Five players of Nigerian descent promoted to Arsenal first team training pre-Liverpool
Published: March 31, 2021
Arsenal continued their preparations for the upcoming blockbuster Premier League clash against Liverpool with another training session held at London Colney on Tuesday. Gunners manager Mikel Arteta invited five players of Nigerian descent to train with the first team. Training pictures published by the official ...
Leicester City midfielder Ndidi ranked Premier League's third best player in 2021
Published: March 29, 2021
The CIES Football Observatory, in its latest weekly post, have put together a list of the top performing players in the five major European Leagues in the first quarter of 2021. Only players fielded for at least two thirds of minutes during this period are included in the rankings. There is only one Nigerian repr...
Real Madrid, Juventus, Dortmund, Moanco keeping tabs on Arsenal's Nigerian-born midfielder
Published: March 29, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that top European clubs are keeping tabs on Nigerian-born midfielder Tim Akinola with a view to a swoop in the summer transfer window.Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, Borrusia Dortmund, Juventus and Monaco are analyzing the performances of the the highly-rated Arsenal youngster in orde...
Iheanacho's brilliant volley, assisted by Ndidi nominated for Premier League Goal of the Month
Published: March 26, 2021
Kelechi Iheanacho has been double nominated for Premier League awards this month as he is also in the running for the Goal of the Month award in the division, informs the official website of the English Premier League. As expected, the Leicester City striker's brilliant volley in the 1-1 draw versus Burnley at Turf...
Iheanacho battles Chelsea, Man Utd, Spurs, Man City stars, 3 others for Premier League POTM
Published: March 26, 2021
Five goals in three top-flight appearances have earned Kelechi Iheanacho a place in the eight-man shortlist for the English Premier League Player of the Month for March 2021. The Nigeria international was productive offensively this month, scoring 62.5 percent of the goals netted by Leicester City in the Premier Lea...
Arsenal manager Arteta promotes five Nigeria-eligible young stars to first-team training
Published: March 26, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta promoted five Nigeria-eligible youngsters to first team training on Thursday, March 25. Nigerian-born midfielder Tim Akinola and striker Folarin Balogun were spotted training with the first team on Wednesday and they were joined by defender Mazeed Og...
Nigerian-born midfielder compared to Kante training with Arsenal first team
Published: March 25, 2021
Nigerian-born central midfielder Tim Akinola has been promoted to first team training by Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. As many as twelve Arsenal first team players are currently on international duties with their respective nations, so to make up the numbers the Spanish football tactician invited some promisi...
2021 AFCONQ : Republic of Benin hold first training session in Cotonou pre-Nigeria
Published: March 23, 2021
Republic of Benin have started training as a group in preparation for their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against three-time African champions Nigeria. Several of their French-based players flew to Cotonou earlier this week aboard a private jet. According to the Fédération Béninoise de Football...
Chelsea icon Mikel reveals he fell out with Conte over opting to represent Nigeria in Olympic Games
Published: March 23, 2021
Chelsea icon John Obi Mikel has revealed that he was forced to quit the Stamford Bridge outfit by the then manager Antonio Conte over his decision to represent Nigeria in the 2016 Olympic Games. It was a competition Mikel desperately wanted to feature in as he had previously played for the country at the U17, U20 a...
'I want to get a few more goals' - Man City's Sodje wants to finish season as top scorer
Published: March 23, 2021
Prolific Manchester City striker Tai Sodje wants to finish the 2020-2021 season as the top scoring player in the U18 Premier League, and he's well on course to achieving the goal he set himself. The 17-year-old is in the best scoring streak of his young career, having netted in five straight games against Wolverham...
Ex-Man City star rates 'undervalued' Leicester City midfielder Ndidi as one of the best in EPL
Published: March 23, 2021
Former Manchester City and England winger Trevor Sinclair has rated Wilfred Ndidi as one of the best players in the English Premier League and Europe but pointed out that the Leicester City midfielder is underappreciated. The Nigeria national teamer was the unsung hero in the Foxes 3-1 win over Manchester United in...
CIES : Liverpool loanee Awoniyi is Union Berlin's most valuable transfer asset; Eze top ranked Palace player
Published: March 22, 2021
In its latest weekly post, CIES Football Observatory has revealed the top valued footballer for each of the 98 teams from the five major European leagues, as well as the percentage that the value of the most expensive player represents out of the total estimated transfer value of his owner club. Two attack-minded pl...
Nigeria target Olise urged to choose Leeds United over Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham
Published: March 22, 2021
Former Leeds United striker Noel Whelan is urging Super Eagles target Michael Olise to consider a summer switch to  Marcelo Bielsa's side amid reported interest from Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Liverpool. Olise has proven himself to be one of the most prolific creators in the EFL Championship, clocking up ten as...
Reading midfielder Ejaria earns place in EFL Championship TOTW after fantastic display vs QPR
Published: March 22, 2021
Reading midfielder Ovie Ejaria has earned a spot in the EFL Championship Team of the Week after his brilliant display against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday. The Championship's best eleven players by position is decided by the ratings provided by football statistics website Whoscored.com. The former Liverpool st...
'Everyone can make a mistake' - Solskjaer defends Man Utd midfielder after gifting Iheanacho opening goal
Published: March 22, 2021
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has defended Brazil international Fred after his error gifted Leicester City the opening goal in the quarterfinal of the Emirates FA Cup on Sunday evening.  Fred's terrible back-pass to goalkeeper Dean Henderson gifted Kelechi Iheanacho an easy finish in the 24th minute....