Manchester United Starlet Explains Why He Chose Nigeria Over England
Published: April 02, 2018
Manchester United wonderkid Tosin Kehinde has explained why he has opted to represent Nigeria at international level ahead of England where he was raised.As previously reported by this website, the central midfielder and his representatives held talks with Nigeria Football Federation Vice President Shehu Dikko, Secre...
Ex-Russia Coach : Samuel Wants To Represent Nigeria At World Cup
Published: April 02, 2018
Respected Russian coach Boris Ignatyev has shared his thoughts on the performance of Aaron Samuel in Amkar Perm's 2-1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow in which he scored a brace.Ignatyev noted that there was nothing special about the two goals scored by the CSKA Moscow loanee, adding that he's doing everything possible to mak...
Favourite World Cup Goal: Amokachi Shortlisted, Battling England Hero Michael Owen
Published: April 02, 2018
Ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, FIFA has asked fans to choose their favorite ever goal scored in a World Cup tournament.Daniel Amokachi's goal against Greece in stoppage time at the Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough at the 1994 World Cup made the shortlist and the former Everton star has to see off competition from ex...
Chelsea Loanee Aina Names One Defender Who Helped Him Improve
Published: April 02, 2018
Chelsea loanee Ola Aina is very confident his Hull City side would escape dropping from the Championship following a commendable display in a goalless draw with Aston Villa at the KC last weekend.The Super Eagles fullback and his team put in a defensive masterclass to deny their promotion-chasing visitors who sit fourt...
Martins, Omeruo, Awoniyi, Okonkwo, Joel Obi, Samuel Named In Nigerian Team Of The Week
Published: April 02, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com rounds up the best performers from the actions of the past weekend in its Team of the Week.Here is our 4-3-3 formation: GoalkeeperArthur Okonkwo (Arsenal): The Gunners youth goalkeeper saved two spot kicks versus Manchester United U19s in a 3-2 shoot-out victory in the Dallas Cup competition.Defend...
Belgian-Based Winger With A Fake Passport Absconded From Nigeria Camp Ahead Of Crucial Game
Published: April 01, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that a Belgian-based Super Eagles winger called up for the recent pre-World Cup friendlies in Europe would have joined a select group of players to have played in the U17 and U20 World Cups if he had not absconded from camp.Having trained with the squad, coach Manu Garba had ...
Super Eagles Coach Rohr Has His Say On Croatia's Biggest Weapon
Published: April 01, 2018
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr believes Croatia have one of the strongest midfield in the world and stressed that the Super Eagles must be very organized when both nations face off at the 2018 World Cup.Real Madrid pair Luka Modrić and Mateo Kovačić, Barcelona's Ivan Rakitić, Inter Milan's Ivan Perišić and Napoli's ...
Iwobi, Musa To Get Police Protection In Europa League Clashes
Published: April 01, 2018
Security is set to be beefed up at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium as well as CSKA Moscow's VEB Arena when Super Eagles duo of Alex Iwobi and Ahmed Musa's clubs, Arsenal and CSKA Moscow respectively, face off in the quarterfinals of the Europa League this month.Arsenal will host the first leg of the fixtures on Thursday, 5 ...
Nigeria Set For Tug Of War With Denmark Over Huddersfield First-Team Star Billing
Published: March 31, 2018
The Danish Football Association are presently ahead of the Nigerian Federation for the services of Huddersfield Town first-team star Philip Billing, allnigeriasoccer.com has gathered.Born in Denmark 21 years ago, the central midfielder holds both Danish and Nigerian nationalities and this could spark an international t...
Nigerian Exports : Goals For Awoniyi, Ajagun, Sadiq Umar, Martins & Awurum
Published: March 31, 2018
Catch up on the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective foreign clubs on Saturday, March 31.Dream Team VI striker, Sadiq Umar was on song for NAC Breda in a 5-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven at the Philips Stadium in a Holland Eredivisie clash.The 21-year old who was cautioned after 41 minutes put through h...
Super Eagles Star Joel Obi Tallies Sixth Goal Of The Season For Torino
Published: March 31, 2018
Super Eagles midfielder, Joel Obi was among the goals for Torino in a 4-0 rout of Cagliari in their Serie A clash at the Sardegna Arena on Saturday.The 26-year old who started on the bench on return from international duties with Nigeria rattled in a right footed shot from close range to the bottom right corner after c...
Super Eagles Trio Shehu, Balogun And Iheanacho Pass Fitness Tests
Published: March 31, 2018
Nigeria internationals Shehu Abdullahi, Leon Balogun and Kelechi Iheanacho passed fitness tests ahead of their respective teams matches this weekend.The trio did not taste action on Tuesday in the Super Eagles 2-0 loss to Serbia in a pre-World Cup friendly at the Hive Stadium owing to fitness concerns.Shehu limped off ...
Aaron Samuel Gives Rohr Something To Think About With Brace For Amkar Perm
Published: March 31, 2018
Aaron Samuel gave Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr something to think about before the German names his provisional squad list for the World Cup.The CSKA Moscow loanee scored his first competitive goals for Amkar Perm in their 2-1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow on game week 24 in the Russian Premier League this afternoon.Al...
Wilfred Ndidi Responds To Liverpool Link, Speaks On 'Clown' Iheanacho
Published: March 31, 2018
Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi has reacted to speculation linking him with a summer move to Liverpool.As previously reported by this website, The Reds may be looking to sign the Super Eagles star but have not directly approached the midfielder and Leicester City. ''I don’t think about this. Any move to a bigger ...
Rohr Comments On Performance of Super Eagles Fans Favorite Joel Obi & Iheanacho
Published: March 31, 2018
Gernot Rohr has commented on the performance of Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho for the Super Eagles during the last international break of the 2017-2018 season.Against Poland, Rohr deployed a 4-4-1-1 formation with Iheanacho playing behind top striker Odion Ighalo, and the German thinks the Foxes number eight...