Nigeria AFCON Squad : Iwobi Is Most Popular Player Ahead Of Mikel, Onyekuru, Chukwueze
Published: June 15, 2019
A week before Nigeria's first game at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi will head into the tournament as the most popular player named to the Super Eagles roster, based on Wikipedia page views. The Hale End Academy product has had 33,916 page views in the past 30 days on his Wikipedia entry,...
Confirmed : Liverpool Sign Winger From Manchester City
Published: June 15, 2019
Through their official website, Liverpool have announced that they have completed the signing of Melissa Lawley from Manchester City Women. The 25-year-old made over 50 appearances for Manchester City in her two-and-a-half-year spell with the club. She represented The Citizens in the Women's Champions League and...
Chelsea's Nigeria-Eligible Striker Reacts To Being Labelled The New Drogba
Published: June 15, 2019
Nigeria Football Federation target Tammy Abraham is delighted to be compared to Chelsea legend Didier Drogba. With 104 goals to his name from 254 appearances, the Ivory Coast legend is the top scoring African in Premier League history ahead of two players of Nigerian descent, Emmanuel Adebayor (97) and Yakubu Aiyeg...
Rohr On Super Eagles AFCON Squad : 'We Have A Young Team Without Any Stars'
Published: June 15, 2019
Gernot Rohr is confident that the Super Eagles will qualify for the knockout rounds of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, even though he has stated that there are no marquee players in the squad. Compared to other teams, Egypt have in their ranks Africa's finest footballer Mohamed Salah, Senegal have Liverpool's Sadio...
Norwich City Target Collins Eligible To Play In Premier League Despite Seven Nigeria Caps
Published: June 15, 2019
Newly promoted Premier League club Norwich City are mulling over a move for Super Eagles defender Jamilu Collins, according to reports. German sports publication Kicker says Collins is on the radar of Premier League clubs, including Norwich City. The Canaries are monitoring the Nigeria left-back with a view to a...
Colchester United Interested In Signing Ex-Chelsea Winger Walters
Published: June 14, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that EFL League Two club Colchester United are interested in signing London-born Nigerian wonderkid Tushaun Tyreece-Walters this summer. The U's have invited the 19-year-old for a pre-season trial with the club which begins in the first week of July. Tyreece-Walters is expected t...
Can Alex Iwobi Surpass Okocha's AFCON Goalscoring Record?
Published: June 14, 2019
African Cup Of Nations history isn't complete if Austin Okocha's name isn't mentioned based on his wonderful achievements on the field of play.Though he didn't score too many AFCON goals, his defense-splitting passes, dribbling skills, set-piece abilities and his massive creativity are some of the reasons why he's list...
Southampton, Newcastle, Crystal Palace Battling To Sign 'New Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang'
Published: June 14, 2019
David Okereke could be on the move in the summer transfer window as he is attracting interest from foreign clubs. The Spezia winger was one of the outstanding performers in the Serie B last season, scoring 10 goals and setting up 12 others in 31 appearances. Okereke's representative, Ben Itorho has confirmed that ...
Fenerbahce Or Inter Milan : One Thing Is Certain About Victor Moses Future
Published: June 14, 2019
Chelsea winger Victor Moses struggled for game-time during the first half of the 2018-19 Premier League season as he was out of favor with Maurizio Sarri.However, the 28-year-old enjoyed a great run of form in the second half of the campaign following his loan switch to Turkish side Fenerbahce in January.He seamlessly ...
Omeruo Reacts To Appointment Of Former Defensive Partner Woodgate As Middlesbrough Coach
Published: June 14, 2019
Former England international Jonathan Woodgate has been appointed as the new coach of Championship outfit Middlesbrough, agreeing a three-year deal that will keep him at the club until 2022. A center back by trade, Woodgate had two different spells as a player with Boro and also captained the side before ending his ...
Rohr Admits Super Eagles Reaching Africa Cup Of Nations Semifinal Will Be Difficult
Published: June 14, 2019
Gernot Rohr has admitted that the Super Eagles reaching the semifinal of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will be difficult because of the quality of teams in the competition. Nigeria are on a good run heading into the tournament, having remained undefeated since the end of the 2018 World Cup with five victories and t...
'We Are Not Going To Give Them Any Space' - Falcons Star Chikwelu Hoping To Win Midfield Battle Vs France
Published: June 14, 2019
Super Falcons star Rita Chikwelu is of the opinion that the midfield battle will be key to whether they win or lose their final Group A match against France at the 2019 Women's World Cup. The Kristianstad ace shone playing as a deep-lying midfielder as Nigeria registered a 2-0 win against South Korea on Wednesday an...
Sunderland, Portsmouth & Brentford Locked In A Three-Way Battle To Sign Ex-Nigeria U20 Invitee
Published: June 14, 2019
One of the highest scoring Nigerian players in England last season, Freddie Ladapo is attracting interest from Football League clubs in the ongoing transfer window. Plymouth Live is reporting that Portsmouth and Sunderland are close to agreeing a fee in the region of £500,000 with Plymouth Argyle for the striker. ...
Japan 4 Nigeria 1 : Katsushima Hat-Trick Destroys Future Eagles; Adeyeye Scores Consolation Goal
Published: June 14, 2019
The Nigeria U16s lost 4-1 to Japan in the second game of the International Dream Cup 2019 at the Yurtec Stadium Sendai on Friday morning. The Japanese took the lead in the 17th minute through Shinnosuke Katsushima, whose brilliant left-footed strike from near the edge of the box left goalkeeper Okoronkwo Anthony with...
Mikel Names Five Most Experienced, Two 'Incredibly Talented' Players In Super Eagles AFCON Squad
Published: June 14, 2019
John Obi Mikel has named Villarreal new kid on the block, Samuel Chukwueze as one of the 'incredibly talented' players in the Super Eagles squad to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The 2.01 meters tall striker Paul Onuachu's name was also mentioned by the Chelsea legend among the two outstanding talents, and he has ...