Arsenal Interested In Highly-Rated Wolfsburg Nigerian Defender Uduokhai
Published: December 16, 2017
Highly-rated Wolfsburg defender of Nigerian descent Ohis Felix Uduokhai,20, is attracting genuine interest from English Premier League side Arsenal, according to reports.The electronic edition of The Mirror UK is reporting that manager Arsene Wenger is in the market for a center half in the January transfer window, wit...
Olympiakos Ban Ex-Nigeria Star Emmanuel Emenike From First-Team Training
Published: December 16, 2017
The future of former Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike is up in the air, less than three weeks before the opening of the winter transfer market.According to gazzetta.gr, the Olympiakos striker is under orders to train alone even though he is not recovering from any injury.In all likelihood, Emenike is set to depar...
Canada Call-Up For Vancouver Whitecaps Lagos-Born Striker Teni Akindoju
Published: December 16, 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps striker Teni Akindoju has been called up to a training camp by the Canadian Soccer Association ahead of January's CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship in Trinidad and Tobago.Born in Lagos to Nigerian parents 16 years ago, Akindoju moved to Canada along with her parents when she was two months ol...
Nigerian Midfielder On Target As Chelsea Demolish Scunthorpe 4-0 In FA Youth Cup
Published: December 15, 2017
Chelsea U18s swept aside Scunthorpe 4-0 in the third round of the FA Youth Cup at the Ebbs Stadium, Aldershot, with Tariq Uwakwe starring from the off for the tournament holders.Hudson-Odoi gave the holders the lead after eight minutes of play, volleying in off a deflection.His second of the night would come deep into ...
Arsenal 3 Derby County 3 PL2 : Akpom On Target, Bola Goes 90, Omole Subbed In
Published: December 15, 2017
Young Nigerian striker Chuba Akpom was on target for Arsenal U23s in their 3-3 draw with Derby County U23s in the Premier League 2 on Friday evening.Derby County took the lead in the 11th minute through Charles Vernam whose shot got the better of Matt Macey in the Arsenal goal to open the scoring.Akpom was on hand to l...
(Photo Confirmation) Super Eagles Midfielder Henry Uche Joins AFC Leopards Kenya
Published: December 15, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that Kenya Premier League powerhouse AFC Leopards have pulled off a transfer coup with the capture of the signature of Henry Uche from Shooting Stars.The out-of-favour Nigeria international has put pen to paper on a one-year deal with The Leopards.Few years ago, Uche was one of th...
Red-Hot Striker Ogbeche Reveals The Secret Behind His Goal Scoring Form
Published: December 15, 2017
Bartholomew Ogbeche has revealed the secret behind his goal-scoring form for Willem II in the Dutch Eredivisie, having recovered from a cruciate ligament injury, which had kept him on the sidelines for up to nine months.The Nigeria international has netted in each of his last five matches in the Dutch top-flight and wi...
Done Deal: Atlanta United Pick Up Nigeria Defender Arokoyo From Portland Timbers
Published: December 15, 2017
Through their official websites, Major League Soccer outfits Atlanta United and Portland Timbers have announced that they have reached an agreement over the transfer of Nigeria national-teamer Gbenga Arokoyo.The Five Stripes acquired Darlington Nabge and Gbenga Arokoyo from Portland Timbers in exchange for $650,000 in ...
Fit Victor Moses Set To Hit Another Chelsea Milestone Against Southampton
Published: December 15, 2017
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has confirmed that Chelsea have a full complement of players to choose from apart from Brazil defender David Luiz for Saturday's Premier League clash against Southampton.It means Victor Moses is closing in on his 100th career appearance for Chelsea in all competitions, with the Nigeria int...
SKE, Rainbow Stars Reach Final Of Aaron Samuel 5-A-Side Tournament
Published: December 15, 2017
The Aaron Samuel 5-a-side football tournament will see the very impressive SKE take on Rainbow Stars in the final at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt on Saturday.In the semifinals decided on Friday, SKE put up a masterful showing to dispatch Mike Boys 4-2. The latter had taken the lead early in the first period,...
Iceland To Announce World Cup Roster 42 Days Before Showdown With Super Eagles
Published: December 15, 2017
Nigeria's opponents at the 2018 World Cup, Iceland, will announce their World Cup roster 42 days before they face off with the Super Eagles at the Volgograd Arena, Volgograd.According to reports in Iceland Icelandic national team coach Heimir Hallgrímsson stated at a press conference on Friday morning that the 23-man ...
(Videos) Manchester United Starlet Signs First Professional Contract
Published: December 15, 2017
Highly rated Angel Gomes has signed his first pro contract with Manchester United after also being linked to Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund in the past couple of months. Gomes is regarded as one of the bright young talents in the game after captaining England's U17 World Cup winning side and being fast-tracked and sta...
FIFA End-Of-Year Ranking: Nigeria End 2017 As Africa's Best Women's Team
Published: December 15, 2017
Football governing body, FIFA, has released its end-of-year international ranking of Women’s National Teams, with the Super Falcons of Nigerian the top ranked team in Africa.In the global ranking, Nigeria have dropped two spots and now occupy the 37th position.Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa compl...
Dominic Solanke : Klopp Is One Of The Best Managers In The World
Published: December 15, 2017
England international of Nigerian parentage Dominic Solanke says he enjoys playing under Jürgen Klopp, adding that the German is one of the best managers in the world.It was Klopp that approved the signing of the Golden Ball winner of the 2017 Fifa U20 World Cup from Chelsea in the summer transfer window, and the tale...
Nigerian Striker Obafemi Nets 18-Minute Hat-Trick As Southampton March On In FAYC
Published: December 15, 2017
Talented Nigerian striker Michael Obafemi scored a hat-trick in Southampton's 4-1 rout of Wolverhampton Wanderers at St Mary's Stadium in the third round of the FA Youth Cup on Thursday.Obafemi started in attack for the young Saints along with Jonathan Afolabi, while United States Soccer Federation target Owen Otasowie...