EPL Wrap: Iheanacho Scores & Assists; Ndidi Shines; Moses On The Bench; Obafemi Not In 18
Published: March 10, 2018
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, 10th March.Nigerian players with dual nationalities that have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted.Marcus Rashford struck twice in the first half fo...
Nigerian-Brazilian Striker Nets On Competitive Debut For Beijing BG
Published: March 10, 2018
São Paulo born Nigerian striker Dominic Vinícius Eberechukwu Uzoukwu is off to a flying start at his new club Beijing Enterprises Group, whom he joined in the winter transfer market.On Saturday morning at the Beijing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, the former Vejle BK star needed only 21 minutes to open his ac...
Official : Serbia Name Man Utd's Matic, Southampton's Tadic To 24-Man Roster For Nigeria Friendly
Published: March 10, 2018
On Saturday March 10, Serbia National Team coach Mladen Krstajic announced a 24-player roster for his side's upcoming friendlies against Morocco (March 23) and Nigeria (March 27).The 27-year-old Red Star Belgrade central defender Vujadin Savic is in line to make his international debut for Serbia in one of the games ag...
Manchester United 2 Liverpool 1: Tosin & Olosunde Not Selected; Solanke Features Off Bench
Published: March 10, 2018
Manchester United continued their impressive run of form with a 2-1 win over rivals, Liverpool at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon, thanks to a first half masterclass from Marcus Rashford.Manchester United teenage sensation, Tosin Kehinde starred for the team's U23s in their 2-1 win in the PL2 yesterday against the y...
Rohr: Super Eagles Want To Win The 2018 World Cup
Published: March 10, 2018
Super Eagles might not be regarded as one of the favourites at the 2018 World Cup, but national team coach Gernot Rohr is dreaming of lifting the trophy on July 15 in Moscow.Apart from the Men's World Cup, the national teams have played in the finals of all the major Fifa sanctioned tournaments, including the U17 and U...
Man City's Nigerian Goal Machine Delighted To Score Third Hat-Trick Of The Season
Published: March 10, 2018
Nigerian striker Lukas Nmecha put up a five-star performance in Manchester City's 4-0 demolition of Derby County in a Premier League 2 tie staged at iPro Stadium at Friday, March 9.The England youth international netted a hat-trick as City enjoyed their biggest win of the current season.Hamburg-born Lukas Nmecha, who i...
Rohr Will Not Want To Hear This: Fans Favorite Suffers Injury Pre-Poland Friendly
Published: March 10, 2018
Less than two weeks before Nigeria's A team take to the Stadion Miejski (Wroclaw) pitch in their first friendly of 2018 against Poland, fans favourite Joel Obi may not wear the national team's jersey in that game.Obi's injury woes show no sign of abating, with the central midfielder not featuring for Torino in their 3-...
Arsenal Loanee Kelechi Nwakali Sets Personal Goalscoring Record In MVV Win
Published: March 10, 2018
Nigeria youth international Kelechi Nwakali helped MVV Maastricht to beat Utrecht II 3-1 in the Eerste Divisie on Friday night by netting two goals for the Limburg based club.The central midfielder opened his account for the season for MVV midway through the first half and doubled their lead two minutes into the second...
PL 2 Wrap: Nmecha Bags Hat-Trick For City; Bashiru Assists; Kehinde Starts; Adekanye Sub
Published: March 09, 2018
Manchester City claimed a 4-0 win over Derby County in the Premier League 2 on Friday, with England youth international of Nigerian descent Lukas Nmecha bagging a hat-trick for the Etihad outfit.Luke Bolton opened the scoring for the visitors on three minutes after he was teed up by Tom Dele-Bashiru.Three minutes befor...
'New Mikel' Notches Assist As Chelsea U18 Rout Brighton & Hove
Published: March 09, 2018
England youth international of Nigerian descent Tariq Uwakwe impressed once again as Chelsea U18s thrashed Brighton & Hove 4-1 in the U18 Premier League on Friday evening.The central midfielder played the full ninety for the Young Blues while teammate Faustino Anjorin was not selected by manager Jody Morris for the sec...
Scotland Call-Up For Rangers Super Kid Of Nigerian Descent
Published: March 09, 2018
Rangers super kid Adedapo Awokoya-Mebude is in line to earn at least his seventh cap for Scotland U17s during the next Fifa window for international matches.The Scottish Football Association has announced that the striker has been invited to Scotland U17 squad for the forthcoming UEFA European Under-17 Championship Eli...
Nigerian Duo Joel Obi & Simeon Nwankwo To Trade Blows On April 4
Published: March 09, 2018
Following the death of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori, six of the seven Serie A Week 27 games that were postponed by the Italian Football Federation last weekend in his honour have been rescheduled meaning the face-off between the Nigerian duo of Joel Obi and Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo would have to wait.Obi's Torino ar...
Serbia To Announce Roster For Nigeria Friendly On Saturday, Matić A Certainty
Published: March 09, 2018
The Football Association of Serbia have tweeted that Head Coach Mladen Krstajić will announce his roster for the upcoming friendlies against Nigeria and Morocco on Saturday, March 10.The likes of Marko Grujić (Cardiff City), Uroš Spajić (Anderlecht), Luka Milivojević (Crystal Palace), Dušan Tadić (Southampton) a...
Chelsea & Arsenal Target Omidiji Training At PSG, USSF Assign Mentor Christian Pulsic To Him
Published: March 09, 2018
According to information gathered by allnigeriasoccer.com's editorial staff, Paris Saint-Germain are hoping to snatch the highly-rated Nigerian striker Lateef Omidiji from under the noses of Arsenal.It is understood that representatives of the Feyenoord wonderkid have reached an agreement in principle with the Gunner...
Official: Poland Call Up Lewandowski, Ipswich GK, Ex-Arsenal, West Brom Stars For Friendly Vs Nigeria
Published: March 09, 2018
This is official. The Polish Football Association has announced a list containing 22 foreign-based professionals for their home friendlies against Nigeria and South Korea this month.As exclusively reported by allnigeriasoccer.com today, Ipswich Town goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski has been handed a maiden call-up to the ...