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Knee discomfort for Pari Nizhny Novgorod forward Olusegun after Super Eagles duty
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Knee discomfort for Pari Nizhny Novgorod forward Olusegun after Super Eagles duty

FC Pari Nizhniy Novgorod manager Aleksey Shpilevskiy omitted Nigeria international Olakunle Olusegun from the matchday squad as his side fell 2-0 to Zenit St. Petersburg on matchday 16 of the Russian Premier League on Sunday, November 23.This was the first time Olusegun had missed a Russian top-flight match since joining Pari NN on loan from Krasnodar during the summer transfer window.Speaking at his post-match press conference, Shpilevskiy revealed that a knee issue prevented the forward from featuring against Zenit."We'll see if Olusegun is ready – he had some discomfort in his knee after ...

November 24, 2025
Seven Flying Eagles Players Who Showed Promise In 2019 U20 AFCON
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Seven Flying Eagles Players Who Showed Promise In 2019 U20 AFCON

Despite huge criticisms of their performances at the CAF U-20 AFCON, Allnigeriasoccer's Izuchukwu Okosi runs the rule on seven Flying Eagles players who have showed promise in Niger and should be in t...

Feb 19, 2019
Leon Balogun Injury Nightmare Strikes Again Ahead Of Rohr's AFCONQ Squad Announcement
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Leon Balogun Injury Nightmare Strikes Again Ahead Of Rohr's AFCONQ Squad Announcement

Leon Balogun is rated as doubtful to take to the pitch when Brighton & Hove travel to Leicester City in the next round of matches in the Premier League. The Nigeria international has returned ...

Feb 19, 2019
Uzoho Invalid Medical Certificate : Super Eagles GK Suspended One Game; Fined N405,000
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Uzoho Invalid Medical Certificate : Super Eagles GK Suspended One Game; Fined N405,000

The Cyprus Football Association have suspended Francis Uzoho for one match following a ruling on a complaint about the ineligibility of the goalkeeper to face Apollon Limassol on February 2. In a 1...

Feb 19, 2019
Idowu Hopes To Be Fully Fit For Eagles Games In March, Off To Spain With Lokomotiv
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Idowu Hopes To Be Fully Fit For Eagles Games In March, Off To Spain With Lokomotiv

Nigeria international Brian Idowu was part of Lokomotiv Moscow's traveling party to Spain, where they have resumed preparations for the second half of the Russian Premier League season. The versati...

Feb 18, 2019
Mikel, Awoniyi, Tomori, Koiki, Adeniji Named In Nigerian Team Of The Week
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Mikel, Awoniyi, Tomori, Koiki, Adeniji Named In Nigerian Team Of The Week

Allnigeriasoccer.com rounds up the country's best performers from the past week in its Team of the Week thus..GoalkeeperAnozie Chinedu (FC Ifeanyi Ubah): The Nigeria U-23 invitee was between the stick...

Feb 18, 2019
Three Former Nigeria U23 Strikers Named In Team Of The Week In Belgium
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Three Former Nigeria U23 Strikers Named In Team Of The Week In Belgium

Three former Nigeria  U23 internationals have been named in the Belgian First Division A Team of the Week by Voetbalkrant. In-form Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi, Victor Osimhen and Imoh Ezeki...

Feb 18, 2019
Keanan Bennetts Concentrating On Club Football Amid Nigeria U20 Call-Up Rumors
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Keanan Bennetts Concentrating On Club Football Amid Nigeria U20 Call-Up Rumors

Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Tottenham Hotspur product Keanan Bennetts is unlikely to be part of the Nigeria squad at this summer's Fifa U20 World Cup amid speculations in the local media tha...

Feb 18, 2019
CAF Best XI U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles Duo Udo & Ozornwafor Picked
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CAF Best XI U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles Duo Udo & Ozornwafor Picked

The 2019 Africa U20 Cup of Nations ended on Sunday with Mali winning the trophy after beating Senegal on penalties, while South Africa and Nigeria finished third and fourth respectively. After 16 g...

Feb 18, 2019
Etebo Oghenekaro Peter Foundation Distributes Food, Clothes To Orphanages, Widows As Wealth Etebo Clocks Two
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Etebo Oghenekaro Peter Foundation Distributes Food, Clothes To Orphanages, Widows As Wealth Etebo Clocks Two

The distribution of over ten thousand text books on November 9, 2018 to 64 public primary schools in Delta State proved to be a tip of the iceberg as more beneficiaries emerged via the benevolence of ...

Feb 17, 2019
Tunde Adeniji, Emem Eduok Score Braces For Al-Nasr, BB Erzurumspor
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Tunde Adeniji, Emem Eduok Score Braces For Al-Nasr, BB Erzurumspor

Tunde Adeniji continued his fine form for Al-Nasr by scoring a brace as they registered a 2-0 win over Al Shabab on game week 13 in the Kuwaiti Premier League on Saturday. The former Sunshine Stars...

Feb 17, 2019
Uzoho Struggling For Match Fitness Ahead Of Eagles Duty, Left Out Of Anorthosis Squad Again
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Uzoho Struggling For Match Fitness Ahead Of Eagles Duty, Left Out Of Anorthosis Squad Again

Francis Uzoho will be struggling for match fitness ahead of the national team's international matches against Seychelles and Egypt next month, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The Deportivo de La Cor...

Feb 17, 2019
Nigeria U17s : Barcelona Escola, Go Ahead Eagles Prospects Pass First Trial; Canadian-Based Player Axed
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Nigeria U17s : Barcelona Escola, Go Ahead Eagles Prospects Pass First Trial; Canadian-Based Player Axed

Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Barcelona Escola whizkid Kelechukwu Ebenezer Ibe-Torti and Go Ahead Eagles striker Lateef Omidiji Jr passed the first round of Golden Eaglets trials holding in Ab...

Feb 17, 2019