Exclusive : Nigeria U23s Striker Umar Aminu Reveals He Will Not Play Against Japan
Published: August 03, 2016
Dream Team VI manager Samson Siasia will have only five outfield players on the substitutes bench in his side’s opener against Japan on Thursday, with Osmanlıspor frontman Umar Aminu revealing that he will miss the game.The Super Eagles rising star will be on duty for the Turkish Super Lig club tomorrow evenin...
Stranded Nigeria U23s Hoping To Fly To Brazil On Wednesday
Published: August 03, 2016
With just over twenty four hours left before the Dream Team’s first game against Japan at the Olympic Games, players and officials have not jetted out to Brazil. The Nigeria U23s were due to fly to Brazil on Friday, July 29 but could not do so because of the unavailability of funds to purchase plane tickets. &ldq...
Nigeria U23s Players Lacking Match Fitness Ahead Of Showdown With Japan
Published: August 03, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigeria U23s players are not adequately prepared for their Olympic Games opener against Japan at the Amazonian city of Manaus on Thursday, August 4.The squad did not train again on Tuesday, with uncertainties surrounding the exact time and date they will depart their training c...
Revealed : Sell-On Clause Inserted Into Kelechi Iheanacho Man City Contract
Published: August 02, 2016
The proprietor of Taye Academy, Kennedy Ezenwere, has claimed that the Owerri-based club negotiated a sell-on clause before Kelechi Iheanacho was sold to Manchester City.The Citizens had acquired their number 72 back in January 2015, parting with 350,000 pounds to prise him from the Nigerian club, and seeing off compet...
Club Reveal Nigeria Wonderkid Nwakali Is Now In London To Sign Five-Year Arsenal Contract
Published: August 02, 2016
Nigeria U20 skipper Kelechi Nwakali and his intermediary, Allwell, arrived in London on Monday to complete his move to English Premier League powerhouse Arsenal.Having trained with the Gunners earlier this year and passed a medical, the Gunners could not wrap up the deal until now because the central midfielder was wit...
Exclusive: Chelsea Star Mikel Regrets Accepting To Represent Nigeria U23s At Olympics
Published: August 02, 2016
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, 29, has regretted accepting to represent the Nigerian Olympic National Team at the 2016 Olympic Games. And this is not related to the fact that the central midfielder could lose his spot in the Blues first team upon his return to Stamford Bridge, having missed a large part of pre-seas...
Dynamic Sporting Solution Win Prestigious DANA Cup For Nigeria
Published: August 02, 2016
Kaduna-based Dynamic Sporting Solution won the Dana Cup in class B19 after beating Jambars FC (USA) 2-0 in the final on Sunday, with Chinedu Pius and Dizza Usman registering their names on the score-sheet.DSS won all their four matches in the group stage, first thrashing Gnarrenburg JSG 7-0 before recording wins agains...
Nigeria U23s Get Back To Business After Two Days Of Inactivity; Troost-Ekong Flies To Brazil
Published: August 02, 2016
The Dream Team VI returned to training on Monday ahead of their trip to Brazil for the Olympic Games, allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed. It would be recalled that the Nigeria U23s did not practice on Saturday because none of the players agreed to pay for a bus that will take them to the Georgia Soccer Park in Atla...
Nigeria U23s Have Trained ONCE In The Last Four Days; Cancel Sunday Workout
Published: July 31, 2016
For the second day in a row, the Nigeria U23s did not train at the Georgia Soccer Park in Atlanta.Unconfirmed tweets by the Media Officer of the team, Timi Ebikagboro, suggest that the Samson Siasia-led side cancelled Sunday’s workout because of the unfavourable weather conditions. Ahead of the clash against Japa...
Oduwa Scores Penalty, Oteh Makes Cameo As Spurs Beat Standard Liege
Published: July 31, 2016
Tottenham Hotspur development squad took part in the European Under-21 Tournament in Ploufragan, France.On Sunday morning, Ugo Ehiogu’s side faced Standard Liege in its last game of the tourney and emerged victorious after a penalty shoot-out, with Nathan Oduwa scoring one of the spot kicks.In the game which last...
Nigeria U23s Cannot Pay For Bus For Training; Mikel Handling Transportation, Feeding Expenses
Published: July 31, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that the Dream Team VI players skipped their scheduled workout yet again on Saturday, July 30 because none of the invited foreign-based professionals agreed to pick up the tab for the hiring of a bus to take the team to the training ground.While it has been independently conf...
Stranded Nigeria U23s To Travel In Batches To Rio; Pinnick Ordered To Source For Funds
Published: July 31, 2016
As first reported by allnigeriasoccer.com, the Nigerian U23 National Team are stranded at their training camp in Atlanta, four days before their crucial encounter against Japan at the 2016 Olympic Games.The order from above to the Nigeria Football Federation supremo Amaju Pinnick is to source for funds “anyhow&rd...
Three Lionesses Star Eniola Cheers From The Stands As Sone Aluko Scores Again For Fulham
Published: July 30, 2016
Super Eagles striker Sone Aluko is enjoying a new lease of life at Championship side Fulham, having seen his first team opportunities limited at Hull City last term.The new signing helped the Cottagers record a 3-1 win over Premier League opponents Crystal Palace on Saturday, opening scoring in the 36th minute after he...
Tosin Kehinde Fails To Save Man Utd XI From Defeat Against Port Vale
Published: July 30, 2016
Manchester United XI had two players of Nigerian descent on their roster in their 4-2 loss to Port Vale in a pre-season fixture staged at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon.Tosin Kehinde entered into the fray in the 52nd minute following an injury to Josh Harrop, while USA youth-teamer Matthew Olosunde was introduced in t...
Nigeria U23s Return To Training In ATL; Praying Manna Should Fall From Heaven
Published: July 30, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigerian U23 National Team returned to training on Friday evening, having skipped their workouts for about two days. It should be noted that the squad resuming training yesterday was not as a result of the story published by this website, as the players were preparing for train...