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...
Rohr & Onazi Should Bury The Hatchet; Mikel's Goal; Success Needs To Score More : 4 Talking Points From Nigeria's Players Performances
Published: October 30, 2018
Nigerian players were in action for their clubs across the world last weekend and as the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa beckons, we take a look at some of the major issues arising from their performances. 1. Mikel's Tianjin Teda Goal, Super Eagles Shut OutJohn Mikel Obi scored his first le...
Ex-Arsenal Star Ubogagu Pledges International Future To England Ahead Of Nigeria, USA; Receives Maiden Call-Up
Published: October 30, 2018
The English Football Association are nailed-on favourites ahead of the United States Soccer Federation and the Nigeria Football Federation for the services of former Arsenal Women striker Chioma Ubogagu. England boss Phil Neville has included Ubogagu on the roster for the international friendlies against Austria (No...
Chelsea Goalkeeper Of Nigerian Descent Kelechi Gets England Call-Up
Published: October 30, 2018
Promising Chelsea goalkeeper Kelechi Chibueze is set to add to his international caps after he was invited to the England U16 squad by manager Kevin Betsy for the Val-de-Marne Tournament this week. Chibueze was part of the Chelsea U16 squad that lost to Manchester City in the final of the Premier League Internationa...
Netherlands Leading Nigeria In Race For Prolific Ajax Amsterdam Striker, Scores On U16 Debut
Published: October 30, 2018
The Royal Dutch Football Association are leading their Nigerian counterparts in the race for the services of talented Ajax Amsterdam striker Dillon Hoogewerf, having recently promoted him to their U16 team. Previously, the center forward had represented the Netherlands U15 selection, for whom he netted 6 goals in e...
Rohr Runs Out Of Excuses, Admits Mikel Has Taken Sabbatical From International Football
Published: October 30, 2018
Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel has taken a sabbatical from international football, according to manager Gernot Rohr after omitting the midfielder from the 23 players invited to prosecute next month's games with South Africa and Uganda. The international future of the Chelsea legend has been up in the air after ...
Rohr's Explanation For Dropping Onazi Might Not Convince Super Eagles Fans
Published: October 30, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has sensationally claimed that Trabzonspor midfielder Eddy Onazi was omitted from the roster for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa plus the friendly with Uganda because of concerns about his fitness. It would be recalled that the holding midfielder withdrew from ...
Free-Scoring Left Footed Striker Pens New Deal With Chelsea
Published: October 30, 2018
Promising striker Charlie Brown, 19, has been rewarded with a new deal by Premier League side Chelsea. Chelsea Youth has informed that Brown has committed his future to the Stamford Bridge outfit after inking a fresh contract. The left-footed attacker's previous contract with The Blues would have expired in June ...
Trabzonspor's Onazi Earns Rave Reviews, Aims Dig At Rohr Over Super Eagles Snub
Published: October 30, 2018
Trabzonspor midfielder Eddy Onazi was on another level in his team's 1-1 draw against Antalyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig on Saturday, earning rave reviews for his performance at the Antalya Stadyumu. Of the 28 players in action, the Nigeria international touched the ball the most, 111 times in total, placing first...
Chelsea Legend Lampard Sends Message To Tomori Ahead Of Trip To Stamford Bridge
Published: October 30, 2018
Derby County boss Frank Lampard expects Fikayo Tomori to rise to the occasion when the Rams face Chelsea in the League Cup at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening. The Nigerian defender and Mason Mount are owned by Chelsea but the Premier League team have granted the two players permission to play for Derby County i...
The Meteoric Rise Of Chukwueze: Villarreal Super Kid Receives Eagles Call-Up He Didn't Expect
Published: October 30, 2018
Samuel Chukwueze, 19, is in line to make his international debut for the Super Eagles on November 17. The teenage winger was among the surprise names included on the roster for next month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa and international friendly against Uganda. Regarded as one of the most ...
Ikpeba Insists Super Eagles Can Do Without Mikel's Experience, Thumbs Up Rohr On Chukwueze's Invitation
Published: October 30, 2018
Former Super Eagles striker and 1997 African Footballer of the Year winner Victor Ikpeba has stated that the Nigerian national side can cope without inspirational captain John Mikel Obi who has surprisingly been omitted from the squad to face South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on November 16. Ikpeba ...