Ex-Nigeria Coach Amokachi Confirms Manu Garba Collected Bribe To Invite Players To Golden Eaglets
Published: October 22, 2016
Former Nigeria coach Daniel Amokachi has confirmed a story extensively reported by allnigeriasoccer.com during the Golden Eaglets screening exercise, that coach Manu Garba demanded for money before accepting players into the team. Five-time world champions Nigeria will not be competing at the next Fifa U17 World Cup af...
Exclusive : Hoffenheim, ADO Den Haag Defenders Akpoguma, Ebuehi Not Under Consideration For Algeria Match
Published: October 22, 2016
Suggestions that Hoffenheim loanee Kevin Akpoguma and ADO Den Haag right fullback Tyronne Ebuehi are being considered for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Algeria are false. Representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation have previously sounded out Akpoguma over the possibility of playing for Nigeria at se...
Ex-Belgium Manager Wilmots Wants N600 Million Yearly Wages From Algeria
Published: October 22, 2016
The Algerian Football Federation continue to thrash out terms with Marc Wilmots about becoming the manager of the Desert Foxes but the Belgian’s wage demands threaten to provide a stumbling block.Reports in the Algerian media claim that the former Bordeaux and Standard Liege attacking midfielder wants to be paid ...
Chelsea Star Mikel Pleased By Form Of Arsenal, Man City Wonderkids
Published: October 21, 2016
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is backing the Super Eagles to improve, and has pointed out the array of young talents in the squad, including Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi and Manchester frontman Kelechi Iheanacho. The Nigerian squad that started October’s World Cup qualifier against Zambia had an average age of ...
Arsenal Linked Nigerian Striker Pleased To Score On Champions League Debut
Published: October 21, 2016
Nansel Selbol has expressed his happiness after netting on his debut for Sporting Kansas in their 3-1 win over Trinidad and Tobago side Central FC in Wednesday night’s CONCACAF Champions League game.The 19-year-old scored the game-winner for SKC in the 55th minute, firing home from 20 yards and would have bagged ...
Nigeria Sweat On Fitness Of Isaac Success Ahead WCQ As Striker Suffers Injury Relapse
Published: October 21, 2016
Watford striker Isaac Success will undergo a late fitness test ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium.The Hornets number ten has not participated in full training all through this week after sustaining a muscle injury versus Middlesbrough on his full debut for...
Wilfred Ndidi Scores Another Wonder Goal As Genk Beat Athletic Bilbao
Published: October 20, 2016
Super Eagles right fullback Wilfred Ndidi scored his first goal in a European club competition on Thursday night in Racing Genk’s 2-0 win over Athletic Club at Luminus Arena.Brabec started the scoring for the Belgian side in the 40th minute, before Ndidi fired home a shot with the outside of his foot in the 83rd ...
Chelsea Star Mikel : Super Eagles Have Not Made Any Demand They Must Be Paid In Dollars
Published: October 20, 2016
Chelsea star John Obi Mikel has dismissed reports in the local media that claimed that he told the NFF leadership the players of the Super Eagles will no longer receive their match bonuses and allowances in the local currency, Naira.The players were paid N1 million each as win bonus for the African Cup of Nations quali...
Mikel, Taribo West, Oruma, Okechukwu Among Ten Oldest Nigerians To Play In Champions League
Published: October 20, 2016
Former Fenerbahce stopper and Super Eagles skipper Uche Okechukwu is the oldest Nigerian player to feature in the Champions League. The central defender was aged 34 years 26 days when he started the Yellow Canaries 2-1 loss to Karibe Ojigwe’s Bayer Leverkusen at ülker Stadyumu FB Å�ükrü SaracoÄ�l...
Nigeria Top 50 Youngsters (10- 6) : Chelsea Trio Omeruo, Abraham & Tomori; Nigeria U23 Star Etebo; Wolves Defender Iorfa
Published: October 20, 2016
In continuation of allnigeriasoccer.com Top 50 Nigerian youngsters, we reveal numbers 10-6. All players yet to celebrate their 24th birthday are eligible to appear on the list.10) Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea)Age : 18Market Value : €3,000,000Comments : Barring injury, a certainty to make England’s U20 squad for ne...
Super Falcons Start Preparations For AWCON Without Coach Omagbemi, Asisat Oshoala And Foreign Pros
Published: October 20, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Super Falcons manager Florence Omagbemi is expected to return to Nigeria this weekend to begin training the national team ahead of the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations.The seven-time African champions have started preparations for the competition which will hold in Cameroon from 19...
Super Eagles Rise Four Spots In Latest Fifa Ranking
Published: October 20, 2016
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday morning published its latest ranking of National Teams. Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have climbed four places, and now occupy the 60th position, while they are eleventh in the continental ranking. Ivory Coast, Senegal, Algeria...
Much-Heralded Kid Selbol Scores On Champions League, Sporting Kansas Debut
Published: October 20, 2016
Former Dream Team VI trainee Nansel Selbol was on target in his first ever appearance in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League as Sporting Kansas City beat Central FC 3-1 on Wednesday.Few days before the contest at Children’s Mercy Park, the 19-year-old was drafted into the first team squad and repaid the fait...
Champions League Wrap : Iwobi Makes Cameo Appearance For Arsenal; Iheanacho Absent For City; Alaba Stars For Bayern
Published: October 19, 2016
Roundup of the Champions League games involving players of Nigerian descent on match day three.At the Emirates, Arsenal registered a comfortable 6-0 win versus Bulgarian champions Ludogorets. Nigeria international Alex Iwobi entered into the fray in the 73rd minute, Chuba Akpom was not involved. A hat-trick from German...
Algeria Shortlist Arsenal Wonderkid Bennacer, Bordeuax Talent Ounas, 23 Others For Nigeria Clash
Published: October 19, 2016
The Algerian Football Federation have shortlisted 25 professionals for their World Cup qualifier against Nigeria in Uyo on November 12 ahead of the announcement of a new manager for the national team. Arsenal wonderkid Ismaël Bennacer is in line to earn his second cap for the Desert Foxes having made the roster an...