Gbolahan Salami Wife And One-Year-Old Son Stopped From Entering Finland
Published: February 09, 2017
Gbolahan Salami’s wife and his one-year old son have been stopped from entering Finland after they were refused a visa by the authorities. And if the Finnish Embassy in Abuja does not rescind its decision, the Nigeria international won’t be able to see his family until November 2017 when the season would ha...
Nigeria Magician Included In 100 Best Foreign English Premier League Players
Published: February 09, 2017
Former Super Eagles captain Austin Okocha has been included in the top 100 foreigners to feature in the Premier League by the celebrated football magazine Four Four Two.The attacking midfielder, who represented Bolton Wanderers for four seasons, is ranked 33rd on the list.“Okocha almost single-handedly rescued Bo...
Tianjin Teda Ponder Converting Nigeria Captain Mikel Into A Central Defender
Published: February 09, 2017
Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda are in the worst form heading into the 2017 season, having lost seven of their warm-up matches. In their latest preparation game, the ‎Jaime Pacheco-led side lost 3-0 to South Korean club Ulsan Hyundai, it is now obvious that they are weak and the fans are demanding explanati...
Nigerian Federation Investigating Iheanacho Lack Of Game Time At Man City
Published: February 08, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr will visit England in the coming days to hold discussions with Kelechi Iheanacho and manager Pep Guardiola over the attacker’s lack of game time in recent matches. Prior to Brazilian wonderkid Gabriel Jesus making his debut for the Citizens, the Nigerian had made every single match ...
Obafemi Martins Has A Champions League Debut To Forget For Shanghai Shenhua
Published: February 08, 2017
Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua have failed to make the group stage of the AFC Champions League following a 2-0 loss to Brisbane Roar in the third qualifying round on Wednesday, February 8.Nigeria international Obafemi Martins had a debut to forget in the AFC Champions League after firing blanks in the ninet...
Tottenham, Arsenal Target Osayi-Samuel Nominated For January GOTM Award
Published: February 08, 2017
Nigerian-born winger Bright Osayi-Samuel is in the running for Blackpool’s Goal of the Month award for January 2017.The 19-year-old’s curler inside the area against Barnsley has been nominated for the accolade along with three goals netted by right-back Kelvin Mellor. In December, Osayi-Samuel claimed Black...
Strongest Nigerian Player Comes Off Bench To Score For Wycombe Wanderers
Published: February 08, 2017
An inspired substitution by Wycombe Wanderers manager Gareth Ainsworth, who introduced Adebayo Akinfenwa at the start of the second half, almost paid off in his side’s 2-1 loss to Coventry City in the quarterfinal of the EFL Trophy on Tuesday night.Trailing by two goals, Akinfenwa reduced the deficit after spendi...
Top Ten Highest Paid Nigerian Professional Footballers : Mikel 3rd, Iheanacho 6th, Enyeama 9th
Published: February 07, 2017
It is a foregone conclusion that former Watford striker Odion Ighalo is the top earning Nigerian professional footballer, with guaranteed wages of more than €12.1 million per season.Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report Martins’ reign as the best paid Nigerian player lasted less than one month after Ig...
Third Highest Paid Nigerian Player Struggling For Form After Sixth Consecutive Loss
Published: February 07, 2017
John Obi Mikel and his Tianjin Teda teammates are struggling for form ahead of the start of the Chinese Super League.The Nigerian captain was named in the starting line-up as Tianjin Teda suffered a 3-1 loss to South Korean second-tier club Busan IPark on Tuesday, February 7.During their training camp in Spain, Tianjin...
Cameroon Skipper Echoes Memories Of AFCON Win Against Nigeria When Milla Lifted Trophy
Published: February 07, 2017
Twenty nine years after the substantive Cameroon skipper Emile Mbouh-Mbouh decided that the influential striker Roger Milla should lift the African Cup of Nations, the drama was repeated on Sunday in Gabon after their 2-1 win against Egypt in the final. The Indomitable Lions won their second African Cup of Nations titl...
Nigerian Talent Tosin Kehinde Scores For Manchester United In Eight-Goal Thriller
Published: February 06, 2017
Manchester United lost out in an eight-goal thriller against Derby County in a Premier League 2 clash at St George’s Park National Football Centre on Monday night.The visitors opened the scoring as early as the sixth minute through Gribbin but trailed the opponents by a goal at the end of the first half. The Rams...
Super Eagles Defender Musa Mohammed Impresses On FK Zeljeznicar Debut
Published: February 06, 2017
Super Eagles right fullback Musa Mohammed has been handed his debut by coach of FK Željezni�ar Sarajevo, Slavko Petrovi�, only three days after the Bosnia and Herzegovina club announced his loan signing from İstanbul Ba�ak�ehir.The former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles skipper played the second half of ...
Netherlands U19 International Reveals Nathan Tella Has The Best Turn Of Pace
Published: February 06, 2017
Answering questions from the official website of Arsenal about his career, Donyell Malen has provided the lowdown on his teammates, including Nigerian winger Nathan Tella. Malen, a Netherlands U19 international, is a very important member of Arsenal U18 squad and plays alongside Tella on the team. Asked to name the pla...
Birmingham City YPOTY Solomon-Otabor Debuts For Okocha Former Club
Published: February 04, 2017
Former Nigeria U23 invitee Viv Solomon-Otabor made his competitive debut for Bolton Wanderers in their 1-1 draw with MK Dons in League One on Saturday, few days after completing his loan move from Birmingham City.The young winger started on the bench, before playing the final 21 minutes of the contest at Stadium mk.Jay...
Cameroon Coach : Liverpool Star Matip Will Be Called Up For WCQ Vs Nigeria If....
Published: February 04, 2017
Cameroon national team coach Hugo Broos has hinted that Liverpool star Joel Matip will be called up for the World Cup qualifier against Nigeria if he rescinds his decision to retire from the Indomitable Lions. The German-born central defender was initially included on the provisional roster for the 2017 African Cup of ...