Arsenal Loanee Nwakali : I Chose Number 25 Jersey Because Of Kanu
Published: September 06, 2017
Arsenal loanee Kelechi Nwakali has chosen to wear the number twenty-five jersey at his new Dutch Eredivisie club VVV Venlo, allnigerisoccer.com can exclusively report.VVV Venlo had announced the capture of the attacking midfielder on the so-called transfer deadline day, August 31, without revealing his kit number.It wa...
Aina, Uwakwe Named In Chelsea UEFA Youth League Squad
Published: September 06, 2017
Chelsea have named their squad list for the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League, with two players of Nigerian descent making the shortlist of players that will defend the colours of the two-time champions.England youth international Jordan Aina, the younger brother of Super Eagles invitee Ola Aina, and England U19 internationa...
Odey Yet To Be Unveiled By FC Zurich, MFM Claim Deal Is In Place
Published: September 06, 2017
Mountain of Fire striker Stephen Odey's proposed switch to Swiss Super League side FC Zurich may be on the brink of collapse despite the Nigeria Professional Football League outfit claiming a deal is in place.Six days after the close of the summer transfer window, FC Zurich have yet to officially announce the signing o...
Nigeria Target Abraham Reacts After Scoring Fifth Intl Goal For England U21s
Published: September 06, 2017
Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham has expressed happiness after helping England register a 3-0 win over Latvia in a UEFA European U21 Championship Group F qualifier on Tuesday.On 35 minutes, the Swansea City striker doubled the Young Lions advantage, taking advantage of a loose ball before firing the ball into the net.''Goo...
Algeria Coach Tells Zambia : Forget Russia 2018, Momentum With Nigeria
Published: September 06, 2017
Algeria manager Lucas Alcaraz has written off the chances of Zambia qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, insisting that they should channel their energy into qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.In the race for qualifying in Group B of the African World Cup qualifiers, the Chipolopolo are only three points off the...
Tammy Abraham Sparks International Tug Of War Between Nigeria And England
Published: September 05, 2017
The Nigeria Football Federation have set the ball rolling in their bid to cap England U21 international Tammy Abraham ahead of the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia.Camberwell-born Abraham has caps for England at U18, U19 and U21 level but this is not binding until he plays competitively for the Three Lions. NFF Presid...
Iwobi Headlines Players Of Nigerian Descent Named In Arsenal UEL Squad
Published: September 05, 2017
Emirates FA Cup winners Arsenal have confirmed their roster for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, with four players of Nigerian descent included by manager Arsene Wenger.Nigeria international Alex Iwobi has been included along with fellow Hale End Academy product Chuba Akpom, Tolaji Bola and Aaron Eyoma.The fo...
Much Ado About Nothing : V. Moses, Musa Dismiss Rumours Of Rift With Pinnick
Published: September 05, 2017
The social media was awash with a video that was beamed by popular Satellite TV, Super Sports before the Super Eagles drew 1-1 with Cameroon in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Monday night.Although the three-time African Cup of Nations champions are one foot away from qualifying for the Mundial, a lot was made out o...
Super Eagles Paid Full Match Bonus Despite Draw Vs Cameroon
Published: September 05, 2017
The Nigeria Football Federation has opted to pay players and officials of the Super Eagles the full match bonus for Monday’s crunchy 2018 FIFA World Cup encounter against the Lions of Cameroon in Yaounde, even though the tieended in a draw.NFF President Amaju Pinnick disclosed this to the team on board the ARIK Air B...
Manchester United Appoint New Scout For Central and Eastern Europe
Published: September 05, 2017
English Premier League side Manchester United have appointed a new scout, Piotr Sadowski for Central and Eastern European countries.Prior to his new role at Manchester United, the talent spotter was the managing director of the academy in Kolejorz, and after the last change - the organizational director at seven-time P...
Roma Nigerian Right Back Nura In Line To Face Chelsea In Champions League
Published: September 05, 2017
AS Roma manager Eusebio Di Francesco has included the promising Nigerian right back Nura Abdullahi in his 23-man Champions League squad-list submitted to UEFA following the conclusion of the summer transfer window.The Football College Abuja product has yet to make his debut for the Italian club but was an unused substi...
Ola Aina Nominated For Hull City Player Of The Month Award
Published: September 05, 2017
Super Eagles invitee Ola Aina is in the running to be named Hull City's Player of the Month for August 2017.The Chelsea loanee has been nominated for the accolade along with Polish winger Kamil Grosicki, striker Jarrod Bowen and Chelsea product Michael Hector.Last month, Aina started and completed every single game con...
Arsenal, Tottenham To Watch Austria Star Of Nigerian Descent Vs Georgia
Published: September 05, 2017
At least two London clubs have sent their representatives to the Austrian capital for tonight's World Cup qualifier between Austria and Georgia at Ernst-Happel-Stadion (Wien).According to Austrian online sports television LAOLA1 , talent spotters from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur will be in the stands for the game w...
Outstanding Super Eagles Defender Leon Balogun Says Thank You To Nigerians
Published: September 05, 2017
Super Eagles central defender Leon Balogun has taken to the social media to show his gratitude to soccer fans who kept on encouraging him during the double header with Cameroon.The FSV Mainz no-nonsense defender was tigerish at the back as the Super Eagles picked four points against Indomitable Lions in the 2018 FIFA W...
Ejaria Trains With Liverpool First Team Pre-Manchester City
Published: September 05, 2017
Liverpool continued their preparations for the Premier League clash with Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium, with a training session held at Melwood on Monday morning.Based on the photos published by the official website of the Reds, former Nigeria U17 trainee Ovie Ejaria may be drafted into the first team b...