The Nine Players Of Nigerian Descent Named In Tottenham, Man City & Liverpool UYL Squads
Published: September 17, 2018
Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Manchester City have submitted their squad lists for the group stage of the UEFA Youth League ahead of the opening round of the competition, with as many as nine players of Nigerian descent eligible for the English clubs. Spurs U19 manager John McDermott can call upon goalkeeper Josh...
Nigerian Midfielder Included In Real Madrid Squad For UEFA Youth League
Published: September 17, 2018
Promising Nigerian midfielder Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park is in line to make his debut in the prestigious UEFA Youth League after his inclusion in the squad list by European champions Real Madrid. Akinlabi is amongst eighteen midfielders named on the roster by Real Madrid U19 manager Daniel Poyatos Algaba. The f...
Ex-West Brom Defender Udeze Tips Chelsea To Drop Points, Liverpool To Continue Impressive Form
Published: September 17, 2018
Former Nigeria international Ifeanyi Udeze has tipped Liverpool to continue their impressive run in the 2018/2019 season but considers Chelsea likely to drop points in the coming weeks before the Reds.Both teams have perfect starts to their campaigns having won five of their opening league matches but the onetime West ...
Rangers Coach Gerrard Sweating On Fitness Of Key Nigerian Midfielder Ahead Of Europa League Tie
Published: September 17, 2018
Rangers boss Steven Gerrard is sweating on the fitness of Nigerian midfielder Ovie Ejaria ahead of his side's trip to Spain, where they face La Liga club Villarreal in their opening match of the Europa League on Thursday. Ejaria was not involved on Saturday as Rangers thrashed Dundee in the Scottish Premiership afte...
Nigeria International Striker On Target For Brighton & Hove Albion WFC
Published: September 17, 2018
Ini Umotong was on target in Brighton & Hove WFC's 3-1 win over the London Bees in the group stage of the FA Continental Tyres League Cup on Sunday afternoon. The Nigeria international striker opened her account for the season against Tottenham Hotspur in the Cup but fired blanks in their league opener against Bris...
Three Of The Hottest Nigerian Players In Europe Profiled
Published: September 17, 2018
With the new footballing season already in full swing, players are starting to prove their mettle for their respective European clubs and helping them find victories even in the face of adversity. Here, we will briefly profile three of the hottest Nigerian players in Europe : Eberechi Eze (Queen Park Rangers): The sk...
Troost-Ekong Warns Tottenham Star Kane It Will Not Be Easy Against Inter's Stefan de Vrij
Published: September 17, 2018
Udinese's Nigeria international William Troost-Ekong has warned Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane, that he will find it tough against Stefan de Vrij when the London club face Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday evening. Kane, who skippers the England senior team, was the top scorer at this summer's Wo...
Chelsea Loanee Ugbo Targets More Goals After Opening Account For Scunthorpe United
Published: September 17, 2018
Nigerian striker Ike Ugbo is targeting more goals after opening his 2018-2019 account in Scunthorpe United's 3-2 victory away at Wimbledon on Saturday. The 19-year-old has netted 61 goals in 96 appearances for Chelsea youth teams in the last four years but has struggled to replicate that form at senior level, with o...
Libyan Federation Make Announcement On New Venue For Libya Vs Nigeria AFCON Qualifier
Published: September 17, 2018
The crucial 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between the The Mediterranean Knights and Super Eagles will no longer be staged at Omar Hamadi Stadium in Algeria. According to Libyan newspaper, Alwasat, the Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has decided that the return match with the Nigerian team will be held in Tun...
Every Word Ghana Coach Said About Black Starlets, Golden Eaglets, Manu Garba & CAF Wanting Quantity Not Quality
Published: September 17, 2018
The highlight of Ghana U17 head coach Karim Zito's post-match press conference following his side's 3-1 loss on penalties in the WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations was his criticism of CAF's new format to determine the teams that will represent the continent. Golden Eaglets coach Manu Ga...
Troost-Ekong, Semi Ajayi, Latifu, Ighalo, Iyayi & Kalu Named In Nigerian Team Of The Week
Published: September 17, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com presents its team of the week after another round of eventful days at work for the country's exports thus,GoalkeeperDaniel Akpeyi (Chippa United): The Super Eagles glovesman was in between the sticks for his team as they recorded a 1-0 win over Baroka in a PSL game at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium.Defen...
Nigerian Stars On Fire In Europe : Obasi, Kalu, Akinyemi Net Maiden Goals; 5 Others Score
Published: September 16, 2018
Round up of the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective European clubs in matches that took place on Sunday, September 16. Newly capped Nigeria international Samuel Kalu ended a dry spell of 424 minutes without scoring a goal after finding the net as Bordeaux were held to a 3-3 draw by Nimes in a L...
Rohr Reveals The Name Of One Striker He's Planning To Recall For AFCON Qualifier Vs Libya
Published: September 16, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is planning to recall in-form Mainz frontman Anthony Ujah for next month's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations double-header against Libya. The former Bayern Munich defender has been forced to sit up and take notice after the Mainz number 20 scored in his second consecutive game playing as a s...
Four Takeaways From Golden Eaglets U17 AFCON West Africa Zone B Qualifiers
Published: September 16, 2018
Nigeria's U-17 national team, the Golden Eaglets, braced all odds to qualify for the 2019 CAF U-17 Nations Cup in Tanzania after beating 3-1 on penalties (1-1 at regulation time).This means that the five time cadet champions stand the chance of representing Africa at next year's FIFA U-17 World Cup. Izuchukwu Okosi ...
Nigerian Striker Rinsola Babajide Scores And Assists In Liverpool Win Vs Durham
Published: September 16, 2018
Liverpool FC Women beat Durham Women FC 5-4 on penalties in the group stage of the Continental Tyres Cup on Sunday, with Nigerian striker Rinsola Babajide opening her goalscoring account for the season. Named in the starting line-up, Babajide set up the opening goal scored by Bradley-Auckland in the second minute bu...