An Expert's Take On Exclusion Of Awoniyi From Super Eagles AFCONQ Roster
Published: March 05, 2019
Nigerian Football expert and ESPN journalist Colin Udoh has refused to criticize Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr after he omitted the Liverpool loanee from the latest Nigeria roster announced on Monday, March 4. With 6 goals in his last seven appearances in the Belgian First Division A, Awoniyi is undoubtedly Nigeria...
Semi Ajayi Named To EFL Team Of The Week As A Central Defender
Published: March 05, 2019
Nigeria international Semi Ajayi has been named to the EFL Team of the Week for the games played March 1-4. The English Football League has selected the top performing players in the Championship, League One and League Two, and the former Arsenal U23 skipper made the cut as a central defender. Ajayi has been pla...
Samuel Kalu Dropped From Bordeaux Squad Due To Recent Circumstances
Published: March 05, 2019
Samuel Kalu will certainly not make his 30th appearance of the season in all competitions when Bordeaux host Montpellier in the French Ligue 1 on Tuesday. Bordeaux coach Eric Bedouet logically decided not to retain Samuel Kalu for the visit of Montpellier due to recent circumstances as his mother, Ozuruonye Juliet K...
'Denmark National Team Was Never An Option' - Onuachu Reacts To Maiden Super Eagles Call-Up
Published: March 05, 2019
FC Midtjylland striker Paul Onuachu has stressed that he was never interested in representing the Danish National Team. Fifa rules state that a player can assume a new nationality if he has lived continuously for at least five years after reaching the age of 18 on the territory of the relevant association. The FC...
2019 AFCONQ Roster : 'Nigeria's Kunde' Tells Rohr What He Didn't Do Right
Published: March 05, 2019
Former Super Eagles defender Ajibade Babalade has expressed dismay over the invitation of only two home based players by Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr for the dead rubber 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles and the friendly with Egypt later this month. There have been calls for the invitation ...
Cyprus Women's Cup Nigeria 0 Belgium 1 : African Champions Lose Narrowly To Higher-Ranked Opponents
Published: March 04, 2019
Nigeria will not contest the final and third place playoff at the Cyprus Women's Cup after suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat to Belgium, their second of the group stage, at the Neo GSZ stadium in Larnaca on Monday evening. The African champions played against a higher-ranked opponent in the FIFA Women's ranking, with B...
Three Winners, Three Losers From Nigeria's Latest Squad Announcement
Published: March 04, 2019
The NFF, on Monday 4th March revealed the 23-man squad list which the national team gaffer, Gernot Rohr is expected to work with when the Super Eagles execute their first games of 2019. While the latest squad put an end to the suspense that had been leading up to its announcement, there are caveats to be drawn from ...
Chelsea Loan Coach Of Nigerian Descent Lavishes Praise On Aina, Omeruo, Tomori
Published: March 04, 2019
Chelsea loan coach of Nigerian descent, Eddie Newton is impressed with the progress made by Nigerian players Kenneth Omeruo, Ola Aina and Fikayo Tomori this season, and has lavished praise on the three defenders. Super Eagles stars Omeruo and Aina were recently ranked the top two most in-form Nigerian players for t...
Six Things To Note About Super Eagles Squad To Face Seychelles, Egypt
Published: March 04, 2019
The Nigeria Football Federation announced a 23-man roster for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles and international friendly with Egypt on Monday afternoon. Allnigeriasoccer.com has compiled six observations about the squad : 1) The average age of the squad as at Monday, March 4 is 24years 4 mo...
Nigeria Announce First 2019 Roster: Iwobi, Aina, Omeruo, Balogun Included; Mikels, Iheanacho Omitted
Published: March 04, 2019
The Nigeria Football Federation have announced the national team's first roster for 2019 ahead of upcoming matches against Seychelles (Africa Cup of Nations qualifier) and Egypt (international friendly). An analysis of the roster revealed that three goalkeepers, eight defenders, four midfielders and eight strikers a...
Nigerian Team Of The Week : Victor Moses, Awoniyi, Iwobi, Etebo, Semi Ajayi Make The Cut
Published: March 04, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com rounds up the best of the country's exports from the past week in its Team of the Week thus,GoalkeeperStanley Nwabali (Enyimba) Nwabali posted a shut out as The People's Elephant were held to a goalless draw by Bendel Insurance  at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in their NPFL game.DefendersWilliam T...
Kidnappers Demand N50 Million To Release Samuel Kalu's Mom
Published: March 04, 2019
According to the Guardian Nigeria, Samuel Kalu's mother has been abducted by gunmen believed to be kidnappers and taken to an unknown destination. The report added that Mrs Kalu was driving with some of her children to the Okpulu Umuobo area when gunmen blocked her vehicle, ordered the children out of the car and to...
Rizespor's Okechukwu Reveals The Key Attributes Of Victor Moses After Duel With Chelsea Loanee
Published: March 04, 2019
Rizespor midfielder Azubuike Okechukwu has hailed the qualities of Chelsea loanee Victor Moses after a duel with the winger in his team's 3-2 loss to Fenerbahce in a Turkish Super Lig game on Saturday, March 2. Moses and Okechukwu were on the same Super Eagles team that lost 1-0 to Egypt in an Africa Cup of Nations ...
Stoke City Coach On Etebo: 'It’s Clear That He’s Not A Training Ground International'
Published: March 04, 2019
Stoke City boss Nathan Jones reserved special praise for his number eight, Oghenekaro Etebo in the wake of his side's 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest in the last round of matches in the Championship. The former Warri Wolves star broke into the Nigeria setup in March 2016 on the back of his fine performances for th...
Three Super Eagles Players Whose 2019 AFCON Places Are Threatened
Published: March 03, 2019
Izuchukwu Okosi looks at the possibility of some Super Eagles players losing their places in the team ahead of the 2019 AFCON in Egypt due to their inconsistent form, injuries or by the sheer quality and encouraging form of other players in their positions.1. Leon BalogunThe Brighton & Hove central defender has played ...