KENNETH OMERUO Hits Faro Camp December 29
Published: December 14, 2012
Allnigeriasoccer.com can confirm that Kenneth Omeruo will join the Super Eagles camp in Faro, Portugal on December 29. The teenager has been included by coach Stephen Keshi in his preliminary roster for the African Cup of Nations, billed to be staged in South Africa from January 19 to February 10.It is the second time ...
AHMED MUSA Is Third Best Player In Russia
Published: December 12, 2012
Renowned Russian portal championat.com has released its eagerly anticipated Best Player in the Premier League for the month of November and December. Journalists and fans picked the star performers in the championship.The panelists chose the new golden boy of Nigerian football Ahmed Musa as the second best player in th...
UCHE NWOFOR Fit To Face Vitesse
Published: December 08, 2012
Top scorer at the last African Youth Championship Uche Nwofor had been struggling with an ankle complaint for the past two weeks. Thus, the attacker was not selected by coach Ton Lokhoff in last weekend's 1 - 1 draw with PEC Zwolle.Nwofor has declared himself fit for Sunday's encounter against Vitesse, a game which cor...
FIDELIS DIMAKU Will Start Against Hapoel Tel Aviv
Published: December 08, 2012
Shimon Edri, the coach of Israeli Ligat ha'Al side Hapoel Acre, has hinted that former Under 23 National Team invitee Fidelis Dimaku will make the starting line-up  in Sunday's game against Hapoel Tel Aviv.Dimaku, who has made only 2 starts this season after 12 games in the championship, has been given the green-l...
EFE AMBROSE's Celtic Progress To Champions League Knock Out Round
Published: December 06, 2012
Efe Ambrose's Celtic sailed through to the last-16 round of UEFA Champions League after defeating Emmanuel Emenike's Spartak Moscow 2-1 at Celtic Park on Wednesday night.Ambrose, Chinedu Obasi and Chuba Akpom are the only Nigerian players that made it to the knockout stage of the Champions League. Nigeria Internat...
All Nigeria Soccer Special: Nigeria's Top 50 Youngsters - 30 to 21
Published: December 06, 2012
Nigeria's Top 50 Youngsters30) Rabiu Ibrahim (Glasgow Celtic, Scotland)Age: 21Market Value: €400,000Comments: The old fashioned play-maker was considered the natural successor to Augustine Okocha in the National Team. But he has failed to live up to his wonder - kid tag. The sour point is that he made some wrong...
CEDRIC OMOIGUI Wants To Train With Mallorca First Team
Published: December 05, 2012
Nigeria youth international Cedric Omoigui says he is looking forward to training with the first team of Mallorca . The 18 - year - old has impressed for the U18 squad in the reserve league, netting 11 goals in 13 matches. ''The first team coach of Mallorca has watched the reserve side play so many times. And he l...
EFE AMBROSE And Celtic Teammates Giving Away Two Autographed Jerseys
Published: December 04, 2012
In the spirit of Christmas, Nigeria defender Efe Ambrose is giving away two autographed jerseys, signed by the first team players of Celtic, to readers of allnigeriasoccer.com.The jerseys won't be given to readers on a platter of gold. Management of allnigeriasoccer.com, in its wisdom, has decided to launch a competiti...
EFE AMBROSE Targets Home Win Against Spartak Moscow
Published: December 04, 2012
Nigeria international Efe Ambrose says Celtic will raise their game when they host Spartak Moscow on Wednesday night in the Champions League. Lately, the Glasgow giants are struggling for form in their home games, and have failed to win at Celtic Park since October 30.''Wednesday night is a Champions League game which ...
Celtic Insider: RABIU IBRAHIM Did Not Impress
Published: December 03, 2012
Matt Mcglone, Editor of the Celtic magazine 'Alternative View' has shared his thoughts and impressions on the Nigeria youth - teamer Rabiu Ibrahim, who made his first start for the Glasgow giants against Arbroath in the Scottish Cup last weekend.Mcglone told allnigeriasoccer.com: ''He (Rabiu) looked pretty raw and didn...
STEPHEN KESHI Wants Sam For Brazil 2014 Qualifiers - Supersport
Published: December 03, 2012
Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi is keen to add Sidney Sam to his side for the 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifying games.The Bayer Leverkusen winger, in spite of having declared his interest to play for Nigeria after representing Germany at Under19, 20 and 21 levels, will not be eligible to feature at the 2013 Africa ...
Mali Coach: We Are Ready For This Rematch
Published: December 02, 2012
Despite the 0 - 2 loss to the Golden Eaglets a fortnight ago, the coach of the Mali Under 17 squad, Issa Coulibaly, has boasted that the team will qualify for the CAN Under 17 championship, billed to be staged in Morocco from April 13 - 27 next year.The Aiglonnets, as the Under 17 selection is called, claimed t...
VICTOR MOSES Tips Nigeria For Afcon Glory
Published: November 30, 2012
Chelsea forward and Super Eagles star, Victor Moses, has expressed confidence that Nigeria was capable of lifting the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa next year.The former Wigan man, who broke into the Super Eagles team this year, believes that several factors would work in favour of the Super Eagles when the tour...
EZEKIEL HENRY Scores For AC Milan In Tim Cup
Published: November 29, 2012
Nigerian youngster Ezekiel Henry was on target for the Primavera squad of AC Milan in the 3 - 1 victory away to Padova in the Tim Cup on Wednesday.Henry put the visitors in the lead as early as the13th minute after receiving a pass from Bortoli, but from a corner-kick, the home team leveled the score-line through Rivi ...
Spartak Moscow: EMENIKE Is Overweight
Published: November 29, 2012
Sporting Director of Spartak Moscow, Dmitri Popov, has confirmed reports in the Russian media that Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike was not included in the starting line - up by Unai Emery in last weekend's 1-5 loss to Dynamo Moscow because he is overweight, writes championat.com citing Radio Sport.''He's one kil...