NFF Yet To Send Invitation Letter To Birmingham City Over Release Of Dream Team Invitee Viv Solomon - Otabor
Published: October 26, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigeria Football Federation has not sent an invitation letter to English Championship club Birmingham City over the invitation of their player Viv Solomon - Otabor to the Olympic National Team.London - born Viv Solomon - Otabor, 19,  is eligible to turn out for England and...
Amuneke Plays Down Golden Eaglets Chances Vs Joeys
Published: October 26, 2015
Golden Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, says his team must be at the top of their game if they are to progress to the quarter - finals of the Fifa Under 17 World Cup.The Nigeria U17s title credentials suffered a knock after they were outplayed by Croatia in their final Group A fixture on Saturday morning, and the forme...
Shola Ameobi Vows To Repay Neil Lennon With Goals
Published: October 26, 2015
Shola Ameobi, 34, was delighted to mark his debut for Bolton Wanderers with a goal against Leeds United on Saturday.And the Nigeria international has vowed to repay the faith shown in him by manager Neil Lennon by scoring goals consistently for the Wanderers.“Bolton have been kind enough to accept my services and...
Nansel Selbol Continues Scoring Spree In The United States
Published: October 26, 2015
Nansel Selbol has continued with his rich scoring form in the United States Soccer Development League as he notched a brace to extend his tally on the scorers chart of the Central Conference U-18 League during the weekend.The midfielder, who has been converted to a striker, scored multiple - goals in Sporting Kansas 3-...
Home - Based Super Eagles Get $2,000 For CHAN Qualification
Published: October 26, 2015
Each member of the home - based Super Eagles will be paid $2,000 as bonus for qualifying for the 2016 African Nations Championship in Rwanda.Though the squad was entitled to $1,000 per player after drawing against Burkina Faso on Sunday evening, the Nigeria Football Federation approved that they players should be paid ...
George Abbey Believes There Is More To Come From Home - Based Super Eagles
Published: October 26, 2015
Retired Nigeria international George Abbey believes there is more to come from the home - based Super Eagles after they qualified for the 2016 African Nations Championship.The national team’s participation at the tournament in Rwanda was assured after they held hosts Burkina Faso to a goalless draw in Ouagadougou...
Kehinde Fatai Equals Scoring Run After Netting In Fifth Consecutive Game
Published: October 26, 2015
Kehinde Fatai found the net for the sixth time in the Czech First League on Sunday as Sparta Prague thrashed Bohemians 1905 3 - 0 on match day 11. The 25 - year - old fired past Zlamal to put Slavia Prague 2 - 0 up five minutes out of intermission.In his last five matches in all competitions, Kehinde Fatai has register...
Fanendo Adi Excited To Score Against Colorado Rapids
Published: October 26, 2015
Fanendo Adi ended the MLS regular season with 16 goals to his name after scoring the fourth goal in Portland Timbers’s  4  -1 rout of Colorado Rapids on Monday morning.After scoring in the 88th minute, the Nigerian forward was excited and picked up the head coach, Caleb Porter .“I get excited anyt...
Paris Saint-Germain Monitoring Tottenham Hotspur Talent Dele Alli
Published: October 26, 2015
A representative of Paris Saint-Germain was among the spectators at the Stade Constant Vanden Stock on Thursday night in Tottenham Hotspur’s clash with Anderlecht in the Europa League.Celebrated French sports daily, L’Equipe , says assistant sporting director Olivier Letang was in Belgium to run the rule ov...
Odds Favour A Golden Eaglets Win, Have A 100 Percent Record Against Australia
Published: October 25, 2015
The odds are in favour of the Golden Eaglets to beat Australia and qualify for the quarter - finals of the Fifa Under 17 World Cup when both countries clash at the Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar.Australia’s reward for finishing third in Group C is a meeting with the defending champions on Wednesday night....
Nwankwo Kanu Congratulates Super Eagles, Urges Golden Eaglets To Beat Australia In Second Round
Published: October 25, 2015
Former Nigeria international Nwankwo Kanu has congratulated the home - based Super Eagles for qualifying for the 2016 African Nations Championship and thinks the team can challenge for the title in Rwanda.In the same vein, the former Arsenal and Ajax Amsterdam striker has urged the Golden Eaglets to improve on their pe...
Nigerian Strikers On Fire In Europe, As Ezekiel, Leke James, Fred Friday, Abdullahi & Nwakaeme Hit Target
Published: October 25, 2015
Nigeria international Imoh Ezekiel and Stefano Okaka made an impact in Anderlecht’s 3 - 1 win over Club Brugge on Sunday on game week 11 in the Belgian Pro League , with with both strikers finding the back of the net.In the 12th minute, Okaka, who is enjoying a new lease of life since his transfer from Sampdoria ...
Super Eagles Tactics See Them Qualify For CHAN, Hold Burkina Faso To Draw
Published: October 25, 2015
The home - based Super Eagles secured their place at the 2016 African Nations Championship on Sunday evening on the heels of their goalless draw with Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou.Unlike the first leg in Port Harcourt that ended 2 - 0 in favour of the Super Eagles, they were more conservative in their approach today and ...
Finland Round - Up : Taye Taiwo, Obilor Go The Distance; Babatunde Wusu On Target
Published: October 25, 2015
Experienced frontman Babatunde Wusu was on target in KTP’s 2 - 1 loss to Ilves on the final day of the Veikkausliiga season.A brace from Lahtinen gave the visitors a two - goal lead at the Arto Tolsa Areena but Wusu, who was introduced on the hour mark, brought more respectability to the scoreline with his second...
Gbolahan Salami, Chikatara & Aggreh Start From Bench Vs Burkina Faso
Published: October 25, 2015
Super Eagles assistant coach Salisu Yusuf has announced the starting line - up for the African Nations Championship qualifier against Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou. There is still no place in the starting XI for Warri Wolves striker Gbolahan Salami and Chisom Chikatara, who have scored 28 goals between them in the Nigeri...