Osaguona Ighodaro Plays First Game Of The Season For Raja Casablanca
Published: December 21, 2015
Osaguona Ighodaro played his first game of the 2015 - 16 season for Raja Casablanca in their goalless draw with bitter rivals Wydad Casablanca in a Brotola Pro game on Sunday.Five days after Ighodaro began training with The Green, manager Rachid Taoussi named the Nigeria international in his starting XI for the clash a...
Mighty Jets FC To Float A Sports Weekly
Published: December 21, 2015
Mighty Jets FC of Jos are on the brink of launching a weekly sports news tabloid which would be sold to sports loving Nigerians who are keen on getting information on domestic sporting activities as well as international sporting news.In a statement released by the Club through itss Media Officer, Mbum Ferdinan...
Exclusive : Watford Turned Down The Chance To Sign Michael Babatunde
Published: December 20, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that Watford turned down the opportunity to sign Michael Babatunde in the summer.Representatives of the Nigeria international had proposed him to the Hornets prior to his switch to Ukraine but the English Premier League club refused to do business, saying he did not fit the profil...
Exclusive : Victor Osimhen Family Disowns 36 Lion CEO Gafar, As Agents Demand 3 Million Euros From Wolfsburg
Published: December 20, 2015
Agents representing Victor Osimhen and Ultimate Strikers Lagos are demanding the sum of three million euros from Wolfsburg before rubber - stamping his move to the Bundesliga club when the striker attains the age of majority.The European clubs that have launched a transfer bid for the Nigeria Under 17 international are...
18 - Year - Old Sadiq Umar Nets First Professional Goal For Roma
Published: December 20, 2015
Highly - rated teenager Sadiq Umar scored his first professional goal in Roma’s 2 - 0 win over Genoa at the Stadio Olimpico on match day 17 in the Italian top - flight.The number 97 replaced Egypt star Mohamed Salah in the 82nd minute and celebrated his maiden goal for the Giallorossi a minute before full time.Wi...
Bartholomew Ogbeche Notches Third Brace Of The Season
Published: December 20, 2015
Bartholomew Ogbeche was the standout performer for Cambuur in their 4 - 1 spanking of Excelsior in the Eredivisie on Sunday afternoon.The out - of - favour Nigeria international once again showed off his goalscoring prowess, notching a brace to take his tally in the league to nine goals.Ogbeche gave Cambuur the lead in...
Sani Lulu Cautions On Grassroots Football Development
Published: December 20, 2015
Former NFF President Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi has insisted that for the country to sustain the successes recorded at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, that genuine attention should be on the development of the game at the grassroot level.Lulu, who was the President of the Federation from 2006-2010, said  if the game is p...
Odion Ighalo Extends Scoring Streak To Four Matches, Nets Brace Against Liverpool
Published: December 20, 2015
Odion Ighalo notched a brace as Watford thrashed Liverpool 3-0 at Vicarage Road on Sunday in the Premier League.The in-form Nigeria international doubled the Hornets advantage in the 15th minute before grabbing his 12th goal of the season five minutes from time to help guide his side to seventh in the standings.For his...
Anthony Ujah Disappointed With Loss To Eintracht Frankfurt
Published: December 20, 2015
Anthony Ujah was not pleased that Werder Bremen surrendered a one - goal lead before losing 2 - 1 to Eintracht Frankfurt at the Commerzbank-Arena in their last game before the winter break on Saturday afternoon.The Super Eagles striker worked a ninety - minute shift in attack but failed to find the net just as he did n...
Free Agent Michael Babatunde Targets Move To Europe Or Asia
Published: December 20, 2015
Free agent Michael Babatunde, who recently terminated his contract with FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, has vowed not to join an Ukrainian team in the January transfer window.“Now I’m looking for a new club. Most likely, it will not be the Ukrainian team, and not even familiar to me Volyn, from which I had come t...
Mighty Jets Give Christmas Break To Players, To Resume January 4th
Published: December 20, 2015
Following the fast approaching periods of festivities, the Chairman of Mighty Jets FC of Jos, Godfrey Hamza, has approved management’s decision to send players and officials of the team on Christmas and New Year break to resume on January 4, 2016.In a statement released by the Club through its Media Officer, Mbum...
Plateau United Coach Mansur Abdullahi Undergoes Successful Eye Surgery
Published: December 20, 2015
Plateau United coach Mansur Abdullahi has undergone successful eye surgery at the Makka Specialist Eye Hospital in Kano The hospital is owned by Al Basar International Foundation by Saudi Arabians with experienced doctors from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. The former Flamingoes assistant coach had the procedure some ...
Onyekachi Okonkwo Sent Off Against Birkirkara
Published: December 19, 2015
Former Nigeria international Onyekachi Okonkwo took the walk of shame as Mosta were beaten 3 - 0 by Birkirkara in the Maltese Premier League on Saturday.The new acquisition was named in Mosta’s starting lineup alongside Osa Guobadia , while Ini Etim Akpan was handed a rare start for Birkirkara as a result of the...
John Akinde, Jabo Ibehre Help Clubs Record Wins
Published: December 19, 2015
Anglo - Nigerian pair John Akinde ( Barnet ) and Jabo Ibehre ( Carlisle United) helped their respective clubs record wins in the English League Two on Saturday.At the Hive Stadium in London, Akinde was a thorn in the flesh of the opposition defenders and he capped off an impressive display by scoring from the spot in...
Matilda Calls For Fairness In The Selection Of New NWFL Chief
Published: December 19, 2015
Rivers Angels team manager, Mrs Matilda Onyiloha has called for caution and fairness in the selection of the next Nigeria Women Football League chairperson. The highly-rated administrator made this declaration after the 71st Annual General Assembly of the Nigeria Football Federation, which took place at the Transc...