UEFA Champions League Wrap : Echiejile Scores First Goal In Five Years, Nosa Igiebor To Debut In Group Stage
Published: August 25, 2015
Nosa Igiebor’s Maccabi Tel Aviv qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in 11 years on Tuesday night.The play - offs second leg tie against FC Basel finished 1 - 1 at Bloomfield Stadium but the Yellows are through to the next stage of the competition on away goals after drawing the ...
Hot Prospects Viv Solomon - Otabor And Bright Enobakhare Make Debut For Championship Clubs
Published: August 25, 2015
Viv Solomon - Otabor made his official debut at  St. Andrew’s Stadium on Tuesday night as Birmingham City beat Gillingham 2 - 0 to advance to the third round of the Capital Cup.The 19 - year - old replaced Koby Arthur 13 minutes from time, and with Birmingham leading the opponents 2 - 0  thanks to a bra...
Chuba Akpom Delighted After Maiden England Under 21 Call Up
Published: August 25, 2015
Hull City striker Chuba Akpom was pleased to have been called up to the England Under 21 national team for the first time in his career.The 19 - year - old has registered his name on the scoresheet 17 times in total for the England youth teams - Under 16, 17,19 and 20 -  but has been promoted to the Under 21s afte...
UEFA Champions League : Igiebor Starts For Maccabi Tel Aviv; Echiejile And Ambrose Make Bench
Published: August 25, 2015
Nigeria internationals Efe Ambrose and Elderson Echiejile will both start from the bench tonight in the Champions League.Celtic defender Efe Ambrose will be hoping to add to the 1,966 minutes of game time he has racked up in the competition when the Scottish champions tackle Malmo at Swedbank Stadion.On the other hand,...
Balzan FC Striker Godwin Mensha Chasing 18 Goals This Season
Published: August 25, 2015
New Balzan FC striker Godwin Mensha has set himself a target of at least 18 goals this season despite failing to score on his league debut last weekend against Hibernians.Before his move to the Island Nation, the 25 - year - old had spells with Spanish lower division clubs Compostela, Talavera CF and Socuéllamos...
Exclusive : Aaron Samuel Move To CSKA Moscow Called Off
Published: August 25, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Nigeria international Aaron Samuel’s proposed move to CSKA Moscow has collapsedFor more than eight months, the Guangzhou R&F striker’s intermediary, the Chinese club and Roman Babaev, sporting director of CSKA Moscow, were locked in talks as regards to the player m...
Ifeanyi Ubah Commends FCT FA On Principals Cup
Published: August 25, 2015
The Proprietor of Nigeria Premier League club,  FC Ifeanyi Ubah of Nnewi Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah has advised the various Football Associations in country to emulate the Board of the FCT Football Association for its initiative in introducing the Principals Cup for all the secondary schools in the Capital city.Dr U...
Yakubu Aiyegbeni Offered To AEK Athens
Published: August 25, 2015
Greece Super League new boys AEK Athens are mulling over a move for former Nigeria international Yakubu Aiyegbeni before the close of the summer transfer window, according to gazzetta.gr.The ex Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Portsmouth star is yet to sign for a new club following his release by Reading at the end of las...
Elderson Echiejile Named In Squad To Face Valencia
Published: August 25, 2015
Elderson Echiejile is among 20 players summoned by Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim for the UEFA Champions League play - offs second leg tie against Valencia at Stade Louis II on Tuesday night.It would be interesting to see what decision Jardim would make tonight as France international Layvin Kurzawa also made the provi...
In - form Watford Winger Ikechi Anya In Scotland Squad
Published: August 25, 2015
Watford winger Ikechi Anya has been included in the Scotland squad for their European Championship qualifiers against Georgia and Germany early next month.The Anglo - Nigerian has been rewarded for his fine start to the season which has seen him last the distance in every single game contested by the Hornets in the Pr...
Port Vale Striker Uche Ikpeazu Ready For Biggest Game Of His Career
Published: August 25, 2015
Watford loanee Uche Ikpeazu is ready for the biggest game of his career, the League Cup clash between Port Vale and West Brom at The Hawthorns on Tuesday night. If the 20 - year - old is handed his fifth start of the season across all competitions by manager Rob Page, it would be the first time he has faced Pre...
Solomon Owello Loses On Sandnes Ulf Debut
Published: August 25, 2015
Ex Nigeria Under 20 international Solomon Owello has made his debut for his new Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf.Only last week, the attacking midfielder ended his seven - year association with Premier League side IK Start by penning a short - term deal with Sandnes Ulf that will keep him at the club until the end of the 201...
Official : Ex Celtic And Stoke City Youngster James Alabi Joins Ipswich Town
Published: August 25, 2015
English Championship outfit Ipswich Town have snapped up striker James Alabi on a one - year deal, with a year option on top, the official website of The Tractor Boys has reported.The 20 - year - old, who was on the books of Stoke City during the 2014 - 15 season, has been offered a deal after impressing the coaching s...
Taye Taiwo Makes Official Debut For HJK Helsinki
Published: August 24, 2015
A day after he completed his transfer to Finnish champions HJK Helsinki, Nigeria international Taye Taiwo made his official debut in the Veikkausliiga. The Super Eagles left back lasted the distance as HJK played out a 1 - 1 draw with HIFK in front of a sellout crowd of 10,500 fans .As at Sunday, there was little doubt...
Europe Round - Up : Oboabona, Olaitan, Ighalo In Action For 90 Minutes
Published: August 24, 2015
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUEIn England, John Obi Mikel came off the bench at 84th minutes for Chelsea new signing Pedro Rodriguez while Victor Moses was not listed in the match day squad due to injury. Brown Ideye was also not listed in match day squad while Victor Anichebe sat on the bench for the entire 90minutes asChelsea...