Taiwo Awoniyi Missing As Samson Siasia Announces Starting XI
Published: December 09, 2015
Dream Team VI coach, Samson Siasia, has announced his starting line - up for the semi - final tie between Nigeria and Senegal at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, starting from 1600 hours and has omitted Taiwo Awoniyi from the roster.As you would expect, Daniel Emmanuel has been given the nod in goal for the fourth strai...
Emmanuel Amuneke Turns Down Golden Eaglets, Flying Eagles Jobs
Published: December 09, 2015
Former Barcelona winger Emmanuel Amuneke has rejected an offer from NFF President Amaju Pinnick to continue coaching the Golden Eaglets and work as an assistant to Manu Garba in the Flying Eagles.Amuneke has stressed that Pinnick didn’t thrash out terms with him before he made an announcement on his reappointment...
Samson Siasia Promises Dream Team Will Not Go To Sleep In Second - Half
Published: December 09, 2015
Nigeria U23s manager Samson Siasia says the defense will not repeat the same mistakes that saw them conceding twice in the second half in games against Mali and Egypt.Indeed, in their final Group B fixture, goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel kept a cleansheet for his first shutout at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. “We h...
Siasia Has No Worries About Absence Of Azubuike Okechukwu
Published: December 09, 2015
Dream Team VI coach, Samson Siasia, has opined that his side can cope with the absence of influential skipper Azubuike Okechukwu in Wednesday afternoon’s semi - final clash against Senegal at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.The Yeni Malatyaspor defensive midfielder was yellow - carded twice in the group stage, whi...
Amaju Pinnick Puts Pressure On Dream Team To Beat Senegal
Published: December 09, 2015
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has charged the Nigeria Under 23s to defeat Senegal on Wednesday afternoon to be certain of qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.At the 2015 All Africa Games, both countries met in a Group B fixture and it ended honours even at Stade Munici...
Champions League Wrap : Ahmed Musa Loses With CSKA, Tosin Adarabioyo Makes Man City 18 - Man Squad
Published: December 08, 2015
Catch up on the performance of Nigerian players in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.Ahmed Musa played the entirety of CSKA Moscow’s 2 - 1 loss to PSV Eindhoven at the Philips Stadium, a result that knocked the Muscovites out of European competition this season.The Super Eagles skipper’s goal droug...
Iwobi Trains With Arsenal First Team Ahead Of Showdown With Olympiakos
Published: December 08, 2015
Alex Iwobi is in contention to be fielded against Olympiakos on Wednesday night in the UEFA Champions League.The Nigeria international was one of the seven youngsters that trained with the Gunners first team at London Colney on Tuesday morning ahead of their trip to Greece to face the Super League champs.The likes of M...
Falcons Defender Gloria Ofoegbu Undergoes Successful Knee Surgery
Published: December 08, 2015
Nigeria international left-back Gloria Ofoegbu has undergone a successful knee operation .It was revealed by a close pal of the overlapping Rivers Angels star that the Imo-born player has been expected to go for a medical operation to fix her knee.According to the source, all is well with the former Nasarawa Amazons pl...
Sunday Oliseh Announces Provisional Roster Ahead Of CHAN
Published: December 07, 2015
Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has called up 26 home - based players for a get - together ahead of the African Nations Championship in Rwanda next month.Nigeria internationals Gbolahan Salami, Austin Oboroakpo, Chima Akas, Paul Onobi, Usman Mohammed , Ezekiel Bassey and Prince Aggrey have been told to link up with ...
Ahmed Musa Unhappy With 1,215 - Minute Goal Drought For Club And Country
Published: December 07, 2015
Ahmed Musa has admitted that he is unhappy with his goal drought for CSKA Moscow, having failed to find the back of the net for 11 games in a row in all competitions.The attacker’s dry spell in front of goal will extend to 15 games if you include his appearances for the Super Eagles against Democratic Republic of...
District Court In Sweden Dismisses Assault Charges Against Dickson Etuhu
Published: December 07, 2015
The District Court in Sweden has dismissed charges of threat and assaulting a police officer leveled against Dickson Etuhu.The former Fulham star and another man were arrested on November 1, 2015 after allegedly being involved in an altercation with security guards and police officers outside a night club. The District...
Emmanuel Amuneke Fails To Appear In Court To Answer Charges On Transfer Of Nwakali To Manchester City
Published: December 07, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Golden Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, failed to appear in court on Monday morning and answer to charges over the transfer of Chidiebere Nwakali to Manchester City in 2014.Monday Godwin, the President of Emmanuel Amunike Soccer Academy, had claimed yesterday that they were not ser...
Etebo Oghenekaro Confident Dream Team Will Beat Senegal; Reacts To Interest From Portugal
Published: December 07, 2015
Etebo Oghenekaro has been one of the Dream Team players that has caught the eye at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations and the Warri Wolves frontman is confident that the national team will qualify for the final of the tournament by beating Senegal on Wednesday.For the first time ever, Etebo has opened up on why the Nigeria...
Exclusive : Emmanuel Amuneke Unaware He Has Been Summoned To Court On Monday
Published: December 06, 2015
Golden Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, December 7 over the alleged fraudulent transfer of Nigeria U20 international Chidiebere Nwakali to Manchester City back in 2014.Monday Godwin, a co - defendant in the case and President of Emmanuel Amunike Soccer Academy, has argued that...
Samson Siasia Delighted With Clean Sheet
Published: December 06, 2015
Dream Team VI coach, Samson Siasia, was delighted that his side kept a clean sheet against Algeria on Saturday night at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.His defense had collapsed twice in the second half, against Mali and Egypt, conceding four goals in total after going into the interval with a healthy lead.“I cong...