Iheanacho, Musa & Mikel Snubbed As Golden Ball Nominees Announced
Published: October 25, 2016
No Nigerian player has been nominated for the prestigious Ballon d’Or for 2016 after the 30 candidates were announced on Monday. Leicester City’s Ahmed Musa, Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel and Manchester City wonderkid Kelechi Iheanacho, who were all nominated for the best player in Africa by CAF, failed...
Manchester United, Chelsea, Sunderland Scouts Watch Chinedu Obasi In League Game
Published: October 25, 2016
About 90 scouts watched the Swedish Allsvenskan fixture between IFK Göteborg and Chinedu Obasi’s AIK on Monday night. Swedish newspaper Expressen has reported that representatives of Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Chelsea, Besiktas, Trabzonspor, Sunderland and Villarreal were amon...
Tosin Kehinde, Olosunde Impress As Manchester United Beat Arsenal U23
Published: October 24, 2016
Nigerian midfielder Tosin Kehinde and Matthew Olosunde featured for Manchester United in their 1-0 victory over Arsenal in Premier League 2 on Monday night. The 18-year-old hopped off the bench in the 67th minute, joining USA youth-teamer Olosunde on the Leigh Sports Village Stadium pitch, while Arsenal midfielder Aaro...
Official : Rotherham United Pull Off Transfer Coup To Sign Odemwingie Ahead Of Bolton
Published: October 24, 2016
Super Eagles striker Peter Odemwingie has ended speculation about his future by penning a short-term deal until January 2017 with Championship club Rotherham United, subject to FA and EFL ratification.The Millers have pulled off a transfer coup luring the experienced front man to S60 1AH as he was seriously courted by ...
IFK Goteborg Stop Obasi From Setting New Nigerian Record; Also Stopped Ofere Seven Years Ago
Published: October 24, 2016
Chinedu Obasi ended his goalscoring run in AIK Stockholm’s 1-0 loss to IFK Göteborg in the Swedish Alllsvenskan on Monday night. Heading into the fixture at Gamla Ullevi, the Nigeria national-teamer had found the back of the net in four games on the trot, which saw him tie a record first set by ex-Malmo stri...
Watford Strikers Ighalo & Success, Chelsea Ace Moses, Balogun To Return For Algeria Game?
Published: October 24, 2016
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is set to hand recalls to Watford strikers Odion Ighalo and Isaac Success, Chelsea new wing-back Victor Moses and Mainz stopper Leon Balogun for the World Cup qualifier against Algeria next month.Complete Sports, citing an unnamed Nigeria Football Federation insider, claims that the four ...
Alex Iwobi Poised To Make Second League Cup Appearance Versus Reading
Published: October 24, 2016
Arsene Wenger has strongly hinted that Alex Iwobi will be involved in his Arsenal’s Football League Cup Round of 16 clash against Reading at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. The 20-year-old made his competitive debut for the Gunners in this competition on October 27, 2015, playing 90 minutes of their shock ...
Bayern Midfielder Sanches Crowned Golden Boy Of European Football Ahead Of Iheanacho, Iwobi, Dele
Published: October 24, 2016
Nigerian wonderkids Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi and Dele Alli have missed out on the prestigious European Golden Boy award. Bayern Munich midfielder Renato Sanches won the accolade ahead of the Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur rising stars. Since the award was established by TuttoSport in 2003, no playe...
Top Scout Reckons Lateef Omidiji Is Better Than Celtic Next Big Hope Karamoko Dembele
Published: October 24, 2016
A top Paris Saint-Germain scout has claimed that American-born FC Dordrecht striker of Nigerian heritage, Lateef Omidiji Jr, is a better player than Celtic wonderkid Karamoko Dembele, having scouted the two exciting teenagers this season. Whilst Dembele is poised to make his debut for Scotland’s U16 national team...
Mikel Still Has Chelsea In His Heart Despite Snub By Conte
Published: October 24, 2016
Nigeria skipper John Obi Mikel showed he still has Chelsea in his heart despite his lack of first team opportunities so far in the 2016-2017 season, after praising his teammates for their performance against Manchester United on Sunday.Since returning to Stamford Bridge after representing the Nigerian U23 national team...
MLS Decision Day: Igboananike Opens DC United Account; Arokoyo Debuts; Edu, Amarikwa Injured; Akindele, Sunny, Alashe, Adi Start
Published: October 24, 2016
Catch up on how players of Nigerian descent fared on the final day of the regular season in America’s Major League Soccer. Jalil Anibaba lasted the distance in Houston Dynamo’s 1-1 draw with Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. It was his 30th appearance of the season. Warri-born Ibeagha Seb...
91-Year-Old Grandad Watches Troost-Ekong Score For FK Haugesund
Published: October 24, 2016
William Troost-Ekong’s grandfather was among the 4,302 spectators that attended the Norwegian Tippeligaen clash between FK Haugesund and Bodø / Glimt at the Haugesund Stadion on Sunday evening.Against the run of play, the home team opened scoring when Troost-Ekong slotted the ball into the back of the net ...
Scan Results To Determine Availability Of Watford Striker Success For Algeria Match
Published: October 23, 2016
Watford striker Isaac Success is doubtful for November’s World Cup qualifier against Algeria in Uyo, allnigeriasoccer.com can reveal. The Hornets number ten did not train all through last week after picking up an injury in his team’s 1-0 win at Middlesbrough on October 16, in which he was named Man of the M...
Nigeria Superkid Iheanacho : I Came To Bring Life To Man City
Published: October 23, 2016
Kelechi Iheanacho was delighted to score his 18th goal in a Manchester City shirt in their 1-1 draw with Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday, and admitted that his introduction sparked life into his team’s attack.After falling 1-0 at the end of forty five minutes and looking for a reaction, Pep Guardiola&...
Moses Shines, Mikel Continues Winston Bogarde Role As Chelsea Humiliate Man Utd
Published: October 23, 2016
Jose Mourinho suffered his heaviest defeat as a Premier League manager with Manchester United thrashed 4-0 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening.The Blues started with a bang, taking the lead after thirty seconds courtesy of Pedro Rodriguez, who finished clinically after Smalling was caught ball watching. Eng...