Younger brother of 2021 Super Eagles invitee registered as overage player Celtic's UYL squad
Published: September 06, 2022
The official website of UEFA has confirmed Glasgow Celtic's UEFA Youth League roster ahead of their opening match in Group F against 2020 champions Real Madrid.   The young Hoops will also face FC Shakhtar Donetsk and RB Leipzig in the group stage.   Celtic U19 coach Stephen Mcmanus will be able to ca...
Top Eight Nigerian performers in Europe September 3-4
Published: September 05, 2022
Over the weekend, Nigerian footballers played for their various clubs in Europe.   Allnigeriasoccer.com takes a look at the top performers of the weekend (3rd - 4th of September 2022).   1) Umar Sadiq (Real Sociedad - La Liga Santander) : Sadiq was the hero of the day in his side's draw with Atlet...
Three-time Greek champions interested in signing Stoke City's Nigeria midfielder
Published: September 04, 2022
Oghenekaro Etebo might be on his way out of Stoke City in the coming days, with reports linking him with an imminent move to three-time Greek topflight champions Aris Thessaloniki.   Gazzetta Greece says Aris and Stoke City have reached an agreement for the transfer of the Super Eagles midfielder and the Greek S...
United States 4 Nigeria 0 : Super Falcons lose third consecutive match
Published: September 03, 2022
Nigeria on Saturday evening were defeated 4-0 by the USA women's national team in the first leg of their two-legged friendly matches of the United States at the Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City.   The Super Falcons have now lost three consecutive games, having been defeated by Morocco and Zambia in the...
Nigeria 2 Ghana 2 (4-5 on pens) : Super Eagles miss out on second straight CHAN
Published: September 03, 2022
The Super Eagles again have missed out on qualifying for the African Nations Championship after losing on penalties to the Black Galaxies of Ghana at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Saturday evening.   Nigeria have not participated in the competition since 2018 when they finished runners-up, missing ...
Atletico Madrid & Sevilla stars, 4 Falconets named in Nigeria 20-player squad for friendlies v USA
Published: August 31, 2022
Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum has picked four members of Nigeria's U20 girls that reached the quarter finals at the just-concluded FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in his 20-player squad for the upcoming friendlies against United States Women's National Team. The four players promoted to the Super Falcon...
Left-footed West Ham midfielder commits future to Nigeria over England ahead of U17 AFCON
Published: August 31, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that West Ham youth teamer Tyron Akpata has chosen to pledge his international future to Nigeria over England.   The central midfielder has made himself available to play for the Golden Eaglets ahead of the 2023 U17 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Algeria next April. ...
Nigeria squad announcement : Arsenal striker, 34 others named to Flamingos roster
Published: August 29, 2022
Manager Bankole Olowookere has invited 35 players to camp as the U17 Girls National Team, Flamingos commence preparations for the 7th FIFA U17 Women's World Cup taking place in India in the month of October.   An analysis of the roster revealed that five goalkeepers, eleven defenders, six midfielders and thi...
'We need players that can finish off well' - Manu Garba admits Super Eagles attack was blunt
Published: August 28, 2022
The home based Super Eagles on Sunday evening lost 2-0 to Ghana in the 2023 African Nations Championship qualifier at the Cape Coast Stadium which gives the Nigerian side a big task of qualifying for the tournament in Algeria. Former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba spoke to the media, including a...
2023 CHAN qualifier : Five observations from Nigeria's 2-0 loss to Ghana
Published: August 28, 2022
Nigeria's hope of a place in the 2023 African Nations Championship (CHAN) was dealt a blow as the home-based Super Eagles lost 2-0 to Ghana at the Cape Coast stadium on Sunday evening.   Allnigeriasoccer.com presents the takeaways from the game 1. Good start by Super Eagles   The Nigerian side we...
CHAN qualifier Ghana 2 Nigeria 0 : Eagles walking tightrope after defeat in Cape Coast
Published: August 28, 2022
Super Eagles homebased team on Sunday evening suffered a setback in their quest to qualify for the 2023 African Nations Championship in Algeria with a 2-0 defeat to the Black Galaxies of Ghana at the Cape Coast Stadium.   The national team coached by Salisu Yusuf had a good first half and threatened a couple of ...
Super Eagles winger scores and assists as Nantes beat Toulouse in French Ligue 1
Published: August 28, 2022
Super Eagles winger Moses Simon was impeccable in FC Nantes in their 3-1 win over Toulouse FC.     Simon scored a goal and assisted another in the comeback win over Toulouse.   The Nigerian international started on the left flank in a 4-3-3 formation that saw him constantly cause havoc to the defense li...
Meritorious service: SWAN salutes former Super Eagles coordinator Emmanuel Attah
Published: August 27, 2022
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) FCT chapter has sent goodwill message to former Super Eagles coordinator Emmanuel Attah who retires from active service at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at the end of the month.    The association thanked Attah for the role he played in Nigeria winning ...
UEFA Europa Conference League : Super Eagles stars discover opponents
Published: August 27, 2022
Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze will represent his club Villarreal in the UEFA Europa Conference League and his team have been drawn in Group C of the competition.   The draw for the third tier of UEFA club competition was held on Friday with the Yellow Submarine in the same group with Israeli side Hapoel B...
'His football IQ and his talent has risen to a new level' - Rangers star hails Bassey after UCL draw
Published: August 26, 2022
Rangers star Scott Arfield had nice things to say about his former teammate Calvin Bassey after the UEFA Champions League draw.   Arfield revealed that the Nigeria international met with the Rangers team before their Champions League playoff tie with PSV in Eindhoven on Wednesday.   Bassey and the Light B...