Iwobi & Akpom Sparkle As New Thierry Henry Double Sees Arsenal Beat Norwich
Published: October 24, 2017
Alex Iwobi and Chuba Akpom inspired Arsenal to a 2-1 win over Norwich City in the EFL Cup at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening.Edwards Nketiah was at the double as the English giants orchestrated a stunning comeback after going down to a Josh Murphy opener.The Canaries had surprisingly started the game on the fro...
League Cup Wrap: Iheanacho Scores & Assists, Iwobi Shines, Ndidi Rested, Abraham & Akpom Subbed In
Published: October 24, 2017
How Nigerian players fared in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, October 24.Leicester City are through to the quarterfinals after beating Leeds United 3-1 at the King Power Stadium. Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho clocked up 80 minutes and netted his first goal in a Leicester City shirt on the half-...
Coach That Handed Debut To Goalkeeper Francis Uzoho Sacked By Deportivo
Published: October 24, 2017
Deportivo La Coruña have parted company with Spanish coach Pepe Mel after an indifferent start to the season, writes the official website of The Blues and Whites.The straw that broke the camel's back was Monday night's 2-1 home loss to Olarenwaju Kayode's Girona, in which the Nigerian striker earned a penalty for his ...
Chelsea Loanee Omeruo Rested, Eduok Ends Goal Drought As Kasimpasa Win Big
Published: October 24, 2017
Nigeria international Emem Eduok netted his first goal in two months as Kasımpaşa thrashed 2 Lig side Niğde Belediyespor 5-1 in the Turkish Cup on Tuesday.With an eye on the upcoming Super Lig fixture against this season's surprise package Göztepe, manager Kemal özdeş opted to rest Kenneth Omeruo, though the Chel...
What Tony Nwakaeme Said After First Premier League Goal Of The Season
Published: October 24, 2017
Anthony Nwakaeme has expressed his pleasure after opening his goal account in the Premier League for the 2017-2018 campaign for his Israeli side in their triumph against Maccabi Tel Aviv yesterday evening.The Camels ran out 2-1 winners at the Turner Stadium on Monday evening and had the Super Eagles striker to thank af...
Ex-Super Eagles Star Emenalo Speaks On Chelsea LFC Coach Signing New Deal
Published: October 24, 2017
Former Super Eagles star Michael Emenalo has commented on Emma Hayes penning a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Chelsea Ladies FC.Hayes was offered fresh terms on the back of Chelsea's brilliant start to the Women’s Super League (WSL) season and qualifying for the last sixteen of the UEFA Women's Champions Lea...
Iwobi Snr: Alex Is In Super Eagles Squad On Merit, Not Because Of Okocha
Published: October 24, 2017
Alex Iwobi's dad, Chuka Iwobi, has dismissed claims that the Arsenal winger was favoured and fast-tracked into the Super Eagles squad because former Nigeria captain Austin Okocha is his uncle.Iwobi, capped at U16, U17 and U18 level by England, was invited to train with Nigeria's U23 national team in 2015, before he was...
Why Nigerian Duo Will Not Make Manchester United Debut Against Swansea City
Published: October 24, 2017
Manchester United's Nigerian-born midfielder Tosin Kehinde will definitely not make his competitive debut for the Red Devils when they face Swansea City in the Carabao Cup round of sixteen on Tuesday night.The 19-year-old has been an influential player for the U23s this season, starting their last four matches in the P...
Teenage Nigerian GK Highly Rated By Wenger Trains Again With Arsenal First Team
Published: October 24, 2017
Promising Nigerian goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo participated in Arsenal's final workout ahead of Tuesday night's League Cup tie against Norwich City at the Emirates Stadium.Arsenal youth-team expert Jeorge Bird has reported that the recently turned 16-year-old schoolboy trained with the Gunners first-teamers on Monday, Oc...
Man City & Inter Milan Super Kids, 18 Players Included On Argentina Roster For Nigeria Friendly
Published: October 24, 2017
The Argentina Football Association have announced via their official webpage that twenty promising youngsters under the age of twenty will travel to Russia for the upcoming international friendly against the Super Eagles.The 20 players will travel as a support group for the first-teamers Messi, Aguero and others for th...
Super Eagles Coach Rohr : Ikechukwu Ezenwa Was Fourth Choice Goalkeeper
Published: October 24, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that Ikechukwu Ezenwa was the fourth choice goalkeeper before he recently became the national team's first-choice.Based on the statement of the German-born manager, it is thought that Wolves star Carl Ikeme, Daniel Akpeyi and Dele Alampasu were ahead of Ezenwa in his pecking ...
Fifa Awards : Omagbemi Is Best Non-European Coach, Receives Votes From Seven Captains
Published: October 24, 2017
Former Super Falcons manager Florence Omagbemi and captain Rita Chikwelu differed in their choice of The Best FIFA Women's Player 2017 at the The Best FIFA Football Awards.Having received 21.72% of total votes, Barcelona star Lieke Martens was named the best Women's Player ahead of Carli Lloyd (16.28% ) and Deyna Caste...
How Nigeria Voted : Mikel & Rohr Chose Messi To Win Best FIFA Men's Player Award
Published: October 24, 2017
Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has retained The Best FIFA Men's Player Award ahead of fierce rival Lionel Messi and PSG's Neymar in the second edition of the prestigious Award held in London on Monday.In the voting by national team coaches, captains and media, Ronaldo earned 43.16 percent, Messi finished secon...
Nigerian Exports: Kayode Assists, Uzoho Starts, Nwakaeme & Friday Score, Ogu Fails Fitness Test
Published: October 23, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com reviews the performances of Nigerian players for their foreign clubs on Monday, October 23.Former Golden Eaglets goalkeeper Francis Uzoho came under scrutiny in Deportivo La Coruna's La Liga tie against Girona at Estadio Municipal de Riazor.The 18-year-old was beaten from the spot by Aday in the ...
Manchester United 1 Liverpool 3 PL2: Ejaria Scores, Adekanye & Kehinde Feature
Published: October 23, 2017
Liverpool U23s recorded their seventh victory of the 2017-18 season after beating Manchester United 3-1 in the Premier League 2 at Leigh Sports Village Stadium on Monday night.Red Devils right back Matthew Olosunde is still on the mend and was not available for selection, Tosin Kehinde played the full game and former G...