UEFA Youth League : Ugbo Makes First Start; Sadiq Umar On Target; Aina, Tomori, Abdullahi & Osawe Absent
Published: December 09, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com reviews the performance of players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday.Defending champions Chelsea drew goalless with Porto in Group G to maintain their unbeaten record at the end of the group phase.England youth - teamer Ike Ugbo was handed his first start in the competition ...
Olympiakos Coach Counting On Ideye To Deliver The Goods Against Arsenal
Published: December 09, 2015
Olympiakos’ Portuguese manager, Marco Silva , is counting on Super Eagles forward Brown Ideye to deliver the goods when the Greek champions clash with Arsenal in the Champions League tonight.The Nigerian knows about the Premier League opponents, having spent a season in England with West Brom prior to his move to...
Dream Team Book Their Ticket For Olympic Games, Beat Senegal In Semis
Published: December 09, 2015
Emmanuel Daniel emerged as the hero as Nigeria secured their passage to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with a one-nil victory over ten-man Senegal in the first semi-final of the 2015 CAF U23 Championship at the Stade Lepold Sedar Senghor on Wednesday.The Enugu Rangers goalie produced smart saves including a late penalty st...
Inter Milan Join Race For Victor Osimhen
Published: December 09, 2015
Nigeria Under 17 international Victor Osimhen is being linked with a move to Serie A side Inter Milan, according to reports in the Italian press.Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport says Inter Milan suits have made contact with the entourage of the player regarding a contract.But the stumbling block the Nerazzu...
Nwankwo Kanu Backing Dream Team To Beat Senegal
Published: December 09, 2015
Retired Nigeria Under 23 international Nwankwo Kanu is backing the Dream Team to beat Senegal on Wednesday and qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The former Arsenal, Inter Milan and Ajax Amsterdam striker skippered the original Dream Team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games, scor...
Brown Ideye Says Olympiakos Will Not Sit Back Against Arsenal
Published: December 09, 2015
Brown Ideye is targeting victory against Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday night but is aware that Olympiakos have to be defensively solid to overcome the opponents from London.The Super League champions will qualify for the knockout round of the competition if they manage to avoid defeat at Karaiskakis Stad...
Taiwo Awoniyi Missing As Samson Siasia Announces Starting XI
Published: December 09, 2015
Dream Team VI coach, Samson Siasia, has announced his starting line - up for the semi - final tie between Nigeria and Senegal at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, starting from 1600 hours and has omitted Taiwo Awoniyi from the roster.As you would expect, Daniel Emmanuel has been given the nod in goal for the fourth strai...
Emmanuel Amuneke Turns Down Golden Eaglets, Flying Eagles Jobs
Published: December 09, 2015
Former Barcelona winger Emmanuel Amuneke has rejected an offer from NFF President Amaju Pinnick to continue coaching the Golden Eaglets and work as an assistant to Manu Garba in the Flying Eagles.Amuneke has stressed that Pinnick didn’t thrash out terms with him before he made an announcement on his reappointment...
Dream Team Media Officer Claims Awoniyi Is Available For Selection
Published: December 09, 2015
The Media Officer of the Dream Team, Timi Ebikagboro, has played down reports that Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi will not be available for selection in the semifinal clash at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations against Senegal on Wednesday afternoon.Whatever the case maybe, the Flying Eagles star is unlikely to make the st...
Exclusive : Osaguona Ighodaro To Make Dramatic Return To Raja Casablanca
Published: December 09, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Osaguona Ighodaro is set to make a dramatic return to Raja Casablanca, six months after he unilaterally terminated his contract with the Moroccan side over unpaid entitlements.Since the departure of the former Enugu Rangers star before the start of this season, Raja’s fortune...
Samson Siasia Promises Dream Team Will Not Go To Sleep In Second - Half
Published: December 09, 2015
Nigeria U23s manager Samson Siasia says the defense will not repeat the same mistakes that saw them conceding twice in the second half in games against Mali and Egypt.Indeed, in their final Group B fixture, goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel kept a cleansheet for his first shutout at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. “We h...
Siasia Has No Worries About Absence Of Azubuike Okechukwu
Published: December 09, 2015
Dream Team VI coach, Samson Siasia, has opined that his side can cope with the absence of influential skipper Azubuike Okechukwu in Wednesday afternoon’s semi - final clash against Senegal at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.The Yeni Malatyaspor defensive midfielder was yellow - carded twice in the group stage, whi...
Amaju Pinnick Puts Pressure On Dream Team To Beat Senegal
Published: December 09, 2015
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has charged the Nigeria Under 23s to defeat Senegal on Wednesday afternoon to be certain of qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.At the 2015 All Africa Games, both countries met in a Group B fixture and it ended honours even at Stade Munici...
Champions League Wrap : Ahmed Musa Loses With CSKA, Tosin Adarabioyo Makes Man City 18 - Man Squad
Published: December 08, 2015
Catch up on the performance of Nigerian players in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.Ahmed Musa played the entirety of CSKA Moscow’s 2 - 1 loss to PSV Eindhoven at the Philips Stadium, a result that knocked the Muscovites out of European competition this season.The Super Eagles skipper’s goal droug...
Ashinme Kigbu Makes Bench As Man City Share Spoils With Borussia Monchengladbach
Published: December 08, 2015
Ashinme Kigbu was an unused substitute as Manchester City rounded off their UEFA Youth League Group D fixtures with a 1 - 1 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach at the Academy Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.The 16 - year - old defender would have made his first appearance in the competition if he was given a run - ...