Victor Osimhen Agent Denies Manu Garba After Paying His Hotel Bills
Published: June 17, 2016
Victor Osimhen’s intermediary, Yusuf Shira Ayila, has sensationally claimed that he has never spoken to Manu Garba, after allnigeriasoccer.com reported that he paid the Golden Eaglets coach N5 million to invite five of his players to the Nigeria U17s screening. But it appears that the agent is talking out of both...
Junior Ajayi To Travel To USA With Nigeria U23s; Showed Up In Abuja On Thursday
Published: June 17, 2016
CS Sfaxien striker Junior Ajayi will train with Nigeria’s Olympic National Team in the United States ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. The ex-Shooting Stars ace has returned to the country following the end of the Tunisian Ligue 1 last weekend, and was sighted at the United States...
Manu Garba Returns Meager N100,000 Bribe; NFF General Secretary Backing Golden Eaglets Coach
Published: June 17, 2016
The last has not been heard of the bribery scandal involving Nigeria U17s coach Manu Garba, who is being investigated by his employers, Nigeria Football Federation, due to sharp practices in the Golden Eaglets screening that kicked off last month.The former Flying Eagles coach believes he is untouchable because he is b...
Nigeria U17s Coach Manu Garba Collects Nine Million Naira Bribe From Osimhen Agent, Lagos Academy; NFF May Fire Coach
Published: June 16, 2016
Nigeria U17s coach Manu Garba might be sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation after he was financially induced to invite  substandard players to the national team by two football agents.This is not the first time Garba is being involved in unethical practices. The former Flying Eagles manager was paid N500,000 ...
Watford Star Ighalo Drops BIG Hint He Will Represent Nigeria In Olympic Games
Published: June 16, 2016
Watford striker Odion Ighalo, 27, has dropped a big hint that he will represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.Speculations are rife that the former Flying Eagles skipper is one of the over aged players named to the provisional roster and Samson Siasia was in London in May to hold talks with the player regard...
Nigeria U23s Coach Sticks With Liverpool Striker Awoniyi; Player Applies For US Visa
Published: June 16, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Taiwo Awoniyi has been included in Nigeria’s provisional roster for the Olympic Games, contrary to speculations in the local media that coach Samson Siasia will axe the Liverpool striker after he failed to live up to expectations during the Suwon Invitational Tournament in Ju...
Dream Team VI Poster Boy Oghenekaro Etebo Links Up With Squad In Abuja
Published: June 16, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that CD Feirense attacking midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo has linked up with the Dream Team VI in Abuja ahead of their trip overseas for a training camp.The Most Promising Talent in Africa, according to CAF, is one of the players that will begin the process of applying for a United S...
Chelsea Star, Aluko Says Relatives In Nigeria Did Not Want Her To Play Football
Published: June 16, 2016
Chelsea attacker Eniola Aluko has revealed that her relatives back in Nigeria did not want her to play football because they felt  it was a traditional male sport.Born in Nigeria, Aluko moved to England with her family while still an infant and started playing football along with some boys in her neighborhood befo...
Alli, Barkley & Robson-Kanu Meet In Euro 2016 Showdown Between England And Wales
Published: June 16, 2016
Three players of Nigerian descent could feature when England confront Wales at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Thursday afternoon, starting from 1400 hours.Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) might retain his spot in midfield after starring against Russia in the Three Lions opener while he could be joined in the starting line-...
Nigerian Exports : Obafemi Martins, Utaka Work 90-Minute Shift; Bright Shines; Salami Nets Consolation
Published: June 16, 2016
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent abroad on Wednesday, June 15.We start off in Finland. HJK Helsinki thrashed KuPS 4-1 in the Cup, with five Nigerian players getting game time.Taye Taiwo (HJK), Gbolahan Salami, Azubuike Egwuekwe, Paul Onobi and Aliyu Abubakar ( KuPS) made the starting line-up ...
Exclusive : Daniel Akpeyi Joins Nigeria U23s In Abuja; To Apply For USA Visa On Thursday
Published: June 15, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Chippa United netminder Daniel Akpeyi has been included in Nigeria’s provisional roster for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro as one of the over-aged players.Dream Team VI coach Samson Siasia has decided to bolster his goalkeeping department with an experienced glovesm...
Late Stephen Keshi First Son Surprised A Date Has Been Fixed For Burial
Published: June 15, 2016
Late Stephen Keshi’s first son is surprised that a certain group of people have fixed a date for the burial of the former Nigeria skipper without the approval of the family. Stephen Keshi Jnr, who is based in the United States, was at the Nigeria Football Federation secretariat on Wednesday morning, accompanied b...
Ibrahimovic, Chelsea, Benfica, Basel Starlets May Face Nigeria In Rio; Make Sweden 35-Man Squad
Published: June 15, 2016
Former Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic may face Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games, with coach Hakan Ericson naming him to the provisional 35-man squad list for the competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The experienced striker is one of seven players above the age limit that made the roster, but it remains ...
Euro 2016 Wrap : Alaba And Okotie Suffer 2-0 Loss To Hungary
Published: June 15, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com reviews the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the 2016 European Championship on Tuesday. In a Group F fixture, Bayern Munich wing-back David Alaba and 1860 Munich striker Rubin Okotie suffered a 2-0 defeat to Hungary at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux.Alaba made the starting line-up and ...
NSC Partner, Kayrom Lee Attributes Keshi, Amodu Death To Irregular Body Workout
Published: June 14, 2016
As Nigerians are still mourning the sudden demise of two prominent football coaches within the spate of a week, an expert in wellness and body-fitness, Kayrom Lee Centre who is also a partner to National Sports Commission (NSC) zone one has attributed the likely cause of their death to irregular workout which sets-in o...