Nigeria Working To Secure International Future Of Spurs Whizkid Josh Onomah
Published: September 04, 2016
Representatives of the Nigerian Football Federation and Sports Ministry have approached the highly-rated Tottenham Hotspur starlet Joshua Oghenetega Onomah to turn out for the Super Eagles rather than the Three Lions, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. Born in Enfield in North London, the attacking midfielder is regarde...
Nigeria Coach Worried About Conversion Rate Of Chelsea, Leicester, Watford Strikers Ahead Zambia Tie
Published: September 04, 2016
Super Eagles Franco-German coach Gernot Rohr has admitted that he is worried about his goal-shy strikers in the wake of the national team’s marginal 1-0 victory over Tanzania on Saturday.Indeed, the strikers Odion Ighalo, Victor Moses and Ahmed Musa, fluffed several chances until the 78th minute when Iheanacho, w...
Dutch-Born Troost-Ekong Reminds Everyone About His Akwa Ibom Roots
Published: September 04, 2016
FK Haugesund skipper William Troost-Ekong was delighted that the Super Eagles ended their 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign on a high by beating Tanzania 1-0 on Saturday.Troost-Ekong, who turned 23 on Thursday, was born in Haarlem, Netherlands but can claim to be a native of Akwa Ibom State, where the gam...
Promising Nigerian Striker Will Ozono Making Inroads At Crystal Palace
Published: September 04, 2016
Young Nigerian striker Will Ozono is progressing at Crystal Palace and will fancy his chances of breaking into the first team in future. Aged 16, Ozono represented the U16 team of the Eagles during the 2015-2016 campaign but was promoted to their U18s squad before the start of the new season. The teenager is in the U18...
Nigerian Duo Adarabioyo, Iheanacho Named Among Best 15 Talents At Man City
Published: September 04, 2016
Manchester City are delighted with the progress made by Nigerian defender Tosin Adarabioyo, 18, since his arrival at the club thirteen years ago. City’s Director of Football Txiki Begiristain thinks the young central defender has a big future at the club and he is being rated in the same category as top talents G...
Nigeria Behind Germany In Race To Cap Talented Fortuna Dusseldorf Striker Iyoha
Published: September 04, 2016
The Nigeria Football Federation are lagging behind Germany in the race to secure the international future of Fortuna Düsseldorf whizkid Emmanuel Iyoha, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. Born in Düsseldorf 18 years ago, Iyoha has a German mom and a Nigerian dad, meaning he is eligible to represent the Africans...
Chelsea Impressed By Kelechi Iheanacho Goal Against Tanzania
Published: September 04, 2016
In its review of the African Cup of Nations qualifier between Nigeria and Tanzania, the official website of Chelsea paid tribute to Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho after scoring a stunning goal which gave the Super Eagles a win. The Blues were interested in the contest at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium b...
Almeria Midfielder Ramon Azeez In The Best Form Of His Life
Published: September 04, 2016
Nigeria international Ramon Azeez is in the best form of his life as shown by the two goals he has scored for Almeria after three rounds in the Spanish  Segunda División.On Saturday, the defensive midfielder was on target in the 44th minute as Almeria thrashed  Rayo Vallecano 3-0 at the Estadio de los ...
Leon Balogun Pleased After Showing Off His Impressive Ball-Playing Skills
Published: September 04, 2016
Mainz 05 stopper Leon Balogun has spoken of his happiness after the Super Eagles defeated Tanzania in their final African Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo to earn their first three points of the qualifying campaign, bearing in mind that the victory over Chad was later nullified.The central defender showed off his impres...
Ex-Golden Eaglets Trainee Ovie Ejaria Scores First Goal For Liverpool
Published: September 03, 2016
Nigerian midfielder Ovie Ejaria opened his goalscoring account for the first team of Liverpool in their 2-1 loss to Huddersfield Town  in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Friday.The game was arranged by the Reds boss Jurgen Klopp to keep his players not called up for international duty fit ahead of next weekend&r...
Manchester City Praise Iheanacho For Wonder Goal Against Tanzania
Published: September 03, 2016
Manchester City have congratulated their striker Kelechi Iheanacho for scoring the game-winner against Tanzania in an African Cup of Nations qualifier. The game was heading for a draw until the 78th minute when the City number 72 broke the deadlock, striking a beauty of an effort from outside the penalty box. Together ...
Kelechi Iheanacho World Class Strike Gives Nigeria Win Over Tanzania
Published: September 03, 2016
Nigeria snatched a 1-0 victory against Tanzania in the final Group G match of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Saturday evening. Manchester City starlet Kelechi Iheanacho struck a beauty of an effort with twelve minutes left on the clock as Nigeria squeezed past the East African side to finish on five point...
Nigerian Superstar Kanu Shows He Still Has The Midas Touch With Hat-Trick For Arsenal
Published: September 03, 2016
Nwankwo Kanu netted a hat-trick as Arsenal Legends beat AC Milan Glorie 4-2 in a thrilling game at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.Before the game, the retired Nigeria international had promised the Gunners faithful that he would score three goals and he delivered on his promise.On 27 minutes, Kanu gave Arsenal ...
Chelsea, Man City, Leicester City, Watford Stars Named In Nigeria Lineup To Face Tanzania
Published: September 03, 2016
Nigeria coach Gernoit Rohr has announced his starting line-up ahead of Saturday’s African Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania in Uyo. The big news is that the German has decided to pick Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme as the man to protect the goalposts ahead of home-based pair Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Emmanuel Da...
Nigerian Duo Make Arsenal Champions League Roster
Published: September 03, 2016
English Premier League club Arsenal have announced their roster for the group stage of the Champions League. The Gunners have been drawn alongside Paris Saint-Germain, Basel and Ludogorets Razgrad in Group A of the competition.Nigeria international Alex Iwobi and Chuba Akpom, who have been on the books of Arsenal for m...