Official : Liverpool Announce Taiwo Awoniyi Will Spend This Season At NEC Nijmegen
Published: August 26, 2016
Liverpool have announced via their official webpage that Taiwo Awoniyi will spend the whole of the 2016-2017 season on loan at NEC Nijmegen. The deal will be ratified if the Nigeria U23 international is granted a work permit by the Dutch authorities. Incidentally, Awoniyi had to spend his first season as a professional...
Exclusive: Success, Ighalo Named In Watford Squad For Arsenal Clash; Ikechi Anya Omitted
Published: August 26, 2016
Former Golden Eaglets star Isaac Success is poised to make his Premier League debut against Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon,  barring any last-minute developments.Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Watford manager Walter Mazzarri has named the ex-Granada star in his 20-man provisi...
Uwakwe Continues To Live Up To His Billing As A Top Prospect; Shines In Chelsea Win
Published: August 26, 2016
The young Nigerian midfielder Tariq Uwakwe played a big part in Chelsea’s 5-0 rout of Swansea City in the U18 Premier League on Friday afternoon. Though the 16-year-old did not get on the scoresheet, he had a couple of chances to score his second goal for the academy team of the Blues. In the first half, Uwakwe, ...
Mourinho Says He Will Select Nigerian Whizkid Kehinde Ahead Of Schweinsteiger
Published: August 26, 2016
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has hinted that he will select Nigerian midfielder Tosin Kehinde and other youngsters in the academy ahead of Bastian Schweinsteiger.The German has been declared surplus to requirements by Mourinho, but he has vowed to remain at Old Trafford and fight for a first-team shirt, addi...
Manchester City Coach Clears The Air On Injury Status Of Iheanacho
Published: August 26, 2016
Speaking at a press conference on Friday afternoon, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has suggested that Kelechi Iheanacho is not in danger of missing the Premier League clash against West Ham on Sunday.The Nigeria international earlier played down reports that he is set for a spell on the sidelines, and the Spanish ...
Derby County, Brighton Join Arsenal, Spurs In Race For Blackpool Talent Osayi-Samuel
Published: August 26, 2016
Two Championship clubs have joined Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City in the race for the signature of the highly-rated Blackpool winger Bright Osayi-Samuel, allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report. Derby County and Brighton & Hove Albion have registered their interest to acquire the teenager from The Ta...
Arsenal Manager Hints Chuba Akpom Will Not Be Loaned Out
Published: August 26, 2016
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hinted that Chuba Akpom will remain at the club at the end of the summer transfer window. The England U21 international was the Gunners top scorer during pre-season but has struggled to get game time in the new season, failing to come off the bench against Liverpool while he did not ma...
Confusion Over Iheanacho Injury Status, As Striker Declares Himself Fit For AFCON Qualifier
Published: August 26, 2016
Manchester City talent Kelechi Iheanacho has declared himself fit for the Super Eagles African Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania and has promised to show up in Uyo.There are still doubts surrounding the availability of the former Golden Eaglets sensation after he got injured in the closing minutes of the Champi...
Man City Striker Iheanacho Ruled Out Of AFCON Qualifier, Given Two Weeks Rest
Published: August 26, 2016
Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho will spend the next two weeks on the sidelines, according to his father James Iheanacho. A muscle injury forced the 19-year-old to be substituted in the 76th minute of the Champions League tie against Steaua Bucharest on Wednesday night. “Kelechi is getting fine, he said ...
LK8 Celebrates Europa League Goal Against Rosenborg
Published: August 26, 2016
Austria Vienna striker Kayode Olanrewaju took to social media to celebrate his goal in the Europa League against Rosenborg on Thursday night. His goal in the 69th minute took his tally in this season’s competition to three goals (two assists), having bagged a brace in his team’s 4-1 rout of Kukesi in the se...
Nigerian Exports (Europa League) : Kayode, Ideye Score; Simon Notches Assists; Nosa Shines; Aminu, Madu Return; Emenike Benched
Published: August 26, 2016
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the Europa League on Thursday, August 25.We start off at the Osmanlı Stadı (Ankara) where Osmanlıspor took on FC Midtjylland. Three Nigerians - Umar Aminu, Raheem Lawal (both Osmanlıspor ) and Rilwan Hassan (FCM) started and completed th...
Nigerian Teenager Thrilled To Make Champions League Debut 13 Years After Joining Man City
Published: August 25, 2016
Nigerian teenager Tosin Adarabioyo is thrilled to play his first game in the Champions League, as Manchester City qualified for the group stage thanks to their 1-0 win over Steaua Bucharest at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.With the Citizens guaranteed a spot in the next round, manager Pep Guardiola introduced t...
Iheanacho And Efe Face Off As Nigerian Stars Know Champions League Opponents
Published: August 25, 2016
Nigerian stars now know which teams they will face in the group stage of the Champions League following the group stage draw that took place in Monaco on Thursday.Alex Iwobi and Chuba Akpom’s Arsenal are in Group A alongside PSG, Basel and Ludogorets.Kelechi Iheanacho and Tosin Adarabioyo will be hoping to be inv...
TEN Nigerian Young Stars Called Up To England Youth Teams, As U20 Squad Named
Published: August 25, 2016
As many as ten Nigerian talents could represent the England youth teams next month, with Under-20s manager Aidy Boothroyd handing call-ups to four players for next month’s high-profile international friendly against Brazil in Kidderminster.Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea), Joshua Onomah (Tottenham Hotspur), Tammy Abraham ...
Iorfa, Solanke In Line To Face Real Madrid Whizkid Odegaard, Make England U21 Squad
Published: August 25, 2016
Gareth Southgate has named two players of Nigerian descent in his 24-man squad for the upcoming UEFA European U21 Championship qualifier against Norway.Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) and Dominic Solanke (Chelsea) are in line to feature against the Scandinavians at the Colchester Community Stadium, having made ...