Premier League Wrap: Iheanacho Ends Goal Drought In Style; Mikel Works Another 90-Minute Shift;Ojo Makes Cameo;Ibe Benched
Published: April 23, 2016
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the English Premier League on game week 35.At the Etihad Stadium, Kelechi Iheanacho ended his goal drought in style as Manchester City thrashed Stoke City 4-0. The Nigeria international, who played the full game, gave City a 3-0 lead in the 64th minute befo...
Ahmed Musa Poised To Break Transfer Record For A Nigerian Player Held By Mikel
Published: April 23, 2016
CSKA Moscow star Ahmed Musa is poised to break the transfer record for a Nigerian player if his transfer to the English Premier League materializes this summer.It has been reported that Leicester City are willing to splash €30 million to sign the pacy striker from the Muscovites, while Tottenham Hotspur have made ...
Iheanacho Watches As City Defender Adarabioyo, Chelsea Young Stars Ugbo&Tomori Feature In FA Youth Cup Final
Published: April 23, 2016
Chelsea U18s played out a 1-1 draw against Manchester City U18s in the first leg of the 2016 FA Youth Cup final held on Friday night to put themselves in a good position to win the competition for the third year running.Three players of Nigerian descent, Ike Ugbo, Fikayo Tomori(both Chelsea) and Tosin Adarabioyo were i...
Nigeria Exports: Ujah Hops Off Bench To Net 10th Goal; Uzochukwu Plays First Competitive Game Against Hassan; Obinna,Araba Feature;Aiyegbeni Absent
Published: April 22, 2016
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the European Leagues on Friday.Super Eagles striker Anthony Ujah was named on the bench for the third straight game across all competitions in Werder Bremen’s 2-1 loss to Hamburg at the Volksparkstadion.On 59 minutes, he was introduced and scored his ...
Japan U23s Striker Of Nigerian Descent Ado Onaiwu May Face Dream Team At Olympic Games
Published: April 22, 2016
Japan youth-teamer Ado Onaiwu is in line to feature against the Nigeria U23s at the Olympic Games in August.Aged 20, the striker was born in Saitama to a Nigerian dad and Japanese mom and remains eligible to wear the jersey of the Super Eagles since he has no senior caps for the Asian powerhouse.Ado Onaiwu starred for ...
Agent Of Man City Star Yaya Toure Suggests Musa Should Reject Move To Leicester City, Tottenham
Published: April 22, 2016
Dmitry Selyuk, who represents Manchester City star Yaya Toure, and is an expert on the African transfer market has advised Ahmed Musa to turn down a move to the English Premier League this summer.The Russian intermediary has argued that the likes of Vagner Love and Seydou Doumbia were not as successful with the teams t...
Leicester City Outbid Tottenham Hotspur For Musa, Striker Prefers Move To White Hart Lane
Published: April 22, 2016
Tottenham Hotspur are not only competing for the Premier League title with Leicester City, but are hoping to steal a march on their rivals regarding the signing of Ahmed Musa from CSKA Moscow in the summer transfer market.According to authoritative Russian newspaper Izvestia, the Londoners have made a bid of 25 million...
Olosunde,Kehinde In Action As Manchester United U18s Beat Norwich In Five-Goal Thriller
Published: April 22, 2016
United States youth international Matthew Olosunde and Tosin Kehinde helped Manchester United U18s record a 3-2 victory over Norwich City in the Barclays Under-18 Premier League Merit Group on Friday afternoon.The Red Devils found themselves 2-0 down at half time but were impressive in the second half, scoring through ...
Exclusive: Watford Star Ighalo Ruled Out Of Olympic Games,As Siasia Picks Mikel,Ahmed Musa &Efe Ambrose
Published: April 22, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Watford striker Odion Ighalo will not be representing the Dream Team VI at the 2016 Olympic Games.Ighalo was snubbed by Nigeria U23s manager Samson Siasia when he shortlisted 60 names for the competition in Brazil, meaning he has been totally ruled out of playing for the...
Exclusive: Chelsea Loanee Omeruo Omitted From Nigeria U23s Provisional Roster For 2016 Olympic Games
Published: April 22, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Chelsea loanee Kenneth Omeruo has not been selected in Nigeria’s provisional squad list for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.The 22-year-old had indicated his interest that he would love to represent the Nigeria U23s at the Olympic Games, and had been tipped to make t...
Chelsea,NFF Send Birthday Greetings To John Obi Mikel
Published: April 22, 2016
Chelsea and the Nigeria Football Federation have sent birthday greetings to John Obi Mikel via their social media accounts.Born on April 22, 1987 in Jos, the defensive midfielder is celebrating his 29th birthday today, Friday.Chelsea said on Twitter : “Today we say happy birthday to John Mikel Obi! #CFC.”Th...
LMC Congratulates Enyimba, Challenges Yusuf, Imama & Boboye On Super Eagles Job
Published: April 22, 2016
The League Management Company (LMC) has congratulated Enyimba International for defeating Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia and qualifying for the group stage of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League. LMC is also congratulating the recently named caretaker Coaches of the Super Eagles who were named to h...
Nicky Ajose Voted Top Player At Swindon Town,Named Third Best In League One
Published: April 22, 2016
Swindon Town striker Nicky Ajose has been named among the top 15 players in the Sky Bet League One by the Football League following the award ceremony that took place last weekend.The former Manchester United youth-teamer was the only Swindon Town player that made the list and finished as high as third position in the ...
Besiktas,Trabzonspor Mulling Over Move For Lazio Midfielder Onazi
Published: April 22, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that the future of Lazio’s Nigeria international Eddy Onazi could be in Turkey.Super Lig clubs BeÅ�iktaÅ� J.K and Trabzonspor are mulling over a move for the defensive midfielder ahead of the reopening of the transfer window.Onazi, 23, is looking to jump ship at the The Bi...
Mighty Jets Player Passes Away After A Brief Illness
Published: April 22, 2016
The management of Mighty Jets FC of Jos has received with great shock the news of the demise of the club’s defensive midfielder, John George, who passed on Thursday afternoon in Kaduna after a brief illness.In a statement released by the club, George was described as a hardworking and committed professional who w...