IK Start Midfielder Afeez Aremu Reacts To Nigeria U20 Call-Up
Published: July 19, 2018
IK Start midfielder Afeez Aremu has spoken of his delight at receiving a call-up to join the Flying Eagles ahead of their 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifier against Mauritania on Saturday. The 18-year-old is reaping the rewards of the outstanding start to his career in the Norwegian Eliteserien, with 15 star...
Three Nigerian Stars Jet Off To Australia With Chelsea Squad; Moses & Omeruo Omitted
Published: July 18, 2018
Chelsea's squad for the tour of Australia contains three players of Nigerian descent in the shape of Super Eagles left-back Ola Aina, Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori. Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed by a Chelsea insider that Victor Moses and Kenneth Omeruo are yet to report for pre-season and will probably ret...
Etebo Makes Debut Off The Bench As Stoke City Lose To VfL Bochum
Published: July 18, 2018
Nigeria international Oghenekaro Etebo made his debut for new club Stoke City in their 2-0 loss to German 2 Bundesliga club VfL Bochum in a friendly staged at the OBI-Arena (Rheine) on Wednesday evening. The versatile midfielder trained with the Potters for only two days before his maiden appearance, having arrived i...
The Real Reason Nigeria Captain Mikel Was Dropped From Tianjin Teda Squad Vs Shanghai Shenhua
Published: July 18, 2018
Nigeria international John Obi Mikel was absent from Tianjin Teda match day squad in a Chinese Super League clash against Shanghai Shenhua at the Hongkou Stadium (Shanghai) on Wednesday afternoon. It would have been Mikel's 12th consecutive start in the Chinese topflight since the start of this season if he had feat...
Feyenoord Teen Sensation Set To Make One Of The Most Anticipated Debuts In Nigerian Football History
Published: July 18, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Feyenoord teen sensation Lateef Omidiji Jnr is poised to make one of the most anticipated debuts in the history of Nigerian Football on Thursday, July 19. The 14-year-old has been permitted by the Dutch club to link up with the Nigeria U15 squad for the African Youth Games in Al...
Odion Ighalo Scores As Chinese Super League Resumes After World Cup Break
Published: July 17, 2018
Odion Ighalo tallied his eighth goal of the season in Changchun Yatai's 2-1 road win over Chongqing Lifan on game week 12 in the Chinese Super League on Tuesday, July 17. The Chinese League had been on a two-month break as a result of the 2018 World Cup and resumed today with four matches played. The home team to...
Nigeria Confirmed As 2021 WAFU Cup of Nations Hosts, Senegal To Host 2019
Published: July 17, 2018
FOX Sports, and WAFU Zones A & B have today announced the host nations for the second and third edition of the WAFU Cup of Nations. Senegal will become the first Zone A host for next year’s two-week tournament in September 2019.Nigeria has been named as home to the third edition of the WAFU Cup of Nations, also to...
Uzoho Makes Early Return To Pre-season Training With Deportivo
Published: July 16, 2018
Super Eagles goaltender, Francis Uzoho has been spotted in pre-season training with his La Liga club, Deportivo La Coruna, a publication on the club's official website has revealed. The 19-year-old who became the youngest goalkeeper to play for Nigeria at the World Cup has returned to Depor's training base in Spain and...
Etebo Picks Favorite Jersey Number At Stoke City, Trains With Teammates In Germany
Published: July 16, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Oghenekaro Etebo will wear the number eight jersey at EFL Championship outfit Stoke City in the new season. Last season, the shirt number was worn by former Liverpool and England international Glen Johnson who has been released by the Potters following their demotion...
Super Eagles Defender Balogun Starts Pre-Season Training With Brighton Tuesday
Published: July 16, 2018
Leon Balogun will report for pre-season at Brighton & Hove on Tuesday, July 17, manager of the Seagulls, Chris Hughton has revealed. The Nigeria international defender was handed an extended break after representing the three-time African champions at the football festival in Russia. Balogun went the distance in ...
Will Croatia Striker Who Refused To Play Against Nigeria Receive World Cup Medal?
Published: July 16, 2018
AC Milan striker Nikola Kalinić may get a World Cup medal even though he was not on the bench in Croatia's last six games at the 2018 World Cup. The 30-year-old was sent home from the World Cup af­ter refus­ing to come on as a substitute in Croatia's 2-0 victory over Nigeria on June 16, manager Dalic had as...
Kelechi Iheanacho's World Cup Participation: Man City To Receive $80,000 From FIFA
Published: July 16, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Manchester City are set to earn US$80,087.23 from Kelechi Iheanacho's involvement with the Super Eagles at the 2018 World Cup. The Nigeria international striker ended his association with The Citizens about a year ago but the Premier League champions will still be compensated by...
Okocha & Townsend Revisit Rojo's Handball Incident Vs Nigeria & Make Their Final Verdict
Published: July 15, 2018
SuperSport pundits Austin Okocha and Andy Townsend have delivered their final verdict on Turkish referee Cüneyt çakır's decision not to award a penalty to Nigeria in their last Group D match against Argentina on June 26 after Manchester United star Marcos Rojo handled the ball in the area. The former Premier Leag...
Okocha's Verdict On VAR Penalty Decision: Right Decision By Argentine Referee
Published: July 15, 2018
Former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Austin Okocha has insisted that Argentina referee Nestor Pitana was right to award a penalty to France in the first half of the final of the 2018 World Cup. An own goal from Mario Mandzukic gave France the lead in the 18th minute, only for Ivan Perisic to equalize ten minutes la...
World Cup Best XI U23 Players : GK Francis Uzoho Named; Etebo Makes Bench
Published: July 15, 2018
Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper at the 2018 World Cup Francis Uzoho may have been in action for only three matches at the tournament but his promising performances against Croatia, Iceland and Argentina have continued to reverberate.   The sports section of British tabloid Guardian has published a team of eleve...