Nigeria Lagging Behind Switzerland In Race For FC Basel Teen Sensation Okafor
Published: September 27, 2016
The Nigeria Football Federation are lagging behind their Swiss counterparts in the race to secure the international future of highly rated FC Basel attacking midfielder Noah Okafor, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. The 16-year-old is in the possession of a Swiss passport but remains eligible to represent Nigeria inter...
Ovie Ejaria Joins Jordon Ibe, Ojo, Ilori, Amoo & Otsemobor In Liverpool History Books
Published: September 27, 2016
London-born midfielder of Nigerian ancestry Ovie Ejaria finally made his competitive debut for Liverpool in their 3-0 rout of Derby County in the League Cup on September 20.When the 18-year-old stepped out onto the iPro Stadium pitch in the 77th minute of the contest, he became the 733rd player to represent Liverpool i...
Flamingoes Land In Jordan Ahead Of Showdown With Brazilian Girls
Published: September 27, 2016
Nigeria’s Flamingoes have arrived in Jordan ahead of their opening game at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, scheduled to take place in the Asian country from 30 September – 21 October.The Emirates Airline flight had a stopover in Dubai before embarking on the journey to Amman.The Nigeria U17s led...
Watford Starlet Isaac Success : I Am Improving All The Time
Published: September 27, 2016
New Super Eagles invitee Isaac Success was pleased with his own performance against Burnley in the Premier League on Monday night despite Watford losing their first away game of the season. Following four appearances off the bench for the Hornets, the attacker is staking his claim for a starting shirt having impressed ...
Anorthosis Famagusta Protest Over Abdullahi Shehu Red Card
Published: September 27, 2016
Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta have issued a statement regarding the red card shown to Nigeria international Abdullahi Shehu. In the 4-1 loss to AEK Larnaca on Sunday, the defender took the walk of shame after eleven minutes in his first start for the club, and it is being suggested that the second ye...
Tosin Kehinde Makes Cameo Appearance In Manchester United U23 Loss To Everton
Published: September 26, 2016
Nigerian midfielder Tosin Kehinde played his first game for Manchester United U23s for close to a month in Premier League 2 but could not prevent the Red Devils from suffering a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Everton  on Monday night.The outcome of the match was already decided when the 18-year-old subbed in in the 73...
Ighalo, Success Feature As Watford Are Overpowered By Burnley
Published: September 26, 2016
Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo and Isaac Success were in action for Watford in their 2-0 loss to Burnley in the Premier League on Monday night.Two headers either side of half time by Hendrick and Keane saw the Hornets lose their unbeaten away record this term.Ighalo had a chance to equalize just before the intermiss...
Mainz Stopper Leon Balogun Out Until The International Break
Published: September 26, 2016
Through a statement on their official website, Bundesliga club Mainz 05 have reconfirmed that Leon Balogun suffered a muscle strain injury in the first half of their 3-2 loss to Bayer Leverkusen this past weekend.But the good news is that the central defender will resume training early October, and may report for inter...
Real Madrid Scout Watches Chinedu Obasi Score Two Goals In League Game
Published: September 26, 2016
A representative of Real Madrid witnessed the Swedish Allsvenskan game between AIK Stockholm and IF Elfsborg in which Super Eagles striker Chinedu Obasi notched his third and fourth goals of the season.Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet writes on its electronic edition that the European club champions sent a scout to monito...
Cameroon Expose Nigeria U17s First Opponents, Brazil, Ahead Of Independence Day Clash
Published: September 26, 2016
Nigeria’s first opponents at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World, Brazil, lost their last friendly match before the meeting against the African powerhouse at the King Abdullah Stadium, Amman on October 1.Lionesses U17 beat the South Americans 2-0 on Sunday, September 25, thanks to a second half brace from Flor...
Torino Midfielder Joel Obi Suffers Suspected Hamstring Injury
Published: September 26, 2016
Nigeria international Joel Obi is facing a spell on the sidelines after suffering an injury in the first half of the Serie A clash between Torino and AS Roma on Sunday. Tuttosport has suggested that the attacking midfielder sustained a hamstring injury and could spend up to three weeks on the sidelines due to the ailme...
Super Eagles GK Ezenwa Resumes Training After Injury Scare
Published: September 26, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Super Eagles goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa dispelled fears that he suffered an injury in Sunday’s league match against Enyimba after he took part in a recovery session on Monday morning.The shot-stopper had to be replaced in the second half of the Nigeria Professional Football ...
Nigeria Target Ikpeazu Pleased To Break His Duck For Cambridge United
Published: September 26, 2016
Uche Ikpeazu was delighted to score his maiden goal for Cambridge United in their 2-1 road win over Newport County in League Two on Saturday. In his fourth appearance of the season, the attacker restored parity in the 61st minute when he headed into the bottom right corner after Elito swung in a cross. “Happy to ...
San Jose Earthquakes Striker Amarikwa Set To Undergo MRI Scan
Published: September 26, 2016
San Jose Earthquakes striker Quincy Amarikwa is facing a spell on the sidelines after sustaining an injury in his team’s 2-1 loss to Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.In his first start in over a month, the Nigerian was substituted as early as the fourth minute after landing awkwardly on his left leg followi...
Super Eagles Watch : Iwobi, Nosa, Alimi Impress; Mikel, Iheanacho, 7 Invited Players Inactive; Shehu Red Carded; Balogun, Ezenwa Injured
Published: September 26, 2016
Rundown of Super Eagles players invited for the World Cup qualifier against Zambia fared in their respective leagues. Carl Ikeme : The Wolves glovesman started and played the full game in his team’s 3-1 win over Brentford at Molineux Stadium, his ninth straight appearance in the Championship this term.Ikechukwu E...