Chelsea Loanee Abraham Sets New Personal Record After Scoring Against Cardiff City
Published: January 14, 2017
For the fourth straight match in the Championship, England U21 international Tammy Abraham was on target as Bristol City lost 3-2 to Cardiff City at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon.The Chelsea loanee gave the home team a 2-1 lead in the 78th minute after he beat goalkeeper Brian Murphy with an overhead kick, but the ...
Nigeria U23 Star Nathan Oduwa Produces Dazzling Display Against Manchester City
Published: January 13, 2017
Nigeria U23 international Nathan Oduwa has continued to impress for Tottenham Hotspur U23s after the end of his loan spell with League One side Peterborough United.His impressive form started when he notched an assist in Spurs 2-2 draw with Chelsea a week ago, proved a handful for the Blues defense and teed up the home...
Solanke Scores, Tomori Skippers Chelsea Team In Win Against Leicester City
Published: January 13, 2017
Four players of Nigerian descent Dominic Solanke, Fikayo Tomori, Ike Ugbo and Layton Ndukwu were in action at St George’s Park on Friday afternoon as Chelsea U23s registered their first away win of the season after thrashing Leicester City 4-0.The Blues were three goals up by the 85th minute after Ali (2) and Joh...
Ex-Flying Eagles Striker Wins League One December Goal of the Month Award
Published: January 13, 2017
Former Nigeria U20 international Sammy Ameobi has won the Sky Bet League One Goal of the Month award for December 2016.Ameobi’s strike in Bolton Wanderers 4-0 rout of Gillingham won the poll, and he received 68 percent of the votes.He picked the ball up in midfield, strode forward, then stepped inside on the edge...
Nigeria Drawn Against South Africa, Libya & Seychelles In 2019 AFCON Qualifiers
Published: January 12, 2017
The Super Eagles have been handed an opportunity to avenge their elimination in the race for the 2015 African Cup of Nations after they were drawn against South Africa in the 2019 qualifiers.Libya and Seychelles are the remaining two teams in Group E, and the winner of the group will automatically qualify for the compe...
United States Set To Beat Nigeria To Portland Timbers Goalkeeper Kashope Oladapo
Published: January 12, 2017
United States Soccer Federation are ahead of the Nigerian Federation in the race to secure the international future of highly-rated Portland Timbers netminder Kashope Oladapo.The Happy Valley, Oregon native, who is eligible for Nigeria through his father, is currently training with the United States U15 squad at the Ol...
Leicester City Boss Reveals Ndidi Might Make Premier League Debut Against Chelsea
Published: January 12, 2017
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has revealed that Wilfred Ndidi might make his Premier League debut when the champions take on Chelsea at the King Power Stadium on Saturday.The Nigeria national-teamer played his first game for the Foxes in their 2-1 win over Everton in the third round of the FA Cup last weekend,...
Not Fabian Senninger, Name Of German-Born Striker Rohr Plans To Call Up For AFCON Qualifier
Published: January 12, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has reconfirmed that he plans to hand a call-up to a German-based striker, also eligible to represent Germany, for the national team’s first African Cup of Nations qualifiers in March.The former Bayern Munich defender had earlier stated that the player used to play in the Bundesliga...
(Full List) Obafemi Martins Named Among Top 20 Highest Paid Players In China
Published: January 12, 2017
Finance Football has published a list of the top 20 highest paid players in the Chinese Super League for 2017, with one Nigeria international included.Shanghai Shenhua marquee signing Carloz Tevez ranked first with a pay packet of 37.5 million euros a year. He is also the highest paid player in the world. Brazilian mid...
Timmy Abraham, Younger Brother Of Chelsea Whizkid, Making A Name For Himself At Charlton
Published: January 12, 2017
Abraham has become a familiar football name in Nigeria this season as a result of the exploits of Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham at Bristol City and England youth teams. But the England U21 international has a younger brother, Timmy Abraham, who is catching the eye at Charlton Athletic U18 team.Timmy helped the Addicks U...
Breaking: (Photo Confirmation) Nigerian Striker Completes Move To KAA Gent
Published: January 12, 2017
Nigeria U20 international Sophia Omidiji has finally put pen to paper on a contract with Belgian club KAA Gent Ladies, allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report. The 19-year-old, who joins the The Buffalos from FC Eindhoven, is relishing the opportunity of pulling on the Gent jersey and is confident that they will qu...
Promising Arsenal Winger Nathan Tella Eager To Play For Nigeria Ahead Of England
Published: January 11, 2017
Promising Arsenal winger Nathan Tella will not reject a call-up to the Nigerian national teams, but has not ruled out the possibility of representing England in future if they are interested in his services.Born in the United Kingdom 17 years ago to a Nigerian father, Tella can play multiple midfield positions and has ...
Oshoala Flies To London For Arsenal Pre-Season, Complains She Is Not Well Paid
Published: January 11, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Nigeria international Asisat Oshoala flew to London on Tuesday, January 10 amid speculations linking her with an exit from Arsenal Ladies in the winter transfer market.The Gunners have since resumed pre-season training ahead of the start of the 2017 Spring Series, but it is believe...
Nigeria Hoping To Beat Germany To Bayer Leverkusen Prospects Ekene, Osawe & Okoye
Published: January 11, 2017
The Nigeria Football Federation have set the wheels in motion to cap three exciting teenagers on the books of Bayer Leverkusen, who are all eligible to represent the German national teams. The Punch claims that Super Eagles manager Rohr has opened a line of communication with Germany U18 international Chinedu Ekene reg...
EFL Trophy Wrap: Sowunmi Scores, Akinfenwa Scores In Shootout; Osayi-Samuel, Ariyibi Out; Onariase Stops Ndukwu
Published: January 10, 2017
Rundown of how players of Nigerian descent fared in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday night.At Bloomfield Road, Wycombe Wanderers qualified for the quarterfinal after a penalty shootout win against Bright Osayi-Samuel’s Blackpool. The winger started but was replaced with 17 minutes left on the clock.The Blues number 20 A...