EFL wrap : Chelsea & Man City products, Spurs loanee, Super Eagle, Luton duo find the net
Published: October 19, 2021
There are six goals to report in Football League matches involving Nigeria-eligible players on Tuesday, October 19. We begin in the Championship. Bournemouth have opened a six-point lead at the top of the table following a 1-0 win over Stoke City at the bet365 Stadium thanks to Dominic Solanke's match-winning strike...
'Fantastic player' - Leicester coach Rodgers praises former pupil at Liverpool, Victor Moses
Published: October 19, 2021
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers had nothing but words of praise for his former pupil, Victor Moses, ahead of side's important matchday three Europa League fixture against Spartak Moscow. The former Nigeria international played under Rodgers at Liverpool on loan from Chelsea during the 2013-2014 season, with t...
Manchester United defender of Nigerian descent becomes provisionally cap-tied to England
Published: October 19, 2021
Promising Manchester United defender of Nigerian descent Habeeb Ogunneye is now provisionally cap-tied to England, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Ogunneye started for the Young Lions in their opening match of the UEFA Under-17 European Championship qualifiers on October 16, lasting 61 minutes on the National Olympic S...
Europa League : Super Eagles striker part of Leicester City's traveling squad to Moscow
Published: October 19, 2021
Kelechi Iheanacho is seemingly in contention to be included in Leicester City's matchday squad when they tackle Victor Moses's Spartak Moscow in a Europa League tie at Otkrytiye Arena on Wednesday afternoon. On Tuesday morning, Iheanacho was spotted boarding a plane at the East Midlands Airport in Nottingham, and ba...
Victor Moses reveals Lukaku one of the best strikers, hails Tuchel, backs Chelsea to win EPL
Published: October 19, 2021
Spartak Moscow midfielder Victor Moses has insisted that his former club Chelsea have what it takes to win the English Premier League title in 2021-2022. Eight matches into the season, the Blues lead the way in the standings with nineteen points accumulated, one more than nearest challengers Liverpool and two ahead of...
'The Foxes beat Man Utd' - Ex-Chelsea star Moses admits Leicester one of the strongest EPL teams
Published: October 19, 2021
Former Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses has admitted that Spartak Moscow will be in for a stern test when they face Leicester City on matchday three in the group stage of the Europa League on Wednesday afternoon. The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner believes that the Foxes are one of the strongest teams in the Englis...
PL2 : Ex-Gunner Okoflex scores vs Tottenham; Southampton's Olaigbe converts penalty
Published: October 19, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com's catch up on the Premier League 2 matches involving Nigeria-eligible players on Monday, October 17. A thrilling game at the Lamex Stadium saw West Ham United edge a seven-goal thriller against Tottenham Hotspur. The Hammers squad was skippered by Ajibola Alese and the central defender was join...
Super Eagles target comes off bench to provide assist as Crystal Palace held by Arsenal
Published: October 18, 2021
Arsenal came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace in a Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night. Folarin Balogun and goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo were both on U23 duties in the Premier League 2 this past weekend and were omitted from Arsenal's matchday squad while Nigerian Federation ta...
Teenage Nigerian striker reacts after signing new deal with Chelsea
Published: October 18, 2021
Nigeria-eligible striker Louis Flower took to social media on Monday evening to express his happiness at signing a new deal with European champions Chelsea. Chelsea confirmed via their official website on October 13 that Cambridge-born Flower has signed his first professional contract with the club after turning seve...
Mane vs Salah : Ex-African POTY reveals the better of the two Liverpool stars
Published: October 18, 2021
Sadio Mane has now mustered 100 Premier League goals after getting on the scoresheet in the ninth minute of Liverpool's 5-0 rout of William Troost-Ekong's Watford on Saturday. Mane is the third African player to reach that milestone after Chelsea legend Didier Drogba and Reds teammate Mohamed Salah. In the opinion...
'He unsettled Maguire' - Former Fox hails Iheanacho for first half display vs Man Utd
Published: October 18, 2021
Former Leicester City defender Gerry Taggart believes Kelechi Iheanacho was the best player for the Foxes during the first half of their 4-2 win over Manchester United on Saturday afternoon. Brendan Rodgers' team won a league game for the first time since August courtesy of goals from Youri Tielemans, Cağlar Söyü...
'He's better than Lukaku' - West Ham legend makes bold claim about Napoli striker Osimhen
Published: October 18, 2021
Legendary West Ham forward Paolo Di Canio believes Victor Osimhen is a better striker than Chelsea's record acquisition Romelu Lukaku at the moment and has attempted to use their goalscoring statistics to back up his claim. The Belgium international has failed to find the back of his net in his last six appearances...
Man City product, eligible for Nigeria & England, hints at switching allegiance to Germany
Published: October 18, 2021
Manchester City academy product Felix Nemcha could follow in the footsteps of his elder brother, Lukas, by switching his international allegiance from England to Germany.   The 21-year-old also qualifies for a third nation Nigeria through his father but the Nigerian Federation are lagging behind the Europeans in the ...
Ex-Rangers boss reacts to reports Aribo could replace Chelsea-owned midfielder at Crystal Palace
Published: October 18, 2021
Former Glasgow Rangers boss Alex McLeish has reacted to reports in the media suggesting that Joe Aribo is a target for Crystal Palace as a potential replacement for Chelsea-owned midfielder Connor Gallagher. Gallagher became the fifth summer signing of Palace when he joined on a season-long loan in July and is expec...
Leicester star Ndidi makes prediction about Daka after striker's first Premier League goal
Published: October 18, 2021
Recuperating Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is convinced that Patson Daka will keep scoring goals for Leicester City after the Zambian opening his Premier League account against Manchester United this past weekend. After replacing Kelechi Iheanacho, Daka bundled the ball home at the back post in the first minut...