Dennis' goal inside 17 seconds disallowed, Kalu debuts as Watford lose 5-goal thriller to Arsenal
Published: March 06, 2022
Arsenal have moved into the UEFA Champions League places with a 3-2 win over Watford at Vicarage Road on Sunday afternoon.   Defeat for the Hornets means they remain in the bottom three with nineteen points from 27 games. Emmanuel Dennis was named in the starting lineup as expected and there was a first squad invo...
Ex-Nigeria U17 invitee devastated he didn't score on full debut, says Derby County assistant boss
Published: March 06, 2022
Former Nigeria U17 invitee Malcolm Ebiowei was devastated he did not score on his full Championship debut for Derby County, according to Rams assistant boss Liam Rosenior.  The former Arsenal schoolboy had made five appearances off the bench in the second-tier before he was handed his full debut by Wayne Rooney in a ...
The struggle that leads to idolatry: the story of Gennaro Gattuso
Published: March 06, 2022
Two Champions Leagues, two Italian championships, two UEFA Super Cups, a Club World Cup, a World Cup. The curriculum of midfielder Gennaro Gattuso, who retired in 2013, is one of the most successful in the history of Milan and Italian football, having formed one of the best midfielders in world football alongside the b...
Napoli overpricing Man Utd, Newcastle-linked striker Osimhen after Italian newspaper's expose
Published: March 06, 2022
Napoli are reportedly overpricing their Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen amid speculation linking him with two rich Premier League clubs in Manchester United and Newcastle United.  The Blues have placed a hefty price tag on their record acquisition in an attempt to scare off the Premier League teams interested in his ...
Former Tottenham striker namechecks Dennis as he discusses Watford's firepower in attack
Published: March 06, 2022
Former Tottenham Hotspur forward Darren Bent would be disappointed to see Watford return to the Championship given the firepower they have in attack. One explanation for Watford's poor position and inconsistency in the Premier League is their defensive problems having conceded 47 times and only Norwich City and Leeds...
Super-sub Dessers enters Feyenoord's history books after scoring against FC Groningen
Published: March 06, 2022
Cyriel Dessers' goal against FC Groningen on Saturday night has put him in the Feyenoord history books. According to the statisticians at OPTA, the Nigeria international is the second player ever to score five goals for Feyenoord after coming on as a sub in a single Eredivisie season, after József Kiprich in 1992/9...
Arteta runs the rule over 19yo Anglo-Nigerian winger before Arsenal's trip to Watford
Published: March 06, 2022
Manager Mikel Arteta ran the rule over Anglo-Nigerian winger Nathan Butler-Oyedeji during Arsenal's final training session before their short trip to Hertfordshire, where they will face Watford in the Premier League, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Butler-Oyedeji's most recent appearance for the Arsenal youth teams wa...
Wayne Rooney hands full Championship debut to 2019 Nigeria U17 invitee in win vs Barnsley
Published: March 05, 2022
Derby County manager Wayne Rooney handed a full debut to 2019 Golden Eaglets invitee Malcolm Ebiowei as the Rans returned to winning ways by beating Barnsley 2-0 in a Championship clash at Pride Park on Saturday.  Ebiowei, who is also eligible to play international football for England and Netherlands, was named in N...
'Ojo maybe played him on' - Pundit has his say on why Rangers' goal vs Aberdeen stood
Published: March 05, 2022
Scottish Premiership champions Rangers left it late to beat Aberdeen at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday evening with substitute Kemar Roofe scoring a contentious winner in the 81st minute. Joe Aribo and Calvin Bassey started for the Light Blues and they were joined on the pitch by Leon Balogun in the 59th minute, while fo...
EPL wrap : Olise shines; Onyeku subbed in; Iroegbunam, Eze unused subs; Okoflex bench late game
Published: March 05, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up of Nigeria-eligible players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, March 5, 2022.  In the early kickoff, Leicester City made it back-to-back wins and two clean sheets in a row after beating Leeds United 1-0 at the King Power Stadiu...
Man City's Nigeria-eligible winger takes goal contribution to 20 after assist vs Man Utd U18s
Published: March 05, 2022
Manchester City came from a goal down to register a 5-1 win over Manchester United in an U18 Premier League North fixture at Trafford Training Centre in Carrington on Saturday afternoon. Maxi Oyedele went the distance for the home team and Dire Mebude, the younger brother of Watford loanee Dapo, was in action for 81 m...
Iheanacho bags assist, Ndidi saved from a red, Lookman subbed in as Leicester City beat Leeds
Published: March 05, 2022
Leicester City earned their second consecutive clean sheet in the English Premier League after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Leeds United at the King Power Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Wilfred Ndidi, Ademola Lookman and Kelechi Iheanacho, who have all been named in the Super Eagles squad for the back-to-back matches ...
'Their own cup of tea' - Ex-Man Utd star fires back at fans unhappy about his Super Eagles return
Published: March 05, 2022
Al Hilal striker Odion Ighalo has fired back at Super Eagles fans who are criticizing his return to the national team. The former Manchester United and Watford star had called time on his international career shortly after winning the top scorer award at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. In November 2021, Ighalo f...
2017 U20 World Cup winner with England reacts to first Nigeria call-up
Published: March 05, 2022
2017 Fifa U20 World Cup-winning winger with England, Ademola Lookman has reacted to receiving his first ever call-up to the Nigeria national team. The Leicester City star has been named in a 25-man Super Eagles squad list for the 2022 World Cup playoff matches with regional rivals Ghana later this month. Last mo...
Super Eagles left-back scores his first goal in 888 days as Paderborn win seven-goal thriller
Published: March 05, 2022
Super Eagles left-back Jamilu Collins was impressive as SC Paderborn won a seven-goal thriller in a 2 Bundesliga clash at the Holstein-Stadion on Friday evening, beating Holstein Kiel 4-3.It was level at the interval as Fiete Arp cancelled out Ron Schallenberg's effort but the goals flowed in the second half.The home t...