Five takeaways from Golden Eaglets' next opponent Burkina Faso win v Cameroon 
Published: May 07, 2023
Nigeria's Golden Eaglets will face Burkina Faso on Wednesday in the semifinals of the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations after the Burkinabès defeated Cameroon in the last Group C game to advance to the knockout stage as runners up below Mali.    Allnigeriasoccer.com here presents the takeaways from the next o...
Opposition watch Fifa U20 WC: Brazil make another roster change as Arsenal striker earns call-up 
Published: May 07, 2023
Flying Eagles' Group D opponents, Brazil have made another change to their 21-man squad for the 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup.   On May 3, the Brazilian Football Confederation added Coritiba FC's Jean Pedroso to the roster as a replacement for the injured Almeria central defender  Kaiky Fernandes who faces...
Ugbade names three South Africa U17 players that are really good including Dokunmu
Published: May 07, 2023
The Golden Eaglets earned an automatic qualification spot to the quarterfinals of the ongoing 2023 Africa U17 Cup of Nations but they had to do it the hard way, coming from behind twice to earn a hard-fought 3-2 win over South Africa at the Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine on Saturday night.    With the v...
Official : Anglo-Nigerian player returns from loan spell to train with Arsenal first team
Published: May 07, 2023
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Arsenal first team manager Mikel Arteta invited England youth international of Nigerian descent Miguel Azeez to train with the first team on Saturday, on the eve of their Premier League match against Newcastle United at St. James Park.   The Hale End Academy product was spo...
Udoh young version of Man City GK Ederson and four other takeaways from Golden Eaglets win v SA
Published: May 06, 2023
The Golden Eaglets' quest to qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup was enhanced on Saturday evening as they came from a goal down to beat South Africa 3-2.    These are All Nigeria Soccer's observations from the game.  1.Nigeria's pressing game    The Nigerian youngsters were not de...
Golden Eaglets player ratings: Agada scorer and creator; Eke promising; Lawali consistent 
Published: May 06, 2023
The Golden Eaglets defeated the Amajimbos of South Africa 3-2 In their final group game of the 2023 U17 Africa Cup of Nations at the  Mohamed-Hamlaoui Stadium in Algeria on Saturday night.  The win confirms Nigeria's place in the quarterfinals having secured 6 points from a possible 9, the same as table topp...
U17 AFCON South Africa 2 Nigeria 3 : Agada, Eke, Abdullahi goals send Eaglets to last 8
Published: May 06, 2023
Nigeria's U-17 national team, Golden Eaglets on Saturday evening defeated South Africa 3-2 in their last Group B game to advance to the knockout stage of the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria.    Golden Eaglets coach Nduka Ugbade made two changes to the team that lost to Morocco with the duo of Lig...
Moffi dribbles the goalkeeper to score his 20th goal of the season in Nice's win v Rennes 
Published: May 06, 2023
Terem Moffi ended his mini-goal drought on Saturday evening as OGC Nice defeated Rennes 2-1 in a French Ligue 1 encounter at the Allianz Riviera.   Prior to the visit of the Brittany club, the Lorient loanee had gone four games without finding the net - three in the league and one in the Europa Conference Leag...
Bosso reveals 17 foreign pros were in contention for Flying Eagles WC squad, update on Eletu 
Published: May 06, 2023
 Nigeria U20s head coach Ladan Bosso has revealed that at least seventeen foreign-based professionals were in contention to be included on the Flying Eagles' provisional roster for the 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup.    Of the seventeen players he beamed his searchlight on, only four are heading to Argentina, nam...
Michael Dokunmu: Seven interesting facts about South Africa U17 star eligible for Nigeria 
Published: May 06, 2023
Michael Dokunmu is a versatile midfielder that plays for the youth teams of Dutch Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem. ​ Dokunmu currently represents the South Africa's U17 national team and it is all but confirmed that he will be named in the starting lineup against the Golden Eaglets on Saturday evening.  �...
Bosso namechecks Manchester United as he defends Flying Eagles' toothless attack
Published: May 06, 2023
The Flying Eagles were lacking a natural goalscorer at the 2023 Africa U20 Cup of Nations, which almost cost them dearly during the competition in Egypt.    In their first five games of the AFCON, the Ladan Bosso-led side could only score four goals, one of which was an own goal netted by Ibrahim Juma in the qu...
'We know what to do' - Confident South Africa U17 star sends message to Golden Eaglets 
Published: May 06, 2023
Gomolemo Kekana's comments at Friday's pre-match press conference showed how confident he is that South Africa can get the job done in Saturday evening's Africa U17 Cup of Nations match against Nigeria at the Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine.   With the Golden Eaglets only ahead by virtue of ha...
Why Nigeria's soccer is such a big target for South African companies
Published: May 06, 2023
Soccer is hugely popular in Nigeria and South Africa, with both countries having successful national teams. This has caught the attention of South African companies.   With a strong economy and established sports and entertainment industry, South African companies are keen to expand into other African markets, i...
Flying Eagles 21-man World Cup squad : The four foreign-based pros heading to Argentina 
Published: May 06, 2023
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Flying Eagles head coach Ladan Bosso has picked four foreign-based players in his 21-man squad list for the 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup.    Given that it was already known that Joel Ideho (Arsenal), Kenny Coker (Norwich City) , Michael Ologo (Istanbulspor) and Ebenezer Akinsa...
U17 AFCON South Africa v Nigeria : Match preview, what to expect, kickoff time
Published: May 06, 2023
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will square up against the Amajimbos of South Africa in the last group game of the Africa U17 Cup of Nations on Saturday night. ​ ​ It was contrasting fortunes for both sides on matchday two-Nigeria lost to Morocco 1-0 while South Africa defeated Zambia 3-2. Allnigeriasoccer.com ...