Two-Goal Hero Ighalo Refuses To Set Target, Says He's Ready To Face Algeria
Published: October 14, 2017
Former Watford star Odion Ighalo tallied his thirteenth and fourteenth goals of the season as Changchun Yatai recorded an impressive 3-2 road win over Guizhou Zhicheng in the Chinese Super League on Saturday.Changchun Yatai's ninth win of the season was achieved in difficult circumstances as they played the last 16 min...
Nigerian Midfielder Celebrates Maiden Goal For Tottenham Hotspur
Published: October 14, 2017
Moroyin Omolabi celebrated his maiden competitive goal in the colours of Tottenham Hotspur as they claimed a 3-1 win over West Ham United in the U18 Premier League on Saturday.And it was a crucial goal as the Hammers were threatening a comeback after Bernado Rusa netted in the 71st minute to make it 2-1.A minute later,...
New Mikel Helps Chelsea Record Seventh Win, Arsenal's Balogun & Saka Bag Assist
Published: October 14, 2017
Chelsea recorded their seventh consecutive win in the U18 Premier League following their hard-fought 3-2 victory over Leicester City at Leicester City Training Ground on Saturday, with four players of Nigerian descent making the match day squad.England U19 star Tariq Uwakwe, dubbed the new Obi Mikel due to his versatil...
Match Of The Day Liverpool Vs Man Utd : Only One Nigerian May Feature
Published: October 14, 2017
Both Liverpool and Manchester coaches have announced their confirmed starting line-ups for Saturday afternoon's Premier League meeting between the two rivals at Anfield.In a best case scenario, five players of Nigerian descent would have made the starting eleven for both teams, but only one has been included in the mat...
Aina Confident Of Making Nigeria World Cup Roster, Asks Russian Coach About Stadiums
Published: October 14, 2017
Chelsea loanee Ola Aina is confident that he'll be among the 23 players that manager Gernot Rohr will include in his World Cup roster, and has already asked Hull City's Russian coach Leonid Slutsky about the stadiums in Russia.The former England U19 skipper returned to England in a good mood, having assisted Nigeria qu...
Nigeria Hero Alex Iwobi Targets New Personal Record Vs Watford
Published: October 14, 2017
Nigeria hero Alex Iwobi is targeting a new personal record when Arsenal visit The Vic to face Watford on Saturday, October 14.Since turning professional, the Hale End Academy product has not managed to score in three games on the bounce cumulatively for the Gunners and the Nigerian national team.Iwobi first scored in t...
Zambia FA To Fans : We Were Right After All, Fifa Throws Out Ghana Protest
Published: October 14, 2017
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) have insisted that they were right not to file an appeal to Fifa over Augustine Mulenga’s disallowed goal in their World Cup qualifier against Nigeria despite the demands by the Chipolopolo fans.The heat in the debate whether or not it was a legitimate goal has refused to di...
(Photo News) Victor Moses Practicing His Shooting Ahead Of Emotional Game Vs Eagles
Published: October 14, 2017
Super Eagles sensation Victor Moses is set for an emotional return to his first football club where he started his career as a professional footballer as Chelsea make a short trip to SE25 to face Crystal Palace.The Blues under the guidance of manager Antonio Conte held their final workout on Friday morning.Moses hopes ...
Five Players That Can Improve Super Eagles: Abraham, Tomori, Tosin, Torunarigha & Kevin
Published: October 14, 2017
Here are five players that would improve the Super Eagles World cup-bound team.Tammy Abraham : The desperate desire of the NFF to recruit the services of the Chelsea loanee explain so much the unflinching trust they had placed on him.One of the revelations of the English Championship last season where he hit 23 goals i...
Super Eagles Star Henry Fires Brace In Front Of Man Utd, Man City, Leverkusen Scouts
Published: October 13, 2017
Henry Onyekuru continued his remarkable start to his career at Anderlecht by netting a brace for the current champions in their 4-3 road win over KV Mechelen in the Belgian First Division A on Friday night.The Everton loanee's two first-half goals within seven minutes of each other took his tally for the season to seve...
Ebuehi Rules Out Playing For Holland: Troost-Ekong Great Example For Me
Published: October 13, 2017
Tyronne Ebuehi has ruled out playing for the Netherlands, saying that Nigeria first gave him the opportunity to represent an international team.As long as he has not been cap-tied by the Nigeria Football Federation, the door is still open for the right back to turn out for the Dutch National teams but the Haarlem-born ...
Chelsea Confirm ANS Exclusive As 'New Obafemi Martins' Is Named In Starting XI
Published: October 13, 2017
As exclusively reported by allnigeriasoccer.com ten days ago, Premier League champions Chelsea are running the rule over talented Nigerian striker Victor Adeboyejo, with a view to signing him.Victor Adeboyejo has been training with Chelsea's Reserve Team for about two weeks and will be closely monitored when they face ...
How Goalkeeper Ezenwa Became The Preferred Choice Of Gernot Rohr
Published: October 13, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has explained the rationale behind FC Ifeanyi Ubah star Ikechukwu Ezenwa becoming the national team's first-choice goalkeeper in recent matches.Based on input from goalkeeper coaches Alloy Agu and Enrico Pionetti, and even Nigeria Football Federation supremo Amaju Pinnick, Ezenwa was pick...
Rohr Wants Enyeama To Break Richard Kingson's African Record At World Cup
Published: October 13, 2017
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has not ruled out the possibility of naming Lille netminder Vincent Enyeama in his World Cup roster when he announces the squad list in May 2018.Speaking on Friday, the German tactician all but confirmed that Enyeama will be on the plane to Russia, provided the goalkeeper puts his injur...
Mikel Congratulated By Teammates After Helping Nigeria Qualify For World Cup
Published: October 13, 2017
Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel has resumed training with Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda after international duty with the national team.The former Chelsea star was supposed to start training with his team on Thursday but took part in Wednesday afternoon's session upon his return to China. Before the start ...