Exclusive: Chelsea Star Mikel Reacts To Reports He Demanded Super Eagles Captaincy From Musa
Published: April 01, 2016
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has moved quickly to dismiss reports in the local media that he pressured Ahmed Musa and interim coach of the Super Eagles Samson Siasia to be appointed skipper of the national team.Based on the reports, Mikel had threatened not to honour the African Cup of Nations qualifiers against E...
Super Eagles Glovesman Ikeme Passed Fit To Face Ipswich Town
Published: April 01, 2016
Wolverhampton Wanderers netminder Carl Ikeme has recovered from illness and is available for selection against Ipswich Town in the Championship.Ikeme returned to England earlier than expected due to a stomach bug he picked up while on international duty with the Nigeria squad but has now been passed fit by the medics t...
Can Kanu Upstage Good Pal Henry & Adebayor To Claim Arsenal Best Goal Vs Watford
Published: April 01, 2016
Retired Nigeria international Nwankwo Kanu is in the running for the favourite goal scored by an Arsenal player against Watford.Ahead of the Gunners Premier League tie with Watford on Saturday at the Emirates, the official website of Arsenal has picked the most eye-catching goals scored against the Hornets and asked th...
Ahmed Musa,Aaron Samuel Jet Into Russia To Resume CSKA Moscow Duties
Published: April 01, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Nigeria national-teamers Aaron Samuel and Ahmed Musa will resume training with CSKA Moscow on Friday, ahead of the Premier League clash against Zenit St Petersburg.The two strikers jetted into the Russian capital on Thursday afternoon but could not participate in the training sessi...
AFCON Ouster: Club Owners Call For Caution
Published: March 31, 2016
Against the backdrop of the two consecutive AFCON miss by the Super Eagles of Nigeria, the Football Club Owners Association of Nigeria have called on all stakeholders to exercise ‎constraint and avoid heating the polity, but rather concentrate on building a solid structure that would help the system as Nigeria prep...
Heartland Football Management Reacts To LMC Sanctions On Mikel Brother, Club
Published: March 31, 2016
The LMC had on March 30th, 2016, released series of sanctions to erring clubs for different offences,  in the case of Heartland FC apart from banning Ebele Obi for six matches the club was also fined the sum N750,000 for what they tagged inability of the management to control the actions of their players.In respon...
West Ham Creator Moses Still Being Expected In London Ahead Crystal Palace Clash
Published: March 31, 2016
Victor Moses has not yet returned to London after representing the Super Eagles in two African Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Egypt, Hammers boss Slaven Bilic has revealed.The Croatian manager is hopeful that the Chelsea loanee will fly into London latest Friday ahead of the Premier League clash against riv...
Revealed: Samson Siasia Panicked And Should Not Have Subbed Out Etebo
Published: March 31, 2016
Oghenekaro Etebo has explained the circumstances that led to his substitution in the second half of the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt in Alexandria on Tuesday night.Many fans had their hearts in their mouths when the Dream Team VI star was stretchered off the pitch in the 64th minute after coming off w...
Portland Timbers Striker Adi Jets Out To The United States On Thursday
Published: March 30, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Portland Timbers frontman Fanendo Adi will fly back to the United States on Thursday , March 31 after international duty with the Nigeria squad.The in-form striker, who has notched 3 goals in the new MLS season, was not given a run-out against Egypt in both African Cup of Nations t...
84TH Minute Curse ! West Ham Dazzler Victor Moses Gutted Not To Qualify
Published: March 30, 2016
West Ham creator Victor Moses has expressed his disappointment after the Super Eagles were knocked out of the qualifying race for the 2017 African Cup of Nations following their 1-0 loss to Egypt on Tuesday.Just like the first leg in Kaduna, Moses, a former England youth-teamer, put up a spectacular performance at the ...
Exclusive: Chelsea Star Mikel Not Quitting Super Eagles Despite AFCON Miss
Published: March 30, 2016
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel will not call time on his international career with the Super Eagles despite their elimination from the African Cup of Nations qualifying race as a result of their 1-0 loss to Egypt on Tuesday night.Days leading up to the tie with the Pharaohs in Kaduna, the former Lyn Oslo starlet was...
Ex-Barcelona Winger Amuneke Congratulates Egypt For Win Over Nigeria
Published: March 30, 2016
Ex-Zamalek winger Emmanuel Amuneke has congratulated Egypt in the wake of their 1-0 victory over Nigeria in an African Cup of Nations qualifier on Tuesday night at the Borg El-Arab Stadium in Alexandria.And the Super Eagles assistant coach has said that the North Africans were successful against Nigeria because they pl...
Wolverhampton Wanderers Sweating On Fitness Of Ikeme Ahead Ipswich Town Clash
Published: March 30, 2016
Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Kenny Jackett is sweating on the fitness of Nigeria glovesman Carl Ikeme ahead of Saturday’s Championship game against Ipswich Town at the Molineux Stadium.The netminder returned to England on Tuesday morning early from international duty with the Super Eagles due to illness and Wo...
Super Eagles Admit Mistakes, Appeal To Fans Not To Turn Their Backs On National Team
Published: March 30, 2016
The Super Eagles and Nigeria Football Federation have apologized to Nigerians and supporters of the national team following the team’s failure to qualify for the 2017 African Cup of Nations in Gabon.The Samson Siasia-led side have acknowledged that the fans are disappointed and have pleaded with them not to turn ...
Siasia Points To Bad Luck For Loss To Egypt;Moses Had A Chance To Score
Published: March 30, 2016
Super Eagles interim coach Samson Siasia was disappointed that the national team crashed out of the 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifiers following their 1-0 loss to Egypt and pointed out that the sudden withdrawal of Chad contributed to their exit.Reflecting on the scoreline, the former Nantes striker reckons that th...