Europa League Wrap: Tony Scores; Chima Debuts; Simon, Esiti Star; Aminu Injured; Dele Sees Red
Published: February 23, 2017
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Europa League Round of 32, Game 2 on Thursday night.Umar Aminu and Brown Ideye were not on parade at Osmanli Stadi as Olympiakos qualified for the last 16 after a 3-0 rout of Osmanlispor FK. The Dream Team VI star is injured while Ideye is on the v...
Official : Ex- Colchester United Skipper Okuonghae Joins Maidstone United
Published: February 23, 2017
Vanarama National League club Maidstone United have announced the signing of former Colchester United skipper Magnus Okuonghae.The 31-year-old has appended his signature to a contract until the end of the 2016-2017 season.Born in Nigeria, Okuonghae started off his career with the youth team of Fulham, followed by spell...
Ex-Chelsea Youth-Teamer Sarki Training With GKS Tychy
Published: February 23, 2017
Polish  I liga club GKS Tychy have handed a trial to former Nigeria youth international Emmanuel Sarki, allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed.The winger, who now turns out for the Haiti national team, will train with GKS Tychy for the next few days before a decision is made on whether or not he will be offered a ...
Nigerian Federation Want Arsenal-Bound Omidiji To Represent Golden Eaglets At 2019 Fifa U17s
Published: February 23, 2017
The Nigeria Football Federation have set the wheels in motion to beat their United States counterparts over the international future of Sparta Rotterdam youth-teamer Lateef Omidiji Jnr.American-born Omidiji trained with the United States U14s late 2016, but has not totally ruled out the possibility of representing Nige...
Sunderland Wonderkid Maja Confirms He Is Eligible To Represent Nigeria, Loves Messi
Published: February 23, 2017
Sunderland teenage sensation Josh Maja has proclaimed that he is eligible to represent the Nigerian national teams, though he was born in England. Aged 18, the striker made his first-team debut for the Black Cats in their 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers in the League Cup in September 2016, coming on as a substitute in...
Nigerian Striker Who Scored 14 Goals In One Game Opens Watford Account
Published: February 23, 2017
Rinsola Babajide was delighted to open her goalscoring account for Watford Ladieson Wednesday night, few weeks after the Golden Girls confirmed her transfer from  Millwall Lionesses.The 18-year-old needed only two minutes to open the scoring as the Hornets were held to a 1-1 draw by Canadian touring side Griffins ...
Ex-Heartland Defender Ovye Monday Shedrack Trying His Luck At Ordabasy
Published: February 23, 2017
Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Ordabasy have handed a trial to Nigerian central defender Ovye Monday Shedrack with a view to a transfer in the coming weeks.The free agent has arrived FC Ordabasy’s training camp in Turkey, where he will be observed at close quarters by the technical crew.In January, Ovye Monday...
Nigerian Whizkid Dele-Bashiru Comes Close To Scoring As Man City Beat Aston Villa In FAYC
Published: February 23, 2017
Manchester City are through to the semifinals of the FA Youth Cup following a hard-fought 2-1 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday.City manager Lee Carsley named Tom Dele-Bashiru in his starting line-up, while goalkeeper Emmanuel Idem was on the bench for the home team.Abdoul opened the scoring for Aston Vil...
Ex-Spurs Target Moses Simon In Line To Play First Game At Wembley
Published: February 23, 2017
KAA Gent winger Moses Simon is in line to feature for the Belgian side when they take on Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League round of 32, second leg at Wembley on Thursday night. The Nigeria international was in Gent’s traveling party to London on Wednesday, February 22.Ahead of the fixture, Moses Simon and th...
Chelsea Wonderkid Abraham Refuses To Set New Goals Target Despite Injury
Published: February 23, 2017
Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham has revealed that he is still targeting 30 goals in his first full season as a professional footballer. The England U21 international is back at Chelsea undergoing treatment after picking up a thigh injury while representing Bristol City in a Championship tie against Leeds United on Februar...
Official : Ex- Inverness, Dundee United Star Edward Ofere Joins FC Rosengard
Published: February 23, 2017
Swedish Division One club FC Rosengård have announced via their official webpage that they have completed the signing of Nigeria international Edward Ofere.The 30-year-old attacker has penned a one-year deal that will keep him at FC Rosengård until November 2017.Ofere previously represented Scandinavian clu...
Ndidi Performs Admirably On Champions League Debut As Leicester Score Vital Away Goal
Published: February 22, 2017
English Premier League champions Leicester City have given themselves a fighting chance of qualifying for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League following a 2-1 loss to Sevilla on Wednesday night.Two Nigeria internationals, Ahmed Musa and Wilfred Ndidi, started the Round of 16, first leg tie at Ramón S&a...
NFF Advise Man City Starlet Iheanacho Not Be Discouraged Over Guardiola Snub, China Move
Published: February 22, 2017
Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Bitrus Bewarang, has advised Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho not be discouraged over his lack of playing opportunities at the Premier League powerhouse.To call a spade a spade, City manager Pep Guardiola has lost faith in the abilities of the Super Eagles...
Ademola Lookman Feeling At Home With Everton
Published: February 22, 2017
Ademola Lookman has revealed that he’s already feeling at home at Everton after joining the Premier League club from Charlton Athletic in the January transfer window.The striker returned to Liverpool on Saturday afternoon after traveling to Dubai with the first-team squad for a training camp, and has stated the t...
Nigeria Target Sheyi Ojo Scores In Liverpool Win Over Nike Academy
Published: February 22, 2017
England youth international of Nigerian descent Sheyi Ojo was among the scorers as Liverpool thrashed Nike Academy 4-0 in a friendly game on Wednesday afternoon. The winger wrapped up the scoring ten minutes out of intermission when he fired home from close range after Sam Hart’s initial effort was saved.A first ...