Exclusive: Chelsea Star Mikel Regrets Accepting To Represent Nigeria U23s At Olympics
Published: August 02, 2016
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, 29, has regretted accepting to represent the Nigerian Olympic National Team at the 2016 Olympic Games. And this is not related to the fact that the central midfielder could lose his spot in the Blues first team upon his return to Stamford Bridge, having missed a large part of pre-seas...
Dynamic Sporting Solution Win Prestigious DANA Cup For Nigeria
Published: August 02, 2016
Kaduna-based Dynamic Sporting Solution won the Dana Cup in class B19 after beating Jambars FC (USA) 2-0 in the final on Sunday, with Chinedu Pius and Dizza Usman registering their names on the score-sheet.DSS won all their four matches in the group stage, first thrashing Gnarrenburg JSG 7-0 before recording wins agains...
Nigeria U23s Get Back To Business After Two Days Of Inactivity; Troost-Ekong Flies To Brazil
Published: August 02, 2016
The Dream Team VI returned to training on Monday ahead of their trip to Brazil for the Olympic Games, allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed. It would be recalled that the Nigeria U23s did not practice on Saturday because none of the players agreed to pay for a bus that will take them to the Georgia Soccer Park in Atla...
Nigeria U23s Have Trained ONCE In The Last Four Days; Cancel Sunday Workout
Published: July 31, 2016
For the second day in a row, the Nigeria U23s did not train at the Georgia Soccer Park in Atlanta.Unconfirmed tweets by the Media Officer of the team, Timi Ebikagboro, suggest that the Samson Siasia-led side cancelled Sunday’s workout because of the unfavourable weather conditions. Ahead of the clash against Japa...
Oduwa Scores Penalty, Oteh Makes Cameo As Spurs Beat Standard Liege
Published: July 31, 2016
Tottenham Hotspur development squad took part in the European Under-21 Tournament in Ploufragan, France.On Sunday morning, Ugo Ehiogu’s side faced Standard Liege in its last game of the tourney and emerged victorious after a penalty shoot-out, with Nathan Oduwa scoring one of the spot kicks.In the game which last...
Nigeria U23s Cannot Pay For Bus For Training; Mikel Handling Transportation, Feeding Expenses
Published: July 31, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that the Dream Team VI players skipped their scheduled workout yet again on Saturday, July 30 because none of the invited foreign-based professionals agreed to pick up the tab for the hiring of a bus to take the team to the training ground.While it has been independently conf...
Stranded Nigeria U23s To Travel In Batches To Rio; Pinnick Ordered To Source For Funds
Published: July 31, 2016
As first reported by allnigeriasoccer.com, the Nigerian U23 National Team are stranded at their training camp in Atlanta, four days before their crucial encounter against Japan at the 2016 Olympic Games.The order from above to the Nigeria Football Federation supremo Amaju Pinnick is to source for funds “anyhow&rd...
Three Lionesses Star Eniola Cheers From The Stands As Sone Aluko Scores Again For Fulham
Published: July 30, 2016
Super Eagles striker Sone Aluko is enjoying a new lease of life at Championship side Fulham, having seen his first team opportunities limited at Hull City last term.The new signing helped the Cottagers record a 3-1 win over Premier League opponents Crystal Palace on Saturday, opening scoring in the 36th minute after he...
Tosin Kehinde Fails To Save Man Utd XI From Defeat Against Port Vale
Published: July 30, 2016
Manchester United XI had two players of Nigerian descent on their roster in their 4-2 loss to Port Vale in a pre-season fixture staged at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon.Tosin Kehinde entered into the fray in the 52nd minute following an injury to Josh Harrop, while USA youth-teamer Matthew Olosunde was introduced in t...
Nigeria U23s Return To Training In ATL; Praying Manna Should Fall From Heaven
Published: July 30, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Nigerian U23 National Team returned to training on Friday evening, having skipped their workouts for about two days. It should be noted that the squad resuming training yesterday was not as a result of the story published by this website, as the players were preparing for train...
Liverpool Order Taiwo Awoniyi To Leave Nigeria U23s Camp; Striker Confirms Loan Move
Published: July 30, 2016
Taiwo Awoniyi has confirmed that he will not be spending the 2016-2017 campaign at Liverpool, and has departed the Nigeria U23s get-together in Atlanta to seal a loan move to an unnamed European club.With the departure of the Imperial Academy product from the training camp, it is assumed that only twenty players will b...
Nigerian Wonderkid Olamide Shodipo Promoted To Queens Park Rangers First Team
Published: July 30, 2016
The exciting Nigerian winger Olamide Shodipo has been promoted to the first team of Football League Championship side Queens Park Rangers ahead of the forthcoming season.It was a no-brainer for manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to add the teenager to the first team roster, having impressed during pre-season training. Las...
Exclusive: Nigeria U23s Stranded In Atlanta, Have Not Trained For Two Days
Published: July 29, 2016
With only six days left before their opener at the 2016 Olympic Games against Japan, it is safe to say the Nigeria U23 National Team are stranded in Atlanta, where they are holding a get-together before the competition in Brazil.The Dream Team VI players and officials were expected to depart their training camp on Frid...
Ezenwa, Oboroakpo, Rabiu Ali Headline NPFL All-Star Roster For Spain Tour
Published: July 29, 2016
Head Coach of the NPFL All-Star team, Salisu Yusuf on Thursday released the final list of the 25-man squad to play on the friendly tour of Spain even as the organizers, LaLiga released Fixtures, time and venue of the NPFL All-Star tour which shows that their first match against LaLiga side, Valencia CF will hold  ...
Why Arsenal Striker Chuba Akpom Will NOT Play For Nigeria In September
Published: July 29, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that suggestions that Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom will be called up for Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania in the first week of September are wide of the mark.Several distinguished Nigerian football stakeholders, including ex-Arsenal hero Nwankwo Kanu...