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 ...
British Passport Stops Ex-Stoke, West Brom Star Odemwingie From Moving To Russia
Published: February 22, 2017
Peter Odemwingie’s intermediary, Vladimir Deineka, has revealed that the Nigeria international has turned down an opportunity to return to the Russian Premier League because he wants to obtain a British Passport.The former Lokomotiv Moscow star had been negotiating a deal with an unnamed Premier League club, but ...
Mikel & Tianjin Teda End Eight-Game Losing Streak With 5-1 Win
Published: February 22, 2017
Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda ended their eight-game losing streak after a 5-1 rout of  Japanese J3 League team Ryukyu FC in a warm-up game on Wednesday afternoon.Before the friendly today, Tianjin Teda had lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach U23s, St. Pauli, Dinamo BucureÅ�ti, Dynamo Kiev, Gyeongnam F...
Transfer To Tianjin Teda On The Horizon For Ideye, Left Out Of Olympiakos Squad
Published: February 22, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that Brown Ideye will not make his 45th appearance in Europe when Olympiakos tackle Osmanlıspor in the UEFA Europa League Round of 32, Game 2 on Thursday night.The 28-year-old was not among the 20 players that flew to Ankara on Wednesday, fueling speculations that he is about t...
Why Panathinaikos Pulled Out Of Deal To Sign Eddy Onazi
Published: February 22, 2017
Fresh reports emanating from the Greek media indicate that Eddy Onazi did not fail trials at Panathinaikos before he switched to Lazio the following year. Onazi and ex-Golden Eaglets teammate Sani Emmanuel tried their luck at Panathinaikos in 2010 but the capital outfit passed up the opportunity to sign both players du...
Porto CB Awaziem Will Not Make UCL Debut, Ndidi Set To Join Iheanacho In History Books
Published: February 22, 2017
Former Super Eagles invitee Chidozie Awaziem will not make his Champions League debut on Wednesday night when Porto welcome Juventus to the Estádio do Dragão in a Round of 16 , 1st leg tie.The central defender was not originally included on the list of players submitted to UEFA by the Portuguese setup, bu...
Super Eagles Coach Receives Good News From Iwobi Ahead Of Senegal Friendly
Published: February 22, 2017
Alex Iwobi has moved quickly to shoot down rumours which suggested that he picked up an injury against Sutton United on Monday night. The attacking midfielder had posted a picture of his right foot wrapped in a bandage on his Snapchat account on Tuesday, and this fueled speculation that he won’t be available for ...
Seven Games And Counting: Iheanacho Benched As City Beat Monaco In Champions League Thriller
Published: February 21, 2017
Manchester City defeated Monaco 5-3 at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night in one of the most entertaining Champions League games of all time.For the seventh straight game in all competitions, Kelechi Iheanacho did not get playing time though he made the bench just as was the case against Huddersfield in the FA Cup las...
Victor Moses Imperious Display For Chelsea Catches The Eye Of Fifa 17
Published: February 21, 2017
EA Sports, who are the publishers of Fifa 17, have upgraded most of the ratings of Chelsea right fullback Victor Moses following his fine performances for the Premier League leaders this season.The Nigeria international was earlier awarded 82 and 69 for pace and passing respectively, but scored 84 and 71 in the updated...
Ideye Set To Become Sixth Highest Paid Nigerian Player, Waves Goodbye To Teammates
Published: February 21, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda are on the verge of announcing the signing of Brown Ideye from Olympiakos. The Nigeria international arrived at Olympiakos training center few hours ago and did not participate in the training session, and only came to wish his teammates goodb...
Reading Nigerian Defender Happy To Score Against Manchester United
Published: February 21, 2017
Young Nigerian defender Gabriel Osho was delighted to get on the scoresheet for Reading in their 2-0 victory over Manchester United in Premier League 2 on Sunday.The Royals took the lead in the 32nd minute through Osho, who came from the back and planted his header into the back of the Manchester United net. “Fir...
Nigerian Wonderkid Tammy Abraham Returns To Chelsea
Published: February 21, 2017
Bristol City coach Lee Johnson has provided an update on the fitness of Nigeria target Tammy Abraham.The prolific striker has not kicked a ball in a competitive fixture or participated in full training since he sustained a thigh injury against Leeds United last week.The good news is that Abraham’s injury is not a...