Champions League Wrap : Emenike Scores; Nwakaeme, Ideye, Bala, Kalu Work 90-Min Shift; Efe, Uwa Missing, Fatai Benched
Published: August 04, 2016
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round, Game 2 on Wednesday. Fenerbahçe S.K. bid farewell to the competition after losing 3-1 to Monaco at the  Stade Louis II, with former Nigeria international Emmanuel Emenike working a ninety-minute ...
Update : Nigeria U23s To Arrive In Brazil Seven Hours Before Kick-off Against Japan
Published: August 03, 2016
Nigeria U23s will no longer fly out to Manaus, Brazil ahead of Thursday night`s tie against Japan at the 2016 Olympic Games, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. Players and officials of the team were at the airport in Atlanta as at 2315 hours Nigerian time only to be informed that the plane is too small to take the deleg...
Ahmed Musa Puts On A Show As Leicester City Are Beaten By Barcelona
Published: August 03, 2016
Ahmed Musa opened his account for Leicester City as the Premier League champs lost 4-2 to Barcelona in the International Champions Cup at the Friends Arena (Solna) on Wednesday night.The Foxes record signing started on the bench and was introduced immediately after the intermission. On 48 minutes, Musa reduced the defi...
Update : Dream Team Check Out Of Hotel; May Have To Sleep In Lobby If....
Published: August 03, 2016
The Dream Team VI players and officials may have to sleep in the hotel lobby if they do not travel to Manaus, Brazil on Wednesday evening. It is confirmed that they have checked out of the Indigo Hotel, as at 1940 hours Nigerian time, but they are yet to be given the green light to move to the airport to board a plane ...
UPDATE 1645 Hours : Nigeria U23s Still At Hotel; Siasia Banned From Holding Meetings With Players
Published: August 03, 2016
According to information gathered by allnigeriasoccer.com, players and officials of the Nigerian U23 National Team have not departed their Indigo Hotel camp as at 1645 hours Nigerian time.But they have been informed that they will leave the hotel for the airport at around 1800 hours Atlanta time.In a related developmen...
Exclusive: Nigeria U23s Players Dressed Up In Hotel Rooms Waiting For The Bell To Ring
Published: August 03, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigeria U23 players in Atlanta have been instructed to dress up by team officials, and have been informed that they should prepare for their trip to Brazil for the Olympic Games on Wednesday. For the fifth day running, the national team did not fly out to northern Brazil on Tue...
Promising Arsenal Defender Tolaji Bola Displaying His Wares At Durban Tournament
Published: August 03, 2016
The promising Nigerian defender Tolaji Bola is impressing for the U19 team of Arsenal at the ongoing Durban U19 2016 Tournament in South Africa.Bola was named in the starting line-up as the young Gunners beat Golden Arrows 2-1 in their final group game to book their spot in the semi-finals of the competition. Having mi...
Exclusive : Nigeria U23s Striker Umar Aminu Reveals He Will Not Play Against Japan
Published: August 03, 2016
Dream Team VI manager Samson Siasia will have only five outfield players on the substitutes bench in his side’s opener against Japan on Thursday, with Osmanlıspor frontman Umar Aminu revealing that he will miss the game.The Super Eagles rising star will be on duty for the Turkish Super Lig club tomorrow evenin...
Stranded Nigeria U23s Hoping To Fly To Brazil On Wednesday
Published: August 03, 2016
With just over twenty four hours left before the Dream Team’s first game against Japan at the Olympic Games, players and officials have not jetted out to Brazil. The Nigeria U23s were due to fly to Brazil on Friday, July 29 but could not do so because of the unavailability of funds to purchase plane tickets. &ldq...
Nigeria U23s Players Lacking Match Fitness Ahead Of Showdown With Japan
Published: August 03, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigeria U23s players are not adequately prepared for their Olympic Games opener against Japan at the Amazonian city of Manaus on Thursday, August 4.The squad did not train again on Tuesday, with uncertainties surrounding the exact time and date they will depart their training c...
Revealed : Sell-On Clause Inserted Into Kelechi Iheanacho Man City Contract
Published: August 02, 2016
The proprietor of Taye Academy, Kennedy Ezenwere, has claimed that the Owerri-based club negotiated a sell-on clause before Kelechi Iheanacho was sold to Manchester City.The Citizens had acquired their number 72 back in January 2015, parting with 350,000 pounds to prise him from the Nigerian club, and seeing off compet...
Club Reveal Nigeria Wonderkid Nwakali Is Now In London To Sign Five-Year Arsenal Contract
Published: August 02, 2016
Nigeria U20 skipper Kelechi Nwakali and his intermediary, Allwell, arrived in London on Monday to complete his move to English Premier League powerhouse Arsenal.Having trained with the Gunners earlier this year and passed a medical, the Gunners could not wrap up the deal until now because the central midfielder was wit...
Exclusive: Chelsea Star Mikel Regrets Accepting To Represent Nigeria U23s At Olympics
Published: August 02, 2016
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, 29, has regretted accepting to represent the Nigerian Olympic National Team at the 2016 Olympic Games. And this is not related to the fact that the central midfielder could lose his spot in the Blues first team upon his return to Stamford Bridge, having missed a large part of pre-seas...
Dynamic Sporting Solution Win Prestigious DANA Cup For Nigeria
Published: August 02, 2016
Kaduna-based Dynamic Sporting Solution won the Dana Cup in class B19 after beating Jambars FC (USA) 2-0 in the final on Sunday, with Chinedu Pius and Dizza Usman registering their names on the score-sheet.DSS won all their four matches in the group stage, first thrashing Gnarrenburg JSG 7-0 before recording wins agains...
Nigeria U23s Get Back To Business After Two Days Of Inactivity; Troost-Ekong Flies To Brazil
Published: August 02, 2016
The Dream Team VI returned to training on Monday ahead of their trip to Brazil for the Olympic Games, allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed. It would be recalled that the Nigeria U23s did not practice on Saturday because none of the players agreed to pay for a bus that will take them to the Georgia Soccer Park in Atla...