French-Born Defender Yannick Will Not Reject Nigeria Call Up; Names Okocha As His Idol
Published: April 23, 2016
Danish-based defender Yannick Iwunze has said that he will not reject a call up to the Super Eagles but admitted that he is yet to make up his mind on which national team to represent.Born in France 23 years ago to Nigerian parents, the fullback can represent France, Nigeria and the United States having lived in the No...
Dream Team Star Etebo Makes CD Feirense 18-Man Squad, Poised To Make Debut
Published: April 23, 2016
Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo is in line to make his competitive debut for CD Feirense on Sunday when they tackle UD Oliveirense in the Segunda Liga.Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that the Dream Team VI star has made his team’s 18-man squad for tomorrow’s game at the Estádio Marcol...
Kelechi Iheanacho Officially The Hottest Teenager In England, Overtakes Man United Wonderkid Rashford
Published: April 23, 2016
Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho has overtaken Manchester United’s new kid on the block Marcus Rashford  for the most goals scored by a teenager in the Premier League in the 2015-16 campaign.The 19-year-old has five goals to his name in the top-flight following his brace against Stoke City, while the ...
Iheanacho Watches As City Defender Adarabioyo, Chelsea Young Stars Ugbo&Tomori Feature In FA Youth Cup Final
Published: April 23, 2016
Chelsea U18s played out a 1-1 draw against Manchester City U18s in the first leg of the 2016 FA Youth Cup final held on Friday night to put themselves in a good position to win the competition for the third year running.Three players of Nigerian descent, Ike Ugbo, Fikayo Tomori(both Chelsea) and Tosin Adarabioyo were i...
Nigeria Exports: Ujah Hops Off Bench To Net 10th Goal; Uzochukwu Plays First Competitive Game Against Hassan; Obinna,Araba Feature;Aiyegbeni Absent
Published: April 22, 2016
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the European Leagues on Friday.Super Eagles striker Anthony Ujah was named on the bench for the third straight game across all competitions in Werder Bremen’s 2-1 loss to Hamburg at the Volksparkstadion.On 59 minutes, he was introduced and scored his ...
Japan U23s Striker Of Nigerian Descent Ado Onaiwu May Face Dream Team At Olympic Games
Published: April 22, 2016
Japan youth-teamer Ado Onaiwu is in line to feature against the Nigeria U23s at the Olympic Games in August.Aged 20, the striker was born in Saitama to a Nigerian dad and Japanese mom and remains eligible to wear the jersey of the Super Eagles since he has no senior caps for the Asian powerhouse.Ado Onaiwu starred for ...
Agent Of Man City Star Yaya Toure Suggests Musa Should Reject Move To Leicester City, Tottenham
Published: April 22, 2016
Dmitry Selyuk, who represents Manchester City star Yaya Toure, and is an expert on the African transfer market has advised Ahmed Musa to turn down a move to the English Premier League this summer.The Russian intermediary has argued that the likes of Vagner Love and Seydou Doumbia were not as successful with the teams t...
Olosunde,Kehinde In Action As Manchester United U18s Beat Norwich In Five-Goal Thriller
Published: April 22, 2016
United States youth international Matthew Olosunde and Tosin Kehinde helped Manchester United U18s record a 3-2 victory over Norwich City in the Barclays Under-18 Premier League Merit Group on Friday afternoon.The Red Devils found themselves 2-0 down at half time but were impressive in the second half, scoring through ...
Exclusive: Watford Star Ighalo Ruled Out Of Olympic Games,As Siasia Picks Mikel,Ahmed Musa &Efe Ambrose
Published: April 22, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Watford striker Odion Ighalo will not be representing the Dream Team VI at the 2016 Olympic Games.Ighalo was snubbed by Nigeria U23s manager Samson Siasia when he shortlisted 60 names for the competition in Brazil, meaning he has been totally ruled out of playing for the...
Exclusive: Chelsea Loanee Omeruo Omitted From Nigeria U23s Provisional Roster For 2016 Olympic Games
Published: April 22, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Chelsea loanee Kenneth Omeruo has not been selected in Nigeria’s provisional squad list for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.The 22-year-old had indicated his interest that he would love to represent the Nigeria U23s at the Olympic Games, and had been tipped to make t...
Chelsea,NFF Send Birthday Greetings To John Obi Mikel
Published: April 22, 2016
Chelsea and the Nigeria Football Federation have sent birthday greetings to John Obi Mikel via their social media accounts.Born on April 22, 1987 in Jos, the defensive midfielder is celebrating his 29th birthday today, Friday.Chelsea said on Twitter : “Today we say happy birthday to John Mikel Obi! #CFC.”Th...
LMC Congratulates Enyimba, Challenges Yusuf, Imama & Boboye On Super Eagles Job
Published: April 22, 2016
The League Management Company (LMC) has congratulated Enyimba International for defeating Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia and qualifying for the group stage of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League. LMC is also congratulating the recently named caretaker Coaches of the Super Eagles who were named to h...
Nicky Ajose Voted Top Player At Swindon Town,Named Third Best In League One
Published: April 22, 2016
Swindon Town striker Nicky Ajose has been named among the top 15 players in the Sky Bet League One by the Football League following the award ceremony that took place last weekend.The former Manchester United youth-teamer was the only Swindon Town player that made the list and finished as high as third position in the ...
Nigerian Exports: Iwobi Makes 5th EPL Start; Success Shines; Mbakogu Plays In San Siro;Friday Unstoppable In Norway
Published: April 21, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com reviews the performances of players of Nigerian descent in Europe on Thursday.Arsenal won for the 18th time in the Premier League this season after beating West Brom 2-0 at the Emirates. Alex Iwobi was on parade for the Gunners for 82 minutes. Victor Anichebe watched on from the bench for the visit...
LMC, La Liga Set To Seal Partnership Pact In Abuja
Published: April 21, 2016
A delegation of the Spanish League (La Liga) Board will arrive in Nigeria on Monday for a bilateral meeting with the League Management Company (LMC) to conclude discussions on collaboration between the two leagues which began during a similar visit by the LMC to Spain earlier this year.The LMC Chairman, Shehu Dikko and...