Official : Former Charlton Athletic Starlet Adekunle Joins Boro
Published: September 28, 2016
Evo-Stik League Southern Division One Central club Farnborough have completed the signing of Nigerian winger Jordan Adekunle on undisclosed terms. The 21-year-old played for the youth teams of Charlton Athletic and Crawley Town prior to transferring to Ipswich Town, where he was offered a contract after shining in a fr...
Why Ex-Nigeria U23 Skipper Has Yet To Debut For Greuther Furth
Published: September 28, 2016
Former Nigeria U23 skipper Erhun Obanor has yet to make his competitive debut for German 2 Bundesliga club Greuther Furth  approximately three weeks after his arrival in Bavaria. The defender has missed four games in the second-tier against Fortuna Düsseldorf, Würzburger Kickers, Nürnberg and Sandha...
Portland Timbers Ace Fanendo Adi Nets 17th Goal Of The Season, Close To Breaking Record
Published: September 28, 2016
Former Super Eagles invitee Fanendo Adi took his tally to 17 goals in all competitions after finding the back of the net in Portland Timbers’s 2-1 win over C.D. Dragón in the CONCACAF Champions League on Tuesday. With the scoreboard reading 1-0 in favour of the Salvadoran team, the Nigerian equalized in th...
Stats Show Nigerian Wonderkids Iheanacho, Iwobi Are Better Than Rashford
Published: September 28, 2016
Statistics show Manchester City talent Kelechi Iheanacho is a better striker than Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford and Arsenal superkid Alex Iwobi, based on six parameters.The parameters are total shots, shots on target, shooting accuracy,  passes, goals and assists. Iheanacho ranked first in number of go...
Champions League Wrap : Musa Makes Cameo Appearance; Dele Rattles Crossbar; Awaziem Not In Porto Squad
Published: September 27, 2016
Rundown of how players of Nigerian descent fared in the second round matches in the Champions League on Tuesday night.At Stadion PFK CSKA, Dele Alli started and played 82 minutes as Tottenham Hotspur beat CSKA Moscow 1-0. England U20 international Josh Onomah was an unused substitute. Alli hit the crossbar in the first...
Versatile Defender Uche Gets Shock Call-Up For Zambia WCQ
Published: September 27, 2016
Granada defender Henry Uche Agbo has been called up as replacement for injured Mainz defender Leon Balogun for the upcoming World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Zambia on October 9.This is the first time the Enyimba product has been invited to the Super Eagles and joins his good friend and former teammate Isaac Succ...
UEFA Youth League Wrap : Bayer Leverkusen Striker Osawe Benched; Ndukwu Starts; John, Ughelumba, Omolabi Missing
Published: September 27, 2016
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday, September 27.We start off at CMB Training Centre (La Turbie) where Monaco hosted Bayer Leverkusen. It finished 2-1 in favour of the French representatives. Ufumwen Osawe was an unused substitute for the German team.Elsewher...
Nigeria Whizkid Iwobi In The Running For Arsenal Player Of The Month Award
Published: September 27, 2016
Alex Iwobi is in the running for Arsenal’s Vitality Player of the Month award for September on the back of his imperious display for the club in the period under review. The Nigeria international has to see off competition from the likes of Alexis, Mesut Ozil, Theo Walcott, Francis Coquelin and Laurent Koscielny ...
Official : Nigerian Defender Manny Adebowale Joins United
Published: September 27, 2016
Evo-Stik League Southern Premier Division club Hayes & Yeading United have secured the signing of Nigerian defender Manny Adebowale on undisclosed terms. Aged 19, the center-half began his career with the youth team of West Ham United before shifting to Sheffield United Academy.Last season, Adebowale was loaned out...
Eyoma, Bennetts Fail To Prevent Tottenham UEFA Youth League Failure
Published: September 27, 2016
Tottenham Hotspur continue to struggle in this season’s UEFA Youth League following their second loss in the group stage to CSKA Moscow at Stadion Oktyabr on Tuesday afternoon. England youth internationals Timothy Eyoma and Keanan Bennetts were handed starts, with the defender playing the whole game while the win...
Nigeria Lagging Behind Switzerland In Race For FC Basel Teen Sensation Okafor
Published: September 27, 2016
The Nigeria Football Federation are lagging behind their Swiss counterparts in the race to secure the international future of highly rated FC Basel attacking midfielder Noah Okafor, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. The 16-year-old is in the possession of a Swiss passport but remains eligible to represent Nigeria inter...
Ovie Ejaria Joins Jordon Ibe, Ojo, Ilori, Amoo & Otsemobor In Liverpool History Books
Published: September 27, 2016
London-born midfielder of Nigerian ancestry Ovie Ejaria finally made his competitive debut for Liverpool in their 3-0 rout of Derby County in the League Cup on September 20.When the 18-year-old stepped out onto the iPro Stadium pitch in the 77th minute of the contest, he became the 733rd player to represent Liverpool i...
Flamingoes Land In Jordan Ahead Of Showdown With Brazilian Girls
Published: September 27, 2016
Nigeria’s Flamingoes have arrived in Jordan ahead of their opening game at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, scheduled to take place in the Asian country from 30 September – 21 October.The Emirates Airline flight had a stopover in Dubai before embarking on the journey to Amman.The Nigeria U17s led...
Watford Starlet Isaac Success : I Am Improving All The Time
Published: September 27, 2016
New Super Eagles invitee Isaac Success was pleased with his own performance against Burnley in the Premier League on Monday night despite Watford losing their first away game of the season. Following four appearances off the bench for the Hornets, the attacker is staking his claim for a starting shirt having impressed ...
Anorthosis Famagusta Protest Over Abdullahi Shehu Red Card
Published: September 27, 2016
Cypriot First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta have issued a statement regarding the red card shown to Nigeria international Abdullahi Shehu. In the 4-1 loss to AEK Larnaca on Sunday, the defender took the walk of shame after eleven minutes in his first start for the club, and it is being suggested that the second ye...