South Africa Striker Kgatlana Outlines Why Super Falcons Shine At AWCON; Hopes To Pick World Cup Ticket
Published: November 02, 2018
Bayana Bayana of South Africa striker Thembi Kgatlana expects her experience in the American Women's Soccer League (NWSL) to rub off positively in her country's 2018 Africa Women's Cup of Nations (AWCON) campaign in Ghana where they hope to upstage Nigeria as the champions of the continent.South Africa are in Group B o...
Omeruo Says He Will Never Return To Chelsea If He Has His Way, Hails Former Liverpool Star
Published: November 02, 2018
If Kenneth Omeruo has his way, he would love to extend his collaboration with Spanish setup Leganés beyond June 30, 2019 as he is benefiting from working under ex-Liverpool star Mauricio Pellegrino. Since joining Chelsea in 2012, the Nigeria international has yet to play an official match for the London club and hi...
Bordeaux Have Done Club Legend Rohr A Favour, Ligue 1 Club Explain Why Kalu Won't Be Risked
Published: November 02, 2018
Bordeaux coach éric Bedouet has explained that Samuel Kalu was excused from training this week in order not to aggravate the ailment he was suffering from before the winger reports for international duty in ten days time. The Nigeria international was missing from Bordeaux workout on Thursday due to a throat infect...
Super Eagles Receive Massive Boost Ahead Of Trip To RSA As Etebo 'Close' To Full Fitness
Published: November 02, 2018
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has received a massive injury boost ahead of the national team's trip to Johannesburg for an Africa Cup of Nations against South Africa with news that Oghenekaro Etebo is close to full fitness. For close to one month, the central midfielder has not figured for Stoke City after suffer...
Samuel Chukwueze Nets First Goal For Villarreal Exactly Three Years After Destroying Brazil
Published: November 02, 2018
Villarreal were held to a 3-3 draw by Almeria in a Copa del Rey encounter at the Estadio Juegos del Mediterráneo on Thursday evening, with rising star Samuel Chukwueze netting his first goal for Villarreal's first team on his domestic debut. The Super Eagles invitee is close to being fully promoted to the first tea...
Chukwueze's Stock Continues To Rise : Teenage Winger Makes Domestic Debut For Villarreal
Published: November 01, 2018
Super Eagles invitee Samuel Chukwueze's stock continues to be on the rise with the winger ready to make his domestic debut for Villarreal on Thursday evening. The 19-year-old has been named in the starting lineup for the Copa del Rey Round of 32 first-leg tie against Almeria which will take place at the Estadio Ju...
Ex-Flying Eagles Striker Alhaji Gero Finally Gets Off The Mark For Esteghlal
Published: November 01, 2018
Former Nigeria U20 international Alhaji Gero is finally off the mark for the Iranian club he joined in August 2018. Prior to today's Hazfi Cup encounter against Saipa at Azadi Stadium (Tehrān), the striker had been searching for his first goal after featuring for Esteghlal in seven official matches. Gero fired ...
Super Falcons Coach Explains Why They Are Facing A Boys' Team In Friendly
Published: November 01, 2018
Super Falcons coach Thomas Dennerby has explained why they are facing a boys' team as part of their preparations for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations in Ghana. The African champions will take on Dominion Hotspur, a boys' team based in Lagos, in their first friendly match on Thursday. It would be recalled that...
Fears About Samuel Kalu Ahead Of AFCONQ Vs South Africa; Bordeaux Winger Misses Training
Published: November 01, 2018
There are fears over the fitness of Samuel Kalu ahead of Nigeria's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa and the international friendly with Uganda this month. Regional newspaper Sud Ouest reported this afternoon that the Nigeria international did not participate in Bordeaux training session on T...
Isaac Success Nominated For Watford's Goal Of The Month, Named In Premier League TOTW
Published: November 01, 2018
Isaac Success is among the nominees for Watford's Goal of the Month award for October 2018. The Super Eagles striker put the icing on the cake by converting a brilliantly executed free-kick routine for Watford's third goal in the 80th minute against Huddersfield Town in a Premier League clash on Saturday. The res...
Prolific Striker Emma Okwi Headlines Uganda 30-Man Roster For Friendly Against Nigeria
Published: November 01, 2018
Uganda head coach Sebastien Desabre has announced a 30-man roster ahead of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Cape Verde and the international friendly against Nigeria. The Cranes will head to Asaba to face the Super Eagles on November 20, three days after their match day five AFCONQ against the Blue S...
Okiemute Odah Interview: Ex-Nigeria U17 GK Speaks About Uzoho, Ahmed Musa, Super Eagles Snub, NPFL Teams
Published: October 31, 2018
Former Nigeria U-17 goalkeeper Okiemute Odah who plays for Saudi Arabian Division 1 side Jeddah FC speaks exclusively to allnigeriasoccer.com's Izuchukwu Okosi on his move to Saudi Arabia, the major difference between the Nigerian league and Saudi Arabia's and why he is not yet invited to the Super Eagles. Excerpt...Ho...
Villarreal On Chukwueze's Maiden Eagles Call-Up: It Underlines The Great Season Winger Is Having
Published: October 31, 2018
Spanish side Villarreal have expressed delight that their youth-team player Samuel Chukwueze has been invited to the Super Eagles for the first time in his young career. The Diamond Academy product will be grateful to coach of the Yellow Submarine, Javier Calleja, for giving him the opportunity to play for the first...
NFF Make Contact With Birmingham City Star Over Potential National Team Call-Up Ahead Of Libya Game
Published: October 31, 2018
Representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation have made contact with Birmingham City winger Viv Solomon-Otabor over a potential call-up to the Dream Team VII ahead of the 2019 Africa U23 Cup of Nations qualifiers. The former Crystal Palace starlet has been on the radar of the NFF for three years now and trained w...
'My Job Is To Create And To Score' - The Genuine Playmaker Snubbed By Rohr, QPR's Eze
Published: October 31, 2018
Queens Park Rangers number 10, Eberechi Eze, starred on his international debut for England U20 team in their 2-1 win against Italy earlier this month, more than a year after training with the Super Eagles at their get-together in London. With the international future of ex-Chelsea ace John Obi Mikel up in the air, ...