Premier League Wrap: Ighalo, Emenike Extend Goal Drought; Iwobi Dropped; Moses Injured; Odemwingie Remains Inactive
Published: March 02, 2016
Catch up on the performance of players of Nigerian descent in the English Premier League on Wednesday night.Alex Iwobi was not involved in Arsenal’s surprise 2-1 defeat suffered at the hands of Swansea City at the Emirates.Fellow Londoners Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-0 to West Ham in a derby at the Boleyn Ground . S...
Official : Wydad Casablanca Announce The Capture Of Chisom Chikatara
Published: March 02, 2016
Moroccan powerhouse Wydad Casablanca have announced that they have struck a deal with Abia Warriors over the transfer of Super Eagles frontman Chisom Chikatara.The financial terms and length of contract penned by the 21-year-old were not disclosed by the Botola Pro side on their official webpage.It is understood that C...
Arsenal-Bound Kelechi Nwakali Presents Boots, Jerseys To ASJ Academy
Published: March 02, 2016
Golden Eaglets skipper Kelechi Nwakali visited his nursery team, ASJ Academy, on Wednesday to bid the players and officials farewell before he travels to the United Kingdom to link up with Arsenal and did not come empty-handed.The central midfielder presented 30 pairs of boots, 3 sets of jerseys and other training mate...
Exclusive: Golden Eaglets Star David Enogela Misses Out On 300,000 Euros Chievo Verona Deal Over Impersonation
Published: March 02, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Italian Serie A side Chievo Verona have given up their chase of Nigeria U17 international David Enogela.The Flying Donkeys were ready to stump up a transfer fee in the region of 300,000 euros to secure the signature of the Golden Eaglets number four from nursery team Young Stars.Bu...
United Make Four Changes For Giwa
Published: March 02, 2016
Rivers United manager, Stanley Eguma has made four changes to his side for Wednesday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game against Giwa FC in Jos.Right back, Ali Chiwendi is yet to recover from the groin strain he picked up in Sunday’s 2-0 win over FC Ifeanyi Ubah in Port Harcourt and misses ou...
Zambian Referee To Officiate Cracker Between Super Eagles And Egypt
Published: March 02, 2016
Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe will officiate the African Cup of Nations qualifying fixture between Nigeria and Egypt in Kaduna on March 25, the NFF has announced via official sources.His compatriots Romeo Kasengele and Wisdom Chewe will serve as assistant referee 2 and reserve referee respectively, while Arsenio Chadre...
Official : Ukrainian Club Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk Announce Signing Of Akeem Latifu
Published: March 02, 2016
Through official channels, Ukrainian Premier League side Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk have announced that they have completed the signing of Nigeria international Akeem Latifu.Though the financial terms and length of contract were not disclosed, allnigeriasoccer.com had exclusively reported that the deal between club and play...
Hope Akpan Pleased to Score Third Headed Goal Of The Season
Published: March 02, 2016
Hope Akpan netted his third goal of the season as Blackburn Rovers defeated Middlesbrough 2-1 at Ewood Park in the Championship on Tuesday night.The Nigeria national-teamer opened scoring for Rovers in the 47th minute , heading home past Konstantopoulos after a cross by Grimes from the left flank.Akpan was delighted wi...
Fleetwood Town Boss Hails Aerial Threat Of Shola Ameobi
Published: March 02, 2016
Fleetwood Town boss Steven Pressley has revealed that former Nigeria international Shola Ameobi had to return to the starting XI for the 2-1 win against Gillingham FC on Tuesday night due to his aerial threat.Having started on the bench in the League One tie against Coventry City, the former Newcastle hero repaid the m...
In-form Rivers United Target Win Against Homers Giwa FC
Published: March 02, 2016
Rivers United and Giwa FC will clash in a match day four Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) contest of special significance on Wednesday, March 2, 2016at the Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos.United go into the game in fine fettle. The Port Harcourt club have scored in every game this season and have amassed six points f...
Tunde Adeniji Set To Make Levski Sofia Debut; NFF Sends ITC To Bulgaria After Close Of Window
Published: March 02, 2016
The Nigeria Football Federation finally sent the International Transfer Certificate of  Tunde Adeniji on Tuesday, paving the way for the Super Eagles striker to start his career with Levski Sofia.With the transfer window closing for business in Bulgaria on Monday, Fifa has to approve the transfer of the former Sun...
Abiola Dauda Nets Third League Goal For Heart of Midlothian
Published: March 02, 2016
Heart of Midlothian have closed the gap on leaders Celtic to 12 points on the heels of their 2-0 win against Inverness CT in the Scottish Premiership on Tuesday night.Abiola Dauda rounded the keeper and made it 2-0 seven minutes out of intermission, with Jamie Walker opening scoring ten minutes before half time.The Vit...
Premier League Wrap : Mikel,Anichebe Come Off Bench; Gabby Agbonlahor Loses With Aston Villa
Published: March 01, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com reviews the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the English Premier League on Tuesday night.Super Eagles frontman Victor Anichebe was substituted on in the second minute of second-half stoppage time in West Brom’s 2-2 draw with pacesetters Leicester City. It was his fifth appearanc...
Obomate Blow For Rivers United
Published: March 01, 2016
Obomate Frederick will miss Rivers United’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) contest against Giwa FC in Jos.The midfielder is currently writing his 400 level, first semester Structural Analysis (three) examinations at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) and will duly sit out W...
Ahmed Musa On Target In Russian Cup As Aaron Samuel Makes Competitive Debut
Published: March 01, 2016
Ahmed Musa was on target in the Russian Cup on Tuesday as CSKA Moscow beat FC Ufa 2-0 at the Stadion Neftyanik to advance to the semifinals of the competition.Roman Shirokov gave the Muscovites the lead in the 57th minute before the Super Eagles skipper ended Ufa’s hopes of a comeback with the second goal of...