Portland Timbers Star Fanendo Adi Ranked Among Top 50 Players In MLS
Published: December 17, 2016
Portland Timbers striker Fanendo Adi has been ranked among the top fifty players in Major League Soccer in 2016 by the authoritative American soccer website Bleacher Report.Adi, who was number sixteen in the list compiled, notched 16 goals from 33 appearances in the just concluded season, including six in his last elev...
(Photo) Super Eagles Defender Marries His Long Time Sweetheart
Published: December 17, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Super Eagles defender Kunle Odunlami got married to his heartthrob , Atinuke, in Ibadan on Saturday with several football personalities in attendance.The couple first solemnized their union at the registry in Ibadan, followed by a traditional marriage and a wedding reception at Rin...
Ex-Portland Timbers Starlet Akinjide Idowu : Messi Is My Favourite Player
Published: December 17, 2016
Former Nigeria U20 international Akinjide Idowu has named Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi as his favourite player.The defensive midfielder joined Moldovan National Division club SperanÈ�a Nisporeni in the summer form American side Portland Timbers.“Lionel Messi because of his dribbling ability and scoring. Amaz...
Victor Moses Youth Team Coach Tells Conte : He Is Not A Fullback
Published: December 16, 2016
Douglas Idahosa, the coach of BJ Foundation FC of Benin, thinks that Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is playing his former pupil Victor Moses out of position.The famous Nigerian grassroots coach expressed his displeasure that Moses, who was deployed in the number nine role while at his academy, is largely used as a winge...
(See Document) Chidiebere Nwakali Offered Opportunity To Join Arsenal Before Man City
Published: December 16, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that former Nigeria U20 international Chidiebere Nwakali was offered the opportunity to join Arsenal before he was snapped up by Manchester City in 2014.The Gunners had extensively scouted the defensive midfielder during the 2013 Fifa U17 World Cup and firmed up their interes...
Nigerian Wonderkid Josh Maja Bags Brace As Sunderland Hammer Burton Albion
Published: December 15, 2016
Sunderland are through to the fourth round of the prestigious FA Youth Cup after a 4-1 rout of Burton Albion  at Eppleton CW on Thursday night.Young Black Cats manager Elliott Dickman named two players of Nigerian descent in his starting XI - Josh Maja and Joel Asoro - just twenty four hours after they were on the...
Layton Ndukwu On Target As Leicester Advance In FA Youth Cup
Published: December 15, 2016
Leicester City U18s have advanced to the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup following a 3-1 victory over Leyton Orient at King Power Stadium on Wednesday night.England youth international Layton Ndukwu gave the Foxes the lead with 27 minutes on the clock, the winger finished from close range after he was set up by Leshab...
Alex Iwobi Told To Go Back To Nigeria After Miss Vs Everton
Published: December 14, 2016
Alex Iwobi was insulted by a number of Arsenal fans in the wake of their 2-1 loss to Everton in the Premier League on Tuesday, with one frustrated fan telling him to go back to his native land, Nigeria.The Nigeria international replaced Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the 71st minute of the contest at Goodison Park, and had...
Ndidi Photographed By HLN At Brussels After Leicester Trip; In Squad To Face Charleroi
Published: December 14, 2016
As first reported by allnigeriasoccer.com, Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, 19, returned to Belgium on Monday after traveling to England to undergo a medical with Leicester City.It is one hundred percent confirmed that the Racing Genk number twenty five appended his signature to a five-year deal with the Foxes af...
(Photo) Super Falcons Block Entrance To NASS; Arsenal Striker Oshoala Plays Judas
Published: December 14, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Nigeria’s Women’s National Team, the Super Falcons, took their protests over unpaid bonuses and allowances to the National Assembly on Wednesday morning.The 16 players, who departed the Agura Hotel in Abuja early this morning, started their protests at the National Asse...
2016 MLS Expansion Draft : List Of Protected & Unprotected Nigerian Players
Published: December 12, 2016
Major League Soccer clubs have announced their protected and unprotected list ahead of Tuesday’s 2016 MLS Expansion Draft. Nine players of Nigerian descent have been protected, while six others are unprotected including Philadelphia Union star and USA international Maurice Edu.Vancouver Whitecaps defender Sam Ade...
Nigeria Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi Undergoing Medical At Leicester City
Published: December 12, 2016
Wilfred Ndidi did not participate in training with Racing Genk on Monday ahead of their meeting with Charleroi in the quarterfinal of the Belgian Cup.According to reports in Belgium, including De Morgen, the Nigeria international has traveled to England where he will undergo a medical with Premier League champions Leic...
Happy Birthday Victor Moses! Throwback Photo 16 Years Ago With First Nigerian Club
Published: December 12, 2016
On the occasion of the 26th birthday of Victor Moses, allnigeriasoccer.com has released a photo of the Chelsea right wing-back with the Nigerian club he represented before he relocated to the United Kingdom. Moses skippered BJ Foundation at several Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria(YSFON) organized tournaments and was...
Europa League Draw : Troost-Ekong Admits He Learnt How To Defend From Tottenham Coaches
Published: December 12, 2016
Gent star William Troost-Ekong is relishing the prospect of facing Tottenham Hotspur in the knockout rounds of the Europa League following the draw that took place on Monday afternoon.Dutch-born Troost- Ekong was on the books of Spurs for two years before moving to FC Groningen, and admitted the White Hart Lane outfit ...
Champions League Draw : Iwobi & Alaba Face-Off; Iheanacho & City Get Monaco; Trip To Spain For Musa & LCFC
Published: December 12, 2016
Nigeria internationals Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Ahmed Musa have discovered their next opponents in the Champions League following the draw that took place on Monday afternoon.Group A winners Arsenal were unlucky after the draw pitted the Premier League side against Bundesliga champs Bayern Munich. The Gunners ...