Nigeria Monitoring Charlton Athletic Wonderkid Lookman ; Striker Prefers England
Published: December 05, 2016
Charlton Athletic wonderkid Ademola Lookman is on the radar of the Nigeria Football Federation with respect to a possible call up to the national team in future.With two caps which came in friendly fixtures in June, it is all but confirmed that the highly-rated striker will make his competitive debut for England U19s i...
Why Chelsea Star Victor Moses Committed His International Future To Nigeria Ahead Of England
Published: December 05, 2016
Chelsea right wing-back Victor Moses might have represented the senior national team of England rather than the Super Eagles, but was convinced by his family and his former coach in Nigeria to choose the African powerhouse.The former Crystal Palace and Wigan Athletic star was advised by his camp to snub the Three Lions...
Top Scorer In Greece Ideye Opens And Closes Scoring In Olympiakos Rout
Published: December 05, 2016
Super Eagles striker Brown Ideye opened and closed scoring and was named Man of the Match as Olympiakos cruised to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Levadiakos on Sunday in the Greek Super League.Ideye’s brace (48th and 74th minute) took his tally in the league to nine goals from ten appearances, and statistically ...
Toronto Whizkid Akinola Ends 2016 With 19 Goals For USA U17 After Scoring Against Brazil
Published: December 05, 2016
Toronto FC Academy product Ayo Akinola scored and bagged an assist as the United States U17 National Team wrapped up group play at the 2016 NIKE International Friendlies Tournament with a 3-0 thrashing of Brazil.Akinola started the onslaught when he pounced on a defensive error to open the scoring two minutes before th...
Ex-Nigeria U20 Star Sammy Ameobi Inspires Bolton Wanderers To FA Cup Win
Published: December 04, 2016
Former Nigeria U20 international Sammy Ameobi produced an assured display as Bolton Wanderers advanced to the third round of the Emirates FA Cup thanks to their 3-2 win over Sheffield United on Sunday afternoon.The Newcastle United loanee’s goal, plus a Gary Madine strike and an effort from Josh Vela assisted the...
Arsenal, Washington Spirit Identify With Nigeria Team After AWCON Win
Published: December 04, 2016
Arsenal Ladies and Washington Spirit have sent messages of congratulations to the Super Falcons after winning the 2016 African Women Cup of Nations.The two foreign clubs were interested in the competition staged in Cameroon as two of their players Asisat Oshoala and Francisca Ordega represent the female national team.A...
Cameroon Prepare For Nigeria WCQ, AFCON; Invite Players To Training Camp
Published: December 04, 2016
Cameroon national team coach Hugo Broos has summoned twelve players in the domestic championship to attend a training camp  ahead of the African Cup of Nations and resumption of World Cup qualifiers.The get-together will be held in Yaounde from Monday December 5 to Wednesday December 21.Two goalkeepers, four defen...
La Decima ! Super Falcons Clinch Tenth African Title, Beat Cameroon 1-0 In Tense Final
Published: December 03, 2016
Nigeria have won the African Women Cup of Nations trophy courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in the final of the 2016 edition of the tournament.The match went all the way to the last six minutes, but Desire Oparanozie proved to be the heroine with an 84th-minute winner to stun the host nation at the Ahmadou Ahidjo ...
Nigeria Name Unchanged Line-Up For Showpiece Game Vs Cameroon; Players Head To Stadium 1340 Hours
Published: December 03, 2016
Nigeria manager Florence Omagbemi has named an unchanged line-up for Saturday afternoon’s Africa Women Cup of Nations final clash against Cameroon at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé.It means Alaba Jonathan will be in goal for the fifth game in a row, and Ohale, Njoku, Ikidi and Ebi are the defenders.Swedish-...
Three Nigerian Stars In Line To Feature In Big Game Between City & Chelsea; Mikel Still In The Cold
Published: December 03, 2016
Three players of Nigerian descent could be handed game time on Saturday afternoon when Manchester City host Premier League leaders Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium.The Blues manager Antonio Conte has named Super Eagles striker Victor Moses in the starting XI for the eighth consecutive game.However, John Obi Mikel remains ...
Ndidi Focused On Genk Despite Leicester City, Manchester United Link
Published: December 03, 2016
Despite speculations on his move to Leicester City in the January transfer window, Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is concentrating on KRC Genk’s match against Lokeren in the Belgian First Division A on Sunday.The former Nath Boys star has been tipped to fill the vacuum left by N’Golo Kante in the Fox...
Exclusive: Super Falcons Paid $1,000 By NFF, Officials Get $800 Ahead Of Cameroon Clash
Published: December 02, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the cash-strapped Nigeria Football Federation have motivated the Super Falcons ahead of Saturday’s 2016 African Women Cup of Nations final against Cameroon by paying the players and officials a portion of their outstanding entitlements. Prior to the competition, it was agreed...
Abdullahi Shehu Ready To Challenge Ebuehi For Super Eagles FB Position
Published: December 02, 2016
Anorthosis Famagusta defender Abdullahi Shehu is confident that the widely reported call-up of Tyronne Ebuehi to the Super Eagles won’t affect his place in the team.Ebuehi, a Dutch-born wing-back of Nigerian descent, has been tipped to solve the right back problem in the Super Eagles but Shehu opined that his inc...
First Nigerian Footballer To Play At Arsenal Highbury Stadium Dies, Scored On Nigeria Debut Vs Ghana
Published: December 02, 2016
A prominent member of the second generation of Nigerian national football team, otherwise known as the Red Devils, who shook the continent of Africa in the late 50s, Dejo Fayemi is dead.The former striker who scored on his debut when Nigeria beat Ghana for the first time passed away in his sleep at his home located at ...
Nigerian Midfielder Wilfred Out Until The New Year
Published: December 02, 2016
Former AC Milan midfielder Wilfred Osuji is set for another spell on the sidelines, according to reports in the Italian media. Parlandodisport.it says the Modena star will be in the treatment room until the new year after suffering an injury relapse.Osuji missed the first twelve games of the season in the Lega Pro due ...