Nigeria Star Ahmed Musa To Receive N55.5 Million Bonus From Leicester City
Published: November 24, 2016
Super Eagles striker Ahmed Musa will receive a bonus of around 100,000 pounds (approximately N55.5 million) after Leicester City progressed to the knockout rounds of the Champions League.With 13 points garnered from five matches, the Premier League champs will certainly top Group G.The Daily Mail has reported that Leic...
Jordon Ibe Set To Make Bournemouth Return Against Arsenal
Published: November 24, 2016
AFC Bournemouth winger Jordon Ibe is in line to feature against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday after missing last weekend’s clash at Stoke City due to illness.The 20-year-old returned to the training ground on Wednesday, November 23, according to Sky Sports UK.Before last Saturday’s tie at the Brit...
Unlucky Alex Iwobi Scores Own Goal As Arsenal Are Held By PSG
Published: November 23, 2016
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi put the ball into his own net in Arsenal’s entertaining 2-2 draw with Paris Saint-Germain at the Emirates in the fifth round of games in the Champions League on Wednesday night.Both teams were ahead during the game but could not protect their lead, with the tie ending deadlocked a...
Barcelona Surgeon Stops Success From Resuming Watford Training, Striker Flies To Spain Again
Published: November 21, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that injured Watford striker Isaac Success will fly to Barcelona, Spain on Tuesday, November 22.As previously reported, the former Nigeria youth international was supposed to start light training with the Hornets towards the end of last week, but that decision was later reversed b...
Victor Moses, Chelsea Continue Fine Form Against Middlesbrough
Published: November 20, 2016
Victor Moses started at the Riverside Stadium as Chelsea registered their sixth Premier League win on the bounce courtesy of a 40th minute strike from Diego Costa against Middlesbrough on Sunday evening in the penultimate game of the 12th round.They had to work hard to earn the win, though, as they failed to kill off t...
Victor Moses Set For Sixth Consecutive Start For Chelsea In EPL
Published: November 20, 2016
Super Eagles winger Victor Moses is expected to make his sixth consecutive start of the season for Chelsea when the Blues take on Middlesborough in the Premier League at the Riverside Stadium on Sunday.The Antonio Conte-led side will look to secure their sixth win in a row with a victory which will take the London base...
Iheanacho Welcomes Return Of Man City Teammate Yaya Toure
Published: November 19, 2016
Kelechi Iheanacho has expressed joy at the return of ex-African Footballer of the Year Yaya Toure to the starting line-up of Manchester City in their hard fought 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.Before today’s meeting at Selhurst Park, Toure was frozen out of the team by City manager ...
Sunderland Boss Hails Anichebe After First Premier League Brace In Ten Years
Published: November 19, 2016
Sunderland manager David Moyes had nothing but praise for Victor Anichebe following his brace in his team’s 3-0 rout of Hull City in the Premier League on Saturday evening.And the Scot thinks that the performance of the Nigeria international was even more impressive than the show he put up before the internationa...
Premier League Wrap: Nigeria Stars Iheanacho, Iwobi & Ighalo Benched; Anichebe Bags Brace; Musa Subbed In; Ibe Ill; Dele& Onomah Among Subs; Barkley Starts
Published: November 19, 2016
Rundown of how players of Nigerian descent fared on game week twelve in the English Premier League on Saturday.In the early kickoff, Arsenal came from a goal down to hold Manchester United to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. Nigeria youngster Alex Iwobi was a non-playing substitute and teammate Chuba Akpom did not make the ...
Alex Iwobi Drops To The Bench Versus Manchester United
Published: November 19, 2016
For the first time in eight matches, Super Eagles attacking midfielder Alex Iwobi has not been named in Arsenal’s starting eleven for a Premier League game.Against Manchester United at Old Trafford, the Gunners number 17 has found himself among the seven substitutes, just as he did against Southampton on Septembe...
Layton Ndukwu Scores, Assists, Hits Crossbar As Leicester City Embarrass Derby In PL2
Published: November 19, 2016
A second half goal from England youth international of Nigerian descent Layton Ndukwu assisted Leicester City Development squad register a 5-0 win over Derby County in Premier League 2 on Friday.The winger provided the assist for the third goal scored by Kapustka, before registering his name on the scoresheet in the 74...
Watford Provide Update On Injury Status Of Two Nigerian Strikers
Published: November 18, 2016
Watford manager Walter Mazzarri has confirmed that ex-Nigeria U20 international Isaac Success will not take part in the Premier League clash against Leicester City as he has not recovered from injury.But there is positive news regarding Italy international of Nigerian descent Stefano Okaka , who has been out of action ...
Spurs Midfielder Dele Nearing Full Fitness But Doubtful Vs West Ham
Published: November 17, 2016
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has provided an update on the fitness of England international of Nigerian descent Dele Alli, ahead of the visit of West Ham to White Hart Lane on Saturday.The attacking midfielder missed the North London derby versus Arsenal and was not involved in England’s ...
Watford Striker Isaac Success Reveals He Is On The Road To Full Recovery
Published: November 17, 2016
Former Nigeria U17 international Isaac Success is on the road to full recovery after struggling with a muscular injury for most part of the ongoing season.Though the Watford number ten’s layoff period is not known, he has revealed himself that he will start kicking a ball in the coming days. “Thanks be to G...
Iwobi Inspires Arsenal French Wonderkid Reine-Adelaide
Published: November 16, 2016
In an interview to the official website of Arsenal, Jeff Reine-Adelaide reckons that Nigeria international Alex Iwobi’s rapid progression has made other youngsters at the Emirates believe they can achieve their dreams of playing for the first team. The France U19 international played alongside Iwobi in the youth ...