Uduokhai Nominated For Augsburg's MOTM Award After Making Game-high 8 Clearances
Published: May 24, 2020
Nigeria Football Federation target Felix Uduokhai has been nominated for Augsburg's Man of the Match award on the back of his outstanding performance in their 3-0 rout of Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga on Sunday afternoon, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.   Joining Uduokhai on the list of players shortlisted fo...
Future Of Most Valuable Nigerian Defender Hanging In The Balance At Torino
Published: May 24, 2020
The future of Ola Aina at Italian Serie A club Torino is hanging in the balance, according to reports. Turin-based sports daily Tuttosport via torinogranata writes that Torino are monitoring River Plate's Argentina international right-back Gonzalo Montiel with a view to a transfer in the summer. And if the deal...
Lille's Nigeria International Striker Victor Osimhen Loses Father
Published: May 24, 2020
Patrick Osimhen, the father of Nigeria international Victor Osimhen, has passed away, the Lille goal poacher took to social media to announce the sad news on Sunday morning. "Rest in peace dad. I have no words to describe this feeling," Osimhen wrote. Lille have paid homage to the deceased Patrick Osimhen on Tw...
Super Eagles Captain Musa On Starting His Career As A Goalkeeper, Journey To VVV Venlo
Published: May 24, 2020
Nigeria captain Ahmed Musa has revealed that he started his career as a goalkeeper before he started playing outfield. Less than eight years after Musa changed position, he set a new Nigerian record for most goals scored in a single-season when he notched up 18 goals for Kano Pillars over the course of the 2009-201...
Nigeria U23 Left-Back Bitok Opens His Goalscoring Account For 2020 Season In Belarus
Published: May 23, 2020
Nigeria U23 international Godfrey Bitok Stephen opened his goalscoring account for the 2020 season in the Belarusian Premier League but could not prevent his team Isloch from losing 2-1 to Energetik Bgu Minsk on Saturday evening, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The left-back received unwarranted bad press from the med...
Ideye's Agent Responds To Fenerbahce Link Amid Reports Super Eagle Demanded N1.06B
Published: May 23, 2020
Brown Ideye's agent, Hootan Ahmadi has denied reports in the Turkish press that his client demanded two million euros yearly wages (N1.06 billion) before signing a contract with Super Lig side Fenerbahce. Besiktas and Malatyaspor are the other teams in Turkey linked with a move for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations wi...
Snapped : Super Eagles GK Arrives In Rotterdam For Contract Talks With Six-time Dutch Champions
Published: May 23, 2020
One-cap Nigeria international Maduka Okoye has arrived in Rotterdam for contract talks with six-time Dutch champions Sparta Rotterdam. According to Voetbal Primeur, the Fortuna Düsseldorf goalkeeper and his agent, Fardy Bachdim were spotted at the Het Kasteel on Friday afternoon (see picture), and they were there f...
Ex-Liverpool Striker Diouf Labels Okocha 'The Most Talented African Footballer Since I Was Born'
Published: May 22, 2020
Former Liverpool striker El Hadji Diouf has backtracked on his recent statement that he's the greatest African footballer of all time. While clarifying his comments, the Senegal legend and two-time African Footballer of the Year acknowledged that former Chelsea strikers Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba are the two bes...
Ighalo On Super Eagles Snub Despite Playing In La Liga; Alexis Sanchez Among Strikers He Was Competing With In Udinese
Published: May 22, 2020
Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has confessed that he did not envisage that he would be called up to the Super Eagles for their international friendlies against Uganda and South Africa back in 2015 because he was playing for a Championship team, Watford. Despite playing in the strongest league in the world, ...
Heracles' Dessers Names One Of The Super Eagles Stars He's Looking Forward To Seeing
Published: May 22, 2020
Heracles Almelo marksman Cyriel Dessers saw his dream of making his international debut for Nigeria against Sierra Leone go up in smoke due to the coronavirus outbreak. In the battle for a starting shirt in attack in the postponed Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, the Belgian-born player faced competition from two f...
Super Eagles Striker May Leave Monaco As Club Is Planning To Sell 30 Players This Summer
Published: May 22, 2020
Monaco Executive Vice-President Oleg Petrov is planning to sell thirty players in the upcoming transfer window, according to reports. Foot Mercato claims that the Principality outfit which has the second largest payroll in Ligue 1 behind PSG want to part company with several players because they are not competing i...
Late Nigeria U20 Captain : Sports Minister Continues His Nice Gesture Of Presenting Gifts To Families Of Fallen Heroes
Published: May 21, 2020
The Minister of Youth and Sports development in Nigeria, Hon. Sunday Dare has continued with his fine gesture of paying visits to families of fallen sporting heroes across the country. Earlier today in Jos, Plateau State, North Central Nigeria, the Honorable Minister sent various levels of food items and the sum of fi...
'He Can't Bench Etebo Or Ndidi' - Super Eagles Fans React To Billing Snubbing Nigeria For Denmark
Published: May 21, 2020
Bournemouth midfielder Philip Billing has dismissed speculation in the Nigerian media that he would represent the Super Eagles rather than his country of birth, Denmark. The former Denmark U21 international admitted that he held talks with Super Eagles coach and told the German of his desire to represent the Scandi...
'My Big Dream Is To Play For Denmark' - Bournemouth's Billing Dismisses Nigeria Rumours
Published: May 20, 2020
Bournemouth midfielder Philip Billing has dismissed rumours in the Nigerian press that he wants to play for the Super Eagles and has stressed that his international futures lies with the Danish National Team. Born to a Nigerian father and Danish mother, it is only a matter of time before Billing becomes cap-tied to t...
'Injury Doesn't Define Me, I'm A Warrior' - Ex-Bolton Striker Chinedu Obasi Replies Alex Iwobi's Dad
Published: May 20, 2020
Chinedu Obasi has revealed his take on injuries and how best to battle the depression that comes with cropping them. The former Bolton Wanderers and Schalke 04 striker has opined that he is his own biggest motivator when it comes to bouncing back from injuries while he admonished players to always pick themselves up e...