Fifth Player Of Nigerian Descent To Debut In Premier League This Season Expresses His Pride
Published: April 30, 2018
Lukas Nmecha, 19, has expressed his pride after making his Premier League debut for Manchester City in their superb 4-1 win over West Ham on Sunday, April 29. The German-born striker got his first taste of Premier League action at the London Stadium, replacing Brazilian wonderkid Gabriel Jesus in the 79th minute, with...
Breaking (Exclusive) : Nigerian Striker Joins Molde On Two-And-A-Half Year Deal
Published: April 30, 2018
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Norwegian Tippeligaen club Molde are on the brink of announcing the capture of Nigerian striker Leke James.Though the winter transfer window closed in the Scandinavian country on April 4, 2018, the deal can go through because James was a free agent before the close of the window af...
Ranking The Top Five Best Goals Scored By Nigeria At The World Cup
Published: April 30, 2018
Over the years, the World Cup have seen many wonderful goals scored — fans would recall that near-impossible David Luiz cracker in 2010 against Belgium, Rivaldo's brilliant drive for Brazil against same opposition in 2002, Diego Forlan's against Senegal, Lionel Messi's cheeky effort versus Iran. The list goes on.With...
Iwobi Gets Good Ratings Despite Arsenal's Loss To Manchester United
Published: April 29, 2018
Super Eagles winger Alex Iwobi was rated highly by English sports media outlets in Arsenal's 1-2 away loss to rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford Sunday evening in what was manager Arsene Wenger's last game at the home of the Red Devils.Iwobi played all 90 minutes in the game and was excellent as he was deployed i...
Tournament Details : FUSTAR U17 Invitational Football Tournament
Published: April 29, 2018
The Future Stars (FUSTAR) U17 Invitational Tournament is a football tournament showcasing the best of the best football academies in Nigerian grassroots. The tournament will provide players/teams an opportunity to get scouted by European football clubs, a chance to contest for the title of “Best Football Academy in N...
Alex Iwobi Joins Growing List Of Injured Super Eagles Players, Suffers Hamstring Problem
Published: April 29, 2018
Alex Iwobi has joined the growing list of injured Super Eagles players, with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confirming post-match that the winger suffered a hamstring problem in their 2-1 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday evening.As everyone saw, the Hale End Academy product played through the pain bar...
Wilfred Ndidi Undergoes Scan, Leicester City In Touch With Nigerian Federation
Published: April 29, 2018
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has undergone a scan after suffering a serious injury in his team's 5-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday, and is now awaiting the results of the medical examination.The Foxes medical team has contacted the Nigeria Football Federation and informed them that...
Alex Iwobi Stars For Arsenal In Last-Gasp Defeat To Manchester United
Published: April 29, 2018
A very late Marouane Fellaini header handed Manchester United a 2-1 victory over Alex Iwobi's Arsenal in their Premier League game at Old Trafford on Sunday evening.Iwobi was handed his 23rd league appearance for the Gunners, starring from the off.The Red Devils who started the day on the front foot went in front after...
Teenage Nigerian Striker Makes Premier League Debut For Man City
Published: April 29, 2018
German-born Nigerian striker Lukas Nmecha made his Premier League debut for champions in principle Manchester City as they registered a 4-1 road win over West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.The England U19 star was a non-playing substitute for Premier League games against Leicester City (February 10) and...
Victor Moses Hails Chelsea's Massive Win, Can't Wait To Face Liverpool
Published: April 29, 2018
Victor Moses has lavished praise on the Chelsea team after their hard-fought 1-0 win over Swansea City in a Premier League encounter at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday evening.The former champions got fresh hope that they would qualify for next season's Champions League after beating the Swans thanks to Cesc Fabregas's...
Super Eagles World Cup Star Mulling Over Move To Sign Chelsea Defender
Published: April 29, 2018
Chelsea defender David Luiz is drawing interest from Ligue 1 outfit Monaco, according to reports.Goal.com claims Moanco are interested in David Luiz and would even be ready to make an offer for the former PSG star if he's for sale.The Brazil national-teamer has fallen out of favour with Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, t...
Crotone's Simy Sets New Record: Scores In Three Consecutive Games For Three Different Clubs
Published: April 29, 2018
Crotone's Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo is playing his way into Nigeria's 35-man provisional World Cup roster set to be announced in the coming days after netting for the third successive game in his team's 4-1 win over Sassuolo on Sunday afternoon.Before today's meeting at Stadio Ezio Scida (Crotone), the lanky striker had ...
Argentina Take A Page Out Of NFF's Book; Sampaoli Visits Manchester Based Stars
Published: April 29, 2018
Nigeria's World Cup rivals Argentina will no longer face Nicaragua in an international friendly before leaving for Barcelona, where they will hold a training camp ahead of the mundial.Ole Diario Deportivo writes that due to the anti-government protests in Nicaragua, the two-time world champions are likely to face Haiti...
Penalty-Box Predator Odion Ighalo Does It Again, Takes Tally To 6 Goals In 2 Games
Published: April 29, 2018
Former Watford striker Odion Ighalo is firing on all cylinders six weeks before the start of the 2018 World Cup after netting a brace in Changchun Yatai's 2-1 win against Shanghai SIPG FC on Sunday afternoon local time.The Nigeria international bagged four goals in his team's 5-2 rout of Guizhou Zhicheng in the Chinese...
Nigeria's Long-Shot Specialist Oliseh On That World Cup Goal Vs Spain: It Was Special
Published: April 29, 2018
When the Super Eagles faced Spain in their first group match of the 1998 World Cup, it took a moment of brilliance to end Spanish resistance with Sunday Oliseh's bolt from the blue giving the Nigerians a 3-2 win. Oliseh admitted that the Nigerian national team were low on confidence heading into the tournament in Franc...