African Champs Crash Out Of 2016 Olympic Games Qualifiers
Published: August 02, 2015
Nigeria will not be represented at the 2016 Summer Olympics women’ s football tournament after crashing out of the qualifiers following a 2 - 1 loss to one of the emergent powerhouses of African football, Equatorial Guinea, in Bata.The Super Falcons had it at their back of their minds that they needed to score in...
Dream Team Come Out Unscathed Against Congo; Qualify For CAF Under 23 Championship
Published: August 02, 2015
The Dream Team VI have qualified for the CAF Under 23 Championship after drawing goalless with Congo in the away leg of their qualifier in Pointe - Noire on Sunday evening.The Nigeria Olympic Team , who had defeated the Congo U23s 2 - 1 in the first leg, were put under pressure by their opponents  but came out uns...
Etim Esin, UK Scouts Arrive Ibadan For Frenage Soccer Summit
Published: August 02, 2015
Ex-Super Eagles’ playmaker, Etim Esin and England based Strive Sports Management have landed at the Lead City University, the venue of ‘2015 Frenage Soccer Summit scheduled to commence on 3rd to 8th August in Ibadan.The former Eagle’s midfield mestro is lined up to deliver a motivational lecture hingi...
Community Shield : Arsenal Striker Alex Iwobi In Line To Make Official Debut ; Mikel And Moses Benched
Published: August 02, 2015
Both Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger have named their starting line - ups for the Community Shield at Wembley.The big news as it concerns Nigerian fans is that Dream Team VI target Alex Iwobi is in line to make his official debut for the current FA Cup winners, with manager Wenger naming him in the 18 - man squad but h...
Taiwo Awoniyi, Kingsley Sokari And Aminu Umar Benched As Siasia Names Starting XI For Battle Of Pointe - Noire
Published: August 02, 2015
Dream Team VI manager, Samson Siasia, has announced his starting line-up for the CAF Under 23 Championship qualifier against Congo in Pointe - Noire on Sunday afternoon.Nigeria under 20 internationals Kingsley Sokari, Taiwo Awoniyi and Godwin Saviour have all been included in the team sheet but only the KV Oostende n...
EXCLUSIVE : HJK Helsinki Target Taye Taiwo Departs Finland After Refusing To Play Friendly Against Liverpool
Published: August 02, 2015
Taye Taiwo sensationally departed Finland on Sunday morning without signing a contract with HJK Helsinki, the defender’s intermediary Tekin Birinci has informed allnigeriasoccer.com.To let the cat out of the bag, the ex Marseille, AC Milan and Dynamo Kiev full - back refused to play a friendly for the Finnish clu...
Nosa Igiebor : I Did Not Sleep After The Loss To Viktoria Plzen
Published: August 02, 2015
Nosa Igiebor is still disappointed that Maccabi Tel Aviv lost 2 - 1 to Viktoria PlzeÅ� in the first leg of both teams third qualifying round fixture in the Champions League, and has admitted he was scratching his head after the game at Bloomfield Stadium.Ahead of Wednesday’s return leg in the Czech Republic, the...
Dream Team Midfielder Musa Yahaya Starts Training With Tottenham Hotspur
Published: August 01, 2015
Nigeria Under 20 international Musa Yahaya has returned to London just in time before the start of the new season.The attacking midfielder made his debut for the Olympic National Team two weeks ago in the 2 - 1 win against Congo but will miss the return leg tomorrow after coach Samson Siasia allowed him to return to th...
Mikel Retains Chelsea Number 12 Shirt, Moses Handed Number 20
Published: August 01, 2015
English Premier League champions Chelsea have confirmed their shirt numbers for the new season.Nigeria international John Obi Mikel has retained his number 12 jersey while Victor Moses has been handed the number 20 kit.Ola Aina will be wearing number 34 and fellow England youth international Dominic Solanke will sport ...
Maroof Yusuf Pleased To Win Title With Zamalek In First Season
Published: August 01, 2015
Maroof Yusuf has spoken of his delight at Zamalek winning their first Egyptian Premier League title since the 2003 - 2004 season. The 23 - year - old joined The Royal Team in 2014 but could not feature in as many games as he would have loved as he was sanctioned by the Egyptian Federation for signing a pre - contract w...
Battle Of Pointe - Noire: Bring It On, Says Samson Siasia
Published: July 31, 2015
Dream Team VI coach Samson Siasia was brimming with confidence ahead of his team’s departure to Pointe - Noire for the African Under 23 Championship qualifier against Congo this weekend.The statistics are in favour of a Nigeria victory, with the Olympic Team winning three out of four away games they have conteste...
Europa League Wrap: Anene, Udoji Win As Hot Prospect Ugwu Chukwuma Makes Debut
Published: July 30, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com reviews the performances of Nigerian players  in the third qualifying round of the Europa League on Thursday night. Ex Flying Eagles winger Chuks Akabueze replaced Pape Diouf after 68 minutes in Odd Grenland’s 2 - 1 loss to Elfsborg at the  Borås Arena (Borås). The 26 - ...
Editorial : Five Things That Prove Oliseh Is Already Ticking The Right Boxes
Published: July 30, 2015
It is no longer news that Sunday Oliseh has been chosen as the Super Eagles Coach. Even though he has not handled a game in charge, he has done some things that would be worthy of note. So many things have been said about his about appointment, some believe he lacks experience, some also have a different opinion. We ta...
NFF Supremo Pinnick Motivates Super Falcons Ahead Of Crunch Tie With Equatorial Guinea
Published: July 30, 2015
NFF President Amaju Pinnick has charged the Super Falcons to go all out for victory when they confront Equatorial Guinea on Sunday in an Olympic qualifier.The African champions , who did not qualify for the last edition of the Olympic Games, find themselves in a precarious position after playing out a 1 - 1 draw with t...
Aaron Eyoma Shines In Arsenal 4 - 2 Win Over Celtic
Published: July 30, 2015
London - born Aaron Eyoma was in action for the Arsenal Under 19s on Wednesday as they recorded a 4 - 2 win over Celtic at the Durban Under-19 International Tournament taking place in South Africa.Eyoma, who has been tipped for great things in the coming season, lasted 72 minutes on the pitch before he was replaced by ...