Official: Amarikwa Retained As Montreal Impact Announce Roster Decisions
Published: November 27, 2018
Nigerian striker Quincy Amarikwa is among the players retained by Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact following the conclusion of the regular season. The California-born frontman was traded by the Earthquakes to Montreal Impact in exchange for Dominic Oduro in August 2018. The 31-year-old Amarikwa started se...
Nigerian Starlets Partner Arsenal Captain Koscielny In Defense In 5-0 Loss To Derby PL2
Published: November 27, 2018
Arsenal were humiliated 5-0 by Derby County in the Premier League 2 on Monday with five players of Nigerian descent in action for the Gunners at Loughborough University Football Stadium. The Gunners three-man defense was made up of Joseph Olowu, Tolaji Bola and first-team captain Laurent Koscielny, who was making a ...
Most Represented Origins In English Premier League: Nigeria Second In Africa, 16th In The World
Published: November 27, 2018
In its latest post,  CIES Football Observatory has ranked countries according to the number of domestic league minutes played by their representatives in the big-5 European Leagues made up of the English Premier League, La Liga, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A. Players representing eighty-five ...
Rohr DENIES Reports Of Rift With Key Super Eagles Midfielder Eddy Onazi
Published: November 27, 2018
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has denied speculations in the local media that there is an ongoing rift between himself and Trabzonspor midfielder Eddy Onazi. Onazi was a late withdrawal from the Nigeria squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Libya in October citing injury, only for the midfielder to...
Versatile Midfielder Set To Depart Chelsea After Eight Years
Published: November 27, 2018
EFL League One club Charlton Athletic have handed a trial to versatile Chelsea midfielder Charlie Wakefield with a view to a transfer. The 20-year-old started and went the distance for the Addicks U23 team in a 4-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the Professional Development League on Monday afternoon. Wakefield is th...
Oshoala, Ebi, Oluehi Named In CAF's Best XI Of AWCON Group Stages; Oparanozie, Ordega In Substitutes List
Published: November 27, 2018
Current Africa Women's Footballer of the Year Asisat Oshoala and the duo of Onome Ebi and Tochukwu Oluehi are three Super Falcons players who have been named in the CAF Best XI for the group stage of the 2018 CAF Africa Women's Nations Cup holding in Ghana.Oshoala fired blanks in Nigeria's first game of the tournament,...
Rohr Speaks On Dream Team, CHAN Players' Chances To Play In Super Eagles; Uyo Preference; NNL Clubs Promotion
Published: November 27, 2018
Head coach of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr on Monday confirmed that some players in the national U-23 side and the home based Eagles will have a chance to play in the senior national team ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Speaking on Supersports' Monday Night Football, Rohr responded to tweets fro...
Hannover Confirm Super Eagles Hopeful Bazee Suffered Concussion After Nasty Head Clash
Published: November 26, 2018
Hannover have confirmed that Super Eagles hopeful Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee suffered concussion in Sunday's 4-1 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach in a Bundesliga match staged at Stadion im BORUSSIA-PARK. Eight minutes to the end of the first half,  the right winger collided heavily with Matthias Ginter and the game ...
Five Reasons Why The Super Falcons Will Defeat Cameroon In AWCON Semifinals Clash on Tuesday
Published: November 26, 2018
African champions, the Super Falcons will on Tuesday take on the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon in the semifinals of the 2018 Africa Women's Nations Cup (AWCON).Izuchukwu Okosi examines why the 'Naija girls' will brush off the threat posed by the team they beat to lift the trophy in 2016.1. World Cup MotivationThe w...
Benfica Right Back Ebuehi Receiving The Same Treatment As GK Uzoho Ahead Of 2019 AFCON
Published: November 26, 2018
Benfica fullback Tyronne Ebuehi is still in the plans of Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations despite being on the sidelines since the start of the season due to a long-term injury. Ebuehi suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee in pre-season and the ea...
Gernot Rohr : Liverpool-Based Duo Solanke & Lookman 'Not Convinced' About Super Eagles
Published: November 26, 2018
Dominic Solanke and Ademola Lookman's international future lies with England national teams for now, Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has hinted. It is a foregone conclusion that the two attack-minded players are set to represent the Young Lions at the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship June 16-30, around the same...
'Super Falcons Know Cameroon Will Be Difficult'- Africa's Best Ahead Of AWCON Semifinal
Published: November 26, 2018
African Women's Footballer of the Year Asisat Oshoala says the Super Falcons are fully aware that Cameroon will be difficult opponents when both teams face off in the semifinal of the Africa Women Cup of Nations on Tuesday. Nigeria beat the Indomitable Lionesses twice in the 2014 and 2016 AWCON showpiece hosted by N...
Is Mikel Still A Super Eagles Player? Rohr Has A Fresh Update On Chelsea Legend
Published: November 26, 2018
Gernot Rohr has revealed that Chelsea legend John Obi Mikel has not retired from international football and only asked to be left out of the rosters for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers owing to concerns about his fitness. In truth, the central midfielder has struggled to overcome his injury problems, maki...
Huddersfield Town Boss Lavishes Praise On Nigerian Midfielder
Published: November 26, 2018
Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner was pleased with Danish-born Nigerian midfielder Philip Billing following his outstanding performance in The Terriers 2-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday evening. Billing was all over the pitch against Wolves, showed his tackling ability and made a goal line clearance ...
Not At All The Fault Of Watford : The Real Reason New Eden Hazard Will Not Debut For Nigeria
Published: November 26, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Watford teenage sensation Jayden Bennetts will not make his international debut for Nigeria at the U20 WAFU Cup in Togo next month and this has nothing to do with the Premier League side blocking the player from representing the Flying Eagles. In fact, Watford had officially an...