Three Players of Nigerian Descent Feature As Spurs, Gent Break Europa League Record
Published: February 24, 2017
According to the official website of UEFA, there were 80,465 spectators at Wembley on Thursday night when Tottenham Hotspur clashed with Gent in the Europa League.That figure is a new record for attendance in Europe’s second most important club competition, beating the previous record of 75,180 that was set last ...
Europa League Wrap: Tony Scores; Chima Debuts; Simon, Esiti Star; Aminu Injured; Dele Sees Red
Published: February 23, 2017
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Europa League Round of 32, Game 2 on Thursday night.Umar Aminu and Brown Ideye were not on parade at Osmanli Stadi as Olympiakos qualified for the last 16 after a 3-0 rout of Osmanlispor FK. The Dream Team VI star is injured while Ideye is on the v...
Nigerian Federation Want Arsenal-Bound Omidiji To Represent Golden Eaglets At 2019 Fifa U17s
Published: February 23, 2017
The Nigeria Football Federation have set the wheels in motion to beat their United States counterparts over the international future of Sparta Rotterdam youth-teamer Lateef Omidiji Jnr.American-born Omidiji trained with the United States U14s late 2016, but has not totally ruled out the possibility of representing Nige...
Sunderland Wonderkid Maja Confirms He Is Eligible To Represent Nigeria, Loves Messi
Published: February 23, 2017
Sunderland teenage sensation Josh Maja has proclaimed that he is eligible to represent the Nigerian national teams, though he was born in England. Aged 18, the striker made his first-team debut for the Black Cats in their 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers in the League Cup in September 2016, coming on as a substitute in...
Nigerian Striker Who Scored 14 Goals In One Game Opens Watford Account
Published: February 23, 2017
Rinsola Babajide was delighted to open her goalscoring account for Watford Ladieson Wednesday night, few weeks after the Golden Girls confirmed her transfer from  Millwall Lionesses.The 18-year-old needed only two minutes to open the scoring as the Hornets were held to a 1-1 draw by Canadian touring side Griffins ...
Nigerian Whizkid Dele-Bashiru Comes Close To Scoring As Man City Beat Aston Villa In FAYC
Published: February 23, 2017
Manchester City are through to the semifinals of the FA Youth Cup following a hard-fought 2-1 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday.City manager Lee Carsley named Tom Dele-Bashiru in his starting line-up, while goalkeeper Emmanuel Idem was on the bench for the home team.Abdoul opened the scoring for Aston Vil...
Ndidi Performs Admirably On Champions League Debut As Leicester Score Vital Away Goal
Published: February 22, 2017
English Premier League champions Leicester City have given themselves a fighting chance of qualifying for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League following a 2-1 loss to Sevilla on Wednesday night.Two Nigeria internationals, Ahmed Musa and Wilfred Ndidi, started the Round of 16, first leg tie at Ramón S&a...
NFF Advise Man City Starlet Iheanacho Not Be Discouraged Over Guardiola Snub, China Move
Published: February 22, 2017
Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Bitrus Bewarang, has advised Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho not be discouraged over his lack of playing opportunities at the Premier League powerhouse.To call a spade a spade, City manager Pep Guardiola has lost faith in the abilities of the Super Eagles...
Mikel & Tianjin Teda End Eight-Game Losing Streak With 5-1 Win
Published: February 22, 2017
Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda ended their eight-game losing streak after a 5-1 rout of  Japanese J3 League team Ryukyu FC in a warm-up game on Wednesday afternoon.Before the friendly today, Tianjin Teda had lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach U23s, St. Pauli, Dinamo BucureÅ�ti, Dynamo Kiev, Gyeongnam F...
Why Panathinaikos Pulled Out Of Deal To Sign Eddy Onazi
Published: February 22, 2017
Fresh reports emanating from the Greek media indicate that Eddy Onazi did not fail trials at Panathinaikos before he switched to Lazio the following year. Onazi and ex-Golden Eaglets teammate Sani Emmanuel tried their luck at Panathinaikos in 2010 but the capital outfit passed up the opportunity to sign both players du...
Porto CB Awaziem Will Not Make UCL Debut, Ndidi Set To Join Iheanacho In History Books
Published: February 22, 2017
Former Super Eagles invitee Chidozie Awaziem will not make his Champions League debut on Wednesday night when Porto welcome Juventus to the Estádio do Dragão in a Round of 16 , 1st leg tie.The central defender was not originally included on the list of players submitted to UEFA by the Portuguese setup, bu...
Reading Nigerian Defender Happy To Score Against Manchester United
Published: February 21, 2017
Young Nigerian defender Gabriel Osho was delighted to get on the scoresheet for Reading in their 2-0 victory over Manchester United in Premier League 2 on Sunday.The Royals took the lead in the 32nd minute through Osho, who came from the back and planted his header into the back of the Manchester United net. “Fir...
NFF Want Rohr To Invite Premier League Stars Moses, Iheanacho, Iwobi For Senegal Friendly
Published: February 21, 2017
Nigeria Football Federation’s Technical Committee has urged Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to invite players he intends to field for the African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa and the World Cup qualifier versus Cameroon for next month’s friendly with Senegal.It is being speculated in the medi...
Ideye Offered 3.5 Million Euros Annual Wages To Join Mikel At Tianjin Teda
Published: February 20, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com can confirm that Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda are working on a deal to sign Brown Ideye from Olympiakos before the close of their primary transfer window next week.Greek Super League champions Olympiakos are close to agreeing a transfer fee of eleven million euros with the team from China...
Four Players Of Nigerian Descent Start For England U16s In Win Over Italy
Published: February 20, 2017
Four players of Nigerian descent were on parade from the very beginning as England U16s registered a 3-1 victory over Italy in their final game of the 2017 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament.After the Young Lions conceded five goals against Spain in their second game of the tourney, Arsenal schoolboy Arthur Okonkwo r...