Gerrard names the Rangers player Bassey should seek advice from to become a Super Eagles star
Published: October 15, 2021
England legend Steven Gerrard has urged Calvin Bassey to seek advice from Steven Davis if he wants to become an established player for the Super Eagles and Glasgow Rangers. Manager Gernot Rohr handed a maiden call-up to the Anglo-Italian-Nigerian defender for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Central African Rep...
False alarm over Super Eagles star Balogun as Glasgow Rangers boss provides squad update
Published: October 15, 2021
Providing a squad update ahead of Glasgow Rangers' Premiership meeting with Hearts, manager of the Light Blues Steven Gerrard has suggested that Leon Balogun will be fine to make his eleventh appearance of the season in all competitions. The central defender was replaced in the 74th minute of Nigeria's 2-0 win over...
Napoli striker Osimhen reaches career-high market value at N28.7b, now Nigeria's joint MVP
Published: October 15, 2021
Victor Osimhen is now Nigeria's joint most valuable player, an honour he shares with Leicester City holding midfielder Wilfred Ndidi. Transfermarkt updated the market value of Osimhen on Thursday, October 14 and the Napoli striker is now valued at 60 million euros (approximately N28.7 billion in Nigerian currency)....
Leicester City youth team coach reveals Rangers' Nigerian fullback hated playing CB
Published: October 14, 2021
Leicester City U23 manager Steven Beaglehole has revealed that Calvin Bassey used to hate playing as a center back during his days at the Foxes Academy. Predominantly a left-back, the Italian-born Bassey was mostly used as a central defender in his final season at Leicester City, 2019-2020, and it is unclear whethe...
Nigeria manager Rohr to watch Bordeaux vs Nantes with Super Eagles stars set to feature
Published: October 14, 2021
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr will be among the spectators when Bordeaux take on Nantes in a French Ligue 1 clash at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique this weekend. Rohr is not really on one of his scouting missions but will be present at the stadium to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the founding of Bordeaux. Havin...
Super Eagles striker misses full Lorient training ahead of trip to Marseille
Published: October 14, 2021
Lorient are sweating over the fitness of Terem Moffi three days before facing Marseille in the French Ligue 1 in a gameweek ten clash at the Orange Vélodrome. Moffi injured his collarbone after landing awkwardly following a duel with Clermont goalkeeper during Lorient's last game before the international break on O...
Inter Milan linked with move for Super Eagles star as replacement for ex-Man Utd, Arsenal striker
Published: October 14, 2021
Paul Onuachu's future seems to be away from Racing Genk despite recently extending his contract with the Limburg club. According to Calcio Mercato via Football Italia, Inter Milan are the latest club linked with a possible move for the 2.01 meters tall center forward who made a splash in Belgium in 2020-2021 with 35...
'No negotiations' - Agent dismisses reports linking Super Eagles GK Okoye with OGC Nice
Published: October 13, 2021
Former Feyenoord midfielder Wessel Weezenberg, who represents Maduka Okoye, has moved quickly to dismiss reports that suggested that he was in talks with French Ligue 1 club OGC Nice over a deal for the Super Eagles goalkeeper. The German-born glovesman has been tipped to make the next leap in his career in the near...
EFL Trophy: Olise, Adegoke unused subs for Chelsea; Man Utd's Hoogewerf starts
Published: October 13, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up of how Nigeria-eligible players fared in Papa John's Trophy matches played on Wednesday, October 13. At the Stadium of Light, Sunderland defeated Manchester United 2-1 thanks to Wearne's game-winning goal in the 66th minute. Dutch-Nigerian teenager Dillon Hoogewerf made his second ...
'I always give 100%' - Rangers defender Balogun reveals he's fully committed to Nigeria cause
Published: October 13, 2021
Glasgow Rangers central defender Leon Balogun has insisted that he's fully committed to the Super Eagles cause. After Nigeria's shock 1-0 loss to Central African Republic in a 2022 World Cup qualifier last Thursday, several headlines by the local and foreign press suggested that Balogun, in particular, and William T...
Genk star Onuachu continues to generate transfer buzz with Atletico Madrid latest suitor
Published: October 13, 2021
Paul Onuachu continues to generate transfer buzz despite recently extending his contract with 2021 Belgian Cup winners Racing Genk. According to Spanish sports daily Marca, Atlético Madrid are the latest club linked with a possible move for the tall Nigeria international. It is claimed that Atletico Madrid's sp...
Ejuke wins back-to-back CSKA Player of the Month awards, named in RPL Team of the Month
Published: October 12, 2021
Super Eagles dazzler Chidera Ejuke has been voted CKSA Moscow's Player of the Month for September 2021, informs the official website of the Army Men. According to the poll on the club's official website, Ejuke won 55 percent of the vote to place first ahead of Igor Akinfeev (21 percent) and Anton Zabolotny (20 perce...
No truth in reports that Super Eagles goalkeeper Okoye is in talks with OGC Nice
Published: October 12, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively inform that reports claiming that French Ligue 1 team OGC Nice have a opened a line of communication with Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper Maduka Okoye over a transfer in the near future are wide of the mark. The Sparta Rotterdam glovesman has been linked already with many Euro...
Fielding of expatriate players : Rangers with 3 Super Eagles invitees top table in United Kingdom
Published: October 11, 2021
In its latest weekly post, CIES Football Observatory has ranked clubs in 31 top divisions from UEFA member associations according to the percentage of domestic league minutes played by expatriates. No other club in the United Kingdom can boast of foreign players spending more time on the pitch than Glasgow Rangers a...
Top 5 Nigerian footballers of the last 20 years
Published: October 11, 2021
With a huge population of more than one hundred million, Nigeria is a country with a lot of sporting interests. However, one of the games that are celebrated by many is football. It all started back in 1949 when a group of footballers from Nigeria was recruited and formed the ‘UK Tourists’. This team repres...