2018 World Cup : Jay-Jay Okocha Expects France, Belgium To Play Counter-Attacking Football
Published: July 10, 2018
In what should be a fascinating contest, 1998 champions France take on Belgium in the first semifinal of the 2018 World Cup at the Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg on Tuesday evening. France manager Didier Deschamps has made one change to the starting lineup, naming Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi, who has retu...
Super Eagles Hopeful Eze Showing He's One For The Future With Another Goal For QPR
Published: July 10, 2018
EFL Championship outfit Queens Park Rangers powered past Barnet 3-0 in their second pre-season fixture on Tuesday afternoon, with Nigerian playmaker Eberechi Eze amongst the scorers. The former Arsenal youth-teamer netted his first goal in pre-season last weekend as QPR played out an entertaining 3-3 draw wi...
Manuel Akanji Aims Thinly Veiled Dig At Swiss Federation, Spotted Wearing Nigeria Jersey
Published: July 10, 2018
Switzerland World Cup star Manuel Akanji's latest post on social media has left room for speculation that he is unhappy about the statements made by Associação Suíça de Futebol (ASF) secretary general Alex Miescher. Alex Miescher had proposed in the wake of Switzerland's elimination from the 2018 World Cup that ...
Nigeria, Spain Behind Equatorial Guinea In Race For Espanyol DM Saúl Coco Bassey
Published: July 09, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigeria Football Federation are lagging behind their Equatoguinean counterparts in the race for the services of Espanyol wonderkid Saúl Basilio Coco-Bassey Oubiña. Bassey is highly rated by the Espanyol youth team coaches and has been tipped to break into the first team of...
Nigeria, Spain & Ghana To Battle For Youngest Player Of Nigerian Descent To Debut In La Liga
Published: July 08, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Deportivo La Coruña starlet Mujaid Sadick Aliu is set to spark an international tug-of-war between three two African giants and a European powerhouse in the near future. Born March 14, 2000 in Logroño, a city in northern Spain, to Nigerian and Ghanaian parents, the centr...
Super Eagles Star Keeping Himself In Shape Ahead Of Return To Changchun Yatai This Week
Published: July 08, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Nigeria international Odion Ighalo will resume training with his Chinese club Changchun Yatai this week. The former Watford striker has been given a couple of weeks off to recharge his batteries after representing the Super Eagles at the ongoing World Cup in Russia. Ighalo wa...
Nigerian Exports: Strikers Onuachu, Ikpeazu, Azeez, Alabi On Target In Pre-Season Fixtures
Published: July 07, 2018
Catch up on the Nigerian players that scored for their various European clubs in the pre-season games held on Saturday, July 7th.At the Sportpark vv Dirkshorn, Danish club, FC Midtjylland and AZ Alkmaar played out a 1-1 draw.Wolves striker, Paul Onuachu drew his team level in the 64th minute with a superb strike after ...
Super Eagles Hopeful Eze Off To Flying Start In Pre-Season With Goal For QPR
Published: July 07, 2018
Super Eagles hopeful Eberechi Eze started Queens Park Rangers pre-season schedule on an impressive note after finding the net for the Championship side in their entertaining 3-3 draw with Charlton Athletic on Saturday. Charlton took the lead through Lyle Taylor in the 29th minute but the two teams were level ten min...
Belgium Dazzler Eden Hazard Breaks World Cup Record Held By Super Eagles Star Etebo
Published: July 07, 2018
Highly respected former Nigeria skipper Austin Okocha picked Chelsea dazzler Eden Hazard as his Man of the Match ahead of Kevin De Bruyne in Belgium's 2-1 win over Brazil in a quarterfinal clash of the World Cup on Friday and statistics seem to back him. According to the stats gurus at OPTA, the Belgium number ten ...
2018 World Cup: Okocha Feels Sorry For Uruguay GK After Massive Blunder Against France
Published: July 06, 2018
France have booked a sixth World Cup semifinal appearance in their history following a routine 2-0 win over Uruguay at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod on Friday afternoon. Atlético Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann benefited from a massive goalkeeping blunder by Fernando Muslera to double France's advan...
Ex-Man Utd Midfielder Kehinde Shares His Thoughts On Super Eagles Performance At World Cup
Published: July 05, 2018
Former Manchester United starlet Tosin Kehinde was delighted with the performance of the Super Eagles at the 2018 World despite the three-time African champions failing to progress to the knock out rounds of the competition. The midfielder has argued that Nigeria had the youngest team in Russia, with an average age ...
Ndidi Ready For Pre-Season But Leicester City Want Him Back In A Week's Time
Published: July 05, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Super Eagles star Wilfred Ndidi is gearing up to resume pre-season training with Leicester City ahead of the 2018-2019 campaign. The Nigeria number four was among three Leicester City players that represented the Super Eagles at the ongoing World Cup in Russia, the others being ...
31-Year-Old Super Eagles Fan Asks For Political Asylum In Russia
Published: July 05, 2018
A Super Eagles fan, who traveled to Moscow for the 2018 World Cup, has asked for political asylum as he fears for his life if he returns to Nigeria, according to reports. Rbc Russia says a 31-year-old Nigerian citizen has appealed to the police department in the Perovo region and asked for political asylum, accordin...
Switzerland World Cup Star Akanji: NFF Never Invited Me To Play For Super Eagles
Published: July 04, 2018
One of the young stars of the ongoing 2018 World Cup, Manuel Akanji, has disclosed that he was never contacted by the Nigeria Football Federation before he made his international bow for Switzerland against Faroe Islands in June 2017. The central defender has stressed that he does not regret committing his internati...
2018 World Cup: Siasia Blames Swiss-Born Defender Of Nigerian Descent For Sweden's Winning Goal, Okocha Differs
Published: July 03, 2018
 USA 1994 World Cup star Samson Siasia has blamed Borussia Dortmund central defender of Nigerian descent, Manuel Akanji, for the goal conceded by Switzerland in their 1-0 loss to Sweden in the last sixteen of the World Cup on Tuesday afternoon. The Scandinavians advanced to the quarterfinals thanks to Emil Forsberg...