Adductor Injury Rules Joel Obi Out Of Wolfsburg Clash
Published: March 10, 2015
Through their official Twitter account, Inter Milan have revealed that Joel Obi will not travel to Germany with the squad for the Europa League round of 16 first leg clash against Wolfsburg. The midfielder has failed to recover from an adductor injury, which has ruled him out of the game at the Volkswagen Arena.Joel Ob...
Free Agent Francesca Ordega Hoping To Attract Suitors At World Cup
Published: March 10, 2015
Free agent Francesca Ordega is hoping to put herself in the shop window at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.The 21 - year - old is on the lookout for a new team after her contract was not extended by Swedish Damallsvenskan side Pitea IF at the end of the 2014 season. “I know the immediate task before us...
Taiwo Awoniyi Not Chasing Personal Glory At AYC
Published: March 09, 2015
Taiwo Awoniyi has played down talk he’s chasing the Top Scorer Award at the ongoing African Youth Championship, saying personal accolades should not come at the expense of the team. The Kalmar trainee notched a brace in the Flying Eagles first game in Senegal, as well as the MOTM Award.“Top scorer of the to...
Obafemi Martins Stars As Seattle Sounders Defeat New England Revolution
Published: March 09, 2015
Obafemi Martins has hailed the supporters of Seattle Sounders for their show of solidarity in their 3 - 0 win over New England Revolution in the MLS on Sunday at CenturyLink Field. The former Nigeria international was on target in the 41st minute, heading home a cross from Tyrone Mears.“The atmosphere...electrify...
Taiwo Awoniyi Bags Brace As Flying Eagles Defeat Senegal
Published: March 08, 2015
The Flying Eagles started their African Youth Championship campaign with a 3 - 1 win over Senegal on Sunday evening.Kalmar youth - teamer Taiwo Awoniyi capitalized on a defensive blunder to give Nigeria the lead in the 10th minute.And in similar circumstances, the 17 - year - old found the back of the net 2 minutes lat...
Flying Eagles Coach Manu Garba Names Starting Lineup
Published: March 08, 2015
Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba has named his starting eleven for the opening fixture in the African Youth Championship, which sees Nigeria lock horns with hosts Senegal.Having missed most of the screening exercise prior to the championship because he was wrapping up a deal with Estoril, Dele Alampasu failed to make the...
Golden Eaglets Coach Emmanuel Amuneke Storms Ibadan For Scouting
Published: March 07, 2015
In a bid to go back to a drawing board and fortify the Golden Eaglets ahead of FIFA U-17 World Cup slated for Chile later this year, the head Coach of Emmanuel Amuneke has visited the camp of Ibadan based soccer school, Frenage Soccer Academy to scout for fresh legs in an invitational tourney organized by the academy.A...
Dream Team Confirm Their Place In Last Round Of AAG, Defeat Gabon 2 - 0
Published: March 07, 2015
Nigeria’s Olympic National Team comfortably qualified for the last round of the All Africa Games qualifiers following their 2 - 0 ( 6 - 1 aggregate) win over Gabon on Saturday evening. Thus, their reward is a meeting with Zambia over two legs, with the first leg scheduled to take place in Abuja in the next tw...
Watford Star Odion Ighalo Nominated For Player of the Month
Published: March 06, 2015
Ex Flying Eagle Odion Ighalo has been recognized for his outstanding display in the English Championship during February, with the Sky Bet Championship nominating the striker for the Player of the Month. To scoop the award, the marksman must see off competition from Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest) , Tom Ince (Derby ...
Gambo Mohammed, Ubong Ekpai Shot By Armed Robbers On The Way To Owerri For Heartland Game
Published: March 05, 2015
Nigeria champions Kano Pillars were attacked by armed robbers on Thursday afternoon in Abaji on their way to Owerri to honor a league match against Heartland. Immediately after the incident, officials of Pillars contacted the League Management Company (LMC) to postpone their league opener with Heartland, scheduled for ...
Flying Eagles Arrive Dakar For AYC
Published: March 05, 2015
Nigeria’s U-20 Boys’ Team, Flying Eagles, arrived in Dakar, capital of Senegal in the early hours of Thursday for the 19th African Youth Championship, after flying through Banjul, The Gambia, writes thenff.comA contingent of 21 players and 10 officials touched down at the Dakar International Airport at 3am ...
Exclusive : Norwegian Champions Molde Post Scouts To Run The Rule Over Flying Eagles Stars At AYC
Published: March 05, 2015
According to leaks gathered by allnigeriasoccer.com’s editorial staff, a clutch of Norwegian Premier League clubs led by Molde will be in Senegal for the African Youth Championship, which begins this weekend.The mission of the scouts in Senegal is to run the rule over the players of the Nigeria Under 20 national ...
Emmanuel Sarki Called Up For Games Against China And Malaysia
Published: March 04, 2015
Former Flying Eagles winger Emmanuel Sarki has received an invitation to play for the Haiti National Team during the Fifa free window for international matches. Haiti will square off against China and Malaysia on March 27 and March 31 respectively.Sarki has since made his debut for the  Caribbean country after Fif...
Apex Boys Battle Dream Team In Friendly
Published: March 04, 2015
As preparation for the new football season gathers steam particularly in the Nigeria National League, NNL and Federation Cup competition, league campaigners Supreme Court FC of Abuja will on Wednesday engage Nigeria’s U-23 team in a friendly match. The test match which would also serve as a tune up game for Samso...
Jose Mourinho Confirms Obi Mikel Will Spend One Month On The Sidelines
Published: March 03, 2015
Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, has confirmed that Nigeria international John Obi Mikel will spend one month on the sidelines after undergoing knee surgery. Thus, the central midfielder will be absent when the Super Eagles take on Bolivia in Uyo in an international friendly on the 26th of March.“Mikel had a littl...