Waldrum picks Atletico Madrid dazzler as best player first half in loss to Canada; names other standout players
Published: April 11, 2022
Nigeria women's national team American manager Randy Waldrum singled out some of his standout players for praise despite the 2-0 defeat to Olympic champions Canada in a glamour friendly on Saturday morning. The African champions held their own in the first half and didn't concede until the 51st minute when Chelsea sta...
Nigerian exports : Osimhen, Friday, Zirkzee, Boniface on target for European clubs
Published: April 10, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com's review of the Nigeria-eligible players that found the net for their respective European clubs in league matches on Sunday, April 10, 2022. We begin in Italy. Victor Osimhen's sixteenth goal of the season counted for nothing as Napoli were beaten 3-2 by Fiorentina at the Diego Maradona Stad...
'He's an attack-minded player' - Van Bronckhorst says Aribo's goal will give him confidence
Published: April 10, 2022
Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst was delighted to see Joe Aribo get on the scoresheet in his side's 4-0 hammering of St. Mirren in a Scottish Premiership clash on Sunday afternoon, saying the goal will give him confidence ahead of upcoming games. The Nigeria national teamer hadn't scored in his last nine co...
Aribo scores spectacular goal for Rangers in 4-0 rout of St Mirren
Published: April 10, 2022
Rangers got a mighty lift before their Europa League quarterfinal meeting with Sporting Braga after thrashing St Mirren 4-0 in a Scottish Premiership clash at the SMISA Stadium (Paisley) on Sunday afternoon. It was a straightforward afternoon for the Light Blues as they were two goals up at the interval courtesy of tw...
Rangers coach reveals why in-form defender Bassey was left out of squad vs St Mirren
Published: April 10, 2022
Glasgow Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst has revealed exactly why Calvin Bassey has not been included in the matchday squad for their ongoing game against St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership. The Dutch football tactician has made five changes to the side that started against Sporting Braga in the quarterfi...
Three-time World Cupper joins Super Falcons camp ahead of second friendly against Canada
Published: April 10, 2022
Three-time World Cupper Francisca Ordega is the latest player to link up with the national team in Canada ahead of their second friendly against the Olympic champions. The CSKA Moscow striker was named on the roster for both friendlies but didn't show up in camp until today. With the arrival of Oredga, the Nige...
The reason Super Eagles striker Ighalo did not make AFC Champions League debut vs Sharjah
Published: April 09, 2022
Super Eagles star Odion Ighalo was a surprise omission from Al Hilal matchday squad for their AFC Champions League clash against Sharjah Cultural Sports Club on Friday night. Allnigeriasoccer.com has been told that manager Ramon Diaz did not summon the former Manchester United striker for last night's clash at Princ...
Canada 2 Nigeria 0 : Chelsea star among the scorers as Super Falcons lose to Olympic champions
Published: April 09, 2022
African champions, Super Falcons early Saturday morning suffered a 2-0 defeat in the first of their two-legged friendly games against Canada at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver reports allnigeriasoccer.com. Chelsea midfielder Jessie Fleming and ex-Bordeaux center back Vanessa Gilles scored for the hosts in the second...
Pinnick speaks on foreign coach, percentage of home-based players in Nigeria XI, Peseiro, third term
Published: April 08, 2022
Amaju Pinnick, President of the Nigeria Football Federation, has revealed that the Board has decided that a foreign coach will be appointed for the Super Eagles within the next ten days, but has not mentioned a frontrunner for the vacant job.  Last week, the Federation announced that they have terminated the appointm...
Super Eagles striker Dessers convinced Feyenoord were the better team in thriller vs Slavia
Published: April 08, 2022
As far as Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers is concerned, Feyenoord were the better team during their 3-3 draw with Slavia Prague in a quarterfinal Europa Conference League clash at Stadion Feijenoord 'De Kuip'  on Thursday. The Dutch Eredivisie side thought they would be taking a one-goal advantage into the seco...
Rangers' Nigeria international left-back named in Europa League Team of the Week
Published: April 08, 2022
Versatile Rangers left-back Calvin Bassey has been named in the Europa Team of the Week by football statistics website Whoscored following the conclusion of the first leg quarterfinal matches on Thursday, April 7. The Nigeria international was one of the standout performers for the Light Blues in a 1-0 loss to Sport...
The seventeen players in camp ahead of Super Falcons' friendlies against Olympic champions
Published: April 08, 2022
Seventeen of the players invited for the Super Falcons double-header against Olympic champions Canada have reported for international duty, the Nigeria Football Federation have confirmed. In the first match, the current African champions will take on the Canadians at BC Place in Vancouver on Friday, April 8 and the...
Nigeria underage international nominated for UECL POTW after goal and assist vs Feyenoord
Published: April 08, 2022
Nigeria underage international Yira Sor continued his fairytale Europa Conference League story by getting on the scoresheet and providing an assist for Slavia Prague in a six-goal thriller against Feyenoord Rotterdam at De Kuip on Thursday evening. Since making his debut in the competition against Fenerbahce on Febr...
Ex-Rangers star reckons introduction of Aribo broke up Sporting Braga's momentum
Published: April 07, 2022
The second leg of the Europa League quarterfinal clash between Rangers and Sporting Braga is beautifully poised after the Portuguese setup earned a slender advantage in Thursday night's clash at the Estádio Municipal de Braga. Abel Ruiz's finish past Allan McGregor at the goalkeeper's left post in the 40th minute ...
UEL : Super Eagles trio on show as Rangers suffer slender loss to Braga in Portugal
Published: April 07, 2022
Super Eagles trio of Leon Balogun, Calvin Bassey and Joe Aribo were in action for Scottish Premier League giants Glasgow Rangers on Thursday night in the quarterfinals, first leg of the UEFA Europa League tie against Portuguese side Braga at the Estadio de Municipal des Braga. Braga won the battle 1-0 ahead of the seco...