Isaac Success In Contention For Trip To Brighton After Recovering From Illness
Published: December 21, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Nigeria international Isaac Success is in contention to make his maiden Premier League appearance of the season when Watford face Brighton & Hove at The American Express Community Stadium on Saturday, December 23.Tomorrow will make it four months that the number ten last featured f...
Confirmed : Battle Of The Eagles Begins 2045 Hours At Municipal Stadium in Wrocław, Poland
Published: December 21, 2017
The pre-World Cup friendly match between Poland and Nigeria will be staged at the Municipal Stadium in Wrocław on March 23, 2018, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) officially confirmed on Thursday, December 21.The World Cup bound Polish national team will face South Korea at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, four...
Tyronne Ebuehi Ranked Among The Top Five Right Backs In Eredivisie
Published: December 21, 2017
Super Eagles defender Tyronne Ebuehi has been ranked among the top five right-backs plying their trade in the Dutch Eredivisie by Voetbal Primeur.With the first half of the season almost concluded, the Dutch football website asked followers of the Eredivisie to pick their Team of the Season so far and Ebuehi has been s...
Super-Scout Who Discovered Iwobi & Akpom Promoted At Arsenal
Published: December 21, 2017
Shaun O'Connor, who discovered Super Eagles winger Alex Iwobi and Chuba Akpom, is in line to be promoted at Arsenal, according to reports.The Daily Mail says he is to be promoted as senior scout under head of recruitment Sven Mislintat, and will now be responsible for identifying domestic talent for the first t...
Nigerian Midfielder Dubbed The New Yaya Toure Tipped To Make The Grade At Man City
Published: December 21, 2017
English-born Nigerian midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru has been tipped to make it to the top in his football career, after making his professional debut for Manchester City in their win over Leicester City in the League Cup.The 18-year-old has not looked back since he was promoted to City's U18 squad on a permanent basis la...
FIFA End-Of-Year Ranking : Nigeria End 2017 As Africa's Ninth Best Team
Published: December 21, 2017
Football governing body, FIFA, has released its end-of-year international ranking of Men’s National Teams, with the Super Eagles of Nigeria slipping down the charts for the second straight month.The Super Eagles were inactive since the last edition of the rankings but their past matches were added to FIFA formula’s...
NFF Target Jordon Ibe Impressed Against Chelsea - Bournemouth Coach
Published: December 21, 2017
Bournemouth coach Eddie Howe was satisfied with the performance of Jordon Ibe in his side's narrow 2-1 loss to Chelsea in the quarterfinal of the League Cup on Wednesday night.The Cherries were forced to make a substitution as early as the 17th minute when Ibe replaced the injured Jermain Defoe, and they were some posi...
Arsenal's Iwobi & Chelsea's Moses Set To Trade Blows For Fifth Time In 8 Months
Published: December 21, 2017
The draw for the semifinal of the Carabao Cup took place on Wednesday night, shortly after the four confirmed teams booked their tickets to the next round.There is a lot of Nigerian interest in this competition, with Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, who all parade Nigerian players qualifying for the last four, and...
Bristol City 2 Man Utd 1: Nigerian Trio Absent, Argentina GK Concedes Twice
Published: December 20, 2017
Bristol City pulled off one of the biggest cup upset in their 2-1 win over Manchester United at Ashton Gate on Wednesday evening, advancing to the semifinals at the expense of the Red Devils who would hardly believe the unlikely defeat.Tosin Kehinde missed out on the Red Devils travelling party after featuring for the ...
Moses-Less Chelsea Through To League Cup Semifinals, Bournemouth's Ibe Notches Assist
Published: December 20, 2017
Chelsea toppled Bournemouth 2-1 following a frenetic ending in their League Cup quarterfinal clash on Wednesday evening, courtesy of strikes from Willian and Alvaro Morata at Stamford Bridge.Nigeria's Victor Moses was afforded a full rest for the encounter as Antonio Conte rotated his squad, offering most of his fringe...
(Photo Confirmation) Mainz Announce 3.8 Million Euros Transfer Of Ujah
Published: December 20, 2017
Mainz 05 have brought back Nigeria international Anthony Ujah to the German Bundesliga, writes the club on their official website.The 27-year-old has penned a three-and-a-half-year contract, tying him to the Karnevalsverein club until the end of the 2020-2021 season. Ujah and his new employer have chosen not to disclos...
Echiejile Charges Nigerians On Love, Tolerance in Christmas Message
Published: December 20, 2017
Super Eagles and Sivasspor of Turkey defender, Elderson Uwa Echiejile has sent his goodwill message to Nigerians in the festive mood of celebrating Christmas.In his message, Elderson urged Nigerians to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ by doing good to all manner of persons as Jesus Christ did over 2017 years ago...
Ndidi Is Nigeria Headmaster In The Premier League, Ahead Of Moses & Iwobi
Published: December 20, 2017
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi comes joint-first on the list of Leicester City players who have won the most aerial battles after eighteen matches in the Premier League along with defender Harry Maguire.Ndidi has won 57 headers he challenged for in the 18 Premier League matches he has featured. Jamie Vardy (40),...
Record-Chasing Bartholomew Ogbeche Suffers Another Injury Blow
Published: December 20, 2017
Bartholomew Ogbeche might be set for another spell on the sidelines, two months after returning from a lengthy layoff.The Nigeria international had to be substituted in the 30th minute due to injury in Willem II's 3-0 win over RKC Waalwijk in the KNVB Beker on Tuesday night, and the initial prognosis was that he picked...
(Photo Confirmation) Manchester United Goalkeeper Signs New Contract
Published: December 20, 2017
With a statement on their official website, Manchester United have announced that promising goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara has signed a new contract with the club.The new deal will keep the Republic of Ireland U21 international at Old Trafford until the end of the 2019-2020 season.Kieran O'Hara was offered fresh terms on t...