Pinnick: Arsene Wenger, Ex-Liverpool Manager Recommended Rohr To Nigerian Federation
Published: November 28, 2017
Nigeria Football Federation supremo Amaju Pinnick has revealed two Frenchmen Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger and ex-Liverpool boss Gérard Houllier were contacted before the appointment of Gernot Rohr as the coach of Nigeria in August 2016.Nigeria were forced to go in search of an expatriate manager after the draw for the ...
Eagles Star Etebo Scores Fourth League Goal In Front Of Man Utd, Leeds Scouts
Published: November 28, 2017
Oghenekaro Etebo wrote his name on the score-sheet in CD Feirense's 3-1 loss to Sporting Braga on Monday night, taking his tally for the season to four goals in 12 matches in the process.The Nigeria international made the scoreline more respectable when he struck in the second minute of first-half stoppage time as Feir...
Fifa Simulates World Cup Draw: Nigeria Face Germany, Denmark & Uruguay Group F
Published: November 28, 2017
With only three days left before the 2018 World Cup draw scheduled to take place in Moscow on December 1, Fifa has published a video on its official Youtube Channel explaining the procedures.It has already been predetermined that the Super Eagles are in pot 4, the allocation of which teams go into which pots is based o...
Alex Iwobi Has A Dead Leg, Major Doubt To Face Huddersfield Town
Published: November 28, 2017
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has more or less confirmed that Nigeria international Alex Iwobi will not play a part when the Gunners host Huddersfield Town at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.The Hale End Academy product had to be substituted in the 67th minute of Arsenal's 1-0 win at Burnley two days back, and ...
Ndidi Speaks On Tottenham Hotspur, Partnership With Vicente Iborra
Published: November 28, 2017
Wilfred Ndidi has revealed that Leicester City's opponents on Tuesday night Tottenham Hotspur will be desperate to pick up a win, so the Foxes have to raise their game.In their last four matches in the English top-flight, Spurs have managed only one win against Crystal Palace, lost twice against Arsenal and Manchester ...
Super Eagles Are The Youngest Team At The World Cup, Ahead Of England & Germany
Published: November 28, 2017
Swiss-based independent study centre CIES Football Observatory has conducted a study to find out the youngest and oldest teams that have qualified for the 2018 World Cup.And the study revealed that the Super Eagles of Nigeria fielded the youngest team during the qualifiers, with an average age of 24.9 years.Leicester C...
2018 World Cup Draw Countdown: Nigeria 0 South America 5
Published: November 28, 2017
As the Super Eagles prepare to know their World cup foes by the time the draws are made on Friday, 1st December, allnigeriasoccer.com reviews Nigeria's previous performances against South American opponents at the mundial.Argentina and Paraguay remain the only South American teams to have squared off against Nigeria in...
African Player Of The Year 2017: Victor Moses, Salah, Mane, 8 Others Shortlisted
Published: November 27, 2017
Super Eagles star Victor Moses remains in the running for Confederation of African Football African Player of the Year after the controlling body for African association football revealed the 11 players that made the latest shortlist.Moses, Bursaspor defender William Troost-Ekong and twenty eight other candidates were ...
Isaac Success Resumes Training With Watford First Team First Week In December
Published: November 27, 2017
Watford manager Marco Silva has provided a positive update about the fitness of Isaac Success ahead of his side's Premier League clash with Manchester United on Tuesday, November 28.The Hornets number ten has not been available for selection for the past two months due to a knee injury.''Maybe Success looks like the ne...
Official : Monaco Announce Appointment Of Emenalo As Sporting Director
Published: November 27, 2017
French Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco have announced the appointment of former Nigeria international Michael Emenalo as the new Sporting Director with immediate effect.The 52-year-old held a similar post at Premier League champions Chelsea until he resigned exactly three weeks ago.Monaco had been in search of a new Sporting ...
CAF Awards : Super Eagles, Rohr Shortlisted For National Team, Coach Of The Year
Published: November 27, 2017
The Confederation of African Football (CAF), have announced the nominees for the other categories of the CAF Awards 2017.The categories include Women’s Player of the Year, National Team of the Year (Men & Women), Youth Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Club of the Year and Referee of the Year.The Super Eagles ha...
Super Eagles GK Akpeyi To Resume Training This Week After Suffering Neck Injury
Published: November 27, 2017
The injury suffered by Daniel Akpeyi in Chippa United's goalless draw with Mamelodi Sundowns in an ABSA Premiership clash at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday is not as bad as first feared.On 68 minutes, the Super Eagles netminder was forced off injured with a neck injury and had to be rushed to the hospital.Akpey...
(Photo Confirmation) Exclusive : Nigeria U23 Striker Joins Enyimba On Three-Year Deal
Published: November 27, 2017
Nigeria Professional Football League giants Enyimba have secured the services of highly-rated striker Omofoman Freedom.The Nigeria U23 international has appended his signature to a three-year deal with the People's Elephant and will help the club prosecute their CAF Confederation Cup, Federation Cup and NPFL campaign. ...
Anderlecht Coach Still Unhappy With Henry : His Dribbles Are Negative
Published: November 27, 2017
Anderlecht manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck is unhappy with the contribution of Nigeria international Henry Onyekuru in the last two games in the Belgian First Division A, saying his dribbles were negative over the course of ninety minutes.The Everton loanee is Anderlecht's top scorer in the league with seven goals from fif...
Wilfred Ndidi Is Nigeria's Pass Master In The Premier League, Ahead Of Iwobi, Moses
Published: November 27, 2017
Central midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is Nigeria's pass master in the English Premier League, having completed more passes than other Nigerians playing in the league, even his Leicester City teammates. According to stats from the official website of the Premier League, Ndidi took his tally for the season to 600 after the Fo...