‘Every striker wants to score a goal’ - Nottingham Forest star Awoniyi after firing blanks v Algeria B
Published: September 24, 2022
Nottingham Forest star Taiwo Awoniyi fired blanks as the Super Eagles were held to a 2-2 draw by the home-based Algeria national team in a friendly staged at the Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium in Constantine on Friday evening.  In the absence of Victor Osimhen and Sadiq Umar, Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro named Awoniyi on...
2013 U17 World Cup winner speaks on unofficial Nigeria debut, what Peseiro said, Algeria
Published: September 24, 2022
2013 FIFA U17 World Cup-winning winger Saviour Godwin made his unofficial Nigeria debut on Friday as the Super Eagles were held to a 2-2 draw by Algeria's B team in a friendly staged at the Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium in Constantine.  Allnigeriasoccer.com reported twelve days ago that manager Jose Peseiro was keeping tabs...
Liverpool icon insists Nwaneri not in the same bracket as Messi, Ronaldo when they started
Published: September 24, 2022
Liverpool icon John Barnes has insisted that Ethan Nwaneri is not in the same bracket as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo when they broke into the Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon first team respectively.   The England U17 international of Nigerian descent made history last Sunday when he came on as a late substi...
'It's not a small team' - Algeria coach hints at fielding strong XI v Nigeria on Tuesday
Published: September 24, 2022
Algeria national team coach Djamel Belmadi has underlined that the Super Eagles are one of the big teams in Africa and hinted at fielding his strongest possible starting lineup in Tuesday's friendly at the Stade Olympique d'Oran (Bir El Djir).   The Fennec Foxes defeated Guinea 1-0 on Friday evening than...
Ajax CB continues to struggle as he gives away a penalty in Nigeria's draw v Algeria
Published: September 24, 2022
Calvin Bassey continues to struggle in defence as he gave away a penalty which prevented the Super Eagles from coming from behind to claim a win during their international friendly against Algeria's home-based squad on Friday, September 23. Heading into the international break, the Ajax Amsterdam central defender came...
Algeria 2 Nigeria 2 : Iwobi and Dessers come off bench to score for Super Eagles
Published: September 23, 2022
Nigeria's Super Eagles on Friday evening drew 2-2 against the home-based national team of Algeria in a test game ahead of Tuesday's friendly clash against the Fennec Foxes main squad reports All Nigeria Soccer.   The game was originally billed to be played between the home-based teams of both nations but...
Nigeria U17 squad announcement : 21 players make Flamingos final cut for World Cup
Published: September 23, 2022
Nigeria's U-17 women's national team head coach Bankole Olowookere on Friday named his squad for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India reports All Nigeria Soccer.   The team is expected to jet out next week to Turkey for a training camp before arriving India.   The India High Commissione...
Confirmed Nigeria starting XI : Chelsea product, Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Watford stars in
Published: September 23, 2022
Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has announced his starting lineup for Friday evening's international friendly against Algeria's home-based team at the Chahid Hamlaoui stadium in Constantine, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.   Watford goalkeeper Maduka Okoye starts in goal for the first time since the 1-0 lo...
Premier League Cup : Arsenal's Flying Eagles-eligible winger bags brace in win v Burnley
Published: September 23, 2022
Flying Eagles-eligible winger Joel Ideho was the standout performer for Arsenal as they registered an impressive 3-1 win over Burnley in a Premier League Cup fixture at County Ground in Leyland on Friday afternoon.   Last time out, Arsenal U21s lost their unbeaten start to the 2022-2023 season as they were beate...
Nigeria to face Algeria behind closed doors on Friday, Peseiro's team to wear green
Published: September 23, 2022
The Super Eagles' friendly with Algeria's home-based squad will take place behind closed doors, the Algerian Football Federation (AFF) confirmed on Friday morning.   Nigeria's B team had been scheduled to face their Algerian counterparts today before a repeat fixture between the main teams next Tuesd...
History-making Norwegian-Nigerian striker admits he's inspired by Erling Haaland
Published: September 23, 2022
Norway youth international of Nigerian descent Antonio Nusa has admitted to being inspired by Manchester City goal machine Erling Haaland.   The Club Brugge starlet became the youngest ever Nigeria-eligible player to feature in the UEFA Champions League in the 21st century when he debuted for the Belgian Pro Lea...
'Liverpool, AZ put him under pressure'- Ajax insider insists CB Bassey still learning the ropes
Published: September 23, 2022
Ajax Amsterdam insider Freek Jansen has underlined that Calvin Bassey is still learning the ropes as a central defender.   The Nigeria international, a summer signing from Scottish Premiership giants Rangers, struggled in his last two matches before reporting for international duty - against Liverpool in the Cha...
Nephew of ex-Super Eagles star makes list of top 10 youngest players in Ligue 1 this season
Published: September 23, 2022
The official website of the French Ligue 1 has unveiled a list of the top ten youngest players to feature in this season's top flight, with a player of Nigerian descent making the cut.   Lesley Ugochukwu, nephew of retired Nigeria international Onyekachi Apam, ranks seventh on the list.   The France y...
'Very similar to Giggs' - England legend urges Arsenal to handle Nigeria-eligible AM rightly
Published: September 23, 2022
England and Arsenal legend David Seaman believes that  Ethan Nwaneri needs to be protected amid the rave reviews that greeted his remarkable feat as the youngest debutant in the English Premier League.     The attacking midfielder, whose father is Nigerian and thus eligible to play for the Nigerian national t...
'He felt something in his hamstring' - Super Eagles coach reveals exactly why Ndidi left camp
Published: September 22, 2022
Nigeria manager Jose Peseiro has explained that Wilfred Ndidi was forced to leave the international training camp in Constantine, Algeria after suffering a relapse of an injury he sustained during the Premier League meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City last weekend.   The Super Eagles midfielder...