Nottingham Forest interested in Arsenal's history-making striker of Nigerian descent
Published: December 14, 2021
Nottingham Forest are the latest Championship club linked with a move for Arsenal striker of Nigerian descent Folarin Balogun. Last month, Balogun became the top scorer in Premier League 2 history after finding the net five times to take his tally to 35 goals in 56 appearances since he debuted in the division f...
Nigeria-eligible midfielder scores first competitive goal at Old Trafford for Man Utd U18s
Published: December 14, 2021
Manchester United are through to the next round of the prestigious FA Youth Cup after thrashing Scunthorpe United 4-2 at Old Trafford on Monday night. The game went ahead despite a Covid-19 outbreak that led to first-team operations at the training ground in Carrington being closed. Talented midfielder of Nigeri...
Leicester City coach explains why Ndidi slotted in at CB after Evans' injury vs Newcastle
Published: December 13, 2021
Wilfred Ndidi helped Leicester City keep their first clean sheet since the opening day of the season as the Foxes thrashed Newcastle United 4-0 at the King Power Stadium on Sunday. Youri Tielemans from the spot gave Leicester the lead before the interval, while Patson Daka, Tielemans and James Maddison found the ne...
Top scorer in Premier League 2 history, Balogun named Player of the Month
Published: December 13, 2021
Arsenal's Nigeria-eligible center forward Folarin Balogun has been named the Premier League 2 Player of the Month for November 2021. The Premier League also informed via their official website that the England U21 international is the top scorer in the history of the Premier League 2. Balogun's 35 goals in the divi...
Teenage Anglo-Nigerian-Ugandan GK reveals how he joined Arsenal a decade ago
Published: December 13, 2021
Anglo-Nigerian-Ugandan goalkeeper Ovie Ejeheri has revealed that he made the move to Arsenal a decade ago after he was scouted whilst playing at a tournament. The 18-year-old rose through the ranks, first starting as a schoolboy, before signing his first professional contract with the Gunners in August 2021. Eje...
Aribo could potentially be on the radar of either Man Utd or Man City after surprising reveal
Published: December 13, 2021
Joe Aribo could potentially be on the radar of either Manchester United or Manchester City ahead of the winter transfer market after a surprising reveal by former Rangers and Scotland boss Alex McLeish. It is confirmed that London duo Crystal Palace and Brentford, and Hertfordshire-based Watford  are interested in si...
Three strikers of Nigerian descent on target as Arsenal beat Southampton B in 5-goal thriller
Published: December 12, 2021
Arsenal twice came from behind to earn a stunning 3-2 win over Southampton B in a Premier League Cup clash at Staplewood Training Ground in Hampshire on Sunday afternoon with three strikers of Nigerian descent getting on the scoresheet for their respective teams. There were starts for Southampton trio Zuriel Otseh-Ta...
FAYC : Anglo-German-Nigerian fullback on target for Chelsea in 4-1 rout of Leyton Orient
Published: December 12, 2021
Chelsea have booked their place in the next round of the FA Youth Cup after a comfortable 4-1 rout of Leyton Orient on Sunday afternoon. 2019 Golden Eaglets invitee Prince Adegoke started between the sticks for Chelsea , Anglo-German-Nigerian fullback Derrick Abu and highly-rated Leyton Orient box-to-box midfielder ...
Aribo strikes again, Bassey almost scores another OG as Rangers beat Hearts
Published: December 12, 2021
Glagsow Rangers made it four successive league wins under new boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst after beating Heart of Midlothian 2-0 at Tynecastle Park on Sunday afternoon. The Dutch football tactician made six changes to the team which held Lyon to a 1-1 draw, one of which saw Joe Aribo start as part of a three-man e...
Sports philanthropist vows to bring Ronaldo, Beckham, Drogba, Eto'o to Nigeria in June
Published: December 12, 2021
Manchester United star  Cristiano Ronaldo will step his foot in Nigeria for the first time in June 2022, according to the founder and President of the Africa Children Talent Discovery Foundation (ACTDF), Noah Dallaji.   Dallaji is known as a sports philanthropist who has his tentacles spread across all sport’s in...
WSL : Plumptre insists Leicester can draw inspiration from win vs Man Utd as they face Arsenal
Published: December 12, 2021
Super Falcons hopeful Ashleigh Plumptre reckons that Leicester City's win on penalties against Manchester United will be a massive confidence boost heading into the fixture against Women's Super League leaders Arsenal at Meadow Park.  The Foxes have struggled to rediscover their form of last season, losing all their ...
Ex-Leeds stopper insists Rangers stand no chance of keeping EPL-linked midfielder Aribo
Published: December 11, 2021
Former Leeds United goalkeeper Paddy Kenny has insisted that Glasgow Rangers stand no chance of keeping Joe Aribo if he expresses his desire to leave the club. Allnigeriasoccer.com reported with certainty earlier this week that Rangers have held initial talks on a contract renewal with Aribo and his camp but discussi...
EPL wrap : Tella goes 90 against former club; Okonkwo in squad; Chukwuemeka benched
Published: December 11, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up of Nigeria-eligible players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, December 11, 2021. At Anfield, England U19 international of Nigerian descent Carney Chukwuemeka watched proceedings from the bench as Aston Villa suffered a 1-0 defe...
Ranieri to speak with Troost-Ekong after defender cost Watford a point vs Brentford
Published: December 11, 2021
Watford manager Claudio Ranieri was visibly disappointed after his side's 2-1 loss to Brentford in a Premier League clash at the Brentford Community Stadium on Friday night. Nigeria center back William Troost-Ekong has been rightly scapegoated for Watford's failure to pick up at least one point from the encounter.Six ...
Millwall boss responds to transfer links with Arsenal's Anglo-American-Nigerian striker
Published: December 11, 2021
Millwall boss Gary Rowett has refused to deny reports linking the Championship club with a move for Arsenal's Anglo-American-Nigerian center forward Folarin Balogun in the January transfer window.   The Gunners hierarchy has decided that a temporary move away for Balogun is the best option for all parties and sanc...