Belgian-Nigerian Striker Cyriel Dessers Tipped To Be The Next Huntelaar
Published: August 10, 2017
Belgian-born Nigerian striker Cyriel Dessers has been tipped to make the grade at Dutch Eredivisie side FC Utrecht, and has been labelled the next Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.Dessers was acquired by FC Utrecht this summer after the club sold their main player and striker Sébastien Haller to Eintracht Frankfurt, and the Super ...
Fifa Confirms AllNigeriaSoccer Report : Nigeria Make Progress In Rankings, Brazil Back On Top
Published: August 10, 2017
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday morning confirmed a story first reported by allnigeriasoccer.com earlier in the week regarding its latest rankings of National Teams. Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have climbed one place, and now occupy the 38th position, while they...
Super Eagles Watch: Penalty-box Predator Ighalo Scores, Samuel Opens CSKA Account
Published: August 09, 2017
Odion Ighalo is enjoying one of his best spells of his entire career, goalscoring-wise, with the Changchun Yatai frontman netting his ninth and tenth goal of the season in his side's 2-0 road win against Henan Jianye on Wednesday.The former Watford star opened the scoring for Changchun Yatai in the 12th minute from clo...
American-Born Nigerian Midfielder Delighted After Stunning Strike For MK Dons
Published: August 09, 2017
American youth international of Nigerian parentage Gboly Ariyibi has spoken of his happiness after netting the winning goal in MK Don's 1-0 win over Forest Green Rovers in the Carabao Cup.A brilliant 25-yard strike from the Nottingham Forest loanee in the 110th minute handed MK Dons a narrow win at The New Lawn (Nailsw...
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...