Frej Striker Akpoveta Sets Himself Lofty Targets For This Season
Published: April 18, 2016
Former Warri Wolves star Oke Akpoveta is presently in fine form, with three goals to his name in four appearances for Swedish club Frej, and he has set himself lofty targets for this season.The striker was not pleased that Frej threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 against Degerfors on match day three in the Superetta...
Noah Ojuola Happy To Play Several Positions For Qormi
Published: April 18, 2016
Noah Ojuola netted his fourth goal in the Maltese Premier League in the ongoing season as Qormi played out a 1-1 draw with Naxxar Lions on Sunday.But the former FC Midtjylland defender has confessed that he was disappointed that the Yellow-Blacks could not win the game after earlier conceding in the 72nd minute.&ldquo...
Kennedy Igboananike In The Running For MLS Goal Of The Week
Published: April 18, 2016
Kennedy Igboananike’s goal for Chicago Fire last weekend has been nominated for the Goal of the Week in Major League Soccer after the latest round of matches.In a move he started, the 27-year-old curled a shot past Montreal Impact netminder Evan Bush with his favourite right foot after 29 minutes of action at Toy...
Charlton Athletic Rising Star Lookman, Nicky Ajose Recognized At Football League Awards
Published: April 18, 2016
Two players of Nigerian descent- Ademola Lookman and Nicky Ajose- were recognized at The Football League Awards 2016 at a gala ceremony held at Manchester Central on Sunday evening.Still only 18, Charlton Athletic rising star Lookman was named the LFE Apprentice of the Year for the Championship and saw off competition ...
Gbenga Arokoyo Gives Praises To God After Returning To First-Team Action
Published: April 18, 2016
Gbenga Arokoyo was delighted to be back on the field after spending close to three months on the sidelines as a result of a rupture of his thigh muscle.The central defender last kicked a ball in a competitive fixture for Gaziantepspor on January 20 when he lasted only 45 minutes of the 3-2 win over Adanaspor in the Cup...
Leon Balogun Disappointed Despite Scoring First Bundesliga Goal
Published: April 17, 2016
Mainz 05 stopper Leon Balogun was not happy with the outcome of the meeting between his team and Cologne in the German Bundesliga on game week 30.And the Super Eagles star has every right to be disappointed with the way the game panned out in the end, with the Carnival Club throwing away a two goal lead to lose 3-2 in ...
Nigerian Exports: Super Eagles Stars Onazi,Arokoyo,Ideye&Balogun Find The Net; Shehu Red Carded; Abdullahi,Boniface & Okoye On Target
Published: April 17, 2016
Catch up on the progress of players of Nigerian descent in the European Leagues on Sunday.In the English Premier League, Liverpool saw off AFC Bournemouth 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium, with Sheyi Ojo and Jordon Ibe making the starting line-up of The Reds. Ibe was credited with a helper in the second minute of first -hal...
El Kanemi Boss Says Visiting Teams Will Not Be Attacked By Dreaded Islamic Sect, Boko Haram
Published: April 17, 2016
Chairman El-Kanemi Football Club of Maiduguri, Alhaji Zanhah Mala Mohammed Kakaje, has declared Maiduguri safe ground for visiting teams, stating that any team traveling to the city is not at risk of being attacked by Boko Haram terrorists.The Borno State club chairman made this statement in Ibadan after watching Niger...
Alex Iwobi Starts Fourth Straight Game In Premier League As Adebayor Is Benched
Published: April 17, 2016
Alex Iwobi will start his fourth straight game in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon when Arsenal clash with Crystal Palace in a London derby at the Emirates.The Nigeria international was named in the starting XI against Everton, Watford and West Ham, and is set to add to his Premier League appearances having made ...
Did Fraudulent Colombian Match Agent Jairo Pachon Bribe Siasia To Invite Nigerian Ali Dia, Theophilus Solomon?
Published: April 17, 2016
An investigation conducted by allnigeriasoccer.com has shown that fraudulent Colombian match agent Jairo Pachon, who reportedly has links to the mafia in his homeland, is influencing the invitation of substandard players to the national teams despite being a foreigner.It is confirmed that the United Kingdom-based inter...
Premier League Team News : Five Players Of Nigerian Descent Start For Liverpool,West Ham
Published: April 17, 2016
For the first time this season, three players of Nigerian descent have been included in West Ham’s starting XI for a Premier League match.Against Leicester City,manager Slaven Bilic has made three changes to the squad that drew with Arsenal, bringing in Emmanuel Emenike and Victor Moses, while Italy inter...
Preview: Rivers United Versus Kano Pillars
Published: April 17, 2016
Rivers United face four-time champions, Kano Pillars on match day 12 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) in Port Harcourt on Sunday.United have been near-perfect at home winning all but one of their five home games this term at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt.Sunshine Stars are the only side to h...
Portland Timbers Striker Fanendo Adi Continues To Break Records Upon Records
Published: April 17, 2016
Fanendo Adi hopped off the bench in the 63rd minute of Portland Timbers 3-1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes at Providence Park on Saturday in Major League Soccer.According to the Timbers statisticians, the goal netted by the Nigerian in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time is tied for the second latest score...
MLS Wrap: Adi Hops Off Bench To Net 11th Brace; Igboananike Scores In Vain; Stephen&Adekugbe Not Involved;Alashe&Anibaba Feature
Published: April 17, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com checks on the progress of players of Nigerian descent in the latest round of games played in Major League Soccer.Ex-United States youth-teamer Jalil Anibaba lasted the distance for the sixth straight game as Houston Dynamo fell 4-1 to LA Galaxy at BBVA Compass Stadium in Texas.Kennedy Igboananike s...
Rijeka Flop Theophilus Solomon Ends Five-Month Goal Drought
Published: April 16, 2016
 HNK Rijeka loanee Theophilus Solomon ended his five-month goal drought as šibenik shared the spoils with Zadar in the Croatian second-tier on Saturday.The attacker had not hit target in the league since he scored against LuÄ�ko on November 7,2015, and spent 950 minutes in total on the pitch before ending ...