Osimhen Names The Chelsea Legend He Idolizes; Distraught After Terry Missed Penalty Vs Man Utd
Published: October 02, 2019
Ahead of Lille's Champions League clash against Chelsea, Nigeria international Victor Osimhen has revealed that he idolized Blues legend Didier Drogba when he was growing up. With 164 goals in 381 appearances for Chelsea, Drogba is the highest scoring foreigner in Chelsea's history and 36 of those goals were scored i...
The Three Nigerian Records Set By Dennis After Brace Vs Real Madrid & One Strange Scoreline
Published: October 02, 2019
Club Brugge striker Emmanuel Dennis scored two first half goals as the Belgian First Division A team were held to a 2-2 draw by Real Madrid in a Champions League clash at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. In doing so, he became the third Nigerian player to score against Real Madrid in the C...
Lampard Vows Not To Convince Abraham, Tomori To Choose Nigeria Over England
Published: October 02, 2019
Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard on Tuesday insisted that he will likely not be involved in any moves to convince the duo of Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori to choose between Nigeria and England as regard their international football.Lampard was responding to questions posed to him by Nigerian journalist Oma Akatugba d...
'Dennis the Nigerian Ronaldo' - Fans React To Striker's Brace Vs Real Madrid And Iconic Celebration
Published: October 01, 2019
Emmanuel Dennis was Club Brugge's standout player during their 2-2 draw with Real Madrid in one of Tuesday's Champions League fixtures. The 21-year-old striker broke the deadlock in the ninth minute of the encounter when he put the ball past Thibaut Courtois, though he had to wait for a while before celebrating as V...
Brazil Vs Nigeria : Rohr Hints Ekong May Captain Super Eagles Ahead Of Most Experienced Player Omeruo
Published: October 01, 2019
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has hinted that William Troost-Ekong will captain the national team when they face Brazil in a glamour friendly to be staged at the National Stadium in Singapore on October 13. Ahmed Musa was appointed captain following the retirement of Mikel Obi at the end of the 2019 Africa Cup of N...
Lille Vs Chelsea: Can Osimhen Show Why Nigeria Should End Abraham's Pursuit?
Published: October 01, 2019
Chelsea will battle Lille at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Wednesday in one of the match day two fixtures in the Champions League.The encounter is a game that many soccer-loving Nigerians will want to watch as it provides them with an opportunity to see three players of Nigeria decent in action.All eyes will be on Tammy A...
Rohr Finally Reveals The Player To Be Blamed For Loss To Algeria; Onyekuru Not At Fault
Published: October 01, 2019
More than two months after the conclusion of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, coach Gernot Rohr has finally revealed the player to be blamed for the injury time goal conceded by the Super Eagles in their 2-1 loss to Algeria in the semifinal of the competition. With almost the last kick of the game, Manchester City w...
Netherlands Set To Provisionally Cap-tie Man Utd Striker Who Wants To Improve Nigeria
Published: October 01, 2019
The Royal Dutch Football Association are ahead of their Nigerian counterparts in the race for the services of Manchester United youngster Dillon Hoogewerf, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.  For the first time in his career, the former Ajax Amsterdam wonderkid has received a call-up to the Netherlands U17 squad. La...
Top Six Nigerian Players In European Leagues For The Month Of September
Published: October 01, 2019
All Nigeria Soccer's Izuchukwu Okosi presents the six of the best performing Nigerian players in European leagues for the month of September 2019. These Nigerian stars either scored, assisted others to score, put up great defensive displays or were duly recognized for their individual performances in the month under r...
Chelsea's Tammy Abraham Chooses To Represent England Despite Latest Nigeria Approach
Published: October 01, 2019
The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to miss out on the services of Chelsea forward Tammy Abraham as he's reportedly set to pledge his allegiance to the Three Lions of England.Abraham, who has been in a stunning form for the Blues this season, was approached by the Nigeria Football Federation to commit his international...
Rohr Reveals Kalu Will Be Useful Vs Brazil, Maja Not Far From Another Super Eagles Invite
Published: September 30, 2019
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr believes Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu will be one of the important players for his side in next month's international friendly against Brazil. The German observed the winger at close quarters as Bordeaux were defeated 1-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in the Ligue 1 on Saturday and was not sa...
Team Of The Week Honours For Wycombe Wanderers' Onyedinma, SWFC's Iorfa
Published: September 30, 2019
Two Nigerian players, Wycombe Wanderers' Fred Onyedinma and Sheffield Wednesday's Dominic Iorfa, have been included in the Team of the Week for their respective divisions by football statistics website Whoscored.com. In an EFL Championship clash on Saturday, Iorfa opened his account for the season in the sixth minut...
'Super Eagles Not To Be Underestimated' - Spurs Hero Sends Message To Southgate About Tomori
Published: September 30, 2019
Tottenham Hotspur hero Garth Crooks has urged England boss Gareth Southgate to consider handing a call-up to Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori in upcoming matches. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Tomori has played internationally for England and Canada's youth teams and he's also eligible for Nigeria through his parents. ...
Super Eagles Star Collins Speaks On His Wonder Goal Against Bayern Munich
Published: September 30, 2019
Super Eagles defender Jamilu Collins scored a goal of the season contender as Paderborn were beaten 3-2 by champions Bayern Munich on match day six in the German Bundesliga on Saturday, September 28. From 25 yards out, the left-back beat Germany's first-choice goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in the 84th minute after the bal...
Four Takeaways From Nigeria's 2-1 Loss To Togo In The WAFU Cup
Published: September 29, 2019
Nigeria began their quest for glory at the 2019 West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup on a losing note with a 2-1 defeat to the Hawks of Togo in Thies, Senegal.Izuchukwu Okosi highlights the four takeaways from the game.1. Togo The New Bogey Team For Home Eagles?Togo only last week thrashed Nigeria 4-1 in the first leg...