England U19 Star Edun Produces Impressive Display For Fulham In Narrow Loss To USA U20s
Published: April 06, 2017
Tayo Edun and Elijah Adebayo were in action for Fulham U23s squad in their narrow 1-0 loss to United States U20s in a friendly on Wednesday afternoon at Motspur Park.The Americans have set up a training camp in London ahead of the 2017 Fifa U20 World Cup in South Korea.England U19 star Edun produced an impressive perfo...
Rohr Rules Out Summer Holidays For Iheanacho, Iwobi, Ndidi Until After South Africa Game
Published: April 06, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that he plans to invite fresh young players to a training camp in France, ahead of the national team’s African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa in June. The training camp will start next month, meaning the Super Eagles stars will not be allowed to proceed o...
Fifa Ranking : Super Eagles Back In Africa Top Five
Published: April 06, 2017
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday morning published its latest ranking of National Teams. Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have climbed one place, and now occupy the 40th position, while they are fifth in the continental ranking.Egypt, Senegal, Cameroon and Burkina...
Super Eagles Coach Rohr Invited By Ex-Protegee Agali To Scout NNL Side AS Racine Stars
Published: April 06, 2017
A very important guest was at the Agege Township Stadium, the venue of the meeting between AS Racine and Warri Wolves in the Nigerian National League on Wednesday, April 5.Allnigeriasoccer.com can report that Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr watched the game from the stands and took note of possible players that can be i...
Watford Striker Of Nigerian Descent Stars As England Thrash Turkey
Published: April 05, 2017
England U19s started their UEFA Women’s European U19 Championship Elite Qualifying Round on a winning note, after beating Turkey 3-0 at Arslan Zeki Demirci Spor Kompleksi, Mangavat on Wednesday.There was Nigerian interest in the game with the in-form Watford teenager Rinsola Babajide named to the roster announced...
Rohr Arrives In Nigeria For Talks With NFF Over Chelsea Talent Ola Aina, Arsenal Striker Akpom
Published: April 05, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr was expected in Nigeria last night ahead of the Super Eagles first competitive game of 2017 against South Africa in two months time. On Wednesday or Thursday, the German tactician will hold talks with the Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Bitus Bewarang, regardi...
Leicester City, Swansea Interested In Hot Nigerian Prospect, Who Played For Chelsea
Published: April 05, 2017
Premier League duo Leicester City and Swansea City are mulling over a move for Oladapo Afolayan, according to the Daily Star. Representatives from the Foxes and Swans have scouted the attacker in recent weeks, while Barnsley, Grimsby, Blackburn, Derby, Birmingham and Sheffield United are keeping tabs on his situation. ...
EPL Wrap: Ndidi Does Good Job; Anichebe Gets Green Light; Success Subbed In; Lookman Benched Again; Barkley, Kanu Start
Published: April 04, 2017
Rundown of how players of Nigerian descent fared in the English Premier League on Tuesday night.Premier League champs Leicester City are well on course for safety following their 2-0 win over Sunderland at the King Power Stadium. Foxes number 25 Wilfred Ndidi did a very good job during the 82 minutes he spent on the pi...
FC Ufa Sweating On Fitness Of Sylvester Igboun Ahead Of Russian Cup Semifinal
Published: April 04, 2017
FC Ufa are sweating on the fitness of Sylvester Igboun ahead of their Russian Cup semifinal against Lokomotiv Moscow on Wednesday, April 5.Igboun was substituted after 65 minutes in Ufa’s 1-0 win over Krylya Sovetov as a result of an injury and has not been selected for the last two matches in the Russian Premier...
USA U20 Coach Starts Running The Rule Over Estoril Striker Payne
Published: April 04, 2017
Estoril striker Stephen Payne has been named in the United States U20 Men’s National Team squad announced by Head Coach Tab Ramos for a training camp ahead of this summer’s Fifa U20 World Cup.The 19-year-old is among the six strikers that will be monitored by the coaching staff during the get-together that ...
Odense BK Trials For Ex-Monaco, Dynamo Kiev Star Lukman Haruna
Published: April 04, 2017
Danish Superliga side Odense BK are working on a deal to sign Nigeria international Lukman Haruna, 26.The three-time Danish champions have firmed up their interest by inviting Haruna for trials, which will begin next week.Haruna, formerly of Monaco, has been without a team for the past three months after his contract w...
Committed Super Eagle Noah Bazee Fails Fitness Test Ahead Of Tuesday League Match
Published: April 04, 2017
Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee will not be available for selection in Tuesday’s 2 Bundesliga match between Hannover and Nürnberg at HDI-Arena.The coach of the team based in the Lower Saxony, André Breitenreiter, has announced an 18-man squad without picking the Nigerian wonderkid.Bazee is nearing full fitne...
Super Eagles Star Moses Misses Training Ahead Of Manchester City Clash
Published: April 04, 2017
Victor Moses is racing against the clock to be fit for Chelsea’s Premier League tie with Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.The Nigeria international missed training on Monday, fueling speculation that he will not be involved in the crunch match with the Citizens. Only last weekend, Moses did n...
Highly-Rated Manchester City Midfielder Refuses To Rule Out Possibility Of Representing Nigeria
Published: April 03, 2017
Manchester City wonderkid Tom Dele-Bashiru is set to spark a tug-of-war between England and Nigeria for his services.Born in the United Kingdom17 years ago, the central midfielder has played for England at U16 but has refused to rule out the possibility of representing the Nigerian national teams in future.“In 5 ...
Official: 2014 Nigeria World Cup Star Named To EFL Team Of The Week
Published: April 03, 2017
Nigeria was represented in the latest Team of the Week announced by the English Football League on Monday, April 3.Shola Ameobi’s fantastic display against Colchester United in which he bagged a brace was noticed as he made the top eleven outstanding players in the EFL.The Nigeria international registered his nam...