EFL Wrap : Lincoln City's Akinde, Carlisle United's Fela Score Second Half Goals
Published: September 07, 2019
Catch up on the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective clubs in the EFL League One and League Two on Saturday, September 7. John Akinde took his tally for the season to two goals in seven appearances but his goal counted for nothing as Lincoln City were beaten 3-1 by Wycombe Wanderers at Adams...
Everton Reached Agreement To Sign Tomori Before Chelsea Sold David Luiz To Arsenal
Published: September 07, 2019
Fikayo Tomori was on the verge of joining Everton in the summer transfer window after Chelsea reached an agreement with their Premier League rivals. Football Insider says a deal was in place last month for the Nigerian central defender to spend the whole of this season at Everton as a replacement for Chelsea teamm...
'A 21-Year-Old Will Not Put World Cup Winner On Bench' - Giroud Warns Tammy Abraham
Published: September 07, 2019
France international Olivier Giroud is aiming to reclaim his place in Chelsea's starting line-up after the international break and aware he faces stiff competition from Tammy Abraham. The England U21 star is more or less a guaranteed starter at Chelsea so far the season as he has been in the starting line-up in thr...
Golden Eaglets Invitee Gets On The Scoresheet For Arsenal Against Chelsea
Published: September 07, 2019
The reputation of promising Nigerian attacking midfielder Malcolm Ebiowei continues to grow and everything indicates that he will be offered a scholarship at Arsenal before the year runs out. The 2003-born player got on the scoresheet again as Arsenal U16s registered a 3-2 win against their Chelsea counterparts. ...
Arsenal's Balogun Nominated For August's Premier League 2 Player Of The Month Award
Published: September 06, 2019
Arsenal youth team striker Folarin Balogun has emerged as one of the nominees for August's Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for his performances for the Gunners as announced  by Arsenal FC's official website, www.arsenal.com, on Friday.Balogun an England youth international who recently pulled out of the cou...
Chelsea Receive Good News From Turkey On Victor Moses
Published: September 06, 2019
Premier League side Chelsea have received good news from Turkey on one of their players loaned out this season. According to several press reports including Milliyet, Victor Moses is nearing a return to fitness having resumed individual training at Fenerbahce this week. The former Nigeria international has not be...
Nigerian Winger Named The Fastest Player At Manchester United Ahead Of Dalot, James, Rashford
Published: September 06, 2019
Nigerian wonderkid Deji Sotona has been identified as the fastest player at Premier League club Manchester United. According to the Daily Mail, the teenage winger was clocked at a staggering maximum speed of 22.9mph – more than 1.2mph ahead of second quickest Diogo Dalot in recent tests at at the United's Carringt...
Chelsea Striker Explains Why He Snubbed English Clubs In Favour Of Loan Move To Roda
Published: September 05, 2019
Chelsea starlet Ike Ugbo has revealed that some unnamed English clubs were battling it out with Roda JC for his signature before he opted to move to the Netherlands in the summer transfer window. Touted as one of the top talents at the Chelsea Academy, Ugbo struggled to live up to his billing during his loan spells...
Why Saka & Six Other Nigerian Players Were Omitted From Arsenal Europa League Squad
Published: September 05, 2019
Premier League club Arsenal have confirmed a 24-man squad for the group stage of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League, with no player of Nigerian descent making the cut. All clubs participating in the Europa League must submit their List A to UEFA by 24:00 CEST on Tuesday 3 September, with a minimum of eight roster spo...
Liverpool-Linked Winger Chukwueze Names His Favorite Club (Apart From Villarreal)
Published: September 05, 2019
Liverpool-linked winger Samuel Chukwueze has revealed that Juventus are his favorite club apart from Villarreal who currently pay his wages. As previously reported by allnigeriasoccer.com, the Italian champions as well as Arsenal had explored the possibility of signing the Diamond Academy product before he agreed t...
Tomori, Abraham Named In Chelsea's Champions League Squad; Three More Nigerians Eligible
Published: September 05, 2019
Two Nigeria Football Federation targets Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori are both in contention to make their Champions League debuts for Chelsea.   Manager Frank Lampard has included the two 21-year-olds in his squad list for the group stage of the Champions League. Tomori and Abraham are among the locally trained...
Arsenal Striker Eligible For Nigeria, Balogun Withdraws From England U19 Squad
Published: September 05, 2019
Prolific Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun will not be making his debut for England U19 squad in September despite receiving a call-up last month. The English Football Association has confirmed that Balogun has withdrawn from the Young Lions squad due to injury and his roster spot has been handed to Leeds United fron...
Bordeaux's Samuel Kalu Is Player With Most Shots Without Scoring In Ligue 1
Published: September 04, 2019
According to stats from Whoscored.com, Samuel Kalu is the player with the most shots yet to score a goal in the French top-flight in the current season. The Nigeria national-teamer has played ten shots without finding the back of the net in four Ligue 1 appearances. Leicester City's James Maddison (15), Levante'...
Versatile Nigerian Defender Wanted By Chelsea Signs For Tottenham Hotspur
Published: September 04, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Tottenham Hotspur have beaten their London rivals Chelsea to the signature of highly-rated Nigerian youngster Temidire Emmanuel Okuwa. The 2006-born player completed his transfer to Tottenham this week and will represent their U14 team in the 2019-2020 season. Ok...
Eyoma, Etete, Okedina, Josh Oluwayemi Registered By Tottenham For Premier League
Published: September 04, 2019
Four Nigeria-eligible players have been registered by Tottenham Hotspur for the 2019-2020 Premier League. Versatile defender Timothy Eyoma, goalkeeper Joshua Oluwayemi, center half Jubril Okedina and striker Kion Etete are all classed as U21 players (contracts and scholars). England U17 World Cup-winning right b...