Ex-Orlando City Defender Okugo Gives An Expose On Colombia U23 Players,Higuita&Rivas
Published: April 18, 2016
Colombia are one of the teams the Nigeria U23s will face during the group stage of the 2016 Olympic Games, with the South Americans qualifying for the tourney after they saw off the United States in the playoffs.Based on the current roster of Los Cafeteros, there is a possibility that Orlando City pair Cristian Higuita...
Players Excited As Royal-Unity Cup Gets Underway
Published: April 18, 2016
In a bid to contribute to the development of grassroots football in the country and secure the future of the players against unforeseen injuries that might cut short their career, Nigeria Football Coaches Association (NFCA) in conjunction with Capital-3 have concluded plan to stage maiden Royal-Unity Cup.The soccer tou...
Joshua Obaje Enjoying His Stay At Plateau United, Thanks Management
Published: April 18, 2016
Plateau United’s new signing Joshua Obaje has thanked the management of the Nigeria Professional Football League side for the way he has been treated since he joined the club.And the Nigeria international has vowed to repay the club in his own way by helping them win silverware at the end of the 2016 season. &ldq...
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...