Obafemi Martins Has A Champions League Debut To Forget For Shanghai Shenhua
Published: February 08, 2017
Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua have failed to make the group stage of the AFC Champions League following a 2-0 loss to Brisbane Roar in the third qualifying round on Wednesday, February 8.Nigeria international Obafemi Martins had a debut to forget in the AFC Champions League after firing blanks in the ninet...
BK Hacken Want Nigerian Player Of The Year To Replace Owoeri
Published: February 08, 2017
Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken are exploring ways to sign Chisom Egbuchulam before the close of the transfer window at the end of next month. BK Häcken are thought to be in the market for a striker following the departure of last season’s top scorer John Owoeri, who has been snapped up by a Chinese ...
Official : Hot Nigerian Prospect, Who Played For Chelsea, Joins New Club In England
Published: February 08, 2017
Vanarama National League club Solihull Moors have completed the signing of highly-rated Nigerian striker Oladapo Afolayan, writes the official website.The 19-year-old Afolayan joins the Moors from Midland League Premier Division side Loughborough University.He played for the youth team of Chelsea before continuing his ...
Arsenal Snatched Nigerian Whizkid, Dubbed The New Depay, From Under Noses Of Liverpool
Published: February 08, 2017
Premier League side Arsenal have won the race for the highly-rated Nigeria teenager Lateef Omidiji Jr, who was being monitored by a plethora of European powerhouses. In one of the most closely guarded secrets of the transfer market, the Gunners beat their competitors, Liverpool and Chelsea, because they were more proac...
Promising Nigerian Defender Set For 19th Appearance For Man City In UYL
Published: February 08, 2017
Highly-rated Nigerian defender Tosin Adarabioyo is poised to make his nineteenth appearance in the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday when Manchester City tackle Red Bull Salzburg.The 19-year-old was among the players that flew to Austria on Tuesday, February 7, ahead of the clash at the Red Bull Arena.During the 2014-2015...
Chinese Club Baoding Yingli Yitong Announce Signing Of Owoeri, To Pocket N630M Wages
Published: February 08, 2017
Chinese League One club Baoding Yingli Yitong have announced that they have struck a deal with BK Hacken over the signing of Nigeria national-teamer John Owoeri.Though the duration of the contract penned by Owoeri has not been disclosed, allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that that he will remain on the books of Ba...
Tottenham, Arsenal Target Osayi-Samuel Nominated For January GOTM Award
Published: February 08, 2017
Nigerian-born winger Bright Osayi-Samuel is in the running for Blackpool’s Goal of the Month award for January 2017.The 19-year-old’s curler inside the area against Barnsley has been nominated for the accolade along with three goals netted by right-back Kelvin Mellor. In December, Osayi-Samuel claimed Black...
Strongest Nigerian Player Comes Off Bench To Score For Wycombe Wanderers
Published: February 08, 2017
An inspired substitution by Wycombe Wanderers manager Gareth Ainsworth, who introduced Adebayo Akinfenwa at the start of the second half, almost paid off in his side’s 2-1 loss to Coventry City in the quarterfinal of the EFL Trophy on Tuesday night.Trailing by two goals, Akinfenwa reduced the deficit after spendi...
Barcelona-Linked Wizard Selbol On Target Against New England Revolution
Published: February 08, 2017
Former Golden Eaglets and Dream Team VI invitee Nansel Selbol came off the bench to score for Sporting Kansas City in their 2-1 loss to New England Revolution in a pre-season friendly staged at Kino Sports Complex on Tuesday.The attacking midfielder entered into the fray in the 75th minute, before he registered his nam...
Official : Ex-Chicago Fire, DC United Striker Igboananike Joins Veria
Published: February 07, 2017
Greek Super League club Veria have bolstered their offensive ranks with the signing of Nigerian striker Kennedy Igboananike on a contract until the end of the 2016-2017 seasonThe 27-year-old was training with one of his former clubs, AIK Stockholm, before he agreed terms with Veria.For the remainder of this season, Igb...
Ex-Arsenal Target Chukwueze Is In Nigeria, NOT Negotiating With Villarreal - Diamond Academy
Published: February 07, 2017
Reports that Nigeria U20 international Samuel Chukwueze and his entourage traveled to Spain to thrash out a deal with Villarreal are wide of the mark, the President of Diamond Academy, Martin Apugo has revealed. Apugo was surprised at reports of Chukwueze’s imminent move to the Yellow Submarine for the simple rea...
Exclusive: Arsenal Beat Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea To Signature Of Nigerian Whizkid
Published: February 07, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands Premier League side Arsenal are in pole position for the signature of American-born Nigerian wonderkid Lateef Omidiji Jr.The 13-year-old was eyed by the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Man City, Chelsea, PSG and Ajax Amsterdam but the Gunners have moved ahead of their rivals for his se...
Kanu, Aiyegbeni Included On List of 100 Best Foreign Premier League Players
Published: February 07, 2017
Celebrated English football magazine Four Four Two has compiled a list of the 100 best foreign Premier League players ever, with three players of Nigerian descent mentioned. At this point, only numbers 61-100 have been revealed. Togo international Emmanuel Adebayor, who played for Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Ho...
Top Ten Highest Paid Nigerian Professional Footballers : Mikel 3rd, Iheanacho 6th, Enyeama 9th
Published: February 07, 2017
It is a foregone conclusion that former Watford striker Odion Ighalo is the top earning Nigerian professional footballer, with guaranteed wages of more than €12.1 million per season.Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report Martins’ reign as the best paid Nigerian player lasted less than one month after Ig...
Third Highest Paid Nigerian Player Struggling For Form After Sixth Consecutive Loss
Published: February 07, 2017
John Obi Mikel and his Tianjin Teda teammates are struggling for form ahead of the start of the Chinese Super League.The Nigerian captain was named in the starting line-up as Tianjin Teda suffered a 3-1 loss to South Korean second-tier club Busan IPark on Tuesday, February 7.During their training camp in Spain, Tianjin...