Omeruo Shows Off Defensive Prowess As CD Leganes Thrash Real Betis 3-0
Published: February 10, 2019
Chelsea loanee Kenneth Omeruo was in action for 90 minutes on Sunday afternoon as his La Liga side Leganes thrashed ten man Real Betis 3-0 at their Estadio Municipal Butarque. Omeruo, playing in his 16th league game of the campaign, was also booked, a yellow card in the 53rd minute which was his  third of the seaso...
Tunde Adeniji Speaks On His 94th Minute Equaliser On Al Nasr Debut, Super Eagles AFCON Chances
Published: February 10, 2019
Super Eagles striker Tunde Adeniji has expressed his delight at scoring on his competitive debut for Al Nasr as they shared the spoils with a 1-1 draw against Al Salmiyah on Saturday afternoon. Al Nasr came away with one point from the Thamir Stadium when Adeniji restored parity in the 94th minute. ''I feel very ...
'It's A Hard One To Take' - Middlesbrough's Mikel Reacts To Leeds United Last-Minute Goal
Published: February 10, 2019
Nigeria international, John Obi Mikel hailed the impact of Middlesbrough fans in their Championship draw with Leeds United on Saturday, while insinuating they deserved to have come away from that encounter with a victory.Lewis Wing's 47th minute goal had Boro sailing through but was eventually cancelled out by Kalvin P...
Iwobi Ranked Nigeria's Most Valuable Player In Europe Top 5 Leagues Ahead Of Leicester City Stars
Published: February 09, 2019
Alex Iwobi has retained his ranking as Nigeria's most valuable player across the top five leagues in Europe. According to new figures published by CIES Football Observatory, the Arsenal winger's transfer value now stands at 63.7 million euros, an increase of €8.5 million. Iwobi's transfer value is €8.5 million ...
U20 AFCON Flying Eagles Semifinal Opponents : Aigbogun Refuses To Pick Between Ghana & Mali
Published: February 09, 2019
Ibrahim Alhassan's 73rd minute goal against Niger on Friday evening proved to be the match winner as Nigeria booked their spot at this summer's FIFA U20 World Cup in Poland. With Senegal assured of top spot in Group B, the Flying Eagles will face either Ghana or Mali in the semifinals of the U20 AFCON at Stade Gén...
Health Certificate Scandal : Francis Uzoho Left Out Of Squad, Αnorthosis Vice Chairman Arrested
Published: February 09, 2019
Francis Uzoho has been left out of the Anorthosis Famagusta squad for their First Division match against Nea Salamis on Saturday afternoon. The Board of Directors of Anorthosis issued a statement on Friday explaining that the Nigerian has been dropped from the squad due to the climate of recent days and to avoid fu...
Kaizer Chiefs New Boy Akpeyi Debuts With No.40 Jersey Against One Of His Most Difficult Opponents
Published: February 09, 2019
If the last two training sessions held by Kaizer Chiefs are anything to go by, Super Eagles goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi is poised to make his maiden appearance for  the Johannesburg club this afternoon, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. Akpeyi was a deadline day signing from PSL rivals Chippa United in the January tra...
Four Things We Noticed From Nigeria U20s 1-0 Win Against Niger
Published: February 08, 2019
The Flying Eagles on Friday confirmed their qualification to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland with a 1-0 win over hosts Niger which ensured they topped Group A of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations with seven points.Izuchukwu Okosi presents four takeaways from the crucial game.1. Niger Exploited Nigeria's Right S...
Flying Eagles Player Ratings : Alhassan The Best; Oremade Solid; Zaruma Dogged; Ogbu Commanding; Muhammad Hard-working
Published: February 08, 2019
Nigeria secured passage to the semifinals of the 2019 CAF U-20 Championship with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Niger in Niamey on Friday afternoon. But how did the World Cup-bound Flying Eagles perform? Allnigeriasoccer.com runs the rule..Goalkeeper:Olawale Oremade: One can't just ask for more from his performance yet ...
U20 AFCON Niger 0 Nigeria 1 : Alhassan Second Half Strike Sees Flying Eagles Book Place In World Cup
Published: February 08, 2019
Nigeria's U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles  on Friday booked a ticket to the semifinals of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations and ultimately a place at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland with a 1-0 win over hosts Niger thanks to a second half goal by Adamu Alhassan.The first half of the Group A game was cagey...
Super Eagles GK Uzoho Frightened & In A Bad Psychological State, Under Investigation By Cypriot Police
Published: February 08, 2019
Francis Uzoho is under investigation by the Cypriot Police over a disputed health certificate that was issued to the Super Eagles goalkeeper before he made his competitive debut for Anorthosis against Apollon on February 2. According to our colleagues at Goal Cyprus, the Deportivo de La Coruña loanee visited the Po...
Ex-Nantes Defender Awaziem Pays Tribute To Cardiff City Record Buy Emiliano Sala
Published: February 08, 2019
Chidozie Awaziem has paid tribute to deceased Argentine striker Emiliano Sala after Police confirmed that his body has been recovered from the aircraft that crashed in the English Channel. The 28-year-old Sala moved to Cardiff City from Nantes in the January transfer window, becoming the most expensive player in the...
Super Eagles Defender Idowu : I Never Expected To Be Invited To Russia National Team
Published: February 08, 2019
Lokomotiv Moscow defender Brian Idowu has revealed that he was not expecting to be called up to the Russia National Team before his international debut for the Super Eagles in November 2017. Idowu was born in St. Petersburg to a Nigerian father and a mother who is half-Russian, and was eligible to play for the 2018 ...
Five Players Earn More Than Kalu At Bordeaux, Super Eagles Star Pocketing N414M Per Season
Published: February 08, 2019
Nigeria international Samuel Kalu is the sixth highest earning player at French Ligue 1 club Bordeaux. French sports daily L'Equipe has published its annual salaries of footballers playing in the French topflight and with a take-home pay of 85,000 euros per month (equivalent of N414 million for the season), only five ...
Obuh Tasks Flying Eagles Coach Aigbogun On World Cup Ticket, Super Eagles
Published: February 08, 2019
Former Flying Eagles head coach John Obuh  has backed coach Paul Aigbogun to lead the current Nigerian U-20 national team to the semifinals of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations which guarantees an appearance at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.Obuh however stressed that the team must be considered as a conveyor belt...