My Goals Can Take Super Eagles To Russia 2018, Says In-form Levski Sofia Star
Published: September 29, 2016
Former Sunshine Stars of Akure star player, Tunde Adeniji, says he is confident the Super Eagles will qualify for Russia 2018 World Cup. Adeniji, who was capped four times under former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh, added that with the quality of players available to new coach Gernot Rohr he is sure they can beat Al...
Europa League Wrap : Emenike Scores; Umar Aminu Bags Assist; Ekpai Debuts; Ideye Fires Blanks; Olomola, Echiejile Benched; Esiti Subbed In
Published: September 29, 2016
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the Europa League on Thursday night. Injured Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun missed the first of his two games as Mainz 05 registered an impressive 3-2 win over Qabala at Bakcell Arena (Bakı ). Austria international Karim Onisiwo was on the bench for ...
Alex Iwobi Reacts To Arsenal 2-0 Win Over Basel
Published: September 29, 2016
Alex Iwobi was pleased after Arsenal registered their first win in the Champions League on Wednesday night and hailed his teammates for their performance.The Nigeria international retained his place in the starting line-up against Basel and had a good chance to put the London team 3-0 up in the 58th minute when he drov...
Champions League Wrap : Iwobi Helps Arsenal Secure Win; Iheanacho Benched Again; Alaba Plays Full Game; Akpom, Adarabioyo Absent
Published: September 28, 2016
Rundown of how players of Nigerian descent fared in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal continued their impressive start to the season with a 2-0 win over FC Basel. Super Eagles starlet Alex Iwobi helped the Gunners secure the win and logged 70 minutes before he was substitute...
Arsenal Star Mesut Ozil : I Loved Watching Austin Okocha
Published: September 28, 2016
Arsenal ace Mesut Ozil has showered praise on Alex Iwobi, stating that the Nigeria international reminds him of his uncle Austin Okocha, who played for Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany before hanging up his boots. The 20-year-old has established himself as a first team regular at the Emirates after breaking into the quad...
Manchester United Scout Attends Game Involving Nigerian Striker Hakeem Araba
Published: September 28, 2016
A representative of Manchester United watched the Swedish Allsvenskan tie between Falkenberg and Hammarby on Monday in which Nigerian attacker Hakeem Araba was in action for the last 16 minutes.Swedish publication Fotbolldirekt has reported that the unnamed representative from United was at Falkenbergs IP to run the ru...
Tolaji Bola Subbed In; Okonkwo, Amaechi & Omole Absent As Arsenal U19s Suffer Last Minute Heartache
Published: September 28, 2016
Arsenal U19s were beaten 2-1 by FC Basel on match day two in Group A of the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday afternoon. Nigerian defender Tolaji Bola only made the bench when the game started at Meadow Park (Borehamwood) but was introduced by manager Jonker at the start of the second half. The Swiss team took the lead in...
Free Kick Expert Taye Taiwo Starts Individual Training
Published: September 28, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Super Eagles wing-back Taye Taiwo has started individual training ahead of HJK Helsinki’s Finnish Veikkausliiga clash against HIFK on Friday, September 30.The former Marseille and Queens Park Rangers star suffered an ankle injury during last weekend’s Cup final with SJK...
Ibom Angels Girls Being Treated Like Slaves
Published: September 28, 2016
All isn’t well in the camp of Ibom Angels as the Nigeria Women Premier League (NWPL) team haven’t been well catered for by the club management in the ongoing league season.The team is on half salary despite their good performance in the Group A of the top tier division.May, June and July salaries was paid i...
Telecom Giants Zain Come To The Rescue Of Nigeria U17; Start Training
Published: September 28, 2016
Kuwaiti telecommunications company Zain Group has come to the rescue of players and officials of Nigeria’s U17 Women’s National Team by providing the delegation with free SIM cards and power banks to charge their phones. Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigeria U17 girls had complained of difficult...
Official : Former Charlton Athletic Starlet Adekunle Joins Boro
Published: September 28, 2016
Evo-Stik League Southern Division One Central club Farnborough have completed the signing of Nigerian winger Jordan Adekunle on undisclosed terms. The 21-year-old played for the youth teams of Charlton Athletic and Crawley Town prior to transferring to Ipswich Town, where he was offered a contract after shining in a fr...
Why Ex-Nigeria U23 Skipper Has Yet To Debut For Greuther Furth
Published: September 28, 2016
Former Nigeria U23 skipper Erhun Obanor has yet to make his competitive debut for German 2 Bundesliga club Greuther Furth  approximately three weeks after his arrival in Bavaria. The defender has missed four games in the second-tier against Fortuna Düsseldorf, Würzburger Kickers, Nürnberg and Sandha...
Portland Timbers Ace Fanendo Adi Nets 17th Goal Of The Season, Close To Breaking Record
Published: September 28, 2016
Former Super Eagles invitee Fanendo Adi took his tally to 17 goals in all competitions after finding the back of the net in Portland Timbers’s 2-1 win over C.D. Dragón in the CONCACAF Champions League on Tuesday. With the scoreboard reading 1-0 in favour of the Salvadoran team, the Nigerian equalized in th...
Stats Show Nigerian Wonderkids Iheanacho, Iwobi Are Better Than Rashford
Published: September 28, 2016
Statistics show Manchester City talent Kelechi Iheanacho is a better striker than Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford and Arsenal superkid Alex Iwobi, based on six parameters.The parameters are total shots, shots on target, shooting accuracy,  passes, goals and assists. Iheanacho ranked first in number of go...
Champions League Wrap : Musa Makes Cameo Appearance; Dele Rattles Crossbar; Awaziem Not In Porto Squad
Published: September 27, 2016
Rundown of how players of Nigerian descent fared in the second round matches in the Champions League on Tuesday night.At Stadion PFK CSKA, Dele Alli started and played 82 minutes as Tottenham Hotspur beat CSKA Moscow 1-0. England U20 international Josh Onomah was an unused substitute. Alli hit the crossbar in the first...