba to face the Super Eagles on November 20, three days after their match day five AFCONQ against the Blue S...
Chelsea Legends Zola, Lampard Lavish Praise On 'Excellent' Nigerian Defender Despite Own Goal
Published: October 31, 2018
Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola has hailed Fikayo Tomori after his impressive performance for Derby County in the fourth round of the League Cup on Wednesday evening. Tomori misjudged the ball and sliced into his own net to give his parent club the lead in the 5th minute but Zola refused to criticize the England U21 ...
EFL Cup Wrap: Iwobi Subbed In; Tomori Scores OG; Eyoma Makes Spurs 18; Delfouneso Goal Disallowed; Moses Missing
Published: October 31, 2018
Round up on the Nigerian players that were in League Cup action on Wednesday, October 31. Note that players who are cap-tied to other nations and youth-team players have not been listed in this report. Chelsea are through to the quarterfinals after beating Derby County 3-2 at Stamford Bridge. Italian manager Mau...
Okiemute Odah Interview: Ex-Nigeria U17 GK Speaks About Uzoho, Ahmed Musa, Super Eagles Snub, NPFL Teams
Published: October 31, 2018
Former Nigeria U-17 goalkeeper Okiemute Odah who plays for Saudi Arabian Division 1 side Jeddah FC speaks exclusively to allnigeriasoccer.com's Izuchukwu Okosi on his move to Saudi Arabia, the major difference between the Nigerian league and Saudi Arabia's and why he is not yet invited to the Super Eagles. Excerpt...Ho...
Standard Liege, Heerenveen, SD Eibar Battling For Spezia Forward Okereke
Published: October 31, 2018
Italian Serie B club Spezia may bid farewell to Nigerian striker David Okereke when the January transfer window opens for business with several foreign teams interested in his signature. Spezia offered the Football College Abuja product a new deal  in August 2018 in order to fend off transfer interest from foreign ...
Villarreal On Chukwueze's Maiden Eagles Call-Up: It Underlines The Great Season Winger Is Having
Published: October 31, 2018
Spanish side Villarreal have expressed delight that their youth-team player Samuel Chukwueze has been invited to the Super Eagles for the first time in his young career. The Diamond Academy product will be grateful to coach of the Yellow Submarine, Javier Calleja, for giving him the opportunity to play for the first...
NFF Make Contact With Birmingham City Star Over Potential National Team Call-Up Ahead Of Libya Game
Published: October 31, 2018
Representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation have made contact with Birmingham City winger Viv Solomon-Otabor over a potential call-up to the Dream Team VII ahead of the 2019 Africa U23 Cup of Nations qualifiers. The former Crystal Palace starlet has been on the radar of the NFF for three years now and trained w...
'My Job Is To Create And To Score' - The Genuine Playmaker Snubbed By Rohr, QPR's Eze
Published: October 31, 2018
Queens Park Rangers number 10, Eberechi Eze, starred on his international debut for England U20 team in their 2-1 win against Italy earlier this month, more than a year after training with the Super Eagles at their get-together in London. With the international future of ex-Chelsea ace John Obi Mikel up in the air, ...
'He’s Really Showing The Player That He Can Be' - Nigeria's No 1. Talent At Chelsea Academy Praised By Coach
Published: October 31, 2018
Chelsea U21 manager Joe Edwards reserved special praise for unarguably the most talented Nigerian player at Chelsea Academy, Faustino Anjorin, following his man of the match performance in their 5-0 rout of Plymouth Argyle in a Checkatrade Trophy clash at Home Park on Tuesday evening. The box-to-box midfielder came...
German-Born GK Udegbe Issues Come-And-Get-Me Plea To Super Eagles Coach Rohr
Published: October 31, 2018
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen glovesman Robin Udegbe has reiterated his desire to play for the Super Eagles ahead of his country of birth Germany and is hoping to be considered for selection by manager Gernot Rohr. Born in Kiel, Germany, Udegbe played on the same VVV Venlo team as Ahmed Musa, Michael Uchebo, Uche Nwofor and ...
Chelsea's Final Training Session Pre-Derby County : Victor Moses To Start, How Team A Lined Up
Published: October 31, 2018
If Chelsea's final training session on Tuesday is anything to go by, manager Maurizio Sarri has strongly hinted that Victor Moses will start from the very first minute when his side tackle Derby County in the fourth round of the League Cup on Wednesday evening. Carefree Youth has informed allnigeriasoccer.com that t...
Bournemouth Coach Opts Not To Hand Debut To Nigeria U20 Star For Third league Cup Game In A Row
Published: October 31, 2018
Bournemouth coach Eddie Howe opted not to hand a professional debut to Nigeria U20 international Nnamdi Ofoborh in his side's Carabao Cup fourth round tie with  Championship club Norwich City on Tuesday evening. For the third successive game in the Carabao Cup, the central midfielder watched proceedings from the be...
Chelsea Boss Sarri To Run The Rule Over Nigerian Defender This Evening, Zola Reveals
Published: October 31, 2018
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri will run the rule over Nigerian defender Fikayo Tomori when his side face off with Championship outfit Derby County in the fourth round of the League Cup on Wednesday evening.  The early team news suggest Tomori will be named in the Rams starting lineup while Victor Moses might return to ...
6 Goals In 6 Consecutive Games : 16-Year-old Nigerian Midfielder Scores Again For Chelsea Against Pros
Published: October 30, 2018
Nigerian midfielder Faustino Anjorin continued his exceptional performance this season by scoring for the sixth consecutive game as Chelsea hammered Plymouth Argyle 5-0 in the Checkatrade Trophy on Tuesday evening. The 16-year-old had netted against Swansea City U18, Brighton U18, West Ham U18, Molde U19 in the UEF...
Ex-PSG Striker Ogbeche Scoring For Fun In India; First Goal For Varbergs BoIS' Izuchukwu
Published: October 30, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com's round up on the Nigerian players that found the net for their foreign clubs on Tuesday, October 30. In the Swedish Superettan, Emem Izuchukwu came off the bench at half-time as Varbergs BoIS FC shipped five goals in a 5-2 loss to Oergryte IS at  Gamla Ullevi (Göteborg). Izuchukwu, who beg...