Exclusive: Names Of New Coaches, Assistant Coaches, GK Trainers For Nigeria National Teams
Published: October 10, 2017
Alnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigeria Football Federation are set to announce the appointments of new coaches, assistant coaches, goalkeeper trainers for the various national teams except the Super Eagles.The Nigerian Federation received 300 applications and shortlisted 68 candidates for national team jobs, ...
Third Game In A Row : Moses Among CAF Best XI Players Of Match Day Five WCQ
Published: October 10, 2017
Chelsea star Victor Moses has been named in the ceremonial best eleven players of Match day 5 from the World Cup qualifiers by the governing body of African Football, CAF.And joining the Blues number fifteen in the starting line-up is Anorthosis Famagusta defender Abdullahi Shehu, his first appearance in the best eleve...
Nigeria International Midfielder Being Investigated Over Match-Fixing
Published: October 10, 2017
Out-of-favour Nigeria international Dickson Etuhu is being investigated by the Swedish authorities over allegations that he attempted to influence the outcome of a match in Sweden.Red flags were raised by AIK goalkeeper Kenny Stamatopoulos when he claimed that he was offered a large sum of money, thought to be in the r...
Why Nigeria-Zambia WCQ Can't Be Replayed Despite Disallowed Goal
Published: October 10, 2017
Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga has explained why they won't appeal against Botswana referee Joshua Bondo for not allowing Augustine Mulenga’s goal to stand in their 1-0 loss to Nigeria in Uyo in Saturday.Andrew Kamanga rendered clarity on the association’s stance stressing that a deci...
Chelsea's Abraham Makes U-turn Over Playing For Nigeria : Lot Of Things Going On
Published: October 10, 2017
Chelsea starlet Tammy Abraham has admitted that Nigeria and England are battling for his services, and has not entirely ruled out playing for the three-time African champions after they secured their place at next summer's World Cup.Only last month, the England U21 star was quick to pledge allegiance to England over th...
(Photo) Nigeria Heroes Iwobi, Ola Aina Jet Out To London After International Duty
Published: October 09, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that Arsenal striker Alex Iwobi flew to the United Kingdom on Monday after international duty with the Super Eagles.The Hale End Academy product was joined on the trip to London by his family friend Ola Aina, who debuted for the national team in Saturday's 1-0 win over Zambia.Iwob...
The Victor Moses Story : How He Became A National Sensation
Published: October 09, 2017
Victor Moses's penchant for making tricky, impressive contributions to the national team, the Super Eagles, long precedes him tormenting defenses; be it Sebastian Siani, Adolphe Teikeu, or even Aïssa Mandi and Nabil Bentaleb in CAF's Group B World Cup qualification series. Watching him freakishly take on opponents, ve...
Chelsea Legend Tells Abraham What To Do To Break Into First Team
Published: October 09, 2017
Chelsea legend Claude Makelele is backing Tammy Abraham to break into the first team of the Premier League champions, but admitted that the England U21 star has to keep learning his trade at Swansea City so he can become a better striker.This season is the 20-year-old's second spell on loan from Stamford Bridge as Chel...
QPR Loanee Ebere Eze Buzzing After First Professional Goals
Published: October 09, 2017
Queens Park Rangers loanee Eberechi Eze was delighted to score his first professional goals in Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 win at Cambridge United on game week 12 in the EFL League Two on Saturday evening.It was a five star performance from the Nigerian striker, who opened the scoring two minutes into the second half after h...
Troost-Ekong : Sunday Oliseh Told Me Oyibo Boys Are Too Soft
Published: October 09, 2017
Former Netherlands youth international William Troost-Ekong has hinted why he found game time hard to come by during Sunday Oliseh's spell as manager of the Super Eagles.The Bursaspor central defender made only two appearances for the national team, against Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo, under the stewardsh...
U17 World Cup: Akinola Scores United States Winner Against Ghana
Published: October 09, 2017
Toronto FC striker Ayomide Akinola came off the bench to score the only goal for the United States in their 1-0 win over Ghana at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi in the ongoing Fifa U17 World Cup in India.The 17-year-old, who started against India last Friday, hopped off the bench to replace Timothy Weah, son o...
Zambia Star Mwepu Congratulates Nigeria : Go And Make Africa Proud
Published: October 09, 2017
Red Bull Salzburg loanee Enoch Mwepu has congratulated Nigeria for qualifying for their sixth World Cup, adding that the Zambian squad will target a place in the 2022 tournament.Mwepu cost problems for the Nigerian defense in Saturday's game, and Cypriot-based star Abdullahi Shehu was yellow carded for bringing down th...
Moses, Iwobi Face Anxious Wait Over Ballon d'Or Nomination
Published: October 09, 2017
No Nigerian star has been considered yet for the prestigious Ballon d'Or 2017 after France Football announced fifteen of the thirty nominees on Monday, October 9.Victor Moses and Alex Iwobi were two of Nigeria's most outstanding players in 2017, and will have to wait until 1815 hours to discover if they made the 30-man...
Nigeria A Win Away From Setting A New African Record At World Cup
Published: October 09, 2017
The Super Eagles are set to become the most successful African country to have participated in the Fifa World Cup after qualifying for next summer's tournament in Russia.Only Cameroon, with seven, has made more World Cup appearances than the Super Eagles among African teams.The Indomitable Lions also lead the way in th...
Leicester City Fear Ndidi Suffered A Knock Vs Zambia But Midfielder Is Fine
Published: October 09, 2017
Leicester City fear one of their important first-teamers Wilfred Ndidi suffered a knock in the closing minutes of Nigeria's 1-0 win over Zambia in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday.The central midfielder had to be attended to by Super Eagles medics in added time after suffering some discomfort as he attempted a shot.''...