Tosin Kehinde Fails To Save Man Utd XI From Defeat Against Port Vale
Published: July 30, 2016
Manchester United XI had two players of Nigerian descent on their roster in their 4-2 loss to Port Vale in a pre-season fixture staged at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon.Tosin Kehinde entered into the fray in the 52nd minute following an injury to Josh Harrop, while USA youth-teamer Matthew Olosunde was introduced in t...
Nigeria U23s Return To Training In ATL; Praying Manna Should Fall From Heaven
Published: July 30, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigerian U23 National Team returned to training on Friday evening, having skipped their workouts for about two days. It should be noted that the squad resuming training yesterday was not as a result of the story published by this website, as the players were preparing for train...
Liverpool Order Taiwo Awoniyi To Leave Nigeria U23s Camp; Striker Confirms Loan Move
Published: July 30, 2016
Taiwo Awoniyi has confirmed that he will not be spending the 2016-2017 campaign at Liverpool, and has departed the Nigeria U23s get-together in Atlanta to seal a loan move to an unnamed European club.With the departure of the Imperial Academy product from the training camp, it is assumed that only twenty players will b...
Nigerian Wonderkid Olamide Shodipo Promoted To Queens Park Rangers First Team
Published: July 30, 2016
The exciting Nigerian winger Olamide Shodipo has been promoted to the first team of Football League Championship side Queens Park Rangers ahead of the forthcoming season.It was a no-brainer for manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to add the teenager to the first team roster, having impressed during pre-season training. Las...
Tunji Akinola Poised To Follow In The Footsteps Of West Ham Wonderkid Reece Oxford
Published: July 30, 2016
Promising Nigerian defender Tunji Akinola is destined for great things at West Ham and is set to follow in the footsteps of England U19 international Reece Oxford.With Oxford and Republic of Ireland U21 international Josh Cullens, who both skippered the Hammers development squad last season presently with the first tea...
DC United Announce Acquisition Of Kennedy Igboananike From Chicago Fire
Published: July 30, 2016
Per a statement on their official website, Major League Soccer club DC United have announced the acquisition of Kennedy Igboananike from rivals Chicago Fire in exchange for targeted allocation money and the natural third round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Based on the agreement reached by both clubs, Chicago F...
Exclusive: Nigeria U23s Stranded In Atlanta, Have Not Trained For Two Days
Published: July 29, 2016
With only six days left before their opener at the 2016 Olympic Games against Japan, it is safe to say the Nigeria U23 National Team are stranded in Atlanta, where they are holding a get-together before the competition in Brazil.The Dream Team VI players and officials were expected to depart their training camp on Frid...
Sheyi Ojo Thanks Sturridge For Helping Him Settle Into Liverpool First Team
Published: July 29, 2016
Sheyi Ojo has praised England star Daniel Sturridge for helping him settle into the first team of Liverpool, and hopes to impress manager Jurgen Klopp in the new season. In the second half of last season, the young winger was recalled from his loan spell at Wolves, and went on to make eight appearances for the Reds in ...
Ezenwa, Oboroakpo, Rabiu Ali Headline NPFL All-Star Roster For Spain Tour
Published: July 29, 2016
Head Coach of the NPFL All-Star team, Salisu Yusuf on Thursday released the final list of the 25-man squad to play on the friendly tour of Spain even as the organizers, LaLiga released Fixtures, time and venue of the NPFL All-Star tour which shows that their first match against LaLiga side, Valencia CF will hold  ...
Why Arsenal Striker Chuba Akpom Will NOT Play For Nigeria In September
Published: July 29, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that suggestions that Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom will be called up for Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania in the first week of September are wide of the mark.Several distinguished Nigerian football stakeholders, including ex-Arsenal hero Nwankwo Kanu...
Onomah Sparkles For Tottenham In Narrow Loss To Atletico Madrid
Published: July 29, 2016
Joshua Onomah was in action on Friday afternoon as Tottenham Hotspur narrowly lost 1-0 to last season’s Champions League finalist Atlético Madrid in an International Champions Cup clash held at Melbourne Cricket Ground.Having come off the bench against Juventus on Tuesday, the England U19 international was...
West Ham Defender Ogbonna Attracting Interest From Roma
Published: July 29, 2016
Italian Serie A club AS Roma are mulling over a move for West Ham’s Italian-Nigerian defender Angelo Ogbonna.Sportitalia is reporting that the Giallorossi are in the market for a defender and have beamed their searchlight on the Italy international. Cassino-born Ogbonna represented Torino ,Crotone and Juventus be...
Mikel Fires Back : Ekong, Etebo, Abdullahi, Akpeyi, Madu Are Not Hungry Players
Published: July 29, 2016
Captain of Team Nigeria to the Rio Olympics, John Mikel Obi has denied media reports making the rounds in Nigeria that he gave 30,000 dollars to his team –mates in the U23 team presently camping in Atlanta, USA.Speaking from the team’s camp at the Hyatt Place, the Super Eagles captain was furious: “I ...
Chuba Akpom Named MLS ASG MVP Ahead Of Drogba, Kaka, Oxlade-Chamberlain & Campbell
Published: July 29, 2016
Chuba Akpom was on target in Arsenal’s 2-1 win over the MLS All-Stars at Avaya Stadium on Friday morning. The England U21 international was officially named the Most Valuable Player of the 2016 AT&T All-Star Game after scoring the game-winner for the Gunners with three minutes remaining. He picked up the acco...
Nigeria Target Akpom Hops Off Bench To Net Game-Winner As Arsenal Beat MLS All-Stars
Published: July 29, 2016
England U21 international Chuba Akpom hopped off the bench in the second half and scored the game-winner as Arsenal beat MLS All-Stars 2-1 in a high profile friendly played at the Avaya Stadium on Friday morning.After 86 minutes the scoreboard was reading 1-1, but it changed with three minutes remaining when Akpom tapp...