CAF Awards: Nwabali, Onana, Williams up for GK of the Year; Super Eagles in National Team of the Year race
Published: October 24, 2024
Stanley Nwabali is in the running for the 2024 Confederation of African Football Goalkeeper of the Year, while Nigeria has been nominated for Team of the Year.He has been nominated alongside Manchester United and Cameroon shot-stopper Andre Onana, South Africa's Ronwen Williams, Oussama Benbot of Algeria, and Ivory Coa...
Super Eagles stars Lookman, Troost-Ekong named in 10-man shortlist for CAF Men's Player of the Year
Published: October 24, 2024
Super Eagles duo William Troost-Ekong and Ademola Lookman have been nominated for the 2024 Confederation of African Football Men's Player of the Year.The duo will slug it out with Brighton & Hove Albion and Ivory Coast star forward Simon Adingra, Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy, Congolese centre-back Chancel ...
WAFU B U20 Championship: Five takeaways from Flying Eagles' come-from-behind win v Les Petits Elephants
Published: October 24, 2024
Nigeria secured a spot in the semifinals of the WAFU Zone U20 tournament after a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Ivory Coast on Thursday evening.After a goalless first half, Christ Ivan Alex Wawa opened the scoring for the Ivorians, slipping a shot past Nigerian goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt.However, Nigeria quickly res...
QAFCON U20 Ivory Coast 1 Nigeria 2: Kparobo Arierhi's second half winner sends Flying Eagles to semifinals
Published: October 24, 2024
The Flying Eagles defeated Ivory Coast 2-1 in their second group game of the WAFU B U20 Championship played at the Municipal Stadium in Lome on Thursday evening.Coach Aliyu Zubairu made two changes to the team that started the opening game against Burkina Faso.Nathaniel Nwosu dropped to the bench and was replaced by Sp...
After pocketing Osimhen in UEL, Elfsborg's Nigeria U23 CB labels Galatasaray ace 'Nigeria's biggest' star
Published: October 24, 2024
Turkish champions Galatasaray were made to sweat for victory by Swedish Allsvenskan side IF Elfsborg in a Europa League encounter held at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi RAMS Park on Wednesday evening.The Lion were three goals to the good at halftime, with Mauro Icardi, Isak Pettersson (og) and Barış Alper Yılmaz puttin...
Odegaard 's injury: Arsenal legend urges Arteta to give more minutes to talented midfielder Nwaneri
Published: October 24, 2024
Arsenal legend Ian Wright has called on manager Mikel Arteta to provide more playing time to young midfielder Ethan Nwaneri following the team's recent performances, including a disappointing 2-0 loss to Bournemouth and a narrow 1-0 victory against Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League. The Gunners faced criti...
Chelsea's Emenalo and Ezenwata among 5 Nigerians provisionally cap-tied by England against Malta U17
Published: October 24, 2024
The English Football Association provisionally cap-tied five talented players of Nigerian descent as the Young Lions kicked off Round 1 of the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers with a 4-0 win against Malta on Thursday morning, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Chelsea duo Landon Emenalo and Chizaram Ezen...
Leicester City midfielder Ndidi leading the Premier League charts for tackles
Published: October 24, 2024
Super Eagles star Wilfried Ndidi is proving to be one of the most industrious players in the Premier League this season.According to the official website of the Premier League, the Leicester City midfielder has made 32 tackles in the English top-flight since the start of the season, the most in the division, two more t...
Atalanta manager explains why Lookman was substituted for the second straight game
Published: October 24, 2024
Speaking after Atalanta's goalless draw against Celtic in a UEFA Champions League encounter at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo on Wednesday, manager Gian Piero Gasperini explained the reason behind his decision to substitute Ademola Lookman for the second straight match.The Nigeria international was replaced at halftime in h...
Super Eagles forwards Lookman and Osimhen make 30-man shortlist for IFFHS World's Best Player 2024
Published: October 23, 2024
The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) has announced the nominees for the Men's World Best Player 2024, with two Super Eagles forwards making the cut.Napoli-owned player Victor Osimhen and Atalanta dazzler Ademola Lookman have made the 30-man shortlist.No other African player was deemed w...
UCL: Brendan Rodgers reveals what he told Lookman after Celtic's goalless draw against Atalanta
Published: October 23, 2024
Scottish Premiership giants Celtic proved that they are a mentally strong side, earning a point on the road against Atalanta on Wednesday evening, after the demolition they suffered at the hands of  Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League a few weeks ago. Mario Pašalić had most of the opportunities to give t...
Habeeb Ogunneye: 18yo Nigerian right-back named in Man Utd's travelling squad to face Fenerbahce
Published: October 23, 2024
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will include talented right-back of Nigerian descent, Habeeb Ogunneye in his gameday squad on Thursday evening when his side do battle with Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce in a Europa League encounter at Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi in İstanbul, allni...
'My mum is from Nigeria' - Arsenal forward confirms he is qualified to represent Super Eagles, Black Stars, England
Published: October 23, 2024
Versatile Arsenal forward Andre Harriman-Annous has revealed that he is qualified to represent the national teams of England, Nigeria and Ghana, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.The Barnet native is eligible to play for the Super Eagles through his Nigerian mother Josephine Harriman, a top investment banker based in London...
'My mother is Nigerian' - Red Bull Salzburg loanee confirms he is eligible to represent Super Eagles
Published: October 23, 2024
Red Bull Salzburg loanee Lawrence Agyekum has confirmed that he is eligible to play international football for the Super Eagles. In search of first team opportunities, Agyekum, a product of the West African Football Academy, joined Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge on loan in the summer transfer transfer window. ...
'It’s a precautionary measure' - Alonso explains why Onyeka replaced Boniface in Leverkusen squad
Published: October 23, 2024
Speaking in his pre-match conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League clash with Brest today, Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso made a remark about Francis Onyeka, who has replaced Victor Boniface, for the encounter.Boniface has been missing in training due to the accident he suffered last weekend and was excluded f...