Chelsea Boss Hints Ola Aina Will Act As Understudy To Victor Moses
Published: December 30, 2016
Answering questions from reporters at Friday’s press conference, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has hinted that the young Nigerian right-back Ola Aina will continue to be the understudy to Victor Moses in the second half of this season because he is trusted. Aina has made two substitute appearances in the Premier ...
Watford Striker Success Faces Three Weeks On The Sidelines
Published: December 30, 2016
Watford have been been dealt a big blow with the news that one of their Nigerian strikers, Isaac Success, faces up to three weeks on the sidelines. A hamstring injury prevented the former Flying Eagles star from suiting up in the Premier League fixture versus Crystal Palace on Boxing Day, and additional tests carried o...
Kelechi Nwakali Training With Former Club, Returns To MVV January 2
Published: December 29, 2016
Nigeria U20 skipper Kelechi Nwakali will have only a few hours of rest before having his first training session of 2017 with MVV Maastricht on January 2, 2017, allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed. Based on the itinerary of the Arsenal loanee, he will depart Nigeria in the early hours of Monday morning for his trip t...
Tottenham Hotspur Boss : Important For Dele To Score Goals
Published: December 29, 2016
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino was delighted that the English-born Nigerian midfielder Dele Alli bagged a brace in his side’s 4-1 rout of Southampton in the Premier League on Wednesday night.The Three Lions star equalized for Spurs in the 19th minute before he grabbed his second of the game after s...
More Praise For City Young Star Iheanacho : Deadly In Front Of Goal
Published: December 28, 2016
Kelechi Iheanacho has been making the back pages at home and abroad having impressed for Manchester City while Sergio Aguero was serving out his suspension.With 12 goals from 19 shots on target, Daily Mirror’s Jack Rathborn thinks the Nigeria international is one of the deadliest strikers in the history of the En...
Arsenal Boss Wenger Explains Why Iwobi Never Went On Loan
Published: December 28, 2016
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has revealed that Super Eagles rising star Alex Iwobi was never farmed out on loan because the attacking midfielder showed maturity beyond his years when he was handed a first team opportunity.In the past, the Gunners have loaned out the likes of  Ashley Cole (Crystal Palace), Jack Wils...
Man City Confirm Iheanacho Is More Prolific Than Aguero, Ibrahimovic & Thierry Henry
Published: December 27, 2016
Kelechi Iheanacho is the most prolific striker in the history of the English Premier League, Manchester City have confirmed, after the Nigeria international netted against Hull City on Boxing Day.The young attacker tapped in from David Silva’s cross, bringing his tally to 12 goals from 1,147 minutes of game time....
Chelsea Boss Conte Explains Why Moses Was Replaced By Ola Aina
Published: December 26, 2016
Speaking after Chelsea won their twelfth game of the season to set a new club record, Italian manager Antonio Conte said it was necessary Ola Aina tasted action against Bournemouth today in the Premier League.Having impressed during pre-season, Aina has more or less being promoted to the first team with the right-back ...
Man City Star Yaya Toure Gives Man Of The Match Award To His Boy Iheanacho
Published: December 26, 2016
Both Kelechi Iheanacho and Yaya Toure were on target as Manchester City left it late to thrash Hull City 3-0 at the KC Stadium on Monday evening. The Nigeria international hopped off the bench in the 57th minute before putting City 2-0 up with 12 minutes left on the clock. He was left with a simple task of tapping the ...
Chelsea Loanee Tammy Abraham Delighted To Score Against Super Eagles GK Ikeme
Published: December 26, 2016
Tammy Abraham was on target as Bristol City lost 3-2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Championship on Monday.The Chelsea loanee’s 38th minute goal took his tally for the season to fourteen in all competitions, with eleven of those strikes coming in the English second-tier.Abraham has spoken of his happiness afte...
EPL Wrap: Aina Replaces Moses; Asoro Makes Bench; Iwobi Stars; Robson-Kanu Faces Ex-Team; Anichebe, Ighalo, Ogbonna Log 90 Minutes
Published: December 26, 2016
Rundown of how players of Nigerian descent fared in the English Premier League on Boxing Day.Alex Iwobi started and played 71 minutes of Arsenal’s hard fought 1-0 win at the Emirates against West Brom. Teammate Chuba Akpom wasn’t considered despite training with the first team in recent days.Perennial subst...
Watford Striker Isaac Success Suffers Injury Relapse
Published: December 26, 2016
Isaac Success has hindered his opportunity to hit the ground running after picking up an injury ahead of Watford’s Premier League tie at the Vic against Crystal Palace on Monday, December 26.The Hornets have confirmed via official sources that their number ten missed out as a precaution with a slight hamstring st...
Ighalo Four Games Away From Reaching Watford Milestone
Published: December 26, 2016
Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo is set to add to his appearances for Watford as he has been named in the starting eleven for their Premier League clash against Crystal Palace at The Vic on Boxing Day.Former Flying Eagles star Isaac Success and Italy international of Nigerian descent Stefano Okaka will definitely not ...
Watford Striker Ighalo : We Can Beat Any Team In The Premier League
Published: December 25, 2016
Watford attacker Odion Ighalo is hopeful that the Hornets will claim all three points when they face off with Crystal Palace on Boxing Day.The Nigeria international believes the Vicarage Road outfit are capable of doing damage to any team, and has pointed out they have already beaten champions Leicester City, Mancheste...
Arsenal Nigerian Striker Resumes Full Training After Injury
Published: December 24, 2016
Arsenal young star Chuba Akpom has resumed full training with the first-team squad ahead of their Boxing Day fixture with West Brom at the Emirates.The England U21 international joined the likes of Ramsey, Welbeck and Mertesacker at the practice session held at  London Colney on Saturday. Because of a back injury,...