Nigeria-eligible defender reveals he signed a professional contract with Sunderland
Published: March 10, 2022
Nigeria-eligible defender Ugonna Emenike has revealed that he signed a professional contract with League One side Sunderland.The Black Cats confirmed the capture of Emenike a week ago following a successful trial period in which he featured seven times but didn't disclose the type of contract he signed.Emenike's agreem...
First team stars Maguire, Henderson in attendance as Oyedele helps Man Utd reach FAYC final
Published: March 10, 2022
Maxi Oyedele helped Manchester United reach the FA Youth Cup final on Wednesday night after a 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford.The Anglo-Nigerian central midfielder came off the bench to replace Mather with twenty seven minutes to go, while Italian-born defensive midfielder Temple Ojinnaka was a non...
Premier League Cup : Azeez scores in shootout, Okonkwo saves one kick as Arsenal are beaten by Boro
Published: March 09, 2022
Arsenal U23s have been knocked out of the Premier League Cup after a 4-3 loss on penalties to Middlesbrough on Wednesday night. Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo was among six youngsters of Nigerian descent who tasted action for the Gunners and joining him in the starting lineup were Mazeed Ogungbo, Miguel Azeez and James O...
'We've still got Kelechi' - Leicester boss confirms Iheanacho in contention to replace injured Vardy
Published: March 09, 2022
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers will not be able to count on his star striker Jamie Vardy for Thursday night's UEFA Europa Conference League fixture against French opponents Rennes. The former England international faces at least three weeks on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury during the win agains...
Plumptre trains fully with Leicester Women after missing defeats to Chelsea, Man Utd
Published: March 09, 2022
Nigeria international Ashleigh Plumptre is in contention to return to Leicester City Women's matchday squad for the trip to Everton on Saturday, March 12. The central defender missed the defeats to Chelsea and Manchester United as she was recovering from illness after international duty with the Super Falcons. T...
Every word Calvin Bassey said on Rangers squad, Red Star Belgrade, his form, playing CB & LB
Published: March 09, 2022
Super Eagles invitee Calvin Bassey was on media duties on Wednesday, a strong hint that he will be involved in some capacity when Glasgow Rangers take on 1991 European champions Red Star Belgrade in a Europa League round of 16 first leg tie at Ibrox Stadium on Thursday night. Bassey and his teammates including Leon ...
Eguavoen proved right as Nigeria 'captain' trains fully with Watford pre-Wolves
Published: March 09, 2022
Nigeria's interim boss Augustine Eguavoen has been proved right with confirmation that one of the key players named on his roster for the upcoming games against Ghana, William Troost-Ekong has returned to full training. Eguavoen exclusively informed allnigeriasoccer.com on Tuesday that he was in touch with Troost-E...
Red Star Belgrade's Nigerian striker reveals Rangers danger man Morelos will be closely watched
Published: March 09, 2022
Red Star Belgrade are well aware of the threat Alfredo Morelos poses before Thursday night's Europa League round of 16 first leg clash at Ibrox Stadium and the Colombia striker will be closely monitored during the game in a bid to try to prevent him from wreaking havoc. Morelos has remained a key player for Rangers...
Official : Former Flying Eagles central defender signs new deal with Blackpool
Published: March 08, 2022
Former Nigeria U20 international Marvin Ekpiteta has committed his future to Championship side Blackpool by signing a new contract, informs the official website of the Seasiders. The central defender has put pen to paper on a contract that will keep him at Bloomfield Road until June 2024 if the two parties honour t...
Manchester United's Nigeria-eligible winger nominated for Premier League 2 POTM
Published: March 08, 2022
Shola Shoretire has been nominated for February's Premier League 2 Player of the Month award on the back of his excellent form for Manchester United's development squad. The winger either scored or assisted in his three appearances for the Red Devils in the Premier League 2 in February. The Anglo-Nigerian bagge...
Intelligent Chelsea youth team star provides photo evidence his grandfather represented Nigeria
Published: March 08, 2022
Chelsea's first year scholar Tudor Mendel-Idowu has revealed that he comes from a footballing family, with his grandfather on his mother's side playing internationally for Nigeria's senior national team. Mendel-Idowu is regarded as one of the brightest students in the United Kingdom as he is a King's Scholar at Eto...
'Told me he was going to miss game vs Arsenal' - Eguavoen reveals chat with injured Watford star
Published: March 08, 2022
Nigeria's interim manager Augustine Eguavoen is keeping his fingers crossed over the availability of Watford center-back William Troost-Ekong for the national team's upcoming 2022 World Cup playoff matches with regional rivals Ghana later this month. Hornets boss Roy Hodgson confirmed at the pre-match press confere...
Chelsea-owned midfielder Anjorin gets more minutes off the bench in Huddersfield's FA Cup loss
Published: March 08, 2022
Chelsea-owned attacking midfielder Faustino Anjorin got more minutes off the bench as Huddersfield Town crashed out of the Emirates FA Cup after a 2-1 defeat suffered at the hands of Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Monday night. The England U20 international of Nigerian descent has been given the green light...
200th EPL appearance on birthday : Everton GK matches feat of ex-Chelsea ace Moses, 3 others
Published: March 07, 2022
Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford made his 200th Premier League appearance in the ongoing game against Tottenham Hotspur at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. According to the official website of the Premier League, the England glovesman is only the fifth player to reach that milestone on his birthday after former Chelsea s...
Juventus and Vitesse interested in 19yo Chelsea striker before loan move to Rosenborg
Published: March 07, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Italian Serie A giants Juventus and Dutch club SBV Vitesse showed interest in signing Norwegian-born Nigerian starlet Bryan Fiabema before the striker sealed a loan move to Rosenborg. Fiabema had a taste of first team football prior to joining the European champions i...