Fake 18-Man Nigeria U23s List Circulating; Madu Hits Atlanta Camp July 24
Published: July 18, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed by a Nigeria Football Federation insider that there is a fake list circulating in some media outlets regarding the 18 players nominated to represent the Dream Team at the Olympic Games.This website can report with certainty that it was a poor guess work by the originator of the ar...
Paul Le Guen Named Nigeria Coach; Ugbade Returns To Eaglets; Bewarang Replaces Late Amodu
Published: July 18, 2016
The Technical and Development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation on Monday named Frenchman Paul Le Guen, 52, as the new head coach  of the Senior National Team, Super Eagles. He will be assisted by Nigerian Salisu Yusuf. The appointments are subject to agreement of contract terms with the NFF Executive C...
Iheanacho Ready To Play Number Ten Role For Manchester City
Published: July 18, 2016
Kelechi Iheanacho is ready to play the number ten role for Manchester City if he is asked by manager Pep Guardiola .Now 19, the Taye Academy product first rose to prominence at the 2013 Fifa Under 17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, where he scored six goals and notched seven helpers wearing the iconic number ten...
Exclusive : Kingsley Sokari Blocks Junior Ajayi Move To English Premier League
Published: July 18, 2016
A unnamed English Premier League club made enquiries about the availability of Nigeria U23 international Junior Ajayi, allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report.Ahead of the opening of the summer transfer window, representatives of the Premier League team approached CS Safxien higher-ups and told them to name their a...
Chuba Akpom Gets New Jersey Number At Arsenal
Published: July 18, 2016
On Monday, English Premier League side Arsenal published the updated profiles of their players for the 2016-2017 season on their official webpage, arsenal.com. Based on the jersey number allocated to Chuba Akpom, he will be suiting up with the number 32 kit in the new season, that is if he is not sold or loaned out by ...
Chikatara Transfer To Wydad Still Hanging In The Balance After Super Eagles Snub
Published: July 18, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed Chisom Chikatara’s move from Abia Warriors to Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca has not been completed in transfer market parlance as the Royal Moroccan Football Federation has not yet approved the transfer. With effect from the 2016-2017 season, foreign players signed by Moroc...
Three Nigerians Feature, Chelsea Starlets Rested As England Beat Croatia At U19 Euros
Published: July 18, 2016
England Under-19s maintained their one hundred percent record at the ongoing UEFA European U19 Championship after securing a hard fought 2-1 win over Croatia in their final Group B fixture on Monday afternoon.Three players of Nigerian descent in the shape of Sheyi Ojo (Liverpool), Josh Onomah (Tottenham Hotspur) and Ad...
Chelsea Defender Omeruo Hoping Demba Ba Returns After Horrific Injury
Published: July 18, 2016
Super Eagles star Kenneth Omeruo has sent a message of support to ex-Chelsea striker Demba Ba following the injury he suffered while in action for Shanghai Shenhua. The Senegal international broke his leg after he fell awkwardly during a league game against Shanghai SIPG on Sunday, and it is being speculated that he wi...
Academic Commitments May Prevent Ejaria From Traveling With Liverpool To USA, Klopp Reveals
Published: July 18, 2016
Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp has hinted that new kid on the block Ovie Ejaria will not be in the traveling party to the United States because of academic commitments. The central midfielder and a couple of outstanding youngsters at the Academy have been drafted into the first team to make up the numbers due to the ...
Nigeria Set To Beat England In Race For Charlton Athletic Starlet, GK Starts Training With Golden Eaglets
Published: July 18, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigeria Football Federation has leapfrogged England in the race to secure the international future of highly-rated Charlton Athletic glovesman Edward Ogbebor-Onaiwu.Having trained with one of the England youth teams at DE13 9PD in April 2015, there was a cloud surrounding the i...
Obanor Starts Training In Atlanta; Declared Fit To Represent Nigeria At Olympics
Published: July 18, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Greuther Fürth stopper Erhun Obanor will start training with Nigeria’s U23 national team on Monday, July 18.Erhun Obanor jetted into Atlanta, United States on Sunday at approximately 1600 hours from Paris, which is 2100 hours in Nigeria. Dream Team VI coach Samson Siasia...
Nigerian-Born Defender Kigbu Growing By Leaps And Bounds At Manchester City
Published: July 17, 2016
Ashinme Kigbu was named in the starting XI as Manchester City Elite Development Squad earned a 6-0 win over Czech First League club FC Slovacko in their first pre-season fixture on Sunday.Last term, the central defender made an impact for City’s U18s team and might be promoted to the EDS squad in the forthcoming ...
Ovie Ejaria Impresses Again As Liverpool Maintain 100 Percent Pre-season Record
Published: July 17, 2016
Liverpool maintained their one hundred percent pre-season record after securing a 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium on Sunday evening.There was a lot of Nigerian interest in this game, with ex-Golden Eaglets trainee Ovie Ejaria and winger Sanmi Odelusi starting for their respective teams, while Portugal you...
Amuzie Wonder Goal Seals Win For Nigeria; Okonkwo Features For Charleston Battery
Published: July 17, 2016
The Nigeria U23s made a winning start to their friendlies in the United States, beating Charleston Battery 1-0 on Sunday morning at Silverbacks Park.The friendly match was scheduled to hold on Saturday evening local time but was called off due to a flooded pitch despite both teams agreeing to go ahead with the game.Nig...
Ex-Reading Youth Teamer Gozie Ugwu Joins Woking
Published: July 17, 2016
Woking have bolstered their offensive ranks with the capture of the signature of Gozie Ugwu, 23, for the 2016-2017 season.The attacker spent last season at Wycombe Wanderers and scored twice in 29 appearances for the club.Born in Oxford, Ugwu began his career at Reading and rose through the ranks before he was offered ...