'What Do You Do If Messi Says He Looks Up To You' - Nkwocha Lauds Oshoala After Snubbing Barca Star In POTY Voting
Published: January 08, 2020
Nigeria great Perpetua Nkwocha has paid tribute to Barcelona superstar Asisat Oshoala for equaling her feat of winning the CAF Women's Best Player awards four times. It will be recalled that Nkwocha did not include Oshoala among her top three picks for the prestigious accolade as she went for Ajara Nchout, Tabitha Cha...
2019 CAF Awards Shocker : Nkwocha Snubs Oshoala In Voting Top 3; Kanu Ranks Arsenal Captain Ahead Of Ighalo
Published: January 08, 2020
In the aftermath of the CAF Awards 2019, the Confederation of African Football has released the breakdown of the votes, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The voting panel consisted of CAF Technical & Development Committee, Media Experts, Legends, head coaches/technical directors and captains of the senior national teams...
CAF Awards 2019 : Barcelona's Oshoala Is POTY; Chukwueze, Osimhen, Falcons, Dennerby Miss Out
Published: January 07, 2020
Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala was named Confederation of African Football Women's Player of the Year for 2019 on Tuesday evening at the Albatros Citadel Hotel Sahl Hasheesh, Hurghada. The Super Falcons captain beat Ajara Nchout (Cameroon & Valerenga) and Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa & Beijing Phoenix FC) to the ...
(Photo) Arsenal Hero Kanu Reunites With Legendary Arsene Wenger
Published: January 07, 2020
Former Nigeria international Nwankwo Kanu has reunited with legendary coach Arsene Wenger ahead of the 28th edition of the CAF Football Awards which will hold at the Albatros Citadel Hotel Sahl Hasheesh, Hurghada this evening, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Kanu took to social media on Tuesday to reveal that he was d...
The Top Five Most Valuable African Players Revealed : Two Super Eagles Midfielders Make List
Published: January 07, 2020
CIES Football Observatory have published an exclusive list of the most valuable players in the big five European leagues consisting of Spanish La Liga, Premier League, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1. 166 footballers are valued at more than €50 million, with the top five most valuable African...
Super Eagles Winger Resumes Training With Bordeaux After Passport Problems
Published: January 06, 2020
Nigeria international Samuel Kalu has finally resumed training at Bordeaux after overcoming passport problems. According to regional newspaper Sud Ouest , manager Paulo Sousa ran the rule over the winger and South Korea international Hwang Ui-jo this afternoon in Haillan. Depending on Kalu's fitness, he could be...
NFF Should Hold On To Rohr As Super Eagles Head Coach Seeks To Qualify Nigeria For World Cup, AFCON
Published: January 06, 2020
Recently, Media Officer of the Super Eagles Toyin Ibitoye disclosed in a radio programme that head coach Gernot Rohr will not quit his job and is expected back in Nigeria within the month of January ahead of the draws for the second round of qualifiers to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.The news was a good one in the sense tha...
Official : Former Everton Winger Completes Loan Move To Galatasaray, To Earn N253.5 Million
Published: January 05, 2020
Henry Onyekuru's move to Galatasaray is now in the bag, with the Turkish Super Lig champions announcing his temporary transfer from Monaco on Sunday afternoon following a successful medical. The signing ceremony which was held at Florya Metin Oktay Facilities was attended by Galatasaray President Mustafa Cengiz and...
Nigeria Captain Becomes First Player To Score A Brace For Barcelona This Decade
Published: January 05, 2020
Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala scored for the second consecutive game as Barcelona registered a 3-0 win against Athletic Club in a Primera División Femenina match on Sunday afternoon, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The former Arsenal and Liverpool striker came off the bench to score in the 77th minute and 8...
Osimhen Reveals Reason He Chose Lille's Number 7 Jersey Previously Worn By 'Portuguese Mbappe'
Published: January 05, 2020
Victor Osimhen has explained why he chose to wear Lille's number seven jersey shortly after he signed a deal with the French Ligue 1 club. Before the Nigerian joined Lille, the number was last used by Portugal U21 star Rafael Leão, who has been dubbed the Portuguese Mbappe, and it was also previously worn by Anwar...
Exclusive: Tottenham Loanee With Caps For England Youth Team Open To Representing Nigeria
Published: January 05, 2020
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Tottenham Hotspur-owned midfielder Luke Amos has refused to rule out the possibility of representing the Nigerian National Team in the near future. A week ago, shortly after Queens Park Rangers faced Hull City in the Championship, Amos was sounded out about the prosp...
Africa's No 1 World Cupper Rules Out Transfer Move Away From Chinese Club
Published: January 05, 2020
Super Falcons defender Onome Ebi has declared that she will not be seeking new pastures after deciding to extend her contract at Chinese club Henan Huishang FC.The 36-year-old Nigerian star signed for the club in February 2018 but has now revealed that she will not be seeking new pastures in Europe as the transfer wind...
Nigeria International Defender Scores Maiden Goal For Real Madrid-Owned Team
Published: January 05, 2020
Nigeria international Ohale Osinachi has taken nine games to open her goalscoring account for Real Madrid's women team, CD Tacon, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The hard-tackling central defender was among the three players of Nigerian descent that got on the scoresheet as CD Tacon thrashed Sevilla 5-1 in a Primera D...
Lille Coach Quizzed On Victor Osimhen's Link To Real Madrid
Published: January 03, 2020
Lille coach Christophe Galtier faced the cameras on Friday ahead of his side's Coupe de France round of 64 clash against Raon l'Etape and one of the subjects he touched on was speculation linking three of his players with a possible move to Real Madrid. Spanish sports daily Marca has claimed that Los Blancos are ke...
Done Deal : Kelechi Joins Portuguese Club Casa Pia Atletico Clube
Published: January 03, 2020
Versatile Nigerian defender Kelechi John has today completed a move to Casa Pia Atlético Clube, the Portuguese Liga Pro side have informed via social media. The Nigeria U23 international has been inactive since the end of the 2018-2019 season after parting company with Rio Ave, whom he represented for three years. ...