FA Youth Cup Wrap: Adarabioyo Helps Man City Record Win; Tomori Scores Priceless Goal For Chelsea
Published: March 18, 2016
A couple of players with Nigerian heritage were in action on Friday night in the first leg of the FA Youth Cup semi-final. Find out how they fared.England youth-teamer Tosin Adarabioyo played the full game at the Academy Stadium as Manchester City worked hard to beat Arsenal 2-1.  Attacking midfielder Tom Dele-Bas...
Azubuike Egwuekwe Scores On Competitive Debut For KuPS
Published: March 18, 2016
Super Eagles stopper Azubuike Egwuekwe scored on his competitive debut for Finnish club KuPS in their 3-0 win over MP in the League Cup on Friday.The 26-year-old was able to make his debut for KuPS after the Nigeria Football Federation sent his International Transfer Certificate to Finland few days ago.After a goalless...
Liverpool Loanee Taiwo Awoniyi Scores First Professional Goal
Published: March 18, 2016
Nigeria U23 international Taiwo Awoniyi opened his goalscoring account for FSV Frankfurt in their 2-2 draw against FC Heidenheim in the German 2 Bundesliga on Friday night.The Liverpool loanee had previously played six games for Bornheimer in all competitions before finding the net for the first time at the Voith-Arena...
Groin Injury Rules Chelsea Loanee Omeruo Out Of AFCON Qualifiers Against Egypt
Published: March 18, 2016
Kenneth Omeruo has been ruled out of the African Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Egypt due to injury, the Nigeria Football Federation has announced.The Kasimpasa stopper is down with a groin injury which should keep him on the sidelines for the next two weeks, assuming he does not suffer an injury relapse.&l...
Arsenal Announce Signing Of Nigeria Poster Girl Asisat Oshoala From Liverpool
Published: March 18, 2016
Arsenal Ladies have completed the signing of Nigeria international Asisat Oshoala from Liverpool, writes the official website of the Gunners.A product of Rivers Angels, Oshoala scored 3 times for Liverpool in her debut season in the Women’s Super League, and featured in both legs of the UEFA Women’s Champio...
Official : St Albans City Snap Up Andrew Iwediuno
Published: March 18, 2016
National League South side St Albans City have announced the signing of Andrew Iwediuno from Biggleswade Town Football Club.Prior to his move to the Waders, the defender turned out for Southern League Division One Central team Barton Rovers.The Anglo-Nigerian has also represented Kempston Rovers,Potters Bar Town, Sloug...
Official : David Alaba Signs Contract Extension With Bayern Munich
Published: March 18, 2016
Bayern Munich’s Austrian-Nigerian wing-back David Alaba has ended speculation about his future by signing a contract extension with the Bundesliga champs.With the former agreement between club and player set to expire at the end of the 2017-18 season, the Austria international will now remain at the Bavarian outf...
Girona Confirm Manchester City Midfielder Nwakali Is Training With IK Start
Published: March 18, 2016
Through official sources, Spanish Segunda División side Girona have confirmed that Flying Eagles star Chidiebere Nwakali might continue his career with Norwegian outfit IK Start.The Albirrojos reported on Friday morning that Nwakali has started training with IK Start, with a view to penning a deal with the S&osl...
Golden Eaglets Star Orji Okonkwo Prefers Chelsea Move Over Spezia
Published: March 18, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that Nigeria youth international Orji Okonkwo surfaced in Abuja on Friday morning to participate in a friendly game between FC Gwarimpa and FC Abuja.The attacker would have been representing his legitimate club Football College Abuja at the prestigious Torneo di Viareggio,where so...
Chelsea Instruct Mikel He Must Appear At Cobham Training Centre On Thursday, March 31
Published: March 18, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Chelsea star John Obi Mikel has promised to arrive the Super Eagles camp in Kaduna on Monday, March 21, the same date interim coach Samson Siasia has instructed the squad to assemble in the northern city.The central midfielder usually travels to his homeland on a British Airways fl...
Watford To Assess Fitness Of Odion Ighalo Ahead Stoke City Clash
Published: March 18, 2016
Watford medics will assess the fitness of Odion Ighalo hours leading up to their Premier League tie with Stoke City at the Vic on Saturday.The Hornets manager Quique Sanchez Flores has confirmed the story by allnigeriasoccer.com last Sunday, stating that he’ll only take a decision on whether to include his truste...
Falconets Drawn With Spain, Canada And Japan In World Cup
Published: March 18, 2016
Fifa has completed the official draw for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to be staged in Papua New Guinea from 13 November and 3 December 2016.African powerhouse Nigeria were drawn into position B4 and will face Spain, Canada and Japan in the group stage.The Falconets begin their quest to win the trophy for ...
Okonkwo Wary Of Kadiri Ikhana Influence
Published: March 18, 2016
Rivers United attacker, Chukwunonso Okonkwo says his side will “have no chance of escaping defeat” unless they play the game of their lives against Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) on Saturday.The two sides go toe to toe in a match day seven Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture at the Lekan S...
We Want A Standard Nigeria Women League, Says Confluence Queens Boss Abdul Sule
Published: March 18, 2016
Abdul Sule, chairman of Confluence Queens has said that female club owners in the country seeks nothing short of an organised women league from the Nigeria Football Federation ahead of the new season.Sule,who spoke on the northern zone women football stakeholders meeting held in Lokoja last Tuesday, said female club ow...
Kogi To Represent Nigeria At Keta Beach Soccer Cup In Ghana
Published: March 18, 2016
The Nigeria Football Federation has approved Confluence Beach Soccer Club of Kogi State to represent the country at this year’s Keta Beach Soccer Cup in Ghana.The four-day international beach soccer tournament event will feature six selected club sides from five countries along hosts, Ghana. The event is schedule...