George Abbey Believes There Is More To Come From Home - Based Super Eagles
Published: October 26, 2015
Retired Nigeria international George Abbey believes there is more to come from the home - based Super Eagles after they qualified for the 2016 African Nations Championship.The national team’s participation at the tournament in Rwanda was assured after they held hosts Burkina Faso to a goalless draw in Ouagadougou...
Kehinde Fatai Equals Scoring Run After Netting In Fifth Consecutive Game
Published: October 26, 2015
Kehinde Fatai found the net for the sixth time in the Czech First League on Sunday as Sparta Prague thrashed Bohemians 1905 3 - 0 on match day 11. The 25 - year - old fired past Zlamal to put Slavia Prague 2 - 0 up five minutes out of intermission.In his last five matches in all competitions, Kehinde Fatai has register...
Fanendo Adi Excited To Score Against Colorado Rapids
Published: October 26, 2015
Fanendo Adi ended the MLS regular season with 16 goals to his name after scoring the fourth goal in Portland Timbers’s  4  -1 rout of Colorado Rapids on Monday morning.After scoring in the 88th minute, the Nigerian forward was excited and picked up the head coach, Caleb Porter .“I get excited anyt...
Paris Saint-Germain Monitoring Tottenham Hotspur Talent Dele Alli
Published: October 26, 2015
A representative of Paris Saint-Germain was among the spectators at the Stade Constant Vanden Stock on Thursday night in Tottenham Hotspur’s clash with Anderlecht in the Europa League.Celebrated French sports daily, L’Equipe , says assistant sporting director Olivier Letang was in Belgium to run the rule ov...
Odds Favour A Golden Eaglets Win, Have A 100 Percent Record Against Australia
Published: October 25, 2015
The odds are in favour of the Golden Eaglets to beat Australia and qualify for the quarter - finals of the Fifa Under 17 World Cup when both countries clash at the Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar.Australia’s reward for finishing third in Group C is a meeting with the defending champions on Wednesday night....
Nwankwo Kanu Congratulates Super Eagles, Urges Golden Eaglets To Beat Australia In Second Round
Published: October 25, 2015
Former Nigeria international Nwankwo Kanu has congratulated the home - based Super Eagles for qualifying for the 2016 African Nations Championship and thinks the team can challenge for the title in Rwanda.In the same vein, the former Arsenal and Ajax Amsterdam striker has urged the Golden Eaglets to improve on their pe...
Nigerian Strikers On Fire In Europe, As Ezekiel, Leke James, Fred Friday, Abdullahi & Nwakaeme Hit Target
Published: October 25, 2015
Nigeria international Imoh Ezekiel and Stefano Okaka made an impact in Anderlecht’s 3 - 1 win over Club Brugge on Sunday on game week 11 in the Belgian Pro League , with with both strikers finding the back of the net.In the 12th minute, Okaka, who is enjoying a new lease of life since his transfer from Sampdoria ...
Super Eagles Tactics See Them Qualify For CHAN, Hold Burkina Faso To Draw
Published: October 25, 2015
The home - based Super Eagles secured their place at the 2016 African Nations Championship on Sunday evening on the heels of their goalless draw with Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou.Unlike the first leg in Port Harcourt that ended 2 - 0 in favour of the Super Eagles, they were more conservative in their approach today and ...
Finland Round - Up : Taye Taiwo, Obilor Go The Distance; Babatunde Wusu On Target
Published: October 25, 2015
Experienced frontman Babatunde Wusu was on target in KTP’s 2 - 1 loss to Ilves on the final day of the Veikkausliiga season.A brace from Lahtinen gave the visitors a two - goal lead at the Arto Tolsa Areena but Wusu, who was introduced on the hour mark, brought more respectability to the scoreline with his second...
Gbolahan Salami, Chikatara & Aggreh Start From Bench Vs Burkina Faso
Published: October 25, 2015
Super Eagles assistant coach Salisu Yusuf has announced the starting line - up for the African Nations Championship qualifier against Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou. There is still no place in the starting XI for Warri Wolves striker Gbolahan Salami and Chisom Chikatara, who have scored 28 goals between them in the Nigeri...
Barcelona Defender Ekpolo And England U20s Winger Oduwa Get Nigeria Call - Up
Published: October 25, 2015
Dream Team VI coach, Samson Siasia, has invited Barcelona defender Elohor Godswill Ekpolo and Tottenham Hotspur loanee Nathan Oduwa to camp ahead of the Africa U-23 Nations Cup which begins in Senegal next month.This is not the first time the former Nantes forward has handed a call - up to Ekpolo as he was supposed to ...
Hull City Sweating On Fitness Of Sone Aluko Ahead Leicester City Clash
Published: October 25, 2015
Hull City manager, Steve Bruce, is sweating on the fitness of Super Eagles striker Sone Aluko ahead of the  Capital One Cup Fourth Round tie with Leicester City. Aluko was initially included in the Tigers 18 - man squad for the Championship clash against Birmingham City but had to be withdrawn after getting injure...
New AS Trencin Signing Godwin Obaje Handed Number 35 Top
Published: October 25, 2015
Less than 24 hours after completing move to AS Trencin, ex Wikki Tourists striker Godwin Obaje made the Slovakian champions 18 - man squad for their Fortuna Liga clash against Zlaté Moravce. Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the youngster has appended his signature to a three - year deal with Trencin that wi...
Nwankwo Kanu Sends Birthday Greetings To Nkechi Okocha
Published: October 25, 2015
Former Arsenal and Nigeria hero Nwankwo Kanu has sent birthday greetings to Nkechi Okocha, the beautiful wife of ex Super Eagles dazzler, Austin Okocha, after she clocked 42 years.Jay Jay and Nkechi have been married for 18 years and the union has been blessed with two children - A Jay Okocha  and Daniella Okocha....
Granada Sporting Director Confirms Isaac Success Will Definitely Miss Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Published: October 25, 2015
The Sporting Director of Granada, Juan Carlos Cordero, has confirmed that the Andalusian outfit will restrict Nigeria youth international Isaac Success from representing the Dream Team at the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.Success is one of the Flying Eagles stars that has been invited by Nigeria’s Olympic National T...