Portuguese Coach: Fifa Must Stop Messi From Playing Until He Proves He's Human
Published: February 27, 2018
Iran's Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz has joked that Fifa must stop Barcelona striker Lionel Messi from facing other teams as he is not human.The former Manchester United assistant manager, who was in the dugout back in 2014 when Messi netted an injury time winner against Iran at the World Cup, has said that Real Madr...
Obi Mikel: I Will Be Well Prepared For World Cup, Nigerian Team Can Go Far
Published: February 27, 2018
Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is hoping that the Super Eagles advance to the knockout rounds of the 2018 World Cup.The Super Eagles captain is set to play in his second World Cup but must return to China immediately after the tournament unlike his counterparts in Europe as the Chinese Super League will resum...
Young Eintracht Frankfurt LB Deji Beyreuther : I Model My Game After David Alaba
Published: February 27, 2018
Young Eintracht Frankfurt left-back Deji Beyreuther is making inroads at the Bundesliga club and is poised to make his first-team debut sooner rather than later. The 18-year-old was a non-playing substitute when the first team tackled Mainz and Schweinfurt 05 in the league and cup respectively back in October 2017.Deji...
BBC MOTD Remembers Martins Winning Goal Against Arsenal League Cup Final
Published: February 27, 2018
Two days after Alex Iwobi's Arsenal fell to Manchester City 3-0 in the final of the EFL league cup, BBCMOTD twitter handle has done a reminiscence on Obafemi Martins's winning goal against the Gunners in the final of the same competition while plying his trade with Birmingham back in 2011.Martins who represented the Bi...
Emenike Will Not Make Las Palmas Debut Against Barcelona
Published: February 27, 2018
Emmanuel Emenike will not make his debut for Las Palmas when they face La Liga pacesetters Barcelona at Estadio de Gran Canaria on Thursday, March 1.The former Nigeria international did not train with the first-teamers on Tuesday as he is still recovering from a knee injury he suffered after signing for La Union Deport...
Rohr Keeps To His Promise : Amkar Perm Defender Brian Idowu Receives Nigeria Call-Up
Published: February 27, 2018
Amkar Perm star Brian 'Abuja' Idowu is set to add to his solitary international cap for Nigeria's national team, with manager Gernot Rohr inviting him for the upcoming Pre-World Cup friendlies against Poland and Serbia.Allnigeriasoccer.com understands Idowu is the only Amkar Perm player in contact with the Nigerian Fed...
Manchester United Midfielder Kehinde: I Want To Play For Nigeria At The World Cup?
Published: February 27, 2018
Manchester United U23 sensation Tosin Kehinde has 'presumably stated' he is good enough to play for the Super Eagles ahead of the World Cup despite the fact he has yet to make his first team debut for the Old Trafford outfit.And the midfielder has every reason to be hopeful as Alex Iwobi played two matches for Nigeria'...
Will History Repeat Itself? Argentina To Face Israel In Last Pre-World Cup Friendly
Published: February 27, 2018
The Argentina Football Association has arranged a friendly with Israel ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, according to reports.The story from Ole Argentina says Argentina's last friendly before they travel to Russia for the World Cup will be against Israel in Tel Aviv on June 9, 17 days before a potential G...
CSKA Moscow Loanee Samuel Set To Make Full Debut For Amkar Perm On Tuesday
Published: February 26, 2018
Amkar Perm will face Russian Football National League side Avangard Kursk in the quarterfinals of the Russian Cup on Tuesday and manager of the Premier League club Gadzhi Gadzhiyev is considering handing a full debut to his new signing Aaron Samuel, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. Based on Amkar Perm's training sessi...
Chelsea Loanee Ola Aina Named In Championship Team Of The Week
Published: February 26, 2018
Chelsea loanee Ola Aina has been recognized for his impressive display for Hull City in their 1-0 victory over Sheffield United in the latest round of matches played in the EFL Championship.Whoscored has selected the eleven best performers for match day 34 and the Super Eagles defender was included.In a traditional 4-4...
Dutch Pundit Praises Ebuehi: He Played Kluivert Completely Out Of The Game
Published: February 26, 2018
Respected Dutch pundit Henk Spaan has praised the performance of Tyronne Ebuehi in ADO Den Haag's goalless draw with Ajax Amsterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie on Sunday.In a personal duel with one of most exciting teenagers in the Netherlands, the Nigeria international made the much-coveted left winger Justin Kluivert ine...
Bolton Wanderers Trialist Chinedu Obasi Omitted From Squad To Face Crewe
Published: February 26, 2018
Chinedu Obasi has been omitted from the Bolton Wanderers squad for their Professional Development League match against Crewe Alexandra on Monday afternoon, contrary to speculations that the striker was set to play his second trial game.A copy of the teamsheet sighted by allnigeriasoccer.com confirms that Obasi is not i...
Awoniyi, Moses, Aina, Rotimi, Asoro, Adekanye Named To Nigerian Team Of The Week
Published: February 26, 2018
After an all-thrilling weekend of action which saw a number of Nigerian stars prove their mettle for their respective club sides in Europe.Allnigeriasoccer.com has thus, rounded up the best of them in its esteemed Team of the Week.GoalkeeperSunday Rotimi (Rivers United): Rotimi was between the sticks for Rivers United ...
Golden Eaglets To Hold Domestic & Foreign Training Camp, Screening Starts March 4
Published: February 26, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the newly appointed coach of Nigeria's U17 National Team Manu Garba has submitted his program to the Nigeria Football Federation ahead of the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualifiers.If the training schedule is approved by the Nigerian Federation, Manu Garba will begin monitoring...
Victor Moses Becoming One Of Chelsea's Top Tacklers, Passing Accuracy Is Another Matter
Published: February 26, 2018
For the second straight game, Victor Moses was ranked as one of Chelsea's top tacklers in their 2-1 loss to Manchester United in the English Premier League on Sunday, February 25.Against Barcelona, the Nigeria international was Chelsea's top man in tackling with five successful tackles, two more than the next player Ce...