Birmingham City Winger Solomon-Otabor Starts Training With Nigeria U23s This Week
Published: June 20, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Birmingham City winger Viv Solomon-Otabor will start training with the Nigeria U23s in Abuja this week, ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The initial plan was that Viv would have linked up with the squad in Manchester, but it appears the team will no longer train i...
Golden Eaglets Screening Was A Jamboree; Departure Of Amuneke, Ugbade Exposed Manu
Published: June 19, 2016
A Nigeria Football Federation insider who witnessed the Golden Eaglets screening exercise has called it a jamboree, stating that intermediaries, who wanted their players in the team at any cost, took over the camp.It is believed that Manu Garba’s inadequacies were exposed following the departure of his lieutenant...
Liverpool Starlet Ojo Names Ronaldinho, Messi As His Football Idols
Published: June 19, 2016
England U19 international Sheyi Ojo has named Ronaldinho and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi as his football idols.Born in Hemel Hempstead, England exactly nineteen years ago, the attacking midfielder was responding to questions from the official website of Liverpool, as the Anfield side celebrated with him on his bir...
Amuneke Will Be The First Coach To Win Fifa U20 World Cup For Nigeria, Club Supremo Predicts
Published: June 19, 2016
CEO of ASJ Academy Emeka Amajiriaku has predicted that ex-Barcelona winger Emmanuel Amuneke will be the first coach to win the Fifa U20 World Cup for Nigeria, adding that he has been working with the players in camp for a long time.Amajiriaku’s hypothesis will be tested if the Nigeria U20s can play 13 more compet...
Manchester City Loanee Nwakali Issues Come And Get Me Plea To Nigeria U23s Coach
Published: June 19, 2016
Speaking through one of his representatives, CEO of ASJ Academy Emeka Amajiriaku, Manchester City loanee Chidiebere Nwakali wants to be given an opportunity to train with the Nigeria U23s ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games.A number of his teammates in the Golden Eaglets class of 2013,  including Musa Yahaya, Saviour ...
Nigerian Exports MLS : Adi Back On The Goal Trail; Anibaba, Amarikwa Play 90 Minutes; Stephen, Emeghara Feature
Published: June 19, 2016
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in Major League Soccer on Saturday.At BC Place Stadium (Vancouver, British Columbia), Canada international Sam Adekugbe remained on the bench throughout the duration of Vancouver Whitecap’s 2-1 loss to New England Revolution.Fatai Alashe and Quincy Amari...
Siasia Reveals Mikel Will Not Train With Squad In USA As Porto Midfielder Arrives In Lagos
Published: June 18, 2016
Dream Team VI coach Samson Siasia has moved quickly to dismiss claims in the local media that Porto’s Mikel Agu has been included in a so-called provisional 60-man roster for the 2016 Olympic Games and will train with the squad in the USA.Mikel trained with the Nigeria U23s after the end of the season in May for ...
Liverpool Striker Awoniyi, Etebo, Okechukwu Start Training With Nigeria U23s
Published: June 18, 2016
Ahead of their trip to the United States of America, the Nigeria U23s have resumed preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed. After leaving their hotel rooms on Friday morning at around 0730 hours, the Dream Team VI had a training session at the practice pitch of ...
Dream Team VI Striker Freedom Omofoman Impressing In Finland
Published: June 18, 2016
Nigeria U23 international Freedom Omofoman was on target in the Finnish Kakkonen in Kajaani’s 3-1 road victory over OPS in the eighth round of matches on Friday evening.The former Warri Wolves star, wearing the number 22 kit, scored the first goal for the visitors to take his tally in the division to three goals ...
Samson Siasia Considering Super Eagles Stars Simon, Madu & Ndidi For Olympic Games - AfricanFootball.com
Published: June 18, 2016
Dream Team VI coach Samson Siasia has called up a minimum of eight Super Eagles players to beef up the squad ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games, africanfootball.com is reporting.Belgian-based pair Moses Simon and Wilfred Ndidi have visited the United States embassy in Abuja to apply for their visas.Daniel Akpeyi and Wilfr...
Manu Garba Says He Is Not Afraid Of Sack, Tired Of Nigeria U17s Job
Published: June 18, 2016
Golden Eaglets coach Manu Garba has boasted that he is not worried that he could be dismissed by the Nigeria Football Federation in the coming days over the bribery scandal that rocked the Golden Eaglets screening exercise.Having said that , the Nigeria U17s manager is now a shadow of himself and is looking so lean, ac...
Osimhen Agent Protegee, Benteke Dropped For Being Too Old; New Osimhen In The Making
Published: June 18, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigeria Football Federation dropped a player that was personally handed over to under-fire Golden Eaglets manager by Victor Osimhen’s intermediary, Yusuf Shira Ayila. Nicknamed Benteke, he was axed by the assistant directors of the NFF led by Robinson Okosun for being too...
NFF Goes Hard On Agent Babawo; TEN Of His Players Axed From Nigeria U17s
Published: June 18, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigeria Football Federation has dropped ten players that were introduced to the Golden Eaglets coach Manu Garba by agent Babawo Mohammed.The relationship between NFF chieftains and the Jos-based intermediary is far from cordial as he was accused of derailing the careers of seve...
NFF Drops Ejike From Golden Eaglets For Testing With Liverpool; Messi For Being Too Fragile
Published: June 18, 2016
Gee Lec Football Academy of Jos attacking midfielder Chidera Ejike has been dropped from the Golden Eaglets squad who are training in Abuja ahead of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualifier against Niger Republic.Despite impressing the Nigeria U17s coaching staff led by Manu Garba during training, Ejike was axed from t...
Leicester City Scout Tips Versatile Ahmed Musa To Shine In The Premier League
Published: June 17, 2016
Leicester City’s Eastern Europe scout, Darren, has commented on the pros and cons of the Premier League champions signing Super Eagles star Ahmed Musa.The CSKA Moscow striker has been a long-term target for the Foxes and the Army Men had rejected a bid for his services in the winter transfer market. “He&rsq...