Super Eagles Captain Mikel Scores Cheeky Goal In Tianjin Teda Win
Published: April 14, 2018
Former Chelsea ace John Obi Mikel opened his account for the season in Tianjin Teda's 2-1 win over Guangzhou R&F F.C. on match day six in the Chinese Super League on Saturday, April 14 at the Tianjin Olympic Sports Centre.Guangzhou R&F opened the scoring through Zhizhao Chen in the 9th minute but Mikel equalized for th...
ADO Den Haag Coach Hints Ebuehi Will Return To Starting XI Vs Twente
Published: April 13, 2018
Speaking to reporters at Friday's press conference ahead of tomorrow's Eredivisie clash against Twente, ADO Den Haag coach Alfons Groenendijk has hinted that Tyronne Ebuehi will return to the starting eleven.The Nigeria international was not available for selection in his team's 3-3 draw vs FC Utrecht last weekend as a...
Huddersfield Town Expert : Young Philip Billing Has A Lot Of Potential
Published: April 13, 2018
Ahead of Watford's Premier League clash against Huddersfield Town at The John Smith's Stadium, the official website of the Hornets approached Blake Welton from the Huddersfield Examiner to give the lowdown on the Terriers.Welton explained that Denmark U21 international of Nigerian descent Philip Billing has yet to esta...
Nigeria's World Cup Rivals Sweating On The Fitness Of First-Choice GK, Mourinho Confirms
Published: April 13, 2018
Nigeria's World Cup rivals, Argentina, are sweating on the fitness of their first-choice goalkeeper Sergio Romero a month before national team boss Jorge Luis Sampaoli is expected to announce his roster for the 2018 World Cup.Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho confirmed on Friday that the South American goalkeeper...
Nigeria U17 Coach Manu Garba: Golden Eaglets Camp Has Not Opened
Published: April 13, 2018
Nigeria U17 coach Manu Garba has emphasized that the Golden Eaglets get-together has yet to start, contrary to reports in the local media that the team has already begun preparations in Abuja.Indeed Garba was only at the FIFA Goal Project to run the rule over the Nigeria U15 team and the schoolboys are in camp for a on...
Nigeria U17 Coach Manu Garba On AFCON Qualifiers: Ghana Can't Stop Us, We Beat Them 6-1
Published: April 13, 2018
Nigeria U17 coach Manu Garba is confident about the team's chances of qualifying for the 2019 Africa U17 Cup of Nations but stressed that they must start preparations as soon as possible and with the right players.The Golden Eaglets will battle Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Niger, Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso in the zonal qu...
Official: Grebbestad IF Bring In Ex-Kwara Football Academy Striker Abdultaofik
Published: April 12, 2018
Swedish Division One club Grebbestad IF have finally announced the signing of former Kwara Football Academy striker Ahmed Abdultaofik.The 25-year-old has been training with the club since January but his transfer was not confirmed until now because his work permit was being processed. ''It feels wonderful. I have not b...
Ninety-Nine CCTV Cameras To Be Installed In Super Eagles Training Ground For World Cup
Published: April 12, 2018
About one hundred CCTV cameras will be installed in the Essentuki-Arena, where the Super Eagles will train during the 2018 World Cup in Russia, first deputy head of the city administration Yevgeny Gerasimov stated in Yessentuki on Wednesday, April 11.Gerasimov made the disclosure at a meeting of the city's anti-terrori...
Fifa Ranking: Super Eagles Rise Five Spots, World Cup Opponents Drop
Published: April 12, 2018
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday morning published the new rankings of National Teams.Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles have climbed five places and now occupy the 47th position while they are sixth in the continental ranking.Tunisia, Senegal and Congo DR are the top three ...
Super Eagles Assistant Captain Eddy Onazi Out For At Least Two Weeks
Published: April 12, 2018
Trabzonspor midfielder Eddy Onazi will be out of action for at least two weeks after suffering a hamstring injury in his team's 4-0 win over Kayserispor in the Turkish Super Lig last weekend.The Nigeria international had to make way for Demirok in the 28th minute and left the Medical Park Stadyumu (Trabzon) turf clearl...
Super Eagles GK Ezenwa Plays Down Injury Fears: I'll Be Back In Two Or Three Days
Published: April 11, 2018
Enyimba goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa has moved to allay fears surrounding the injury which forced him off during Wednesday's NPFL draw against Kwara United.The Nigeria international landed somewhat heavily in claiming a high ball, and was substituted midway through the second half in his second appearance for the People...
Rohr Forcing Nigerian Players To Sign Contracts For World Cup Spots, DW Sports Agency Breaches Fifa Rule
Published: April 11, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr may be involved in some underhand dealings that will jeopardize the chances of the national team performing well at the 2018 World Cup.The German is imitating Nigeria 1994 World Cup coach Clemens Westerhof, who forced Emmanuel Amuneke to ...
Alex Iwobi Quizzed : Nigerian National Anthem, Thierry Henry & That Goal Vs Zambia
Published: April 11, 2018
Alex Iwobi and Philadelphia Eagles running back of Nigerian descent Jay Ajayi took part in Arsenal's Rapid Fire, and the Gunners number seventeen answered questions on the Nigerian national team and the club.Asked how nervous he was when he met Arsenal legend Thierry Henry for the first time, Iwobi answered : ''I met h...
Nigeria's World Cup Rivals Argentina Celebrate Barcelona's Exit From Champions League
Published: April 11, 2018
Nigeria's World Cup rivals Argentina have celebrated Barcelona's exit from the Champions League, with their captain and key player Lionel Messi playing three games less before the end of the season.After losing the first leg 4-1 at the Camp Nou last week, Roma completed a miraculous comeback no one saw coming, ...
Moses, Mikel & Balogun Named In Top 500 Most Important Footballers In The World
Published: April 10, 2018
Three Nigerian players certain to be named to Nigeria's World Cup squad barring an injury have been included on the list of 2018 World Soccer 500, which contains the most important players in the world.Chelsea right wing-back Victor Moses, Mainz defender Leon Balogun, Tianjin Teda's Obi Mikel and Everton loanee Henry O...