Ostersunds FK 0 Arsenal 3: Iwobi Stars As Gero's Team Suffers Heavy Loss
Published: February 15, 2018
Arsenal brushed aside swedish opponents, Ostersunds 3-0 in their UEFA Europa league clash at the Jankraft Arena on Thursday evening.Alex Iwobi started for the Gunners for his third appearance in the competition this season while his compatriot, Alhaji Gero was in action for Ostersunds.Nacho Monreal broke the deadlock f...
Young Nigerian Messi Scores For Cardiff City In PDL
Published: February 15, 2018
Talented Nigerian youngster, Ogo Obi was on target for Cardiff U23s in their 2-0 win over Coventry U23s in a Professional Development League encounter on Thursday afternoon.The 20-year old opened the scoring for the hosts after 11 minutes, finishing brilliantly into the bottom before going close for a second goal but w...
John Ogu Receives Call-Up For Poland, Serbia Pre-World Cup Friendlies
Published: February 15, 2018
Hapoel Beer Sheva star John Ogu will get a chance to impress Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr ahead of the 2018 World Cup, as the German gaffer has handed him a call-up for the upcoming games against Poland and Serbia next month, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. As previously reported, the Nigerian Federation have con...
CSKA Moscow's Samuel, Brian 'Abuja' Idowu On Target For Amkar Perm
Published: February 15, 2018
CSKA Moscow's Aaron Samuel is in the form of his life having found the net for the third straight game as Amkar Perm beat their Armenian opponents Alashkert FC 2-0 in a friendly on Thursday evening.The Nigeria international opened the scoring in the 17th minute after he was fed by Milkovicha, the Russian Premier League...
Who Are Croatia's Top Stars? Modric, Rakitic, Perisic & Lovren Profiled
Published: February 15, 2018
Today, we would review the second of Nigeria's World Cup group opponents in Russia, which is The Blazers of Croatia.The two sides would square off in their opening fixture of the race for the much-coveted global title on June 16th but who are the players they have in their ranks and how has their performances been for ...
Conte Hints Five Teenagers Including New Eden Hazard Could Face Hull City
Published: February 15, 2018
Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has hinted that five teenagers could feature in tomorrow's FA Cup fifth round tie against Hull City at Stamford Bridge.Ethan Ampadu, Callum Hudson-Odoi, who has been likened to Eden Hazard, and Dujon Sterling have made The Blues match days squads for the competition this season, and the Ital...
Manchester United's Nigerian-Born Midfielder Tipped To Make Debut At Huddersfield Town
Published: February 15, 2018
Lagos-born Nigerian midfielder Tosin Kehinde, 19, is being tipped to make his first-team debut for Manchester United when they trade tackles with Huddersfield Town in the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday.The Huddersfield Examiner is speculating that a trio of United prospects Tahith Chong, Tosin Kehinde a...
Super Eagles Drop One Spot In Latest Fifa Rankings
Published: February 15, 2018
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday morning published its latest ranking of National Teams.Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped one place, and now occupy the 52nd position, while they are seventh in the continental ranking.Tunisia, Senegal, Congo DR, Morocco...
Ex-Flying Eagles Star Gero Warns Arsenal: Today Is Time To Make History
Published: February 15, 2018
Former Nigeria U20 international Alhaji Gero believes his team Ostersunds FK can cause an upset in Thursday's round of 32 Europa League clash against Arsenal at Jämtkraft Arena.If Ostersunds FK's home form in the Europa League is used as a yardstick, then they should not be written off even before stepping out onto th...
German-Born Nigeria Goalkeeper Battling To Overcome Knee Injury
Published: February 15, 2018
German-born Nigerian goalkeeper Maduka Okoye could be missing from Fortuna Düsseldorf U19s line-up when they face table toppers Schalke 04 in the A-Junior Bundesliga on Sunday, February 18.Fortuna Düsseldorf U19s are facing a goalkeeper crisis ahead of the visit of Schalke 04, with Mario Zelic injuring his ankle ...
(Photo) Nigeria International Attacker Pens Short Term Deal With Vejle Boldklub
Published: February 15, 2018
Danish First Division club Vejle Boldklub have confirmed that they have signed a contract with Peter Utaka following a successful trial.The four-month deal penned by the Nigeria international striker will see him remain at Vejle Boldklub until the summer of 2018.In his first words as a player of Vejle, Utaka said : ''I...
Official: Liverpool Announce Transfer Of Striker
Published: February 15, 2018
Through a statement on their official website, Premier League side Liverpool have confirmed the outgoing transfer of former England U16 international Okera Simmonds.The 18-year-old has joined League One outfit Blackburn Rovers in a permanent deal following a successful trial.Simmonds is leaving Anfield without making a...
Argentina Midfielder: If You Think Our Group Is Easy, You Know Nothing About Football
Published: February 14, 2018
AC Milan's Argentina international Lucas Biglia believes that they are in a difficult group at the 2018 World Cup where they are up against African powerhouse Nigeria, Croatia and Iceland.In addition, the 32-year-old admitted that Argentina rely on Lionel Messi too much and are not candidates to win the World Cup.''We ...
Oliseh Says He refused To Participate In Illegal Activities, Club Claims He Threatened Players
Published: February 14, 2018
Sunday Oliseh has responded via Twitter in the wake of his suspension by Fortuna Sittard, saying the Dutch second-tier club severed ties with him because he refused to participate in illegal activities.  According to the board of Fortuna Sittard, the decision to put the 43-year-old Oliseh on non-active is not motivate...
Oliseh Suspended By Fortuna Sittard Over Strained Relations With Players, Management
Published: February 14, 2018
Dutch club Fortuna Sittard suspended former Nigeria captain Sunday Oliseh on Wednesday afternoon due to his frosty relationship with players, staff and management of the club.Oliseh had been under fire with the higher-ups at Fortuna Sittard with the club suffering four defeats in a row and he fell out with the owner of...