Ex England Youth Teamer Lateef Elford - Aliyu Nets For Valletta In Win Over Qormi
Published: September 28, 2014
22 - year - old Anglo - Nigerian attacker Lateef Elford - Aliyu was amongst the goalscorers as Valletta defeated Qormi 4 - 0 in the sixth round.The ex West Brom youth - teamer opened scoring for the Maltese Premier League champions in the 32nd minute before further goals in the second half by Alex Terra, Azzopardi and ...
Angelo Ogbonna Lavishes Praise on Carlos Tevez
Published: September 28, 2014
Speaking to the official website of Juventus immediately after the 3 - 0 thrashing of Atalanta, Italian - Nigerian Angelo Ogbonna has praised the contribution of Argentina international Carlos Tevez to the victory .The ex West Ham, Manchester City and Manchester United forward bagged a brace for the Italian champions, ...
Seattle Sounders Marksman Obafemi Martins Sets Franchise Single - Season Scoring Record
Published: September 28, 2014
Seattle Sounders marksman Obafemi Martins has smashed Eddie Johnson’s franchise single-season scoring record following his brace in the 4 - 2 defeat of Chivas USA on Saturday at the CenturyLink Field.Those pair of goals took his tally so far this season to 15 goals in 27 matches, surpassing the 14 goals Eddie Joh...
Nnamdi Oduamadi Rated The Most Impressive Player For Crotone
Published: September 27, 2014
Nigeria international Nnamdi Oduamadi, whose name was conspicuously missing when a squad list was announced for crucial African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan, has taken his omission on the chin.The AC Milan loanee was rated the most impressive player for Crotone in their goalless draw with Vocenza on Saturday...
Abiola Dauda : It Was Great For Us We Started Well
Published: September 27, 2014
Abiola Dauda netted his fourth goal of the season as Vitesse secured all three points, thrashing their opponents Dordrecht 6 - 2 to move 11th on the Eredivisie table.The Nigerian forward registered his name on the score- sheet in the 12th minute before setting up Denys Oliynyk seven minutes later for the second goal of...
Golden Eaglets Make Light Work Of Gabon
Published: September 27, 2014
Defending champions of the Fifa Under 17 World Cup, the Golden Eaglets, made light work of Gabon in the second leg of the final round of the African U-17 Championship, thrashing their opponents 5 - 0 to advance to the tournament 6 - 2 on aggregate.Skipper Kelechi Nwakali opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the ...
Deportivo La Coruna Restrict Chigozie Obasi From Attending Award Ceremony
Published: September 27, 2014
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Spanish club Deportivo La Coruna have restricted their youth - teamer Chigozie Obasi from traveling to his homeland for the National Honours Award, which will be held next week.The 16 - year - old central midfielder penned a preliminary contract with the Galician outfit in August, ...
Stefano Okaka Relishing The Prospect Of Facing Mauricio Pinilla
Published: September 27, 2014
Ahead of the confrontation with Genoa in the Serie A on Sunday, Sampdoria’s Italian - Nigerian striker Stefano Okaka is relishing the prospect of facing Mauricio Pinilla, who will lead the frontline for I Rossoblu.While Stefano Okaka has found the back of the net only on one occasion this season, Chile World Cup ...
Exclusive : Ex Nigeria Boss Samson Siasia SURPRISED Former Pupil Emmanuel Sunday Made Super Eagles Roster
Published: September 27, 2014
SV ScholzGrodig attacker and Super Eagles invitee Emmanuel Sunday was reportedly discovered by ex Nigeria manager Samson Siasia during his time with the junior national team.And the 22 - year - old was included in his provisional squad list for the 2009 Fifa Under 20s hosted by Egypt.Like everyone else, Samson Siasia, ...
Macauley Chrisantus Nets Debut Goal For Sivasspor
Published: September 27, 2014
Macauley Chrisantus celebrated wearing the jersey of Sivasspor for the first time in an official match by scoring on his debut.The former Nigeria youth international joined the Turkish Super Lig club from Spanish Las Palmas in the close season, but failed to feature for the club until yesterday due to a thigh muscle in...
Bentley Says Odd Grenland Are Determined To Win Norwegian Cup
Published: September 27, 2014
20 - time Norwegian Cup finalist Odd Grenland qualified for yet another final after defeating Sarpsborg 08 5 - 2 in the last four of the competition on Thursday. Odd Grenland winger Chuks Akabueze believes the Dag-Eilev Fagermo led side have a better pedigree than Molde, whom they square off against in the final in Nov...
Stephen Keshi Invites Austrian Bundesliga Bench Warmer, Sunday Emmanuel To National Team Of African Champions
Published: September 26, 2014
Interim Nigeria boss Stephen Keshi has announced his squad for back to back African Nations qualifiers against Sudan next month. And there are some strange untested new faces in the squad list made public on Friday afternoon, with as many as four players earning call ups for the first time.Striker Sunday Emmanuel, a be...
Sani Emmanuel Arrives In Israel For Beitar Jerusalem Test
Published: September 26, 2014
Golden Ball winner at the Fifa Under 17 World Cup hosted by Nigeria in 2009, Sani Emmanuel, has arrived Israel to begin training with Beitar Jerusalem, with a view to bagging a contract.The attacker, a product of My People FC, is currently a free agent after failing to extend his contract with Lazio at the end of last ...
Exclusive : Flying Eagles Defender Aliyu Abubakar To Be Assessed By Granada
Published: September 26, 2014
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively inform that Nigeria youth international Aliyu Abubakar has been scheduled to begin trials with La Liga side Granada in the next few days.The 18 - year - old has tested with a plethora of teams across Europe since after the end of the Fifa Under 17 World Cup including Djurgardens IF,...
Isaac Success To Miss National Honours Award Due To Club Commitments
Published: September 25, 2014
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Granada starlet Isaac Success will not attend the National Honours Award billed to be held on September 30 in Abuja. The ex Golden Eaglets sensation is among the 307 distinguished Nigerians selected to receive national honours from President Goodluck Jonathan.But Granada have faile...