Chuba Akpom Withdraws From England Squad
Published: August 31, 2015
Arsenal loanee Chuba Akpom will have to wait to make his debut for the England Under 21s after his late withdrawal from the squad as a result of injury. Last week, the 19 - year - old was among the four Anglo - Nigerian players selected by manager Gareth Southgate for a friendly against USA and a Euro qualifier agains...
Exclusive : Obi Mikel Likely To Stay Put At Chelsea After Besiktas Fail To Meet Wage Demands
Published: August 31, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that  John Obi Mikel will not be joining Super Lig side BeÅ�iktaÅ� as things stand though he has been personally approached by the president of the club, Fikret Orman.Reports in the foreign press claim that the Istanbul outfit are exploring ways to sign the midfielder from Chelse...
Rilwan Hassan Set For Another Spell On The Sidelines After Breaking Fibula
Published: August 31, 2015
Soon after he returned to action, Rilwan Hassan is set for another spell on the sidelines, with Danish champions FC Midtjylland announcing through official sources that the Nigerian winger is suspected to have broken his fibula on Sunday.Against Hobro at the MCH Arena on game week seven in the Superliga, Hassan was str...
Obafemi Martins Issues Rallying Cry To Seattle Sounders Teammates
Published: August 31, 2015
Obafemi Martins was on target for the tenth time in the MLS this season as Seattle Sounders earned a crucial 2 - 1 win against Fanendo Adi’s Portland Timbers at CenturyLink Field in front of 64,358 fans.With only 7 matches remaining before the end of the regular season, the Nigeria international has issued a rall...
Official : Club Brugge Snap Up Mikel On Loan From Porto
Published: August 31, 2015
Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge have published on their official website that Mikel Agu has joined the club from Porto on a one - year loan.But the central midfielder will have to wait to make his debut for the Blue - Black as he is still nursing an injury.The 22 - year - old started his career back in his homeland...
William Troost - Ekong Eager To Join Super Eagles Teammates
Published: August 31, 2015
William Troost - Ekong, 21,  is looking forward to the Super Eagles African Cup of Nations qualifying tie against Tanzania after helping his Norwegian team FK Haugesund rack up their seventh win of the season in the 22nd round of games.The Nigeria international worked 90 minutes in defense as FKH defeated IK Start...
Isaac Success Opens Account For The Season
Published: August 30, 2015
Isaac Success assisted Granada notch their first La Liga win of the season with a 2 - 1 victory over Getafe on Sunday night at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. The Nigeria youth international had not scored in the Spanish top flight for more than eight months, with his last strike coming against Valencia in December 2014...
In - form Vitesse Striker Abiola Dauda Refuses To Set Goals Target
Published: August 30, 2015
Vitesse Arnhem striker Abiola Dauda has refused to set himself a goal target this season despite his brilliant start to the new season.Having struggled for game time in the second half of last season, the ex Kalmar and Red Star Belgrade hero has returned to the first team fold this term, and has repaid the manager&rsqu...
Odion Ighalo Wishes Golden Eaglets Success, As Coordinator Prince Udofia Is Refused South Korea Visa
Published: August 30, 2015
Nigeria international Odion Ighalo has wished the Golden Eaglets all the best ahead of their trip to South Korea for the Suwon Invitational Tournament.In a chance meeting at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday, the Watford striker exchanged pleasantries with players&...
Fred Friday Happy To Score Against Champions Molde
Published: August 30, 2015
Fred Friday capped off a fine performance by scoring his third goal in five Norwegian Premier League games as Lillestrom shared the spoils with champions Molde on Sunday afternoon.With the Yellow Canaries trailing the home team 2 - 1 , Friday, who has trained with Nigeria’s Olympic national team, popped up with t...
Chuks Akabueze Vows To Break His Single - Season Scoring Record
Published: August 30, 2015
Chuks Akabueze has expressed confidence that he can surpass his best - ever goal tally in a single - season, having scored his seventh goal in the Tippeligaen on Sunday as Odd Grenland beat Stabæk 2 - 1.The Nigeria international , who was on target in the 10th minute at Nadderud Stadion, had his best season in th...
Chelsea Loanee Dominic Solanke Scores First Professional Goal
Published: August 30, 2015
Both Abiola Dauda and Dominic Solanke were on target for Vitesse as they posted their second win of the season, thrashing Bartholomew Ogbeche’s Cambuur  4 -1 on game week four in the Eredivisie.The Swedish - Nigerian forward Abiola Dauda was the first to get on the score - sheet, scoring in the 32nd minute t...
Aaron Samuel Explains Reason Behind Botched Move To CSKA Moscow
Published: August 30, 2015
Guangzhou R&F striker Aaron Samuel has explained the circumstances that led to his botched move to CSKA Moscow in the summer transfer market.For more than eight months, the Russian Premier League table - toppers had been in contact with the Chinese club and Samuel’s intermediary over a transfer before...
Tesho Akindele Happy To Deliver On Promise To Score
Published: August 30, 2015
FC Dallas’ Nigerian - Canadian front - man Tesho Akindele was delighted to get on the score - sheet in his side’s 2 - 0 win against Real Salt lake in the MLS in the early hours of Sunday morning.Prior to the contest at the Toyota Stadium, the Canada international had promised to score and he did walk the wa...
Biffo Steers Niger Tornadoes Back To The NPFL
Published: August 30, 2015
Excitement was in the air as the Abdullahi Usman Biffo tutored Niger Tornadoes got promoted to the Nigeria Professional Football League.Tornadoes who were relegated to the second tier in the 2012/13 campaign have won seven matches, drawn two and lost two in the ongoing Nigeria National League campaign.Biffo whose magic...