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 ...
Tottenham Hotspur Trainee Musa Yahaya Omitted As Siasia Names 20 - Player Roster For Battle Of Pointe-Noire
Published: July 30, 2015
Tottenham Hotspur trainee Musa Yahaya was omitted as Dream Team VI coach Samson Siasia named a 20 - man roster for the upcoming African Under 23 Championship against Congo .But included in the squad list are six other foreign - based professionals in the shape of Kingsley Sokari (Esperance), Taiwo Awoniyi (Kalmar), Sta...
Champions League Wrap : Efe Ambrose Benched; Manuel Akanji Fails To Debut For FC Basel
Published: July 29, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com reviews the Champions League games that were played on Wednesday night with special reference to Nigerian players.Scottish champions Glasgow Celtic needed an 82nd minute goal from Dedryck Boyata to beat Qarabag FK 1 - 0 at home.Nigeria international Efe Ambrose did not come off the bench for The Bh...
Panthinaikos Midfielder Abdul Ajagun Fancies Champions League Chances Against Club Brugge
Published: July 29, 2015
Panathinaikos midfielder Abdul Ajagun says The Greens will do everything in their power to qualify for the next round of the Champions League after their narrow 2- 1 win against Club Brugge on Tuesday night.The former Flying Eagles skipper was sacrificed after the interval at Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis after te...
Flying Eagles Midfielder Obinna Nwobodo Back On His Feet
Published: July 29, 2015
Nigeria youth international Obinna Nwobodo will return to the country on Friday after completing his rehabilitation for anterior cruciate ligament tear. The Enugu Rangers midfielder picked up the injury during the final game of the African Youth Championship between Nigeria and Senegal in March, and he had to miss the ...