Moses Shows Off Defensive Skills; Named Chelsea Best Player Tackling & Ball Recovery
Published: December 27, 2016
Victor Moses impressed once again at his new wing-back role against Bournemouth, so much so that he was applauded off the pitch in the closing minutes of the contest by the Chelsea faithfulStudies conducted by OPTA and Chelsea after the game revealed that the Nigeria international was Chelsea’s top tackler along ...
Exclusive: Ndidi Travels To England On January 1 For Leicester City Unveiling
Published: December 27, 2016
Wilfred Ndidi will travel to England on January 1 ahead of his unveiling by Premier League champs Leicester City.The Nigeria international midfielder has already passed a medical examination held in Leicester on Monday, December 12, paving the way for him to join the Foxes.“Ndidi will travel to Leicester on Janua...
Italian Super Club Juventus Mulling Over Move For Mikel
Published: December 27, 2016
Serie A champions Juventus are considering a move for Nigeria international John Obi Mikel in the winter transfer market. Italian sports daily Tuttosport, widely regarded as the mouthpiece of Juventus, is reporting that the Chelsea midfielder has been offered to the Bianconeri, but added that the possibility of him joi...
Ex-Nigeria Manager Recognized As The Second Best Coach In The World - IFFHS
Published: December 27, 2016
Former Super Eagles coach Lars Lagerbäck has been named the second best National Team coach in the world by the statisticians at International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).The Swede ranked second in the list, behind head coach of Portugal Fernando Santos, who with the team won the 2016 E...
Agent Confirms Valencia Are One Of The Teams Interested In Mikel
Published: December 27, 2016
John Obi Mikel’s intermediary has confirmed that La Liga side Valencia are among the teams interested in signing out-of-favour Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel in the January transfer window. Allnigeriasoccer.com broke the news that Los Che Els Taronges have reignited their interest in the Nigeria captain after ...
Man City Confirm Iheanacho Is More Prolific Than Aguero, Ibrahimovic & Thierry Henry
Published: December 27, 2016
Kelechi Iheanacho is the most prolific striker in the history of the English Premier League, Manchester City have confirmed, after the Nigeria international netted against Hull City on Boxing Day.The young attacker tapped in from David Silva’s cross, bringing his tally to 12 goals from 1,147 minutes of game time....
Chukwudi Set To Join Nigeria Captain At KDFF, Offered Two-Year Deal
Published: December 26, 2016
Swedish Damallsvenskan club Kristianstad DFF are in advanced talks with Nigeria international Ogonna Chukwudi over a contract. Kristianstadsbladet.se has reported that the Super Falcons midfielder is negotiating a two-year deal with Kristianstad DFF.Chukwudi arrived in Sweden in 2011 and signed a contract with Umea IK ...
Chelsea Boss Conte Explains Why Moses Was Replaced By Ola Aina
Published: December 26, 2016
Speaking after Chelsea won their twelfth game of the season to set a new club record, Italian manager Antonio Conte said it was necessary Ola Aina tasted action against Bournemouth today in the Premier League.Having impressed during pre-season, Aina has more or less being promoted to the first team with the right-back ...
Man City Star Yaya Toure Gives Man Of The Match Award To His Boy Iheanacho
Published: December 26, 2016
Both Kelechi Iheanacho and Yaya Toure were on target as Manchester City left it late to thrash Hull City 3-0 at the KC Stadium on Monday evening. The Nigeria international hopped off the bench in the 57th minute before putting City 2-0 up with 12 minutes left on the clock. He was left with a simple task of tapping the ...
Chelsea Loanee Tammy Abraham Delighted To Score Against Super Eagles GK Ikeme
Published: December 26, 2016
Tammy Abraham was on target as Bristol City lost 3-2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Championship on Monday.The Chelsea loanee’s 38th minute goal took his tally for the season to fourteen in all competitions, with eleven of those strikes coming in the English second-tier.Abraham has spoken of his happiness afte...
EPL Wrap: Aina Replaces Moses; Asoro Makes Bench; Iwobi Stars; Robson-Kanu Faces Ex-Team; Anichebe, Ighalo, Ogbonna Log 90 Minutes
Published: December 26, 2016
Rundown of how players of Nigerian descent fared in the English Premier League on Boxing Day.Alex Iwobi started and played 71 minutes of Arsenal’s hard fought 1-0 win at the Emirates against West Brom. Teammate Chuba Akpom wasn’t considered despite training with the first team in recent days.Perennial subst...
Watford Striker Isaac Success Suffers Injury Relapse
Published: December 26, 2016
Isaac Success has hindered his opportunity to hit the ground running after picking up an injury ahead of Watford’s Premier League tie at the Vic against Crystal Palace on Monday, December 26.The Hornets have confirmed via official sources that their number ten missed out as a precaution with a slight hamstring st...
Nigeria U23 Star Umar Aminu : No Contact With Hull City
Published: December 26, 2016
Super Eagles rising star Umar Aminu is unaware of reports that he is set to join Premier League strugglers Hull City in the near future, allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed. Rumours that first surfaced in the summer linking him with a move to the KCOM Stadium have refused to go away, but the Osmanlıspor frontman ...
Ighalo Four Games Away From Reaching Watford Milestone
Published: December 26, 2016
Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo is set to add to his appearances for Watford as he has been named in the starting eleven for their Premier League clash against Crystal Palace at The Vic on Boxing Day.Former Flying Eagles star Isaac Success and Italy international of Nigerian descent Stefano Okaka will definitely not ...
Highly-Coveted Sunderland Wonderkid Joel Asoro Confirms He Is ELIGIBLE To Represent Nigeria
Published: December 26, 2016
Sunderland wonderkid Joel Asoro has confirmed that he is eligible to represent the Nigeria National Teams, contrary to strange reports in the local media that he has Ghanaian roots. The 17-year-old was born in Sweden to Nigerian parents and has caps for Sweden U17 and U21 squads but can still represent the Super Eagles...