Champions League Wrap : Iwobi Helps Arsenal Secure Win; Iheanacho Benched Again; Alaba Plays Full Game; Akpom, Adarabioyo Absent
Published: September 28, 2016
Rundown of how players of Nigerian descent fared in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal continued their impressive start to the season with a 2-0 win over FC Basel. Super Eagles starlet Alex Iwobi helped the Gunners secure the win and logged 70 minutes before he was substitute...
Arsenal Star Mesut Ozil : I Loved Watching Austin Okocha
Published: September 28, 2016
Arsenal ace Mesut Ozil has showered praise on Alex Iwobi, stating that the Nigeria international reminds him of his uncle Austin Okocha, who played for Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany before hanging up his boots. The 20-year-old has established himself as a first team regular at the Emirates after breaking into the quad...
Manchester United Scout Attends Game Involving Nigerian Striker Hakeem Araba
Published: September 28, 2016
A representative of Manchester United watched the Swedish Allsvenskan tie between Falkenberg and Hammarby on Monday in which Nigerian attacker Hakeem Araba was in action for the last 16 minutes.Swedish publication Fotbolldirekt has reported that the unnamed representative from United was at Falkenbergs IP to run the ru...
Tolaji Bola Subbed In; Okonkwo, Amaechi & Omole Absent As Arsenal U19s Suffer Last Minute Heartache
Published: September 28, 2016
Arsenal U19s were beaten 2-1 by FC Basel on match day two in Group A of the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday afternoon. Nigerian defender Tolaji Bola only made the bench when the game started at Meadow Park (Borehamwood) but was introduced by manager Jonker at the start of the second half. The Swiss team took the lead in...
Free Kick Expert Taye Taiwo Starts Individual Training
Published: September 28, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Super Eagles wing-back Taye Taiwo has started individual training ahead of HJK Helsinki’s Finnish Veikkausliiga clash against HIFK on Friday, September 30.The former Marseille and Queens Park Rangers star suffered an ankle injury during last weekend’s Cup final with SJK...
Ibom Angels Girls Being Treated Like Slaves
Published: September 28, 2016
All isn’t well in the camp of Ibom Angels as the Nigeria Women Premier League (NWPL) team haven’t been well catered for by the club management in the ongoing league season.The team is on half salary despite their good performance in the Group A of the top tier division.May, June and July salaries was paid i...
Telecom Giants Zain Come To The Rescue Of Nigeria U17; Start Training
Published: September 28, 2016
Kuwaiti telecommunications company Zain Group has come to the rescue of players and officials of Nigeria’s U17 Women’s National Team by providing the delegation with free SIM cards and power banks to charge their phones. Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigeria U17 girls had complained of difficult...
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 ...