Five Nigerians Feature, Lookman Benched As England Lose To Italy At U19 Euros
Published: July 21, 2016
Federico Dimarco grabbed a brace as Italy defeated England 2-1 in the semifinal of the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship on Thursday afternoon at the Carl-Benz Stadium, Mannheim.The Young Lions had been favourites to go through to the showpiece game after racking up three wins against France, Holland and Croatia...
Dimgba, Awoniyi, Saviour & Yusuf Are Olympic Team Alternate Players
Published: July 21, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been included in Nigeria’s squad for the Olympic Games as an alternate player. Per Olympic Games rules, players handed the numbers 19-22 jerseys are not officially in the roster and will only be allowed to play in Brazil if one of the playe...
Nigerian Midfielder Ovie Ejaria Named In Liverpool Squad For USA Tour
Published: July 21, 2016
Former Golden Eaglets trainee Ovie Ejaria was among the players that traveled with the Liverpool squad to the United States, where they will continue their preparations for the new season.There had been fears that the central midfielder will not be on the plane, with manager Jürgen Klopp suggesting that academic c...
Nigeria Jersey Numbers Revealed: Akpeyi Gets No. 1, Madu 3, Etebo 8, Mikel 10, Umar 13
Published: July 21, 2016
The Nigeria Football Federation has announced the jersey numbers of the 22 players heading to Brazil for the Olympic Games.And based on the kit numbers allocated, everything is pointing to the fact that Chippa United netminder Daniel Akpeyi will be in between the pipes when Nigeria U23s tackle Japan in their opener on ...
Liverpool Striker Awoniyi, Chelsea Star Mikel, 20 Others Named To Nigeria Roster For Olympics
Published: July 21, 2016
Nigeria U23s manager Samson Siasia has named a 22- man roster for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.The list is headlined by Super Eagles players John Obi Mikel (Chelsea), Oghenekaro Etebo (CD Feirense), Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin) and William Troost-Ekong ( FK Haugesund ).Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi has a ch...
Chelsea Defender Ola Aina Impresses Again; Conte To Watch Nigerian Duo Solanke, Abraham
Published: July 20, 2016
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says he is impressed by Ola Aina and the youngsters training with the first team ahead of the forthcoming season and plans to run the rule over Nigerian strikers Dominic Solanke and Tammy Abraham in the coming weeks. Against Wolfsberger AC in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday night, Aina ...
Nigeria U23s Coach Samson Siasia Confirms 18-Man Roster Circulating Is Fake
Published: July 20, 2016
Dream Team VI coach Samson Siasia has confirmed that the list of 18 or 19 players that will defend the colours of Nigeria at the Olympic Games circulating on the internet should be taken with a pinch of salt.And the former Nantes striker has revealed that the nominated players who will grace Rio de Janeiro 2016 will be...
Iheanacho Olympic Hopes Finally Dashed After Making Man City Roster For Tour
Published: July 20, 2016
Manchester City have confirmed that Kelechi Iheanacho will be on the plane when the first team travels to Germany and China for pre-season games, contrary to earlier reports.With a statement published on their official webpage, City revealed that the Nigeria international and 33 players will be in the traveling party. ...
NFF States Reasons Why Paul Le Guen Rejected Super Eagles Job
Published: July 20, 2016
The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday clarified the situation with regards to the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee that Frenchman Paul Le Guen be named the new Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, saying all sub –committees in the Federation can only make rec...
Ahmed Musa Earns Rave Reviews On Leicester City Debut
Published: July 20, 2016
Nigeria striker Ahmed Musa was handed his Leicester City debut by Claudio Ranieri in his side’s 2-1 win over Oxford United on Tuesday. The summer signing was introduced in the 61st minute - one of the six changes made by the Italian manager.Musa almost fired the Foxes in front six minutes after he came on when he...
Watford Record Buy Success Left Behind In Hertfordshire, Plays For U21 Team
Published: July 19, 2016
Nigeria youth international Isaac Success has not traveled to Austria with the first team of Watford, and is undergoing pre-season training and testing at London Colney, the official website of the Hornets has reported.The 20-year-old featured for the Hornets U21 team in their 2-2 draw with Chivas in a behind-closed-do...
Mourinho Omits Nigeria Target From Manchester United Traveling Party To China
Published: July 19, 2016
The young Nigerian-born midfielder Tosin Kehinde is not in Manchester United’s traveling party to China.Per the official Twitter page of the Red Devils, Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho has named a couple of Academy stars in his 25-man roster but Kehinde’s name was missing from the list. This shouldn’...
Kelechi Iheanacho Not Included In Man City 32-Man Pool For Pre-Season Games
Published: July 19, 2016
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has omitted Nigeria national-teamer Kelechi Iheanacho from his 32-man roster for pre-season games in Germany and China.Manchester Evening News has suggested that the Taye Academy product was left out of the squad for the time being as a result of a visa hitch.And it has been specul...
Charlton Athletic GK Suffers Training Ground Injury At Nigeria U17s Camp
Published: July 19, 2016
Charlton Athletic shot-stopper Edward Ogbebor-Onaiwu can only resume goalkeeping duties at the Golden Eaglets get-together in Abuja next week after picking up an injury in his first training session with the team on Monday.Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Ogbebor-Onaiwu’s finger popped out of place when a pl...
Seventeen Players Training With Nigeria U23s; Obanor Hits The Ground Running In Atlanta
Published: July 19, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Greuther Fürth new signing Erhun Obanor had his first training session with the Dream Team VI on Monday, July 18, having arrived the team’s hotel in Atlanta when the team was returning from their friendly with Charleston Battery. Ahead of their next warmup game against H...