Nigeria target Olise named in Championship TOTW after starring for Reading vs Forest
Published: March 15, 2021
Reading midfielder Michael Olise's reputation continues to grow after he was named in the latest EFL Championship Team of the Week powered by Whoscored.com. Last week, the highly-rated teenager was placed on standby for the Super Eagles' Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Leso...
Sparta Rotterdam Director, Okoye react to reports linking Super Eagles GK to Ajax Amsterdam
Published: March 15, 2021
Sparta Rotterdam technical director Henk van Stee has stressed that there is no truth to reports linking Ajax Amsterdam with a summer move for Maduka Okoye. RTV Rijnmond reporter Dennis van Eersel in the talk show FC Rijnmond claimed that the 1995 European champions were among the clubs interested in signing the Fo...
Onuachu on target as Racing Genk advance to Belgian cup final with victory vs Anderlecht
Published: March 14, 2021
Racing Genk secured their place in the final of the Beker van Belgie thanks to a 2-1 vic over nine-time winners RSC Anderlecht at the Lotto Park on Sunday night. Paul Onuachu opened the scoring for Genk after profiting from a cross by Colombian fullback Daniel Muñoz in the seventeenth minute. In the 59th minu...
Nigeria in suspense over thigh injury suffered by Bordeaux's Kalu before AFCONQ vs Benin
Published: March 14, 2021
Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu has emerged as an injury doubt for Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Lesotho later this month.   Kalu had to make way for Nicolas de Préville sixteen minutes into Sunday's 3-1 win at Dijon FCO due to injury. Speaking at the post-match...
PSV Eindhoven rising star Madueke insists Nigeria is an option but will decide in the future
Published: March 13, 2021
PSV Eindhoven rising star Nonso Madueke has stressed that he is eligible to represent the Super Eagles but will make a decision over the national team to represent in the future. In recent days, there has been talk of the former Tottenham Hotspur attacking midfielder playing for the Netherlands if he stays put in t...
Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam interested in Sparta Rotterdam's Nigeria international GK
Published: March 13, 2021
Dutch Eredivisie giants Ajax Amsterdam have been linked with a move for Nigeria international Maduka Okoye in the summer transfer window, according to reports. Okoye has seen his stock rise in 2020-2021, somehow forcing his way into the Super Eagles and Sparta Rotterdam's starting lineups. In nineteen league app...
Multi-eligible Reading midfielder Olise first priority is to represent France amid Nigeria interest
Published: March 13, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Michael Olise's number one priority is to represent world champions France at international level amid serious interest from the Nigeria Football Federation. The versatile Reading midfielder qualifies to represent France and Algeria through his mother, Nigeria through his fathe...
Crotone's Simy breaks Nigerian record held by ex-Inter Milan striker Martins that stood for 16 years
Published: March 12, 2021
By scoring a brace for Crotone in their 3-2 loss to Lazio at the Olimpico di Roma on Friday, Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo has entered the history books as the Nigerian player with the most goals in a single-season in the Italian Serie A. The previous Nigerian record was held by former Inter Milan wonderkid Obafemi Marti...
'Tell me where you prefer to play' - Everton coach asks Super Eagles playmaker Iwobi to name preferred position
Published: March 12, 2021
Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has asked Nigeria international Alex Iwobi to name his preferred position. The former Arsenal star put a post up on Instagram this week following his call up to the national team for the upcoming games against the Republic of Benin and Lesotho, saying he hopes to play in his preferre...
Reading to hold talks with Rohr if Olise is included in Super Eagles's final squad For AFCONQ
Published: March 12, 2021
Championship club Reading have assured that they will not block their players from representing their countries during the international window this month. Two Royals players of interest to Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr are midfielders Michael Olise and Ovie Ejaria, while striker Sone Aluko has been in the internatio...
Olayinka bags assist but goes off injured as Slavia Prague and Aribo's Rangers play out draw
Published: March 11, 2021
Slavia Prague and newly-crowned Scottish Premiership champions Glasgow Rangers played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie at Sinobo Stadium on Thursday evening. As for team news, there were starts for Peter Olayinka and Joe Aribo while center back Leon Balogun was suspended for this ...
FC Twente have April 30 deadline to activate purchase clause in contract of Benfica-owned RB Ebuehi
Published: March 11, 2021
FC Twente have been given a deadline of April 30 to activate the purchase clause inserted into the deal taking Tyronne Ebuehi to the Dutch Eredivisie side in the summer transfer window. The Nigeria international's injury problems that plagued him for two seasons at Benfica are well and truly over, with the right-bac...
Reading midfielder Olise's market value upgraded, a day after making Nigeria's standby list
Published: March 11, 2021
The market value of Reading attacking midfielder Michael Olise has been upgraded, a day after he was named in the standby list for Nigeria's upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Lesotho. The former Chelsea schoolboy has gained four million euros and is now valued ...
Former Lazio star Makinwa pinpoints one quality that makes Osimhen a good striker
Published: March 10, 2021
Former Lazio star turned agent Stephen Makinwa has highlighted one quality possessed by Victor Osimhen that makes him a good striker. Makinwa revealed that Osimhen could be deadly when he finds space to operate on the pitch. The Super Eagles number 9 already showed that trait in his most recent game against Bolo...
Super Falcons striker Oshoala on target as Barcelona crush Fortuna Hjoerring in Champions League
Published: March 10, 2021
Spanish Primera División champions Barcelona showed their superiority over Fortuna Hjørring by thrashing the Danish side 5-0 in a UEFA Women's Champions League clash at Nord Energi Arena on Wednesday evening. Super Falcons skipper Asisat Oshoala entered the game as a substitute eight minutes into the second half. ...