Fanendo Adi Equals Portland Timbers Legend Scoring Record
Published: March 26, 2017
Portland Timbers striker Fanendo Adi tallied his fourth goal in Major League Soccer this term in his team’s 3-2 loss to Columbus Crew SC at MAPFRE Stadium on Sunday morning.When the Nigerian frontman netted in the third minute of stoppage time, he equaled a record held by NASL great John Bain for the most goals s...
Iwobi Hopes To Convince Arsenal To Sign Manchester City Striker Iheanacho
Published: March 26, 2017
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi wants Kelechi Iheanacho to join him at the Emirates Stadium, and is hoping he can convince Arsenal to sign the Manchester City striker in the near future.Iheanacho and the Hale End Academy product have formed a close bond on and off the pitch, with the Citizens wonderkid helping...
Senegal Coach, Cisse : Nigeria Is A Good Team, With Many Good Players Like Okocha
Published: March 26, 2017
Speaking after the international friendly between Nigeria and Senegal at the Hive Stadium, coach of the Teranga Lions Aliou Cissé was impressed with the performance of the Super Eagles players despite the match ending in a 1-1 draw.The former Birmingham City defender revealed that Senegal accepted to play the fr...
Uncapped Barnet Striker Akinde Takes Season Tally To 23
Published: March 26, 2017
Uncapped Nigerian striker John Akinde bagged a brace as Barnet came from behind to beat Cheltenham 3-1 at the Hive Stadium on Saturday afternoon.The home team equalized in the 70th minute when Curtis Weston riffled in from 18 yards after he was teed up by first-half substitute Simoen Akinola.On 77 minutes, Akinde score...
QPR Winger Shodipo Opens Ireland U21 Account; Nigeria Targets Solanke, Tomori, Lookman Feature For England U20s
Published: March 26, 2017
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in international matches on Saturday, March 25.Queens Park Rangers loanee Olamide Shodipo found the net as Republic of Ireland beat Kosovo 1-0 in a  2019 UEFA U21 Championships qualifier at Tallaght Stadium.The 19-year-old winger poked home from close ran...
Bundesliga Cinderella Club RB Leipzig In Talks With Talented Chelsea Nigerian Striker
Published: March 26, 2017
German Bundesliga team RB Leipzig are interested in signing England U20 international of Nigerian heritage Dominic Solanke in the summer.The Daily Mail is reporting that RB Leipzig have held talks with the Chelsea striker over the possibility of moving to the Red Bull Arena Leipzig.But the overseas club face competitio...
Hibs Fans React After Celtic Loanee Efe Nets Maiden Goal : Give Him A 20-Year Contract
Published: March 26, 2017
Hibernian fans were delighted after Nigeria national-teamer Efe Ambrose netted his first goal for the club in their 2-1 win over fellow promotion-chasers Falkirk on game week 30 in the Scottish Championship on Saturday.The central defender broke the deadlock in the 75th minute when he headed past goalkeeper Thomson and...
Done Deal: Promising Nigerian Winger Joins Southampton After Nine Years With Arsenal
Published: March 26, 2017
English Premier League club Southampton have agreed a deal with the highly-rated Nigerian winger Nathan Tella following a successful trial. Andy’sArsenalU18s has reported that Tella has officially been signed by Southampton.The winger started off his career with St Nicolas Junior School in Stevenage, before joini...
Spurs Defender Of Nigerian Descent Eyoma On Target As England Qualify For U17 Euro
Published: March 25, 2017
Tottenham Hotspur defender of Nigerian decent Timothy Eyoma was on target as England U17s qualified for the UEFA European U17 Championship finals after thrashing Slovenia 4-0 at Gradski Stadion, Bijeljina on Saturday.The 17-year-old Eyoma doubled the Young Lions lead in the 29th minute after City striker Jadon Sancho h...
NFF In Talks With English Premier League Team To Replace Burkina Faso
Published: March 25, 2017
The Super Eagles may be involved in a scrimmage early next week before returning to their various clubs, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. Following the cancellation of the friendly with Burkina Faso over the non-issuance of visas to the players and officials, manager Rohr has informed the Nigerian team they may lock h...
Blackpool Wonderkid Osayi-Samuel Is Talk Of The Town After Scoring Third Goal In Two Games
Published: March 25, 2017
Bright Osayi-Samuel is in the form of his life, with the Nigerian-born winger netting his third goal in two games in Blackpool’s 2-1 win over Hartlepool United in the League Two on Saturday afternoon.The 19-year-old cancelled out Lewis Alessandra’s opener with a neat finish into the far corner in the 21st m...
Rohr Explains Why Noah Bazee Was Not Handed Nigeria Debut Against Senegal
Published: March 25, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has explained why Hannover talent Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee did not make his international debut against Senegal on Thursday night.From the word go, Bazee’s availability for the international fixtures was doubtful because of a knee injury and Rohr confirmed as much that he was unable...
Rohr Confirms Talks With Chelsea Whizkid Over Pledging Future To Nigeria Ahead Of England
Published: March 25, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has confirmed that he has held talks with Chelsea wonderkid Ola Aina regarding his international future. As exclusively reported by allnigeriasoccer.com, the right fullback visited the Super Eagles Crowne Plaza Hotel camp in London shortly before the friendly against Senegal on Thursday, ...
Emmanuel Emenike Ready To Dump Fenerbahce For Russian Premier League?
Published: March 25, 2017
Emmanuel Emenike may depart Fenerbahce in the summer transfer window, according to reports.Sporx.com claims that the former Nigeria international has started searching for a new club ahead of the reopening of the transfer window, and could make a return to the Russian Premier League.Emenike, 29, represented Spartak Mos...
Super Eagles Stand-In Skipper Onazi To Undergo Scan Ahead Of Next Friendly
Published: March 25, 2017
Trabzonspor star Eddy Onazi is racing to be fit for the Super Eagles proposed friendly against Burkina Faso at the Hive Stadium. Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr will have to make a late decision on his stand-in captain if the game goes ahead on Monday after the defensive midfielder suffered what appears to be a serious bac...