Sheffield Wednesday make transfer decision on 2019 Flying Eagles invitee
Published: January 31, 2023
EFL League One promotion hopefuls Sheffield Wednesday have made a transfer decision on 2019 Flying Eagles invitee Fisayo Dele-Bashiru.    According to Sheffield Star, the Owls have decided to keep Dele-Bashiru in the squad amid speculation linking the midfielder with a departure from the club before the close o...
'Too many dangerous fouls against Osimhen' - Napoli striker's agent sends message to referees
Published: January 31, 2023
Italian intermediary Roberto Calenda has sent a message to Serie A referees to better protect his client Victor Osimhen.   The Nigeria national teamer was targeted by the Roma players in Napoli's recent 2-1 win at the Diego Maradona Stadium and played some part of the game with his wrist bandaged after a h...
Preston North End working on deal to sign Tottenham Hotspur academy product Onomah
Published: January 31, 2023
Championship outfit Preston North End are working on a deal to sign Tottenham Hotspur-reared midfielder Josh Onomah ahead of the close of the January transfer window.    Football Insider says Preston North End are in advanced talks to sign the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup winner of Nigerian descent on a free transfe...
Chelsea recall talented striker of Nigerian descent from loan spell 
Published: January 31, 2023
English Premier League club Chelsea have recalled talented striker of Nigerian descent Bryan Fiabema from his loan spell at League One's basement outfit Forest Green Rovers.    Fifa's regulations on the status and transfer of players state that a player is only eligible to play official matches for two ...
Stoke City decline move involving 2013 Golden Eaglets invitee 
Published: January 30, 2023
Stoke City have reportedly rejected a swap deal from Championship rivals Reading involving 2013 Golden Eaglets invitee Ovie Ejaria and Josh Laurent.   According to Berkshire Live, the Royals had hoped to swap Ejaria for Laurent but Potters boss Alex Neil declined the move.    Reading are still under a ...
Confirmed : Shakhtar Donetsk's Super Eagles striker Kayode joins Turkish Super Lig club
Published: January 30, 2023
Turkish Super Lig club Ümraniyespor have announced the signing of Shakhtar Donetsk's Super Eagles striker Olarenwaju Kayode.   The former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles star has put pen to paper on a contract until the end of the 2022-2023 season.   The 29-year-old moved to Shakhtar Donetsk in t...
Flying Eagles to play Zambia in pre-AFCON friendly on Saturday
Published: January 30, 2023
The international friendly match between Nigeria and Zambia at the U20 boys' level will now hold at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday, 4th February.   Initially, both countries' football-governing bodies had agreed on a two-match tour for 27th and 30th January respectively.   ...
Nigeria-eligible striker battles Kai Havertz, 4 others for Chelsea Goal of the Month 
Published: January 30, 2023
Exciting Nigeria-eligible striker Louis Flower has been nominated for Chelsea's Goal of the Month award for January 2023.    Flower's stunning goal in Chelsea's 7-1 annihilation of Norwich City in an U18 Premier League fixture on January 14 has earned him a nomination and he's up against five ot...
Official : Iwobi gets new manager at Everton ahead of Arsenal visit 
Published: January 30, 2023
Super Eagles playmaker Alex Iwobi has a new manager at Everton, with the Toffees confirming the appointment of Sean Dyche as the Club’s new Men’s Senior Team Manager on Monday.    Everton had been looking for a new coach after sacking legendary Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard following a poor run of res...
Super Eagles-eligible player in talks to terminate Fulham contract amid Rangers links
Published: January 30, 2023
2017 England U20 World Cup-winning midfielder Josh Onomah could be ending his association with Premier League club Fulham before the close of the January transfer window.    According to Football Insider, the Tottenham Hotspur academy product is in talks with Fulham to terminate his contract, which would pave t...
Balogun reveals goal celebration v PSG in honour of Arsenal's record scorer Henry
Published: January 30, 2023
Folarin Balogun has revealed that his goal celebration during the Ligue 1 meeting between Paris Saint-Germain and Stade de Reims at the Parc des Princes on Sunday night was in honour of Thierry Henry.    Henry scored a club record 228 goals in 376 appearances during his eight years as a Gunners player.  �...
'They will kill him for it' - Mourinho warns Osimhen to change his attitude if he goes to England
Published: January 30, 2023
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen would need to change his penchant for simulation at games especially if he heads to the Premier League according to AS Roma manager, Jose Mourinho.    Osimhen was in imperious form on Sunday night for Serie A leaders, Napoli as they beat capital city side AS Roma 2-1 at the D...
Four observations from Osimhen's performance in Napoli's 2-1 win over AS Roma
Published: January 30, 2023
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen scored his 14th Serie A goal of the season on Sunday as Napoli beat AS Roma 2-1 at the Diego Maradona stadium to go one place further in their title aspirations.    Napoli have not won the Serie A since 1990 but are inching closer to achieving that feat again and Nigeria'...
Nigerian exports : Onuachu, Ighodaro catch the eye; debut goal for Olatunji; Onyemaechi, Umar strike
Published: January 30, 2023
Allnigeriasoccer.com's review of the Nigerian players that found the net for their respective foreign clubs in league matches on Sunday, January 29, 2023.    Starting in the Belgian Pro League, Paul Onuachu's red-hot form continued as he netted a brace to help Racing Genk thrash  RFC Seraing 4-0 at t...
Arsenal loanee Balogun continues to flourish in Ligue 1, stuns PSG with 96th minute equaliser
Published: January 29, 2023
On-loan Gunner Folarin Balogun continues to flourish in the French Ligue 1, scoring a 96th minute goal to salvage a point as Stade de Reims played out a 1-1 draw with a star-studded Paris Saint-Germain team with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar in their starting lineup.    Reims were on an unbeaten run of ...