Super Eagles Star Ighalo Shows Off Penalty Taking Skills In Changchun Yatai Win
Published: August 01, 2018
Changchun Yatai have climbed to 12th on the Chinese Super League table following their impressive 3-0 win over Dalian Yifang at Changchun's People Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. The visitors were only able to hold on until the 10th minute when Ighalo opened the scoring from the penalty spot, before Mierzejewski in...
Nigerian Federation Pressurize USA Youth Team Star To Switch Allegiance To Nigeria
Published: August 01, 2018
Toronto whizkid Ayo Akinola could switch his allegiance to Nigeria after he was approached by Nigeria Football Federation officials. The 18-year-old was born in in Detroit to Nigerian parents and can represent the senior national teams of Nigeria, United States and Canada but the United Soccer Soccer Federat...
Official: : Al-Fateh Snap Up Nigerian-Born Burkinabe Midfielder Maarouf Yussuf
Published: July 31, 2018
Nigerian-born Burkinabe midfielder Maarouf Yussuf has ended his association with Egyptian Premier League team Zamalek after penning a contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh. Zamalek approved the sale of Youssef to their Saudi Arabian counterparts rather than loaning him out as his contract was supposed to run out a...
Tyronne Ebuehi Definitely Out Of Super Eagles Trip To Seychelles, To Undergo Surgery
Published: July 30, 2018
Tyronne Ebuehi will not be named in the Super Eagles traveling party for a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles in September. Benfica have reported on their official website that the right fullback will undergo surgery in the coming days after suffering a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of...
Rohr Sweating On Fitness Of Super Eagles Captain Ahead Of AFCON Qualifier
Published: July 30, 2018
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr is sweating on the fitness of his influential captain John Obi Mikel ahead of the national team's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles on September 6, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Mikel was not in Tianjin Teda's traveling party for the Chinese Super League clash agains...
Umar Sadiq Makes Immediate Impact On Rangers Debut, Forces A Wigan Own Goal
Published: July 29, 2018
It's been 19 days since Scottish Premiership side Rangers announced the signing of Umar Sadiq on a season-long loan from AS Roma, but the Nigerian had to wait until today before making his debut. The inclusion of the lanky striker in the match day squad was the big news as Rangers thrashed Wigan Athletic 3-0 in thei...
Everton Loanee Henry Sending The Right Message To Rohr With Another Goal For Galatasaray
Published: July 29, 2018
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr must announce his roster for the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles next month and one player in contention to make the squad list is Everton loanee Henry Onyekuru. Onyekuru scored the only goal of the game in Galatasaray's 1-0 win over Club Africain in a pre-season ...
Awaziem In The Plans Of Porto Coach, Handed Brand New Jersey Number
Published: July 28, 2018
Chidozie Awaziem is definitely in the plans of Porto manager ‎Sérgio Conceição for the 2018-2019 season, based on the jersey numbers assigned to the players on Saturday. The Super Eagles central defender has been handed the number five jersey which was worn by Ivan Marcano prior to his transfer to AS Roma this ...
Nigerian-Brazilian Striker Dom Nets In Third Consecutive Game, Iheanacho Also Strikes
Published: July 28, 2018
 Nigerian-Brazilian striker Dominic Uzoukwu netted two goals for Beijing BG in their 3-1 road win over Zhejiang Yiteng in the Chinese League One on Saturday, July 28. A looping header from the number 31 gave Beijing BG the lead in the 32nd minute and he grabbed his brace in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage...
Lateef Omidiji & Nigeria Are Beaten 3-1 By Morocco In African Youth Games Showpiece
Published: July 27, 2018
Talented Feyenoord Rotterdam striker Lateef Omidiji and the Nigeria U15 National Team have won silver at the African Youth Games following their 3-1 loss to Morocco in the final on Friday, July 27. Morocco scored their first goal in the 20th minute and followed it up with a second in the 47th minute. Nigeria hal...
Official: FK Slutsk Announce Signing Of U17 World Cup-Winning Defender
Published: July 27, 2018
Belarusian Premier League club FC Slutsk have completed the signing of Aliyu Abubakar on undisclosed terms. The central defender is joining FC Slutsk as a free agent after recently terminating his contract with Finnish club PS Kemi. Abubakar was a key member of the Nigerian U17 National National Team that won th...
Leon Balogun On Premier League Strikers: They Have More Quality Than World Cup Strikers
Published: July 27, 2018
Leon Balogun has opined that the strikers in the Premier League are slightly better than the frontmen that represented their nations at the 2018 World Cup.Mohamed Salah, Harry Kane, Sergio Aguero, Jamie Vardy, Raheem Sterling, Romelu Lukaku and Roberto Firmino were among the top seven goalscorers in the English topflig...
Victor Moses Named In Chelsea Squad To Face Inter, Battling Ola Aina For Right Wing Roles
Published: July 27, 2018
Victor Moses is in line to play his first pre-season game when Chelsea tackle Inter Milan on Saturday evening, with new manager Maurizio Sarri including the Nigeria international on the roster. Chelsea have published photos via their Twitter account showing the Blues on their way to the airport, and Moses was one of...
Super Eagles Striker Victor Osimhen Fails Trials At Zulte-Waregem
Published: July 27, 2018
Victor Osimhen will not be continuing his career at Belgian First Division A team Zulte-Waregem, allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed. Though there are claims that Wolfsburg could not reach an agreement with Zulte-Waregem on the purchase clause that would have been inserted into the striker's contract, the fact i...
Nigeria's '24th Player' At 2018 World Cup Announces Retirement
Published: July 27, 2018
Just over eight weeks after his 32nd birthday, the dream is finally over for Carl Ikeme. The Wolverhampton Wanderers and Super Eagles goalkeeper announced his retirement from football his battle with cancer, the official website of the Premier League boys is reporting. There was a sense of inevitability about Ikeme...