Hope Akpan Has Mixed Feelings After Ending 3,458 - Minute Long Goal Drought
Published: November 28, 2015
Super Eagles midfielder Hope Akpan has mixed feelings about scoring his first goal in the Championship for close to two years.The Anglo - Nigerian scored his first goal in Blackburn Rovers colours in their 2 - 2 draw with Sheffield Wednesday at Ewood Park but was disappointed that his team surrendered their one - goal ...
Samson Siasia Plays Down Talk Osimhen Replaced Isaac Success
Published: November 28, 2015
Speaking at a press conference a day before the Dream Team tackle Mali at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, coach Samson Siasia has insisted that Victor Osimhen deserved a place in the squad and has shot down speculation that the Ultimate Strikers striker replaced Isaac Success, who was not released for the tournament.Si...
Paul Onuachu Gives Thanks To His Mentor Churchill Oliseh
Published: November 28, 2015
FC Midtjylland striker Paul Onuachu has thanked Barrister Churchill Oliseh for finding time in his busy schedule to visit him in Jutland, Denmark.The lanky forward was on the books of the famous nursery team owned by Oliseh prior to his move to Denmark in 2012.And since his arrival at the MCH Arena, he has blossomed in...
COMPLETE SPORTS And SPORTS DAY Attempt To Sweep Aside Amuneke Underhand Dealings In Golden Eaglets
Published: November 28, 2015
Investigations by allnigeriasoccer.com can reveal that two Nigerian sports dailies, Complete Sports and Sports Day Ikeja, have attempted to sweep aside the Golden Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke’s underhand dealings in the national team.Despite the information available in the public domain, Complete Sports and S...
NFF Backing Dream Team To Qualify For Olympic Games
Published: November 27, 2015
NFF President Amaju Pinnick has motivated Nigeria’s Olympic National Team ahead of their first game of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations against Mali on Sunday, November 29.The Dream Team won the football event at the 1996 Olympic Games and finished in second position 12 years later but missed out on qualification f...
Lukman Haruna Will Not Travel To Turkey With Anzhi Makhachkala
Published: November 27, 2015
Nigeria international Lukman Haruna and his Anzhi Makhachkala teammates will no longer travel to Turkey for a training camp this winter, the club have revealed via a press release.There has been tension between Russia and Turkey since November 24 after a Russian Sukhoi Su-24M bomber aircraft was shot down by Turkish Ai...
Europa League Wrap : Onuachu, Fatai, Udoji, Olayinka, Echiejile & Ezekiel In Action
Published: November 27, 2015
Catch up on players of Nigerian descent that were in action for their respective teams in the Europa League on Thursday night.After losing their first four games in Group E, Dinamo Minsk had to wait until game week five before picking up their first win in this season’s competition after they beat Viktoria Plze&a...
Caveat Emptor : Kelechi Nwakali Sporting & Economic Rights Belong To Taye Academy NOT Diamond Academy/ASJ
Published: November 26, 2015
The proprietor of Taye Academy, Kennedy Ezenwere, says he has documentary evidence to back up his claims that the sporting and economic rights of Golden Eaglets skipper Kelechi Nwakali belong to his grassroots club.According to him, both Diamond Academy, Umuahia and ASJ Academy Owerri illegally transferred the ownershi...
Dream Team Land In Senegal Ahead Africa U-23 Cup Of Nations
Published: November 26, 2015
The Dream Team VI landed in Senegal on Thursday morning, with their first game at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations against Mali just three days away.The delegation consisting of 21 players and 10 officials arrived the Leopold Senghor International Airport, Dakar at 1.00am local time aboard an Arik Airline flight.They wer...
Allnigeriasoccer.com To Sue Notorious Website Naij.com For Copyright Infringement And Content Theft
Published: November 25, 2015
The management team would like to bring to the attention of our esteemed readers that the online publication Naij.com has been persistently stealing published articles, especially involving the transfer market, from allnigeriasoccer.com.Several foreign media including Metro, Express, Daily Star, Squawka, Bleacher Repor...
Bartholomew Ibenegbu, Abu Azeez, 18 Others Called Up To Super Sand Eagles Squad
Published: November 25, 2015
Coach of the Super Sand Eagles, Audu Adamu Ejo , has called up 20 players for a training camp in Badagry ahead of the Copa Lagos Beach Soccer tournament.All the players named to the roster ply their trade in the domestic leagues, with Warri Wolves FC of Warri midfielder Bartholomew Ibenegbu the headline name on the lis...
Obafemi Martins Among Four Finalists For MLS Goal Of The Year
Published: November 25, 2015
Obafemi Martins has advanced to the semi - final in the voting for the AT&T MLS Goal of the Year after beating teammate Marco Pappa in the third round.To qualify for the final, the Nigeria international has been paired with Sporting Kansas City’s Krisztian Nemeth, who netted a spectacular goal on October 3 ag...
UEFA Champions League Wrap : Ideye & Igiebor Go The Distance; Mikel & Simon Benched
Published: November 25, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com rounds up the latest action for players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.Alex Iwobi was not part of the Arsenal side that thrashed Dinamo Zagreb 3 - 0 at the Emirates. Instead, he represented the Under 19s squad in the UEFA Youth League on the same day.At the ...
Dream Team Off To Senegal On Wednesday
Published: November 24, 2015
The Dream Team VI will depart their training camp in Banjul, Gambia on Wednesday, November 25, ahead of their first game at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations against Mali.For the past ten days, the Nigeria U23s have been camping in the West African country and have so far played two tune - up games against Real de Banjul ...
UEFA Youth League : Iwobi, Umar, Osawe, Awaziem Feature; Ekene, Ugbo, Abdullahi Missing
Published: November 24, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com reviews the performances of players of Nigerian descent that were in action on game week five in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday.We begin at the Mini Estadi (Barcelona), the venue of the meeting between Barcelona Under - 19s and Roma. The game ended three goals apiece, with the Italians recovering...