CSKA Loanee Samuel: Rohr In Touch With Me, Idowu & Ogude Worthy Of Playing At World Cup
Published: March 12, 2018
Left-back Brian Idowu is the only Nigerian player in the ranks of Amkar Perm called up by manager Gernot Rohr for the upcoming friendlies against Poland and Serbia, but his teammate Aaron Samuel has stated that himself and Fegor Ogude are equally worthy of playing at the 2018 World Cup.The CSKA Moscow loanee stressed t...
Samson Siasia: NFF Will Run To Me After World Cup, They Have Killed Their Best Coaches
Published: March 12, 2018
Former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has predicted that the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF will run back to him to rescue the country after the 2018 World Cup.The USA 1994 World Cup star humorously accused the NFF of killing their best coaches (in apparent reference to late Amodu Shuaibu and Stephen Keshi) and ins...
Chelsea's Longest-Serving Player Training With Danish Club AC Horsens
Published: March 12, 2018
AC Horsens have handed a trial to Chelsea goalkeeper Matej Delac with a view to a transfer in the summer transfer window, writes the Danish Superliga club on its official website. The Croatian netminder is currently the longest serving player at Chelsea, having joined the Premier League champions from Inter Zaprešić ...
QPR Manager On Super Eagles Trainee : He Has Got Some Wonderful Skills
Published: March 12, 2018
Queens Park Rangers boss Ian Holloway reserved special praise for former Super Eagles invitee Eberechi Eze following his performance against Sunderland in the EFL Championship on Saturday afternoon.Eze was the architect behind QPR's 1-0 win over the Black Cats, with the number 30 scoring a brilliant goal on his full l...
Rohr Names The Two Goalkeepers That Won't Make World Cup Squad
Published: March 12, 2018
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has strongly hinted that Plateau United netminder Dele Ajiboye and Feirense starlet Dele Alampasu will not be included on the 23-man roster for the 2018 World Cup.The German argued that Alampasu is inactive at his Portuguese club while Ajiboye has not been selected in the latest squad ...
Ndidi, Iheanacho Set For Spain Trip With Leicester Team Ahead Chelsea FA Cup Game
Published: March 12, 2018
Nigerian duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho will be traveling to Spain with the rest of their Leicester City teammates on Tuesday for a four-day training camp ahead of an FA Cup clash against Chelsea on Sunday, March 18.Leicester City manager Claude Puel believes the warm weather camping in Southern Spain will ...
Shocker: Argentina Star Ruled Out Of World Cup After Colliding With Iceland International
Published: March 12, 2018
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Argentina international Emanuel Mammana has emerged as a doubt to suit up for the South Americans when they tackle the Super Eagles at the 2018 World Cup.The defender had to be stretchered off the Stadion Olimp 2 (Rostov-na-Donu) pitch in the fifth minute of Zenit's Russian Premier League ma...
Rohr Not intimidated By Messi: He Is One Of The Best Players But We Are Not Scared
Published: March 12, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has declared that the Super Eagles will not be intimidated when they clash with two-time world champions Argentina and Lionel Messi at the 2018 World Cup.The Barcelona superstar has already faced Nigeria twice in Fifa's showpiece event, at South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014, where he nette...
Nigerian Team Of The Week : Awaziem, Uzoho, Iheanacho, Kalu, Aina Among The Top Performers
Published: March 12, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com rounds up the best performers from the actions of the past weekend in its Team of the Week.GoalkeeperFrancis Uzoho (Depor Fabril) : Having conceded four goals in his previous two games, Uzoho posted a shutout in his side's 1-0 win against CDA Navalcarnero.DefendersChidozie Awaziem(Nantes): The Supe...
Kelechi Iheanacho Looking Forward To Playing Against Chelsea
Published: March 12, 2018
Kelechi Iheanacho is looking forward to Sunday's meeting with Chelsea in the quarterfinal of the Emirates FA Cup, and is confident that Leicester City can cause an upset at the King Power Stadium.The Foxes have never won the FA Cup, finishing runners-up on four occasions in the 1948–49, 1960–61, 1962–63 and 1968�...
Las Palmas Ace Etebo Plays Down Injury Fears, To Have A Check-Up Monday
Published: March 12, 2018
Oghenekaro Etebo has played down the seriousness of a knock he picked up in Las Palmas's 2-0 loss to Villarreal in the Spanish La Liga on Sunday evening, a week before he's expected to start training with the national team in Wrocław.The Nigeria international had to make way for Benito Ramírez in the 46th minute of t...
Nigerian Exports: Goals For Gero, Olayinka, Akpala, Okosun, Aremu, Omoijuanfo & Okeuhie
Published: March 11, 2018
Catch up on the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective European clubs on Sunday, March 11.In the last round of the regular season, Oostende lost 3-2 to Uche Agbo's Standard Liege at Versluys Arena (Oostende), with out-of-favour Nigeria international striker Joseph Akpala directly involved in both goa...
Championship Club Aston Villa Watch Mainz Nigerian Trio In Germany
Published: March 11, 2018
EFL Championship outfit Aston Villa have been doing some scouting in Germany ahead of the reopening of the transfer window, according to reports.Scouts in Attendance has tweeted that a representative from Aston Villa was among the 46,739 spectators at the Volksparkstadion (Hamburg) on March 3,2018 in Hamburg's goalless...
Chelsea Win Over The Eagles Excites Nigeria Star Victor Moses
Published: March 11, 2018
Chelsea right wing-back Victor Moses is thrilled by the 2-1 win of the current Premier League champions over struggling Crystal Palace on Saturday evening despite being dropped for the game at Stamford Bridge.Moses took to social media on Sunday to show how excited he was with win which was a massive boost in the Blues...
Nigeria To Make Approach For Talented Chelsea Attacking Midfielder Tushaun Tyreece-Walters
Published: March 11, 2018
Nigeria are set to make an approach for Chelsea wonderkid Tushaun Tyreece-Walters in their bid to win the race for his services at international level ahead of England.Born in London seventeen years ago, Tyreece-Walters is eligible to represent Nigeria's youth teams, the Flying Eagles and Dream Team, through hi...