Olayinka on target, Balogun sent off as Rangers are beaten 3-1 on aggregate by Slavia Prague
Published: March 18, 2021
Scottish champions Glasgow Rangers have crashed out of the Europa League with a 3-1 loss on aggregate to Czech side Slavia Prague at the Ibrox Stadium on Thursday night.  Super Eagles winger Peter Olayinka passed a late fitness test to be included in Slavia's starting lineup, while Rangers pair Leon Balogun and Joe Ar...
Ex-Nigeria U23 winger provides assist as Dinamo Zagreb send Tottenham out of Europa League
Published: March 18, 2021
Former Nigeria U23 international Iyayi Believe Atiemwen helped Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb pull off a shock 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur to advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night. The 25-year-old came off the bench to replace Kristijan Jakić with fifteen minutes left on the ...
Republic of Ireland move to beat Nigeria to Bazunu as Man City-owned GK earns first senior call up
Published: March 18, 2021
The Football Association of Ireland are aiming to finally beat their Nigeria counterparts to the services of Manchester City loanee Gavin Bazunu. Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has named a 29-man squad for the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifying matches, with the Rochdale goalkeeper making the cut. Th...
First squad involvement for young Arsenal goalkeeper Okonkwo in UEL clash vs Olympiakos
Published: March 18, 2021
England youth international of Nigerian descent Arthur Okonkwo has been included in an Arsenal matchday squad for the first time in his career. The 2001-born glovesman trained with Arsenal first teamers this week and manager Mikel Arteta has rewarded him with a place on the bench in Thursday evening's Europa League...
Arsenal beat Chelsea to the signing of talented Nigeria-eligible midfielder
Published: March 18, 2021
Arsenal have won the race for the services of talented teenager of Nigerian descent Henry Timi Davies. Rising Ballers broke the news that the Gunners have fended off interest from London rivals Chelsea to sign Davies who started the season with Manchester City, and allnigeriasoccer.com has directly confirmed that th...
Former Ajax Amsterdam winger Ideho opens up about how his move to Arsenal came about
Published: March 18, 2021
Former Ajax Amsterdam starlet of Nigerian descent Joel Ideho has revealed that Arsenal started showing interest in him after he scored a world class goal against FC Midtjylland in the quarterfinals of last season's UEFA Youth League.  Ideho snubbed advances of Southampton and Hertha Berlin before signing a three-year...
'An immeasurable talent' - Bologna Technical Director Sabatini tips Osimhen to play at highest level
Published: March 18, 2021
Bologna Technical Director Walter Sabatini is backing Victor Osimhen to play at the highest level of European football provided that he remains injury-free. Signed from Lille for a club record fee of 70 million euros last summer, the Napoli striker has struggled in his first season in Italy as a result of fitness i...
'We have chemistry' - CSKA dazzler Ejuke on his assist to ex-Newcastle striker Rodon
Published: March 18, 2021
Chidera Ejuke has commented on his assist to former Newcastle United and West Brom striker Salomón Rondón that led to CSKA Moscow's opening goal in a 3-2 loss to Zenit St. Petersburg in a Russian Premier League match on Wednesday. Ejuke was disappointed that the Army Men eventually lost the game to their main riv...
Okoye to seek advice from Rohr about transfer to Ajax; English, Italian, Belgian clubs also interested
Published: March 18, 2021
Sparta Rotterdam glovesman Maduka Okoye will hold talks with manager Gernot Rohr during this month's international break about a potential move to Eredivisie powerhouse Ajax Amsterdam in the summer transfer window.   Ajax are in the market for a goalkeeper as they will be without first-choice keeper André Onana unti...
Anjorin watches on from the bench as Chelsea knock Atletico Madrid out of Champions League
Published: March 18, 2021
Faustino Anjorin watched proceedings from the bench as Chelsea booked their place in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League by beating La Liga table-toppers Atletico Madrid 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. With four first team players namely Jorginho, Mason Mount, Thiago Silva and Tammy Abraham no...
Barnsley striker of Nigerian descent celebrates United States call-up with brace vs Wycombe
Published: March 18, 2021
The international future of Oklahoma-born Orlando City loanee Daryl Dike could be decided in the coming months. Dike has been named in the United States Men's National Team squad for their international friendlies against Jamaica and Northern Ireland this month. If the Nigeria-eligible attacker were to appear in ...
Slavia Prague striker Olayinka to undergo late fitness test before Glasgow Rangers clash
Published: March 17, 2021
Slavia Prague manager Jindrich Trpisovsky has confirmed that Peter Olayinka will undergo a late fitness test before their Europa League encounter with Scottish champions Glasgow Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on Thursday night. The Nigeria international picked up an injury during the first leg last week and missed the le...
Super Eagles AFCONQ Squad : Genk's Onuachu, Galatasaray's Onyekuru Replace French-based duo
Published: March 17, 2021
The Nigeria Football Federation confirmed on Wednesday that Bordeaux star Samuel Kalu and Nantes winger Moses Simon are unlikely to travel to Africa for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Lesotho. French clubs are set to block African players from representing th...
Rangers center-back Balogun says he's forbidden to mention Celtic; considers return to Germany
Published: March 17, 2021
Nigeria international center-back Leon Balogun has sensationally revealed that he is forbidden to mention Celtic's name ever since he linked up with Glasgow Rangers.   The two most successful clubs in Scotland, Rangers and Celtic have a heated rivalry and the Old Firm derby is one of the hotly-contested and complicat...
'There aren't many like him' - MK Dons boss hails fullback Sorinola after 4th assist in 2 games
Published: March 17, 2021
MK Dons manager Russell Martin has lauded Nigeria-eligible youngster Matthew Sorinola after the fullback provided his fourth assist in his last two matches in a 2-1 win over Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday night. For the third time in three days, Sorinola set up a goal scored by Cameron Jerome as the former Norwich City ...