Alfred Effiong Celebrates Scoring 100 Premier League Goals
Published: October 18, 2014
Nigerian striker Alfred Effiong bagged his 100th career goal in the Maltese Premier League as Qormi defeated Floriana 4 - 2 in the 8th round of matches in the championship on Saturday.A product of Command Secondary School, Ipaja, the 29 - year - old has been in the Island Nation for the past nine years representing Mar...
Amkar Perm Defender Brian Idowu Disappointed Game Was Postponed
Published: October 18, 2014
Russian - Nigerian defender Brian Idowu says he is disappointed that the league match between his team Amkar Perm and Dinamo Moscow has been postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions.There has been heavy snow in the city of Perm, where the game had been scheduled to take place this Saturday, so the league organiz...
Gloria Ofoegbu : Pepe Encouraged Me To Take The Free Kick
Published: October 18, 2014
Rivers Angels fullback Gloria Ofoegbu has expressed her delight at opening her goalscoring account at the ongoing Africa Women’s Championship.The former Falconets skipper enhanced her reputation as one of the dead-ball specialists in the Falcons squad after scoring in the first half as nailed on favourite...
Falcons Beat Namibia To Qualify For AWC Semis
Published: October 17, 2014
Six - time African champions the Falcons of Nigeria defeated Namibia 2 - 0 on Friday to confirm their place in the semi - finals of the ongoing Africa Women’s Championship.The Africa powerhouse progressed to the next stage of the competition thanks to goals from free - kick expert Gloria Ofoegbu and Francisca Ord...
Emmanuel Emenike Likely To Start Against Galatasaray
Published: October 17, 2014
Emmanuel Emenike will have only one training session with the Fenerbahce squad ahead of the Istanbul derby against Galatasaray on Saturday evening.On Thursday, the 27 - year - old left Abuja for Lagos, where he took another flight to Istanbul, and he will only arrive Turkey in the early hours of this morning.But despit...
Obafemi Martins And Robbie Keane In Two - Horse Race For MLS MVP Award
Published: October 16, 2014
Out - of - favour Super Eagles striker Obafemi Martins is competing directly with Republic of Ireland international Robbie Keane for the Most Valuable Player in the MLS.The Seattle Sounders marksman had been leading the rankings until last week when he was overtaken by Robbie Keane.With the LA Galaxy forward away on in...
Hull City Midfielder Sone Aluko Happy To Be Back In Super Eagles Fold
Published: October 16, 2014
Hull City midfielder Sone Aluko, 25, was delighted to be back in the Super Eagles fold, and has thanked the fans for their support in the home fixture against Sudan. Former Nigeria manager Stephen Keshi introduced the ex England youth international in the second half of the tie against the North Africans, having ignore...
Villarreal CEO, Negueroles Confident Ike Uche Will Be Cleared Of Match Fixing
Published: October 16, 2014
Villarreal CEO Fernando Roig Negueroles is confident that  Ikechukwu Uche will be cleared of match fixing allegations that have been leveled against him by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office in Spain.The Nigeria international is one of the ex and current Real Zaragoza players being investigated as regar...
Exclusive: Golden Eaglets Players Fail MRI, Amuneke Invites Six Under 15 National Team Stars To Beef Up Squad
Published: October 16, 2014
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that an unspecified number of the current Golden Eaglets players failed the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan which was conducted to ascertain their true ages, ahead of the CAF Under 17 Championship.This website has gathered that six members of the National Under 15 Team that won t...
Brian Idowu States Reason For Leaving Zenith St Petersburg
Published: October 16, 2014
Russian - Nigerian defender Brian Idowu has revealed that he had to depart Premier League side Zenith St Petersburg for pastures new after he was advised by his agent.The 22 - year - old would have become the first coloured player to turn out for the four - time Russian champions if he did not part company with the Pet...
Samson Siasia Back In Comfort Zone, Appointed Under 23 National Team Coach
Published: October 16, 2014
Retired Nigeria international Samson Siasia has been appointed coach of the Under 23 National Team, otherwise known as the Dream Team, the Nigeria Football Federation officially announced on Thursday morning.This is the second time the former Nantes star will tutor the Nigeria Under 23s , having steered them to the fin...
Official : Stephen Keshi Sacked As Coach Of The Super Eagles
Published: October 16, 2014
Stephen Keshi has been fired as coach of the national team after a poor run of form that saw the Super Eagles pick just two wins in their last 12 games. The Nigeria Football Federation has officially announced in a press release that he will be replaced by Shuaibu Amodu who coached the Super Eagles at the 2002 and 2010...
Hope Akpan Showers Praise On Obi Mikel
Published: October 15, 2014
Hope Akpan has showered praise on fellow England based midfielder John Obi Mikel for making him feel at home on his debut for the Super Eagles.The Reading man started and completed the game against Sudan in midfield alongside the experienced Chelsea star.And Akpan has admitted that he did not quake in his boots during ...
Rave Of The Moment Aaron Samuel Plays Down Ankle Injury
Published: October 15, 2014
Guangzhou R&F attacker Aaron Samuel suffered an injury against Sudan on Wednesday evening.But the rave of the moment has insisted that the ailment will not prevent him from turning out for his Chinese club this weekend when they tackle Shandong Luneng. The 20 - year - old has received rave reviews from the critical...
Super Eagles Back To Winning Ways; Defeat Sudan 3 - 1
Published: October 15, 2014
Defending champions Nigeria beat Sudan 3 - 1 to get their African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign back on track, having failed to get a victory in their first three Group A fixtures.CSKA Moscow star Ahmed Musa bagged his second brace for the national team in four months in the win over the North Africans while the l...