Ex-Chelsea Star Mikel On England Friendly: Big Match For Both Teams Before World Cup
Published: April 24, 2018
Captain Mikel John Obi has assured that the Super Eagles will be at their best for the prestige international friendly match against the Three Lions of England, coming up at Wembley Stadium on 2nd June 2018.Speaking to thenff.com on Tuesday, the midfield enforcer, who celebrated his 31st birthday on Sunday, said there ...
Top Eight Foreign-Born Youngsters Nigerian Federation Should Approach
Published: April 24, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com profiles the qualified foreign-born starlets in England who can beef up the Nigerian youth teams.Faustino Anjorin (Chelsea): Faustino Anjorin is a pacy, skillful winger with an enviable quality for scoring spectacular goals and loads of it. One of the key players for the Chelsea side that won the r...
Dad Confirms Prolific Nigerian Striker Has Agreed Two-Year Crystal Palace Deal
Published: April 24, 2018
Tunde Ajayi, the father of young Crystal Palace starlet Josh Ajayi, has confirmed that the striker has agreed a fresh-two year deal with The Eagles ahead of the start of the 2018-2019 campaign.Thus, the teenager is set to be one of the scholars when Crystal Palace announce their new scholarship intake in the coming mon...
Plateau United's Raphael Anyagwa Gets Suitors From Belgium, Ukraine
Published: April 24, 2018
The General Manager of Nigeria Professional Football League side, Pius Henwan, has admitted to allnigeriasoccer.com that Raphael Anyagwa is being courted by a series of clubs in Europe but refused to disclose the identity of the club.The highly gifted attacking midfielder has been one of the revelations of the current ...
Rohr Happy With The Form Of Attackers Victor Moses, Iheanacho, Iwobi, Ighalo
Published: April 24, 2018
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr says he's happy with the form of the strikers he intends to pick in Nigeria's provisional World Cup squad list, adding that he is not worried about that department. Indeed, the German tactician has every reason to smile, with Victor Moses firing on all cylinders, having a hand in three goals...
Ex-CAF Coach Of The Year Warns Pinnick, Dikko: Don't Impose Home-Based Players On Rohr
Published: April 24, 2018
Enyimba’s 2003 CAF Champions League-winning coach, Kadiri Ikhana has warned the President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick as well as the Chairman, League Management Company ( LMC), Mallam Shehu Dikko not to impose home-based players on Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr.Ikhana, himself a former nationa...
Super Eagles Fans Will Be Disappointed With This News On Prolific Argentina Striker
Published: April 24, 2018
Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero's rehabilitation is going according to plan and he is not in danger of missing out on Argentina's roster for the 2018 World Cup.Argentine sports newspaper Ole says Aguero has already started walking a week after undergoing arthroscopy in the left knee and he'll be on the sidelines...
Super Eagles Striker Henry Set To Make Comeback Tonight After 122 Days Out
Published: April 24, 2018
Super Eagles striker Henry Onyekuru is poised to make a comeback on Tuesday, April 24 after spending the last four months on the sidelines, according to various reports in the Belgian media.HLN says Henry Onyekuru will celebrate his comeback with the reserve team of Anderlecht when they face Sporting Lokeren in the Res...
Rohr Receives Good News As Ebuehi Circles Date On His Calendar For Comeback
Published: April 23, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has received good news from Dutch Eredivisie outfit ADO Den Haag about the condition of Tyronne Ebuehi.The Nigeria international has been battling to overcome an injury since March 10, which has curtailed his appearances to two games from a possible five. The injury update released by ADO...
Iceland Star Finnbogason Warns Nigeria, Group D Foes: We're Going Out To Win
Published: April 23, 2018
FC Augsburg's Iceland striker Alfred Finnbogason has sent a warning to Nigeria and their other Group D opponents at the 2018 World Cup, Argentina and Croatia, that they can cause an upset in Russia.The Nordic country has done this before, holding champions Portugal to a 1-1 draw, and beating England en-route to the qua...
Uwakwe Benched As Barcelona Beat Unlucky Chelsea Yet Again To Win UYL
Published: April 23, 2018
Chelsea's dreams of lifting the UEFA Youth League were dashed by Barcelona yet again, as the U19s came up short 3-0 in the showpiece at the Centre sportif de Colovray in Switzerland on Monday afternoon.Trailing by two goals, the Young Blues were unlucky not to equalize as Hudson-Odoi and Brown saw their efforts hit the...
Nigerian-Born Attack-Minded Duo Get On The Score-Sheet For Millwall, Barnsley
Published: April 23, 2018
Lagos-born Fred Onyedinma was on song for the U23s of Millwall in their 2-1 victory over Burnley in their final Professional Development League fixture of the season on Monday afternoon at the Den.The attacking midfielder opened the scoring for the Lions after ten minutes of play with a breathtaking effort, curling a s...
Chelsea Disagree With Nigerian Defender, Hull City : It Was An Own Goal
Published: April 23, 2018
Chelsea have disagreed with Hull City over the goal they credited to England U21 international of Nigerian descent Fikayo Tomori last weekend, saying it was an own goal.As the Blues are his parent club, it may not have helped the right back's case of claiming to have scored his first professional goal against Bristol C...
Tottenham Loanee Eligible For Nigeria Makes EFL Team Of The Week
Published: April 23, 2018
Tottenham Hotspur loanee Josh Onomah has been recognized by the English Football League for his outstanding performance this past weekend after making its Team of the Week.The Aston Villa midfielder helped his team claim a 4-0 win at Ipswich Town, setting up the two goals scored by Lewis Grabban in the second half.Onom...
Red-Hot Chelsea Striker Named Number One Player In WSL
Published: April 23, 2018
Dazzling Chelsea striker, Fran Kirby has been recognized for her influential performances in the English WSL with the Professional Footballers Association Women's Player of the Year award.The Blues Ladies goal poacher was one of five players from Chelsea to be shortlisted for the award alongside her teammates Millie Br...