U17 AFCON Nigeria 1 Angola 2: Ubani Strikes But Golden Eaglets Lose Third Place Playoff
Published: April 27, 2019
Nigeria were beaten 2-1 by Angola in their AFCON U-17 third-place play off in Dar es Salaam on Saturday afternoon, with goals from Osvaldo Capembo and Zito Luvumbo proving their undoing. Right-back, Charles Etim made his first appearance of the competition, with Ogaga Oduko and Shedrack Tanko both dropping to the be...
U17 AFCON: Ubani To Lead Attack, Chelsea's Akande On The Bench As Nigeria Announce Starting XI Vs Angola
Published: April 27, 2019
Nigeria U17 coach Manu Garba has changed his starting lineup for the fifth consecutive match at the ongoing U17 Africa Cup of Nations as his side battle Angola in the third place playoff on Saturday afternoon.The Golden Eaglets will play their final game of the tournament with Sunday Stephen in goal, meaning the chance...
U17 World Cup-Winning Striker Scores First Career Brace For KSV Roeselare
Published: April 27, 2019
Former Nigeria U20 international Savior Godwin netted his first career brace to propel KSV Roeselare to a 4-0 win against AFC Tubize in a Proximus League Abstiegs-Playoffs clash on Friday evening. The first half ended goalless though the Nigerian striker missed a glorious opportunity to give his side the lead inside...
U17 AFCON Nigeria Press Conference : Every Single Word On World Cup Preparations, Angola, Injury Update, Chances Created & More
Published: April 26, 2019
Nigeria U17 assistant coach, Bunmi Haruna and midfielder Mubarak Gata attended the mandatory pre-match press conference ahead of a potential meeting with Angola in the U17 Africa Cup of Nations third place playoff. On Friday, the Nigeria Football Federation filed a complaint to the Confederation of African Footba...
NFF Demand Disqualification Of Guinea For Age Fraud, CAF Must Decide Within 24 Hours
Published: April 26, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that the Nigeria Football Federation filed a complaint to the Confederation of African Football on Friday over two non-eligible players named in Guinea's starting lineup in their 10-9 victory on penalties against Nigeria in the U17 Africa Cup of Nations on April 24. The Ni...
Dutch-Born Nigerian Midfielder Pens New Deal With SC Heerenveen, Named In Flying Eagles Provisional Squad
Published: April 26, 2019
Through a statement on their official website, Dutch Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen have announced that promising Nigerian midfielder Hamdi Akujobi has penned his first professional contract with the club. The Flying Eagles invitee has put pen to paper on a three-year contract that will keep him at The Super Frisians...
One Stat That Proves Enyeama's Supremacy Over De Gea, Manuel Neuer, Navas
Published: April 26, 2019
Goalkeepers are meant to prevent opponents from putting the ball past them. Their prime target is to help the team keep as many clean sheets as possible to help them win trophies at the end the season.You can't but mention goalkeepers like David De Gea, Keylor Navas, Iker Casillas, Edwin van der Saar, Thibaut Courtois ...
Nigeria May Face Cameroon In U17 AFCON Final As Japanese Football Association Expose Guinea
Published: April 26, 2019
The dust has not settled over the age cheating allegations made by Senegalese Federation against the Guinean National Team competing at the ongoing U17 Africa Cup of Nations in Tanzania. The Senegalese Federation have irrefutable evidence that two Guineans players Ahmed Tidiane Keita and Aboubacar Conte forged thei...
Basel's Okafor, FC Zurich's Odey, Everton Loanee Henry Score In Cup Games
Published: April 26, 2019
Catch up on the Nigeria-eligible players that found the net for their respective European clubs in matches that took place on Thursday, April 25. At the Stadion Letzigrund, Switzerland U19 international Noah Okafor was on target as FC Basel qualified for the final of the Schweizer Pokal by beating FC Zurich 3-1. ...
Three Super Eagles Players Who May Miss The 2019 AFCON Despite Being 'Rohr's Boys'
Published: April 25, 2019
These players are either playing very well at the moment at their European clubs and are naturally expected to make the cut for the AFCON in Egypt or have been in the team for a considerable period of time to be considered  some of the head coach's favourite players.Izuchukwu Okosi takes a look at these Super Eagles t...
Where Does Iheanacho Stand In Golden Eaglets' Hall Of Fame (Top Four Ranking)
Published: April 25, 2019
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria are the most successful team in the world when it comes to U17 World Cup history.They've won the competition on five different occasions, and the team have equally produced some world-class players, who went on to achieve great success in their careers.Players like Nwankwo Kanu, Wilson Oru...
Bordeaux Nigerian Striker Ruled Out For The Season After Suffering Cruciate Ligament Injury
Published: April 25, 2019
The 2018-2019 season is over for Josh Maja, the former Super Eagles invitee who suffered an injury during Bordeaux's 2-1 loss to Nimes on Saturday, April 20. 20minutes.fr has confirmed that Maja is suffering from a distension of the cruciate ligaments of the left knee and the meniscus is also affected. The strike...
Why Isaac Success Rejected NFF's Request To Join Super Eagles For March Games
Published: April 25, 2019
Watford striker Isaac Success rejected an impromptu request from the Nigeria Football Federation to link up with his international teammates ahead of matches against Senegal and Seychelles last month, allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed. Success had a chance meeting with Nigerian Federation supremo Amaju Pinnick...
U17 AFCON : Three Reasons Why Manu Garba's Boys Failed Guinea Test
Published: April 25, 2019
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria were involved in a very enthralling encounter with Guinea in one of Wednesday's U17 AFCON semifinal matches.Unfortunately, things didn't go well for Manu Garba's boys who were defeated via penalty shootout. It ended 10-9 in favor of the highly disciplined Guinean side.Allnigeriasoccer.com,...
Moses All But Ruled Out Of AFCON As Chelsea Loanee Is Advised Not To Return To Eagles
Published: April 25, 2019
Victor Moses is all but ruled out of the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt as he has vowed not to rescind his decision to quit the Super Eagles, allnigeriasoccer.com has specially gathered. The Chelsea-owned winger called time to his international career after the 2018 World Cup, citing the need to focus...