The Real Reason Chelsea Star Moses Skips Super Eagles Games : Complains Players Are Involved In Juju
Published: November 21, 2016
Chelsea right wing-back Victor Moses has complained some of his Super Eagles teammates are involved in fetish practices, which is his main reason for skipping some national team games as he is not comfortable fraternizing with these players. Only last month, the former Crystal Palace and Wigan Athletic man pulled out o...
Arsenal Striker Oshoala Puts On A Show As Super Falcons Hammer Mali 6-0
Published: November 20, 2016
Asisat Oshoala netted four world class goals as Nigeria annihilated Mali 6-0 in the group B opener of the 2016 African Women’s Cup of Nations at the Stade Municipal de Limbe on Sunday.The seven-time AWCON champions opened a two-goal lead with Francisca Ordega in the 22nd minute and Oshoala in the 40th before Uche...
Flying Eagles Star Okonkwo Joins The Big League, Makes Pro Debut For Bologna
Published: November 20, 2016
Flying Eagles midfielder, Orji Okonkwo finally made his Serie A debut for Bologna, playing less than two minutes in their 3-1 win against Palermo at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara Stadium.The Nigerian first appearance in the Italian league became a reality after replacing Rizzo Luca.Orji, who joined the red and blue ...
FLASHBACK: Hoffenheim Defender Akpoguma: I Am Interested In Playing For Nigeria BUT......
Published: November 20, 2016
Hoffenheim center back Kevin Akpoguma has a soft spot for Nigeria, and he will explore the possibility of representing the national team after the Fifa Under 20 World Cup.In spite of that, the 19-year-old’s heart is with Germany’s youth team for now, and he has not ruled out playing for the senior squad sho...
Exclusive : Oparanozie, Okobi, Ebere Dropped; Arsenal Ace Oshoala, Ordega Start As Nigeria Name Starting XI
Published: November 20, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Nigeria coach Florence Omagbemi has opted to drop French-based stars Desire Oparanozie (Guingamp FC) and Ngozi Ebere (PSG Ladies) from the starting line-up to face Mali at the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations on Sunday afternoon.Bayelsa Queens FC netminder Jonathan Alaba...
FLASHBACK: Ex-Spurs Defender Troost-Ekong Commits International Future To Nigeria Ahead Of Holland
Published: November 20, 2016
Former Tottenham Hotspur central defender William Troost-Ekong , 21, is targeting a call-up to the Super Eagles having committed his international future to Nigeria. Per Fifa rules, the FC Groningen loanee is eligible to play for the Olympic National Team despite earning caps for the youth teams of Holland between...
Nigeria Exit World Cup With Reputation Intact, Beat Spain 2-1 As Ihezuo Grabs The Headlines
Published: November 20, 2016
It was certainly their best performance of the tournament, but it happened that they left it too late, and Nigeria’s Falconets’ 2-1 win over Spain on Sunday failed to take them past the group stage of the 8th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals. They needed to win and for Japan not to win in the other G...
Ihezuo To Captain Nigeria U20s As Starting XI Is Named
Published: November 20, 2016
Nigeria U20s coach Peter Dedevbo has made two changes to his starting line-up for the Falconets final group game at the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 against Spain.For the second game in a row, the Nigeria manager has dropped the captain of the team, with number five Emenayo findin...
Peter Odemwingie Suffers Defeat With Rotherham United In Full Debut
Published: November 19, 2016
Super Eagles striker, Peter Odemwingie, finally made his full debut appearance for his Championship club, Rotherham United. But it was not to be the dream start he would have wished for as the Millers suffered a painful 3-0 loss at the hands of Derby County.Odemwingie who joined the Championship side having been releas...
Aluko, Umotong Named Best Strikers In England; Arsenal, Millwall & Watford Nigerian Stars Miss Out
Published: November 19, 2016
Two players of Nigerian descent Eniola Aluko and Ini Umotong picked up individual awards at the FA Women’s Super League end of season awards held on Friday, November 18.Nigeria international striker Umotong won the FAWSL 2 Players’ Player of the Year award plus the Golden Boot after netting 13 goals in 17 a...
Man City, Arsenal Wonderkids Iheanacho & Iwobi : Super Eagles Rising Striking Lords
Published: November 19, 2016
Manchester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho and Arsenal Alexander Iwobi are beginning to form an important partnership on and off the pitch for the Super Eagles.The youngsters who both create an incredible partnership that featured one touch passes and assists that seemed only possible if the pair were reading one anoth...
Nigeria U15 Coach : I Have Not Appointed Lateef Omidiji Captain
Published: November 19, 2016
Nigeria U15 coach, Danladi Nasidi, has reacted to rumours in the local media which claimed that he has appointed FC Dordrecht sensation Lateef Omidiji Jr the captain of the youth national team in a bid to convince him to pledge his international future to Nigeria rather than the United States of America. And Nasidi, wh...
Nigeria U20 Star Ihezuo: Like Amunike, Taribo West & Siasia, I Started Playing Football In Ajegunle
Published: November 19, 2016
Falconets star Chinwendu Ihezuo has revealed that she started playing football in Ajegunle, a Lagos suburb that produced the likes of Taribo West, Samson Siasia, Emmanuel Amunike, Odion Ighalo and Brown Ideye.The BIIK Kazygurt attacker says playing with boys in the neighborhood improved her as a player and made her mor...
Nigerian Goalkeeper Ogbebor-Onaiwu To Make AFC Wimbledon Debut Vs Gillingham U18s
Published: November 19, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that it is all but confirmed that former Golden Eaglets trainee Edward Ogbebor-Onaiwu will make his competitive debut for AFC Wimbledon U18s on Saturday morning, a month after he joined the club from Charlton Athletic. It is believed that the highly-rated young goalkeeper will start tod...
Long-Serving Umea IK Midfielder Chikwelu Appointed Nigeria Captain; Ohale & Ordega Assistants
Published: November 18, 2016
Rita Chikwelu has been appointed the new captain of the Super Falcons by manager Florence Omagbemi and her lieutenants for the 10th Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Cameroon, allnigeriasoccer.com understands.The long-serving Umeå IK attacking midfielder was handed the captain’s armband after the subst...