Wayne Rooney: Man Utd icon will no longer be coaching Aiwu at Birmingham City 
Published: January 02, 2024
With a statement on their official website, Championship outfit Birmingham City have announced that they have parted company with manager Wayne Rooney and first team coach Carl Robinson.   The Blues have responded to the poor run of results by dismissing the Manchester United legend and the straw that broke the...
Coco-Bassey: The third defender of Nigerian descent in Equatorial Guinea's AFCON squad and their MVP
Published: January 02, 2024
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been told that there is a third defender of Nigerian descent included in Equatorial Guinea's Africa Cup of Nations squad.    Apart from versatile Huddersfield Town left-back Charles Ondo and  CD Illescas central defender Marvin Anieboh, Equatorial Guinea coach Juan Michá Obiang...
West Ham finding it difficult to complete January deal for Nigerian striker 
Published: December 31, 2023
Montpellier are unwilling to sell Nigerian striker Akor Adams who is interesting West Ham United ahead of the reopening of the transfer window.   According to Football Insider, the French side will pull the plug on any move for the former flying Eagles forward with the club at risk of being relegated.   W...
'Dessers killed Rangers today' - Ex-Celtic star tears into Super Eagles striker after Old Firm derby
Published: December 30, 2023
Former Celtic forward Chris Sutton has criticized Cyriel Dessers for his performance in Rangers' 2-1 loss to arch-rivals Celtic in the Old Firm derby played on Saturday afternoon.  The Nigeria international has been in great form in recent weeks having recorded four goal involvements in the last 3 games in th...
'Run beside him' - Former Rangers striker reacts to Balogun red card against Celtic
Published: December 30, 2023
Former Rangers striker Billy Dodds has reacted to the sending off of Nigerian international Leon Balogun during Rangers' 2-1 loss to Celtic in an Old Firm clash at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon.    With nineteen minutes left on the clock, things turned from bad to worse for the visitors as Balogun was ...
Southampton, Middlesbrough, Stoke and Preston showing interest in Nigeria-eligible wing-back
Published: December 29, 2023
Southampton, Middlesbrough, Stoke City and Preston North End are reportedly battling for the signature of Nigeria-eligible wing-back Matty Sorinola. As reported by Teamtalk, the four Championship clubs are interested in the services of the 22-year-old full-back who recently became a free agent. Sorinola becam...
'I'll always be there for them' - Dessers speaks on Rangers signing of Wolves striker Fabio Silva
Published: December 29, 2023
Scottish Premiership giants Rangers have confirmed the signing of Wolverhampton Wanderers centre forward Fabio Silva on a loan deal until the remainder of the 2023-2024 season.    The transfer of the Portugal U21 star will be completed on January 1, 2024 when the transfer window reopens for business, subject t...
Super Eagles-eligible defender dropped as South Africa announce 2023 AFCON squad 
Published: December 29, 2023
South Africa coach Hugo Broos announced his squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, December 28.   SuperSport United central defender Ime Okon, who is eligible for Nigeria through his father and South Africa where he was born, is still there for the taking as he has been omitted from the final squ...
Opposition watch: Ivory Coast name Nottingham Forest, Brighton stars in 27-man AFCON squad; no Zaha 
Published: December 28, 2023
Ivory Coast manager Jean-Louis Gasset, on Thursday evening, unveiled a provisional list of twenty-seven players selected for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations.    The Super Eagles will do battle with the Elephants in a Group A match at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan on January 18.   An analys...
Club-to-club agreement in place: Rangers to sign new striker to rival Dessers in January 
Published: December 28, 2023
Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers will get a new rival at Rangers in January when the transfer market opens for business.    According to Italian transfer market guru Fabrizio Romano, the Scottish Premiership giants and Wolverhampton Wanderers have reached a club-to-club agreement for the transfer of Portugu...
Highly-rated African midfielder joins Chelsea with effect from June 2024
Published: December 28, 2023
Teenage African midfielder Pape Daouda Diong will become a player of Chelsea when he attains the age of majority in June 2024.   Italian transfer market reporter Fabrizio Romano posted on social media on Thursday morning that Chelsea have 'completed a deal' to sign Senegal U17 midfielder Pape Daouda Di...
Balogun drawing inspiration from oldest ever Scotland international who recommended him to Rangers
Published: December 27, 2023
Ageing Super Eagles centre-back Leon Balogun has named former Scotland and Rangers central defender David Weir as an inspiration to keep playing.    Weir is Scotland's oldest ever international in history, aged 40 years and 155 days when he started a European Championship qualifier against Spain on October ...
Nigerian exports: Aribo opens season account; Edozie strikes; Arokodare brace; decisive goal for Sowunmi
Published: December 26, 2023
Allnigeriasoccer.com's review of the Nigerian players that found the net for their respective foreign clubs in league matches on Boxing Day.    Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo netted his first goal of the campaign for Southampton in their 5-0 win over Swansea on matchday 24 of the English Championship pla...
Opposition watch: Guinea-Bissau name Bolton, Almeria, Lyon, APOEL stars in 25-man AFCON squad 
Published: December 23, 2023
The Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau have announced Guinea-Bissau's final squad of 25 players for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, with no player based in the domestic championship making the roster.    Guinea-Bissau have been drawn in Group A of the Africa Cup of Nations and will wrap up group pl...
Ajax Amsterdam chose to sign ex-Middlesbrough striker Akpom over Bayern Munich product Zirkzee 
Published: December 23, 2023
Ajax Amsterdam passed up the opportunity to sign Bayern Munich-reared striker Joshua Zirkzee in the summer and opted for fellow Nigeria-eligible forward Chuka Akpom and Georges Mikautadze. According to Voetbalprimeur, the Dutch giants' former Sporting Director Sven Mislintat wanted to bring the Bologna forwar...