Nigeria Should Have Played U17 AFCON Final : CAF Bans Guinea From Two Editions, Fined $100,000, Medals To Be Returned Within 21 Days
Published: May 18, 2019
Nigeria should have played the final of the 2019 U17 Africa Cup of Nations against Cameroon after the Confederation of African Football found Guinea guilty of falsifying documents. The Nigeria Football Federation filed a complaint to CAF over two non-eligible players named in Guinea's starting lineup in their 10-9 v...
U17 World Cup-Winning Duo Awoniyi & Zakari Net Braces For Mouscron, Metta
Published: May 18, 2019
Catch up on the Nigerian players that were on target for their European clubs in league matches on Friday, May 17. In the Belgian First Division A, 2013 U17 World Cup-winning striker, Taiwo Awoniyi took his tally for the season to 14 goals in all tournaments but could not prevent Royal Excel Mouscron fron losing 4-...
The Inspiring Rise Of Super Eagles Defender Who Was One-time Tottenham Outcast
Published: May 18, 2019
You can't name five in-form Super Eagles players without mentioning Williams Troost-Ekong as a result of his wonderful performances with Serie A side Udinese this season.The 25-year-old centre-back is having a great career at the moment, but how has the journey been for the former Tottenham youth academy who wasn't giv...
Four Interesting Things To Expect From Super Eagles Training Camp In Asaba (2)
Published: May 17, 2019
In the concluding part of Things To Expect From Super Eagles  AFCON Training Camp In Asaba, Izuchukwu Okosi highlights four interesting things to note. Eyes On Training Line Ups, Probables And PossiblesThe Super Eagles scrimmages will be interesting sessions to observe as eagle eyed journalists and fans will be keen ...
Super Eagles Star Musa Wins First Title In Saudi Arabia
Published: May 17, 2019
Ahmed Musa has joined the growing list of Nigerians to win a silverware with their clubs as the season gradually winds down to the final games.The Super Eagles vice captain on Thursday was in action for 63 minutes as Al Nassr beat Al Batin to be crowned Saudi Arabia Pro League Champions with 70 points, narrowly pipping...
Rohr, Super Eagles Fans Receive The Best News Possible From Bordeaux On Kalu
Published: May 17, 2019
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Bordeaux coach Paulo Sousa has confirmed that his number ten, Samuel Kalu is fit to return to action when his team welcome Reims to the Stade Matmut-Atlantique on Saturday evening and has strongly hinted that the winger stands a chance of making the starting line-up. The n...
A Tough Decision Awaits Manchester City's Adarabioyo Over His International Future
Published: May 17, 2019
Manchester City youngster Tosin Adarabioyo is in the early stages of his career, and things seem to be going on well with him at the club level.Though he wasn't given any chance to feature at the Etihad Stadium by Guardiola, the former England youth international has a very great outing with Championship side West Brom...
Interesting Things To Expect From Super Eagles AFCON Training Camp In Asaba
Published: May 17, 2019
In this two part series, allnigeriasoccer.com's Izuchukwu Okosi examines events that are likely to dominate the Super Eagles pre 2019 AFCON camping June 2 to June 9 in Asaba.Media Spotlight On Mikel, Uzoho, Balogun, IheanachoSuper Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr seemed to have courted trouble when the provisional squad l...
Okocha On Nigeria's Best Midfield Combination, Iwobi, Mikel, AFCON Favorites
Published: May 16, 2019
Former Nigeria international, Emmanuel Okocha has lauded Gernot Rohr's move in ensuring the Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel is available for selection as they prepare for the African Cup of Nations tournament in June.The former Chelsea star had embarked on a self-imposed exile from the national team since last yea...
Arsenal-Linked Midfielder Aribo : I Am Definitely Open To Playing For Nigeria
Published: May 16, 2019
Charlton Athletic young star, Joe Aribo has not excluded the possibility of representing the Super Eagles in the near future but has maintained that he has not been approached by the Nigeria Football Federation. Born in Camberwell, London, Aribo has no representative caps for England teams and doesn't have to apply ...
Rohr Names The Barcelona Goalkeeper Who Is A Role Model For Uzoho, Akpeyi & Ezenwa
Published: May 16, 2019
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has revealed that Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen is a role model for Daniel Akpeyi, Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Francis Uzoho. The German football tactician was speaking at an awards ceremony held in Berlin on Wednesday evening, where ter Stegen won the Audience award, in which...
Everton Loanee Henry On The Cusp Of Domestic Double After Winning Turkish Cup
Published: May 16, 2019
Henry Onyekuru, on Wednesday evening got his first taste of silverware with Turkish powerhouse Galatasaray after helping them to beat Akhisarspor 3-1 in the final of the Turkish Cup.The Everton loanee started and went the distance at the Yeni Sivas 4Eylul Stadyumu though he could not add to his two strikes in the cup c...
U20 World Cup Squad Numbers : Bournemouth's Ofoborh Handed No. 13 Jersey Worn By Nigeria Greats Siasia, Igbinoba, Ikedia
Published: May 16, 2019
The Nigeria Football Federation have assigned squad numbers to the 21 players named to the country's squad list for the 2019 U20 World Cup which begins next week in Poland, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Curiously the number ten jersey usually reserved for the star player in the team was allocated to the unheralded ...
Bordeaux Winger Kalu Needs One Thing To Be As Good As PSG Superstar Neymar
Published: May 16, 2019
Brazil star Neymar is definitely one of the best players in the world considering his achievements since he turned professional some years back.Though Neymar's fame has somewhat reduced since he left Barcelona for PSG in 2017, the 27-year-old is still in the same class with the world's most deadly strikers — includin...
Eight Nigerian Stars Who Deserve Provisional AFCON Squad Selection But Dropped
Published: May 16, 2019
The Super Eagles Provisional list for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations was released on Tuesday with few misgivings over the composition of the squad. However there were some players who deserved such invitations but were overlooked. Allnigeriasoccer.com's Izuchukwu Okosi runs the rule on eight Nigerian players that shoul...