PL2 : 2023 Flying Eagles invitee on target for Crystal Palace in win over Chelsea
Published: April 03, 2023
Crystal Palace's development squad registered their fourth successive win in all competitions after beating Chelsea 2-1 in a Premier League 2 fixture at Kingsmeadow on Monday evening, with six Nigeria-eligible players in action for the Eagles.    2023 Flying Eagles invitees Owen Goodman and Ademola Ola-Ad...
Wilshere hopes Chelsea-linked midfielder Nwaneri stays at Arsenal
Published: April 03, 2023
Arsenal U-18 coach, Jack Wilshere is hoping England U17 international of Nigerian descent, Ethan Nwaneri remains at Arsenal next season.   Chelsea are among the clubs monitoring the situation of the attacking midfielder with a view to a possible summer deal. . Nwaneri has been the subject of transfer specul...
Pundit admits PSV showed lack of ambition by selling 'crown jewel' Madueke to Chelsea
Published: April 03, 2023
Dutch football expert Valentijn Driessen has pointed out that PSV Eindhoven showed lack of ambition by sanctioning the sales of two of their key players Noni Madueke and Cody Gakpo to Premier League clubs in the January transfer window.    Halfway into the season, Madueke and Gakpo moved to Chelsea and Liverp...
Eze voted Crystal Palace MOTM in Hodgson's first game back as Eagles boss
Published: April 03, 2023
Crystal Palace returned to winning ways at the weekend in Roy Hodgson's first game back as the Eagles boss, beating relegation threatened Leicester City 2-1 at Selhurst Park.    The Foxes' hierarchy reacted after the defeat, the club's fifth in six Premier League matches, by reaching a mutual agreem...
Arsenal-owned center forward Balogun takes his goal involvements to 19 in Ligue 1
Published: April 03, 2023
Arsenal-owned center forward Folarin Balogun returned to action at club level on Sunday after withdrawing from the England U21 squad for their March internationals due to injury.   The Anglo-American-Nigerian youngster started and was in action for 78 minutes as State de Reims thrashed Moses Simon's Nantes ...
AFCON 2025 Bid: CAF-appointed inspectors check out Nigeria's stadia facilities
Published: April 02, 2023
Inspectors appointed by the Confederation of African Football are checking out the stadia and related facilities that Nigeria has put forward in a joint bid with Benin Republic to host the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in the year 2025.   On the cards for evaluation are the Moshood Abiola National St...
Confirmed : Graham Potter will no longer coach Super Eagles-eligible duo at Chelsea
Published: April 02, 2023
With a statement on their official website, English Premier League giants Chelsea have announced the Graham Potter has departed the club.   Chelsea owners have decided to show Potter the exit door after only seven months in charge following a poor run of results in domestic competitions.    The Blues dro...
The reason Man Utd loanee Shoretire was left out of Bolton's Papa Johns Trophy-winning squad
Published: April 02, 2023
Bolton Wanderers have won the Papa Johns Trophy after thrashing Plymouth Argyle 4-0 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.   The Trotters made a bit of history as it was the biggest winning margin in the final of the Papa Johns Trophy.    When Bolton manager Ian Evatt announced his matchday squad ahead of kickof...
Former Liverpool striker Awoniyi reacts after making injury comeback for Nottingham Forest 
Published: April 02, 2023
Taiwo Awoniyi made his comeback from injury as Nottingham Forest were held to a 1-1 draw by Wolverhampton Wanderers in a Premier League game at the City Ground on Saturday, April 1.   The former Liverpool striker had not figured for Nottingham Forest since January 4 before the visit of Wolves.    Awoniyi...
16yo midfielder of Nigerian descent trained with Arsenal first team before 4-1 win v Leeds
Published: April 02, 2023
England U17 international of Nigerian descent Ethan Nwaneri was in contention to be named in Arsenal's matchday squad for the visit of Leeds United on Saturday, April 1.   According to Arsenal youth team expert, Jeorge Bird, the Hale End product was involved in the Gunners' final workout before they face...
Arsenal loanee Okonkwo confesses he was nervous making his debut against Red Bull Salzburg 
Published: April 02, 2023
Arsenal loanee Arthur Okonkwo has admitted that he was nervous about making his competitive debut for Sturm Graz.    The Hale End Academy graduate's first official game for Sturm Graz was against Austrian powerhouse Red Bull Salzburg in the quarterfinals of the UNIQA ÖFB Cup on February 3.   Sturm...
RUSG awaiting offers from PL, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1 teams for Boniface; Napoli off-topic
Published: April 02, 2023
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report with certainty that no offers have arrived for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise striker Victor Boniface ahead of the summer transfer window.    Boniface has been tipped to make a big leap in his career by transferring to one of the top five European League clubs in the s...
Arsenal loanee Balogun receives the medical green light to face Nantes
Published: April 02, 2023
Folarin Balogun has received the medical green light to take to the pitch on Sunday afternoon when Stade de Reims face Nantes at the Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau.   Reims boss Will Still has called up twenty one players, including the Arsenal loanee, meaning he has to drop at least one player from t...
Chelsea boss quizzed on having a Drogba-like striker in his squad amid Osimhen links 
Published: April 02, 2023
Chelsea boss Graham Potter faced the cameras shortly after his side were beaten 2-0 by Aston Villa in a Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, and one of the questions he was asked was having a striker in the mould of Didier Drogba or Diego Costa in his squad.    Goals from Ollie Watkins a...
PL-bound Burnley post scouts to run the rule over Nigerian CB in Atalanta win v Cremonese
Published: April 01, 2023
Premier League-bound Burnley are reportedly keeping tabs on former Austria U21 international of Nigerian descent Emanuel Aiwu.    With eight games to go, the team coached by Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany are all but guaranteed promotion to the English top-flight as they sit seventeen points ahead of t...