Chelsea Coach Hails Ike Ugbo After Scoring Maiden Goal For U23 Team
Published: August 23, 2016
Chelsea U23 coach Adi Viveash was delighted to see Nigerian striker Ike Ugbo score a brilliant goal against Liverpool in the Premier League 2 last night.Ugbo’s all-round game caught the eye and he would have scored more than one goal if he had converted all the chances that came his way. “I’m pleased ...
Chelsea Star Victor Moses Tells Nigerians To Be Proud Of Achievement Of Mikel
Published: August 23, 2016
Victor Moses says he is proud of the achievement of Chelsea teammate and Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel at the Olympic Games. If we are to believe reports back home, the winger was one of the experienced players that was considered to beef up the Dream Team squad by manager Samson Siasia before he announced his provisi...
Hot Prospect Tomori Remains In Chelsea Plans Despite Snub Ahead Bristol Rovers Clash
Published: August 23, 2016
England U19 international of Nigerian descent Fikayo Tomori is unlikely to make his first appearance of the new season when the first team of Chelsea square off against Bristol Rovers in the Football League Cup tonight.It is anticipated that the central defender will not suit up against the League One side at Stamford ...
Versatile Nigerian Defender Toby Omole Fulfilling His Talents At Arsenal
Published: August 23, 2016
Defender Toby Omole is progressing well in his development at English Premier League club Arsenal .Raised in the United Kingdom, Omole is eligible to represent the Nigerian teams, so a lot of Nigerians back home are monitoring his progress at the Emirates. The teenager is primarily a central defender but has proved tha...
Nigerian Whizkid Tosin Kehinde Inching Closer To Manchester United Debut
Published: August 23, 2016
Nigerian-born midfielder Tosin Kehinde will fancy his chances of breaking into the first team of Manchester United in the not too distant future. The 18-year-old is widely regarded as one of the top talents at Old Trafford and impressed at pre-season training with Manchester United Reserves, so much so that eyebrows we...
Eduok Proposed Move To Adanaspor Suffers HUGE Setback Over Transfer Fee
Published: August 23, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Emem Eduok’s proposed move to newly promoted Turkish Super Lig club Adanaspor is on the brink of collapse because of a disagreement on the attacker’s transfer fee. On Monday, the Nigeria international appended his signature to a three-year contract with Adanaspor after ...
Nigeria U23 Players Cost A Total Of 29.05 Million Euros; Chelsea Star Mikel Is Most Expensive
Published: August 23, 2016
The 18 players that represented Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games cost €29.05 million in total , according to the experts at the authoritative German website transfermarkt.As you would expect, the most expensive player in the Nigerian squad is Team Nigeria captain and Chelsea star John Obi Mikel, who is valued at ...
Nigerian Defender Set To Make Chelsea First - Team Debut Eight Years After Joining Club
Published: August 23, 2016
Nigerian defender Ola Aina is poised to make his competitive debut for Chelsea when they tackle Bristol Rovers in the Football League Cup Second round at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.With manager Antonio Conte expected to rotate his squad as he eyes the Premier League tie with Burnley, Aina is expected to be in act...
12 Nigeria U23 Players, 7 Officials Arrive In Lagos; No Plans To Host Team
Published: August 22, 2016
Players and officials of the Dream Team landed in Lagos on Monday evening from Brazil after representing Nigeria at the recently concluded Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of twelve players and seven officials, according to the Media Officer of the Nigeria U23s Timi Ebikagboro.Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, ...
Ex-Super Eagles Coach Oliseh Says Atlanta 1996 Squad Was Better Than Mikel & Co
Published: August 22, 2016
Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has rated the Atlanta 1996 team a better squad than the class of 2016 that finished third at the Olympic Games. A couple of players in the 1996 team, including Austin Okocha, Sunday Oliseh, Uche Okechukwu, Emmanuel Amuneke and Daniel Amokachi represented Nigeria at the World Cup ...
Prolific Striker Ugbo Scores, Tomori Stars In Chelsea Rout Of Liverpool
Published: August 22, 2016
Chelsea U23s picked up their first three points of the new season with a resounding 4-1 win against Liverpool in the Premier League 2 on Monday night. The Blues manager Adi Viveash lined up his team in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with Fikayo Tomori one of the three central defenders and England youth international Ike Ugbo le...
Watford Ace Anya To Face Off Against Effiong As Scotland Name Squad For WCQ
Published: August 22, 2016
Watford star Ikechi Anya is poised to add to his international caps during the upcoming international break.The versatile player has been named in Scotland’s 27-man roster for a World Cup qualifier against Malta at the National Stadium, Ta’Qali on Sunday 4th September. Glasgow-born Anya has been invited by ...
Nathan Oduwa Sparkles As Tottenham Hotspur Return To Winning Ways
Published: August 22, 2016
Tottenham Hotspur U23s returned to winning ways in emphatic style by thrashing their Reading counterparts 4-1 at Hogwood Park Training Ground (Finchampstead, Berkshire) in the Premier League 2 on Monday afternoon.As for team news, Nigeria U23 international Nathan Oduwa was named in the starting line-up of the White Har...
Watford, Hamburg Target Wilfred Ndidi Staying Put At Racing Genk ?
Published: August 22, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi is unlikely to leave Racing Genk this summer.The defensive midfielder was heavily courted by Hamburg and Watford in the summer transfer window, with the Bundesliga team earlier thought be in pole position to land his signature. The update f...
Obi Mikel Thanks Chelsea Coach, Terry, Fabregas, Kante, Others After Helping Nigeria Win Bronze
Published: August 22, 2016
Nigeria U23s skipper John Obi Mikel has thanked Chelsea staff and the fans for their support during his participation at the recently concluded 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.Aged 29, the central midfielder was one of the two players above the age limit included in Nigeria’s 18-man squad for the Games, and the Blues h...