Dele-Bashiru Making Waves For City; Odimayo, Oteh On Target For Reading, Spurs
Published: September 17, 2016
Reading U18s continued their fine form after winning their third game on the spin against Leicester City in the U18 Premier League on Saturday afternoon.Akin Odimayo netted in the 28th minute as the Royals beat the Foxes 2-0 at Leicester City Training Ground .Reading number four Ademola Shokunbi and Calvin Ughelumba (L...
Three Nigerian Defenders Feature As Arsenal Lose To Chelsea In U18 Premier League
Published: September 17, 2016
Arsenal U18s unbeaten start to the season came to an end following their 4-2 loss to Chelsea at Cobham Training Centre in the U18 Premier League on Saturday afternoon.Fullback Tolaji Bola and central defender Joseph Olowu started for the Gunners while Tobi Omole and goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo were named on the bench. Ch...
Nigeria Waits : Gent Winger Moses Simon To Undergo Scan On Injury
Published: September 17, 2016
Gent winger Moses Simon will undergo a scan on Saturday to determine the extent of an injury he sustained during Thursday’s Europa League tie against Sporting Braga.The Nigeria international had to be replaced in the 40th minute at Estádio Municipal de Braga after a rash tackle by Sporting Braga number thr...
Man City More Or Less Confirm Nigerian Defender Has Been Promoted To First Team (Photo )
Published: September 17, 2016
Premier League club Manchester City have more or less confirmed that Nigerian defender Tosin Adarabioyo has been promoted to their first team for the 2016-2017 campaign.The Citizens posted on their official social media accounts the team photo , with the tall central defender and Kelechi Iheanacho, as you would expect,...
Official : Watford Striker Ighalo Is Top Nigerian Passer In EPL Ahead Of Musa, Iwobi
Published: September 17, 2016
After four rounds in the new season, Watford striker Odion Ighalo is Nigeria’s top passer in the English Premier League, according to information collated by the Premier League and the statisticians at OPTA.The former Lyn Oslo and Granada ace is primarily an attacker but also creates chances for his teammates, wi...
Exclusive : Why Liverpool Starlet Ejaria Rejected Manchester City & Manchester United
Published: September 17, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com can specially reveal that Ovie Ejaria was approached by Manchester City and Manchester United before Liverpool snapped up the Nigerian midfielder in 2014.The Londoner spent nine years at Arsenal Academy before he ended his association with the club, penning a contract with the Reds following a succ...
Ten Interesting Facts About Liverpool New Kid On The Block, Ovie Ejaria
Published: September 17, 2016
If you are fan of Liverpool and Nigerian football, Ovie Ejaria should not be a new name for you. Here are ten interesting facts about the midfielder. 1) Ejaria was born on November 18,1997 in London, England to Nigerian parents and is eligible to play for the two nations. 2) Progressed through the ranks before making h...
Why Was Moses Introduced In The 83rd Minute Vs Liverpool? Chelsea Coach Explains
Published: September 17, 2016
Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has explained why he had to bring on Victor Moses and two other substitutes with seven minutes remaining in his team’s 2-1 loss to Liverpool on Friday night. Prior to the clash at Stamford Bridge, the Blues had netted nine times in the English top-flight, with five of those strikes com...
Moses Suits Up For The 50th Time, Ejaria Benched, Mikel Missing As Chelsea Lose To Liverpool
Published: September 16, 2016
Super Eagles creator Victor Moses suited up for the 50th time in a Chelsea shirt in their 2-1 loss to Liverpool on game week five in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Friday night.The 25-year-old achieved the milestone when he came off the bench in the 83rd minute, replacing Brazil star Willian.Liverpool wer...
Nigeria U20 Skipper Nwakali Makes Professional Debut For MVV Wearing Number Ten Jersey
Published: September 16, 2016
Flying Eagles skipper Kelechi Nwakali made his competitive debut for Dutch club MVV Maastricht in their 1-0 victory over Ajax Amsterdam II in the Eerste Divisie on Friday night.The attacking midfielder started the game staged at the De Geusselt on the bench before his introduction by manager Ron Elsen in the se...
FLASHBACK : Liverpool Midfielder Ejaria Explains Why He Left Nigeria Camp In 2013
Published: September 16, 2016
Liverpool wonderkid Ovie Ejaria has explained why he failed to make the Golden Eaglets squad ahead of the 2013 Fifa Under 17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.The Londoner has fond memories of training with the Nigeria U17s three years ago and enjoyed spending time with Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City) and Isaac...
Barcelona, Arsenal & Manchester United Monitor Nigeria Winger Moses Simon
Published: September 16, 2016
English Premier League, La Liga, German and Italian clubs monitored Nigeria international Moses Simon during Thursday’s Europa League clash between Gent and Sporting Braga. Portuguese newspaper Ojogo is reporting that scouts representing Manchester United, Arsenal, Barcelona and Bayern Munich were at the Est&aacu...
Fifa Will No Longer Control Golden Ball Award As France Football Ends Partnership
Published: September 16, 2016
France Football has announced on its official webpage that it has ended its collaboration with Fifa regarding the awarding of the Ballon d’Or. In 2010, the famous French sports publication signed a five-year agreement with Fifa for a joint presentation of the award, which is determined by votes from national coac...
Poor Man Paul Pogba, Ejaria : I Try To Play With No Fear
Published: September 16, 2016
Former Golden Eaglets trainee Ovie Ejaria is hoping to get some minutes for the first team of Liverpool in competitive fixtures before the end of the 2016-2017 season. The central midfielder has seen his stock rise in the last few weeks thanks to his brilliant displays for the Reds main squad during pre-season training...
NFF Poll : Austin Okocha Beats Ohenhen To Nigeria Best Ever Free-Kick Taker
Published: September 16, 2016
Former Bolton Wanderers skipper Austin Okocha has claimed the best free kick taker accolade in a poll conducted by the Nigeria Football Federation on social media.The Nigerian Federation asked Nigerian fans via Twitter who is Nigeria’s best ever free-kick taker, and 83.33 percent of fans who took part in the poll...