Stoke City Forward Peter Odemwingie Resumes Full Training
Published: April 16, 2015
Peter Odemwingie will resume full training at Stoke City on Thursday after spending a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to a damaged knee ligament. The Super Eagles star is yet to feature in an official match for The Potters since the 1 - 0 win against Manchester City last August.“ It has been tough but the medi...
NNL Draws: Abdul Sule Commends NNL Board on Transparency
Published: April 16, 2015
Chairman of Kogi United FC, Abdul Sule has heaped praises on the board of the Nigeria National League, NNL for openness and commitment to develop the second tier league in the country adding that Kogi United will make good use of it to promote.Sule, who stated this at the Congress/Draws for the league in Abuja on Wedne...
Watford Star Odion Ighalo Wants To Enter The Promised Land
Published: April 16, 2015
Watford continued their push for automatic promotion from the Championship with a 3 - 1 win against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night at The City Ground. The Hornets’ first goal came from Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo after four minutes before Matthew Connolly added a second four minutes before the interva...
Supersand Eagles Skipper, Isiaka Olawale : We Want To Come First In Our Group
Published: April 15, 2015
Supersand Eagles skipper, Isiaka Olawale, has vowed that Nigeria will not take their foot off the pedal in their last group game against Ivory Coast on Thursday at the ongoing African Beach Soccer Championship .Nigeria are through to the semi-finals of the competition following their 4 - 1 thrashing of Egypt on Wednesd...
Official : FC Basel Snap Up Switzerland Youth International Manuel Akanji
Published: April 15, 2015
Through official channels, Swiss champions FC Basel have announced the signing of Manuel Akanji from Winterthur, with effect from July 1. The central defender has appended his signature to a 3 + 1 year contract with the five times in a row Super League champions.Though the 19 - year - old is eligible to sport the jerse...
Raja Casablanca Renege On Agreement To Pay Osaguona Ighodaro $20,000 Sign - On Bonus
Published: April 15, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that CAF Champions League campaigners Raja Casablanca have reneged on an agreement reached with Osaguona Ighodaro to pay him a sign - on bonus of $20,000.Instead of the agreed amount, without any explanation the Moroccan club finally parted with $15,000 towards the end of March, which i...
Foreign Teams Mulling Over Move For Chippa United Stopper James Okwuosa
Published: April 15, 2015
With the summer transfer window set to open a couple of months from now, South African - based agent Mohammed Lawal, who manages the affairs of Chippa United defender James Okwuosa, says some clubs are mulling over a move for his client.The Nigeria international has played nonstop at The Chilli Boys for the last three ...
Anthony Nwakaeme Out For Three Weeks
Published: April 15, 2015
Anthony Nwakaeme will spend approximately three weeks on the sidelines after spraining his ankle last Saturday in Hapoel Ra’anana’s 2 - 1 loss to Maccabi Netanya.At first, the Nigerian forward thought he had fractured his leg but further tests were conducted, which revealed that he only sustained a minor an...
Dele Alli, Femi Orenuga And Adebayo Azeez Shine In England
Published: April 14, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com runs the rule on the Nigerian players who were in action and scored for their respective clubs in England on Tuesday night. In League One, Bamidele Alli made his 35th start of the season for Milton Keynes Dons as they thrashed Fleetwood Town 3 - 0 at Highbury Stadium.The England youth international...
Elderson Echiejile Starts From The Bench For Monaco Versus Juventus
Published: April 14, 2015
Monaco coach, Leonardo Jardim, has announced his starting XI for the first leg, quarterfinal Champions League clash against Juventus which will be held in Turin tonight.Super Eagles fullback Elderson Echiejile has been omitted from the starting line - up, but made the bench.The left back has suited up three times in th...
Dele Alli Nominated For Football League Young Player Of The Year Award
Published: April 14, 2015
Tottenham Hotspur loanee Dele Alli has been nominated for the Football League Young Player of the Year award, which is presented to best player in the league under the age of 21.Also in contention to win the award are Patrick Bamford ( Middlesbrough on loan from Chelsea) and Nathan Redmond (Norwich City) . Dele Alli ha...
Nwankwo Kanu Tips Taiwo Awoniyi To Become A Star
Published: April 14, 2015
Retired Super Eagles striker Nwankwo Kanu has predicted that Taiwo Awoniyi will become one of the stars of Nigerian football in future.The Nigeria youth international proved that his performance at the 2013 Fifa Under 17s was not a flash in the pan, scoring three times at the African Youth Championship last month.Taiwo...
Jerry Mbakogu Doubtful To Face Brescia
Published: April 14, 2015
Jerry Mbakogu is racing against the clock to be fit for Carpi’s next game in the Serie B against Brescia.The Nigerian forward, who has struggled with injuries in recent weeks, suffered a minor knee injury in last weekend’s clash with Cittadella. Now team medics are working round the clock to get him fit for...
Dynamo Moscow Dismiss Link To Emmanuel Emenike And Moussa Sow
Published: April 14, 2015
The Sporting Director of Dynamo Moscow, Guram Ajo, has dismissed speculations that emanated from the Turkish press which claimed the Muscovites were interested in African strikers Emmanuel Emenike and Moussa Sow.The Nigeria international was first linked with a move to the Russian Premier League side before his strike ...
Chelsea Starlet Dominic Solanke Finishes Top Scorer Of UEFA Youth League
Published: April 14, 2015
England youth - teamer Dominic Solanke emerged top goalscorer of the UEFA Youth League when it ended on Monday with Chelsea Under 19s taking on Shakhtar Donetsk. The highly - rated striker netted his 12th goal in the competition as The Blues Under 19s defeated the Ukrainian team 3 - 2.Fellow Anglo - Nigerians Temitayo ...