Dual national Gent goal machine Orban commits future to Nigeria over Togo
Published: March 22, 2023
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report with certainty that KAA Gent goal machine Gift Orban has pledged his international future to the Nigeria national team, rather than the Togolese Republic.    The Nigeria Football Federation moved a step ahead of the Togolese Football Federation (FTF) by handing Orban...
Super Eagles camp update : All present and correct as Porto LB reports for international duty 
Published: March 22, 2023
All the players invited for the back-to-back 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Guinea-Bissau have reported for international duty, the Nigeria Football Federation confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.    Twenty two players were in camp at the close of business on Tuesday following the arrival of...
Arsenal's Super Eagles-eligible striker Balogun pulls out of England U21 squad 
Published: March 22, 2023
Arsenal-owned striker Folarin Balogun will not add to his international caps for the Young Lions this month.    The English Football Association confirmed on Tuesday that the Stade de Reims star has withdrawn from the England U21 squad for their upcoming matches against France and Croatia on Saturday and Tues...
Eagles tactical session : Emphasis on crosses; Peserio experiments with Omeruo, Ajayi; Uzoho gets nod
Published: March 22, 2023
The Super Eagles continued their preparations for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Guinea-Bissau with a training session at the National Stadium in Abuja on Tuesday, March 21, allnigeriasoccer.com.   The national team's second training session of the week saw the players carry out a t...
More drama Tuesday's training session as Super Eagles' CSO 'fights' with Nigerian journalists
Published: March 22, 2023
Apart from the Super Eagles training session being aborted due to lack of power supply and lack of respect shown to the players by the powers that be at the Nigeria Football Federation regarding their transportation to and fro the National Stadium in Abuja, there was more drama during the workout on Tuesday, March 21, ...
Coaster bus, Stadium blackout : Peserio, Super Eagles stars frustrated over poor preparations 
Published: March 22, 2023
The Super Eagles continued their preparations for Friday's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Guinea-Bissau with another training session held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on Tuesday, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.   The training started at approximately 1800 hours because the Guin...
Onyemaechi's form should make Peseiro ponder over Sanusi's position at left-back
Published: March 21, 2023
Zaidu Sanusi is the first-choice left-back of the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the moment.   While Calvin Bassey has also featured there, it would be surprising to see the Ajax's defender play there in any of the two-legged ties against Guinea-Bissau considering how well he has done as a centre-back for the Ered...
Super Eagles camp update : Peseiro still waiting to welcome Osimhen, Chukwueze, two others
Published: March 21, 2023
According to the Nigeria Football Federation, only four of the invited players summoned for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers double-header have not reported for international duty.    Terem Moffi, Victor Sochima, Calvin Bassey and Bruno Onyemaechi have landed in Abuja, bringing the total number of pla...
'I wasn't expecting it' - Aniagboso admits he was surprised to be named in Super Eagles squad
Published: March 21, 2023
Speaking to reporters, including allnigeriasoccer.com, at the end of training on Monday evening, Kingsley Aniagboso has admitted that he was surprised to be picked in the latest Super Eagles squad by manager Jose Peseiro.    It is believed that the Giant Brillars glovesman benefited from a directive issued ...
Peseiro reveals exactly why Ndidi didn't train with Super Eagles teammates on Monday 
Published: March 21, 2023
Leicester City star Wilfred Ndidi did not train with the rest of his Super Eagles teammates during the national team's first workout at the National Stadium in Abuja on Monday, March 20.   The holding midfielder was spotted with the Super Eagles' medics as his teammates sweated it on the pitch.    ...
Peseiro explains why Aribo, Ndidi, Onyeka got invites despite falling out of favour at EPL clubs
Published: March 21, 2023
Nigeria manager Jose Peseiro has defended his decision to hand call-ups to Leicester City star Wilfred Ndidi, Southampton midfielder Joe Aribo and Brentford ace Frank Onyeka for the national team's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau.    The Portuguese has named an all-Premier League midf...
Revealed : How Moffi's goals have proven to be more valuable than Balogun's in Ligue 1
Published: March 20, 2023
Folarin Balogun and Terem Moffi are two of the leading scorers in the Ligue 1 this season scoring a combined 32 goals. Balogun was on target in Stade de Reims' 2-1 loss to Marseille at the weekend to take his tally to 17 for the season. On the other hand, Moffi who is on loan with Nice couldn't add to...
NFF dismiss reports Finidi George and Shorunmu have been sacked as Super Eagles coaches 
Published: March 20, 2023
The Nigeria Football Federation have dismissed local media reports suggesting that  two members of the Super Eagles' technical crew, Finidii George and Ike Shorunmu from the team.   In a press release made available to allnigeriasoccer.com, the Nigerian Federation clarified that Finidi and  Shorunmu a...
Gent scoring sensation Orban forced to pull out of Nigeria's U23 AFCONQ v Guinea 
Published: March 20, 2023
KAA Gent's free-scoring striker Gift Orban will not make his debut for Nigeria's youth teams on Wednesday when the Olympic Eagles trade tackles with Guinea in a 2023 Africa U23 Cup of Nations qualifier, allnigeriasoccer.com can report.   Head coach of the Nigeria U23s, Salisu Yusuf, pulled off a massive ...
Former Chelsea CB, 10 others join Super Eagles camp ahead of Guinea-Bissau clash 
Published: March 20, 2023
Former Chelsea central defender Kenneth Omeruo is the latest player to join the Super Eagles camp in Abuja ahead of Friday's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Guinea-Bissau.    Having spent more than a month on the sidelines due to injury, Omeruo managed to prove that his injury troubles a...