EFL Trophy : Nigeria-eligible players on target as Arsenal edge Newport County in 7-goal thriller
Published: October 12, 2021
Arsenal came from behind to register a 4-3 victory over League Two club Newport County in a Papa John's Trophy clash staged at Rodney Parade on Tuesday night.  Several Nigerian players were in action tonight, with goalkeeper Ovie Ejeheri, center back Mazeed Ogungbo, fullback Ryan Alebiosu and winger Joel Ideho startin...
Former Queens Park Rangers star Osayi-Samuel reaches career-high market value of N2b
Published: October 12, 2021
Former Queens Park Rangers winger Osayi-Samuel has reached the highest market value in his entire career. According to the latest market value update published by Transfermarkt on Tuesday, October 12, Osayi-Samuel is now valued at 4.2 million euros (approximately N2 billion in Nigerian currency). When he joined ...
Aston Villa's Nigeria-eligible striker beats Arsenal's Balogun, 5 others to win PL2 POTM
Published: October 12, 2021
Nigeria-eligible striker Caleb Chukwuemeka has been named Premier League 2 Player of the Month for September 2021, the Premier League informed via their official website on Monday. To win the award, Caleb Chukwuemeka, whose younger brother Carney is also on the books of Aston Villa, beat off stiff competition from ...
Super Eagles star not leaving Leicester City in January amid Manchester United transfer rumours
Published: October 12, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report with certainty that Wilfred Ndidi will remain a player of Leicester City when the transfer window closes for business in January 2022 amid speculation linking him with a switch to Old Trafford. Reports broke out in the Spanish press this morning that manager Ole Gunnar So...
Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer runs the rule over 2003-born Dutch-Nigerian striker
Published: October 12, 2021
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer promoted Dutch-Nigerian striker Dillon Hoogewerf to first team training this week. Providing a training update, United confirmed via their official website on Monday that Hoogewerf was among the eight youngsters involved in first team training, the others being Alvaro Ferna...
Manchester United considering January move for Super Eagles star
Published: October 12, 2021
Manchester United are reportedly weighing up the possibility of signing Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi in the January transfer window. Fichajes claims that the Red Devils are in the market for a holding midfielder ahead of the reopening of the transfer window and have Ndidi on their radar. The Spanish transfer ...
Ex-Arsenal defender of Nigerian descent tipped to land new deal at Tottenham Hotspur
Published: October 11, 2021
Former Arsenal center-back of Nigerian descent Tobi Omole has been tipped to sign a new contract at Tottenham Hotspur. Football Insider has reported that Tottenham manager Nuno Espírito Santo has taking a liking to the Anglo-Nigerian starlet and has made it clear he regards him as capable of landing a new contract...
Ex African POTY names Chelsea star as the favourite to win 2021 Ballon d'Or
Published: October 11, 2021
Former African Footballer of the Year, Victor Ikpeba thinks Chelsea star Jorginho is the favourite to win the 2021 Ballon d'Or. France Football has unveiled a list of thirty players nominated for the prestigious accolade, with Jorginho, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah, Neymar, N'Golo Kante, Kylian Mb...
Iheanacho battles Jamie Vardy, Barnes, 2 others for Leicester's September Goal of the Month
Published: October 11, 2021
Kelechi Iheanacho's brilliant strike against Millwall in the Carabao Cup is up for Leicester City's Goal of the Month award for September 2021. Two minutes to the end of the game, the Foxes doubled their lead as the Nigeria international belted the ball into the roof of the net. Iheanacho's effort is on a six-goa...
Super Eagles midfielder writes his name into Brentford record books
Published: October 09, 2021
According to Brentford's official website, Frank Onyeka entered into Brentford's record books when he started Nigeria's 2022 World Cup qualifying match against Central African Republic on Thursday, October 7. Since Brentford entered the Football League more than a century ago, Onyeka is the 50th player who has been ...
Inter Milan CEO explains why Serie A champions didn't sign Osimhen before move to Napoli
Published: October 09, 2021
Speaking at the Trento Sports Festival of Serie A, Inter Milan CEO Giuseppe Marotta has admitted that Victor Osimhen was on the radar of the current Serie A champions before the striker transferred to Napoli in 2020. The Nigeria international was linked with a plethora of top European clubs after a fantastic season ...
Spanish-born Palace starlet names Arsenal legend as role model, speaks on Michael Olise, int'l future
Published: October 09, 2021
Crystal Palace starlet David Ozoh has drawn comparisons with two Premier League legends in Yaya Toure and Patrick Vieira, but has clarified that he is aiming to model his game after the former Arsenal captain. Ozoh, a defensive midfielder by trade, has continued his impressive development at the Eagles and was invi...
Joe Aribo breaks his silence on reports linking him with move to English Premier League
Published: October 09, 2021
Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo has broken his silence on reports linking him with a possible move to the English Premier League. It is known than an unnamed English top-flight club had explored ways to sign the versatile Glasgow Rangers star in the summer transfer window. Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr added fuel...
Arsenal legend Vieira promotes two teenagers of Nigerian descent to Eagles first team training
Published: October 08, 2021
Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira promoted two exciting teenagers of Nigerian descent to Crystal Palace first team training this week, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. The Eagles boss ran the rule over David Ozoh and David Omilabu during yesterday's session, and the duo trained alongside Nigeria Football Federation ta...
Harry Maguire watches Nigeria-eligible defender shine on first start for Manchester United U18s
Published: October 08, 2021
Nigeria-eligible defender Habeeb Ogunneye was part of a young Manchester United side that played out an entertaining 3-3 draw with Middlesbrough in an U18 Premier League fixture at Trafford Training Centre in Carrington on Thursday afternoon. On his starting competitive debut for Manchester United youth teams, Ogun...