Ibe,Ojo In Germany With Liverpool First Team; Ilori Not Considered
Published: April 07, 2016
England youth internationals of Nigerian heritage Jordon Ibe and Sheyi Ojo have a chance of featuring for Liverpool in Thursday night’s clash with Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League Quarter-final, Game 1.The Reds number 33 was among the 20 players that traveled to Germany on Wednesday ahead of the game a...
Ahmed Musa Vows Super Eagles Will Compensate Fans By Qualifying For World Cup
Published: April 07, 2016
Super Eagles vice-captain Ahmed Musa has shared his thoughts on the national team’s failure to qualify for the 2017 African Cup of Nations on the heels of the 1-0 loss to Egypt in Alexandria last month.The CSKA Moscow frontman has stated that the Super Eagles will compensate the fans by qualifying for the World C...
Arsenal Will Not Block Alex Iwobi From Representing Nigeria In Olympic Games, Says Wenger
Published: April 07, 2016
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that the club will not block Alex Iwobi from representing the Nigeria U23s at the 2016 Olympic Games.It would be recalled that the attacking midfielder trained with the Samson Siasia-led side a year ago and would have debuted for the team during the All-Africa Games qualifiers...
Fifa Ranking : Super Eagles Rated The 14h Best Team In Africa
Published: April 07, 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 have dropped five places and now occupy the 67th position while they are 14th in the continental ranking.Algeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal and Egypt are th...
Josh Onomah Fails To Rescue Tottenham Hotspur In Their Loss To Boro U21s
Published: April 07, 2016
England U19 international Josh Onomah and Emmanuel Sonupe were in action for Tottenham Hotspur U21s as they fell to a 2-1 loss to Middlesbrough in the U21 Premier League Division 1 on Wednesday .On the other hand, Nathan Oduwa was an unused substitute in the first game played by the Londoners at that level since he ret...
Ideye On Target As Olympiakos Continue To Set Records In Greece
Published: April 07, 2016
Greek champions Olympiakos defeated Iraklis without difficulty on Wednesday evening in the Super League, with Nigeria international Brown Ideye assisting the Reds record their 26th win of the season from 28 games.Jimmy Durmaz opened scoring in the 12th minute before Ideye notched his ninth goal in the top-flight one m...
Amuneke Calls Up Bamgboye, Anumudu, 28 Others For Flying Eagles First Get-Together
Published: April 06, 2016
Head Coach of the Nigeria U-20 boys, Emmanuel Amuneke has opted to have a three –day open screening for new players ahead of the team’s camping for a 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Burundi.Burundi progressed to be eligible to square up with Cup holders Nigeria after the Democrati...
Kelechi Iheanacho Starts On Bench Against PSG In Champions League
Published: April 06, 2016
Kelechi Iheanacho is in line to make his second appearance in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night when Manchester City tackle PSG at the Parc des Princes, Paris in the quarter-final, Game 1.City coach Manuel Pellegrini has just announced his starting XI and the Nigeria national-teamer will start on the bench.I...
Hull City Boss Says Referee Made The Right Call Over Dismissal Of Odubajo
Published: April 06, 2016
Hull City manager Steve Bruce has reflected on his side’s 4-0 loss to Derby County in the Championship on Tuesday night and  reckons that the referee made the right call sending off wing-back Moses Odubajo.The England youth international took the walk of shame in the 55th minute of the contest at IPro Stadiu...
Porto Teen Sensation Awaziem Issues Come-And-Get-Me Plea To Nigeria U23s Coach Siasia
Published: April 06, 2016
Porto teenage sensation Chidozie Awaziem has not yet been contacted by the Nigeria Football Federation but has his sights set on representing the Dream Team VI at the 2016 Olympic Games.The 19-year-old has broken into the first team of the two-time European champions, making six starts in the Primeira Liga to date, ha...
Fatai Responds To Claims He Will Play For Romania;Romanian FA Deny Striker
Published: April 06, 2016
Ex-Flying Eagles star Kehinde Fatai and his intermediary have gone on a wild good chase regarding his “application” to Fifa to represent the Romanian National Team ahead of this summer’s European Championship in France.The odds are stacked against Fatai, with Fifa informing the Romanian Federation in ...
Golden Eaglets Coach Manu Garba To Storm Lagos To Scout For The Next Iheanacho,Success
Published: April 06, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Golden Eaglets coach Manu Garba is scheduled to storm Lagos in the next one week or so to scout for fresh talents ahead of the resumption date of camping for the five-time world champions.The 2013 Fifa Under 17 World Cup winning manager has submitted his programme to the Nigeria Fo...
Super Falcons Start Training At Match Venue On Wednesday
Published: April 06, 2016
The Super Falcons arrived in Dakar on Wednesday morning ahead of their Africa Women Cup of Nations qualifying fixture with Senegal on Friday evening.According to the schedule, the squad will have their first training session today at the Stade Demba Diop, venue of the game between the two West African teams.Moroccan re...
Iheanacho Will Join Aguero, Sterling&De Bruyne In The History Books If He Scores Against PSG
Published: April 06, 2016
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has announced his provisional squad for Wednesday night’s Champions League meeting against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes, starting from 1945 hours.Kelechi Iheanacho is among the 20 players that could make the 18-man squad, bearing it in mind that Wright is inel...
Arsenal Striker Oshoala, Veteran Midfielder Chikwelu, 16 Others Make Nigeria Squad To Face Senegal
Published: April 06, 2016
Super Falcons coach Florence Omagbemi has announced the 18 players selected for the first leg of the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualifier against Senegal in Dakar this coming Friday.An analysis of the roster revealed that nine foreign-based professionals will be on the plane to Dakar, with nine players in the loc...