Ndidi Admits Leicester City Dug Deep To Beat Sevilla
Published: March 15, 2017
Wilfred Ndidi has shared his thoughts and impressions on Leicester City qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Champions League.Against all odds, the Premier League champions defeated Sevilla 2-0 at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night, with their Nigerian defensive midfielder working a full shift.“We...
Seven Players Of Nigerian Descent In Line To Play For England At Fifa U20s Know World Cup Foes
Published: March 15, 2017
On March 15, the draw for the 2017 Fifa Under 20 World Cup was held at Suwon Artrium, and some famous football personalities, including Diego Maradona, participated in the draw.The Flying Eagles, captained by Arsenal loanee Kelechi Nwakali, failed to qualify for one of the showpiece events on the Fifa football calendar...
Former Arsenal Prospect Aneke Starts His Rehab, Out For The Season
Published: March 14, 2017
Ex-Arsenal prospect Chuks Aneke is definitely not in contention to dress for MK Dons when they take on AFC Wimbledon in the Football League One on Tuesday night.Ahead of the fixture at Kingsmeadow, MK Dons writes on its official website that the former England youth international looks set to miss the remainder of the ...
Etebo Travels To Madrid To Apply For UK Visa, Would Have Missed Nigeria Friendlies
Published: March 14, 2017
 CD Feirense attacking midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo has shown that his commitment to the Super Eagles is not in doubt after traveling all the way to Madrid to submit his application for a United Kingdom visa.Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that the Dream Team VI poster boy would have missed both interna...
Two Nigerian Wonderkids Feature For Manchester United In Six-Goal Thriller
Published: March 14, 2017
Manchester United rallied from a two-goal deficit to draw 3-3 with Southampton in an entertaining Premier League 2 tie at Old Trafford on Monday night. Two players of Nigeria descent, Tosin Kehinde and United States youth-teamer Matthew Olosunde, started and put in a full shift for the Red Devils, and Olufela Olomola s...
Chelsea Dazzler Moses Doubtful For Nigeria Friendlies After Suffering Calf Injury
Published: March 14, 2017
Chelsea right wing-back Victor Moses is a big doubt for Nigeria’s upcoming friendlies against Senegal and Burkina Faso at the Hive Stadium in London, England, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. Moses limped off injured on Monday night as Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 in the Emirates FA Cup and a calf strain i...
Super Eagles Official : Rohr Should Be Praised For Convincing Ebuehi, Bazee To Represent Nigeria
Published: March 14, 2017
Ahead of Nigeria’s first international fixture in 2017, Super Eagles Media Officer Toyin Ibitoye has stated that manager Gernot Rohr should be praised for convincing foreign born players to commit their international future to Nigeria. Dutch-born ADO Den Haag right fullback Tyronne Ebuehi and German-born Noah Joe...
Burkina Faso Name Chelsea Loanee, 22 Foreign-Based Professionals In Squad To Face Nigeria
Published: March 13, 2017
The Burkinabé Football Federation have announced a 25-man roster ahead of their upcoming friendly game against Nigeria at the Hive Stadium on March 27.Portuguese coach of the Burkina Faso national team, Paulo Duarte, has called up several players that took part in the last African Cup of Nations and six players ...
Arsenal Fans Decide : Super Eagles Starlet Iwobi Should Not Be Sold In The Summer
Published: March 13, 2017
In a poll conducted by sports television channel Sky Sports on its website, Arsenal supporters were asked to name the players in the current squad that should be sold when the transfer window reopens. Nigeria international Alex Iwobi appears to be very popular with the Gunners faithful, as only 35,700 of the respondent...
Ex-Watford Star Ighalo Clarifies : I Am Not The Substantive Captain Of Changchun Yatai
Published: March 13, 2017
Changchun Yatai marquee signing Odion Ighalo has revealed that he is not the substantive captain of the Chinese Super League club. In the first two games in the top-flight, the former Watford star was handed the captain armband’s by manager Lee Jang-soo fueling speculation that he is now the leader of the team on...
Gbolahan Salami Scores Sixth Goal Of The Season, Red Card Appeal Successful
Published: March 13, 2017
Kuopion Palloseura failed to advance to the next round of the Suomen Cup after a 4-2 loss to FC Honka at the Savon Sanomat Areena on Sunday evening.Three days before the encounter, KuPS were handed a boost with news that Nigeria international Gbolahan Salami would be allowed to face Honka after their red card appeal to...
Exciting Talent Samuel Kalu Scores Again As Gent Book Play-Off 1 Ticket
Published: March 12, 2017
Gent recovered from their shock loss to Racing Genk in the Europa League after thrashing Osaguona Ighodaro’s KV Mechelen 3-0 in the Belgian First Division A on Sunday afternoon.As for team news, Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong returned to the starting XI after missing the last six games in the league, ...
Super Eagles Striker Scores Brace On Debut For Chinese Club
Published: March 12, 2017
Nigeria international Chinedu Obasi bagged a brace on his competitive debut for Shenzhen FC in their 6-0 rout of Dalian Transcendence in the Chinese League One on Sunday.The former Schalke 04 star doubled his team’s advantage in the 32nd minute when he was released into the box before slotting in a left-footed sh...
Senegal Coach Names Squad For Nigeria Friendly On March 16
Published: March 12, 2017
Coach of the Senegalese National Team, Aliou Cissé ,will announce his squad for the upcoming friendly against Nigeria on March 16, 2017.The former Birmingham City midfielder will reveal his first squad after the 2017 African Cup of Nations on Thursday at a press conference. Cisse and his backroom staff will fly ...
Nigerian Star Kelechi Refuses To Expose Rivers United Ahead Of CAFCL Cracker
Published: March 12, 2017
Al-Merreikh’s Nigerian striker Kelechi Osunwa has tactically refused to give his coach the lowdown on Rivers United ahead of his side’s CAF Champions League meeting in Port Harcourt. The prolific frontman still has a soft spot for Rivers United, having represented Dolphins for two years before moving to Sud...