Arsenal GK Of Nigerian Descent Posts Shutout As England Thrash Finland
Published: February 16, 2017
Arsenal youth-teamer Arthur Okonkwo was in between the pipes as England U16s thrashed Finland 4-0 in a 2017 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament clash on Wednesday.The 15-year-old netminder wasn’t the only player of Nigerian descent in action for the Young Lions against the Nordic opponents, with Tom Solanke plus...
Super Eagles Coach Rohr Visits Popular Balogun Market & Has A Photo For Leon
Published: February 16, 2017
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr was pleased to visit the popular Balogun Market located on Lagos Island in Lagos State, and has said that he will send a photograph to one of his defenders Leon Balogun.Contrary to Rohr’s thoughts, Leon Balogun’s father is a native of Ijebu Ode, a town in Ogun State which is 70 mil...
Spurs Rue Absence Of Ex-Defender Troost-Ekong, Who Played On Same Team As Harry Kane
Published: February 16, 2017
In its preview of Thursday night’s Europa League tie against Gent at the Ghelamco Arena, the official website of Tottenham Hotspur has rued the absence of former player William Troost-Ekong.The Nigeria international defender has returned to Belgium after his loan spell with Haugesund but will not face his former ...
Iwobi Flops, Alaba Stars As Efficient Bayern Muller Arsenal In Champions League
Published: February 15, 2017
Arsenal have a mountain to climb if they are to progress to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League after suffering a 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night.The Bundesliga champions took the lead in the 11th minute through Arjen Robben, who was allowed space and time to shoot with hi...
Rohr Explains Why He Invited Premier League Talents Iheanacho, Iwobi & Success For WCQ
Published: February 15, 2017
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has explained why he invited young stars Isaac Success (Watford), Kelechi Iheanacho (Man City) and Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) for the World Cup qualifiers.Iheanacho and Iwobi started both games against Zambia and Cameroon, while the Hornets number ten missed out as a result of injury. “As the ...
Obi Mikel Off To Japan For Pre-Season Tour With Tianjin Teda
Published: February 15, 2017
Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel was in Tianjin Teda’s traveling party to Okinawa, Japan for their last stage of pre-season preparations, ahead of the start of the 2017 campaign.The first part of pre-season training took place in Marbella, Spain before the squad traveled to South Korea, where they held a get-togeth...
Blackburn Rovers Midfielder Akpan Sent Off For Pushing Referee
Published: February 15, 2017
Nigeria international Hope Akpan has criticized referee Duncan following his dismissal in Blackburn Rovers 2-1 loss to Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship on Tuesday night. The midfielder took the walk of shame with four minutes left on the clock after he protested against a disallowed goal by pushing the referee....
Nigeria Coach Brims With Confidence : We Will Beat Cameroon In Uyo
Published: February 14, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has expressed his optimism that the national team will end the first phase of African World Cup qualifiers with maximum points from three matches. The German noted that Nigeria’s next opponents are the new African champs but remains confident of a victory because of their home advan...
Nigerian Striker Appears In Court Over Match-Fixing Charges, Sister Works In A Nigerian Bank
Published: February 14, 2017
Pembroke Athleta team manager Uchenna Anyanwu appeared in court on Monday, February 13 in connection with attempting to fix a match between his team and Mosta.Anyawu, who was born in Nigeria but has lived in Malta for the past thirteen years, is being accused of trying to bribe Mosta players to throw the game which the...
Ex-Chelsea Star Mikel Suffers Eighth Consecutive Loss With Tianjin Teda
Published: February 13, 2017
Nigeria captain Obi Mikel and his teammates at Tianjin Teda continued their dismal performance, after losing 2-1 to South Korean amateur team Gyeongju citizens in their latest friendly on Monday.The defeat is their eight consecutive loss in pre-season ahead of their Chinese Super League opener against Shandong Luneng o...
Gbolahan Salami Vows To Quit Football After Wife, Son Are Denied Visa
Published: February 13, 2017
Nigeria international Gbolahan Salami has threatened to quit football at the age of 25 after his spouse and one-year-old son were denied a visa by the Finnish Embassy in Abuja.The Finnish authorities argued that they could not ascertain that his wife has the intention to leave the territory of the Member States before ...
Tottenham Hotspur Defender Eyoma Shines As England Beat Germany
Published: February 12, 2017
Tottenham Hotspur defender Timothy Eyoma started his second straight game at the Algarve Tournament as England U17s returned to winning ways by beating Germany 3-2 in Faro.Jadon Sancho, Phil Foden and Rhian Brewster registered their names on the scoresheet for the Young Lions.Despite trailing by three goals, the German...
Dream Team VI Star Umar Set For Surgery, Out Of Olympiakos Clash
Published: February 12, 2017
Osmanlıspor’s Nigeria international striker Aminu Umar is set for a spell on the sidelines due to injury, allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed.Umar has not featured for Osmanlıspor since January 29 when he lasted 75 minutes on the pitch against Genclerbirligi in the Turkish Super Lig.The update is that th...
Onariase Scores First Senior Goal, Akinde Is Top Nigerian Scorer In England Top Four Divisions
Published: February 11, 2017
Ex-West Ham youth-team defender Emmanuel Onariase scored his first professional goal in Cheltenham Town’s 2-1 loss to Notts County in the EFL League Two on Saturday.On his ninth appearance in all competitions as a pro footballer, the central defender reduced the deficit in the 87th minute when he tapped home at t...
Unstoppable Chelsea Loanee Abraham Fires Brace In Six-Goal Thriller
Published: February 11, 2017
Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham has now netted 18 goals for Bristol City in the Championship following his brace for Bristol City in their entertaining 3-3 draw with Derby County on Saturday.The England U21 international put Bristol City 2-0 up after 27 minutes when The Rams failed to deal with a cross and he poked home f...