Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea Nigerian Wonderkids Listed Among Top 20 Talents To Watch This Season
Published: August 08, 2017
Ahead of the start of the new Premier League season, Pro Soccer Talk has picked the Top 20 Premier League academy products to watch this year, with three players of Nigerian descent mentioned.Manchester United's Matthew Olosunde, Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham and Liverpool starlet Dominic Solanke have been tipped to mak...
Nigeria Make Progress In Latest Fifa Rankings, Brazil First, Africa's Top 20 Revealed
Published: August 08, 2017
Ahead of two crucial World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon in September, the Super Eagles are expected to make slight progress in the latest Fifa rankings that will be released by football's governing body Fifa on Thursday, August 10.Nigeria have climbed one place and are now ranked 38th in the world, level on 716 poin...
Nigeria Legend Okocha Joins Debate : Messi Is Better Than Ex-Man Utd Star Ronaldo
Published: August 07, 2017
In an interview with the official website of Fifa, former Super Eagles captain Austin Okocha believes Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is a better footballer than ex-Manchester United hero Cristiano Ronaldo.Messi and Ronaldo have been the leading contenders for the best player in the world in the last ten years, with t...
How Arsenal Gem Iwobi Reacted To Community Shield Win Over Chelsea
Published: August 06, 2017
Alex Iwobi was delighted that Arsenal began the season the same way they ended last campaign after beating Chelsea 4-1 on penalties to win the Community Shield on Sunday.The Hale End Academy product is inching closer to retaining his place in the starting line-up ahead of Friday's clash against Leicester City, with man...
Nigerian Defender In Line To Make Official Debut For Steven Gerrard's Liverpool Squad
Published: August 03, 2017
The promising Nigerian defender Emeka Obi is in line to make his official debut for Steven Gerrard's Liverpool U18s when they tackle Derby County at Moor Farm Training Centre (Derby, Derbyshire) next Friday, August 11.The center back penned a scholarship deal with The Reds ahead of the new season, and has been automati...
Super Eagles Attacker Makes Champions League Debut For CSKA Moscow
Published: August 03, 2017
Nigeria international Aaron Samuel has made his Champions League debut for Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.The powerful striker played his first-ever game in the world's premier club competition when he was introduced in the 69th minute of CSKA's 1-0 win over AEK Athens at the VEB Arena in Moscow on Wednesday n...
Chelsea Loanee Aina Doubtful For WCQ Vs Cameroon, Not Yet Cleared By Fifa
Published: August 01, 2017
Chelsea loanee Ola Aina is doubtful for two important World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon in Uyo and Yaounde.The right wing-back trained with the Super Eagles in London in March before committing his international future to Nigeria ahead of England, his country of birth.According to a Nigeria Football Federation insi...
Ten Chelsea Players Of Nigerian Descent Involved In International Action Last Season
Published: July 31, 2017
Chelsea have officially revealed that sixty-two players on the books of the club were involved in international action for their respective countries last season at senior to U17 level.If the U16 age group is included in the mix, ten players of Nigerian descent were called up to defend the colours of either Nigeria or ...
Chelsea's Omeruo Suffers Injury A Month Before WCQ Vs Cameroon, Subbed Out In Friendly
Published: July 30, 2017
Kenneth Omeruo picked up a yet to be disclosed injury in Chelsea's 2-0 win over French fourth-tier club Bergerac Périgord FC in a pre-season friendly at the Gaston Simounet Stadium on Saturday evening.The Nigeria international played through the pain barrier before he was substituted at half-time, according to Canal+ ...
Arsenal, AC Milan, Ajax To Watch Nigeria International Midfielder Uche Vs Mechelen
Published: July 29, 2017
A number of top European clubs have posted scouts to witness Sunday's Belgian First Division A clash between Mechelen and Standard Liege at the AFAS-stadion Achter de Kazerne.According to DH, representatives of  AC Milan, Arsenal, PSV, Ajax, Hanover and Spartak Moscow will be present in Mechelen to watch the game.Supe...
Chelsea Hold Two Closed-Door Sessions: Fans Allowed For 15 Minutes, Morata & Moses Likely To Start, Rudiger Sub
Published: July 28, 2017
Chelsea held two closed-door training sessions on Friday ahead of Saturday afternoon's International Champions Cup clash against Inter Milan at the National Stadium in Singapore, Chelsea expert CarefreeYouth has informed allnigeriasoccer.com.Chelsea allowed the media and their fans to feast their eyes on the star playe...
Nigerian Messi Poised To Feature For Liverpool Against Former Club This Weekend
Published: July 28, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Ibadan-born winger Bobby Adekanye, dubbed the Nigerian Messi, is in line to feature for Liverpool U23 when they face his former club PSV Eindhoven this weekend.As part of their preparations for the new season, the Reds Reserve Team have been invited to participate in the Nuneaton T...
Iwobi Makes Arsenal Emirates Cup Squad, Nwakali & Akpom Left Out
Published: July 28, 2017
Arsenal have announced their roster for the 2017 Emirates Cup which takes place on Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 of July at the Emirates Stadium in London.Speculations will continue to link the Nigerian striker Chuba Akpom with a an exit from Arsenal before the close of the transfer window after he was left out of the squa...
NFF Right Of Reply : We Did Not Appoint Unqualified Coaches For National Teams
Published: July 28, 2017
The Nigeria Football Federation has decried a publication which claimed its chieftains had not only handpicked coaches for the U15 National Team, but had also gone ahead to ‘share coaching positions in the various National Teams among their friends and cronies.’Chairman of the NFF Technical and Development Committe...
Swope Park Rangers Whizkid Selbol Wins USL Goal Of The Week Again
Published: July 27, 2017
Swope Park Rangers Nigerian midfielder Nansel Selbol has claimed the United Soccer League Fans’ Choice Goal of the Week.This is the second time this month that the former Dream Team VI trainee has won the accolade, as he scooped the Goal of the Week award for Week 15.Selbol's breakaway finish in the 83rd minute of th...