CHAN qualifier Ghana 2 Nigeria 0 : Eagles walking tightrope after defeat in Cape Coast
Published: August 28, 2022
Super Eagles homebased team on Sunday evening suffered a setback in their quest to qualify for the 2023 African Nations Championship in Algeria with a 2-0 defeat to the Black Galaxies of Ghana at the Cape Coast Stadium.   The national team coached by Salisu Yusuf had a good first half and threatened a couple of ...
Super Eagles winger scores and assists as Nantes beat Toulouse in French Ligue 1
Published: August 28, 2022
Super Eagles winger Moses Simon was impeccable in FC Nantes in their 3-1 win over Toulouse FC.     Simon scored a goal and assisted another in the comeback win over Toulouse.   The Nigerian international started on the left flank in a 4-3-3 formation that saw him constantly cause havoc to the defense li...
Meritorious service: SWAN salutes former Super Eagles coordinator Emmanuel Attah
Published: August 27, 2022
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) FCT chapter has sent goodwill message to former Super Eagles coordinator Emmanuel Attah who retires from active service at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at the end of the month.    The association thanked Attah for the role he played in Nigeria winning ...
UEFA Europa Conference League : Super Eagles stars discover opponents
Published: August 27, 2022
Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze will represent his club Villarreal in the UEFA Europa Conference League and his team have been drawn in Group C of the competition.   The draw for the third tier of UEFA club competition was held on Friday with the Yellow Submarine in the same group with Israeli side Hapoel B...
'His football IQ and his talent has risen to a new level' - Rangers star hails Bassey after UCL draw
Published: August 26, 2022
Rangers star Scott Arfield had nice things to say about his former teammate Calvin Bassey after the UEFA Champions League draw.   Arfield revealed that the Nigeria international met with the Rangers team before their Champions League playoff tie with PSV in Eindhoven on Wednesday.   Bassey and the Light B...
Bordeaux coach reveals Super Eagles striker is first-choice penalty-taker
Published: August 25, 2022
Super Eagles striker Josh Maja has been named as the first-choice penalty-taker for Ligue 2 outfit FC Girondins de Bordeaux.   Ahead of FC Bordeaux's Ligue 2 encounter against EA Guingamp on the 27th of August, 2022 the coach was quizzed by reporters on who his penalty taker for the season is.     I...
Opinion : The Falconets player who has most realistic chance of breaking into Super Falcons
Published: August 24, 2022
There have been calls for the promotion to the Super Falcons of some of the players who impressed for Nigeria at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica after the team were beaten in the quarterfinals by Netherlands in the early hours of Monday morning (WAT).     Allnigeriasoccer.com here presen...
Ajax summer recruit Bassey explains why he switched to no. 3 kit, opens up on red card v PSV
Published: August 23, 2022
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey is delighted with his first ninety minutes in an Ajax Amsterdam shirt.   The summer recruit from Glasgow Rangers was handed his starting debut in Sunday's Eredivisie clash against Sparta Rotterdam, slotting in at central defence for the entirety of the game.   After...
'The players are very fit' - Ex-Lazio star backs Super Eagles to beat Ghana in CHAN qualifier
Published: August 23, 2022
Nigeria's World Cup midfield star Eddy Ogenyi Onazi is fully backing the Super Eagles B to overwhelm the Black Galaxies of Ghana when both teams clash for a spot at the 7th African Nations Championship coming up in Algeria early next year.   Onazi, who has enjoyed quality training time with the 2018 CHAN run...
2019 Flying Eagles invitee drawing interest from Blackpool, Bristol City, two Turkish clubs
Published: August 23, 2022
2019 Flying Eagles invitee, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is reportedly attracting interest from three clubs.  According to The Star, the 21-year-old Nigerian is reportedly on the radar of Besiktas, Antalayaspor, Blackpool and Bristol City. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru has been instrumental for the Owls this season, scoring tw...
Top ten Nigerian performers in Europe August 19-22 including six Super Eagles stars
Published: August 22, 2022
Nigerian players turned out for their respective clubs in the latest round of matches played in the European Leagues.    Allnigeriasoccer.com takes a look at the top ten performers 19th - 22nd of August 2022.   Six Super Eagles stars namely Alex Iwobi, Ola Aina, Joe Aribo, Victor Osimhen, Chidozie Awazie...
'Did a good job' - Super Eagles striker's performance draws praise from Udinese boss
Published: August 22, 2022
Manager Andrea Sottil lauded Isaac Success for his performance during Udinese's goalless draw against Salernitana in a Serie A match on Saturday.   The 2013 U17 World Cup winner has been enjoying a new lease of life since transferring to Udinese last summer with a goal involvement of fourteen (4 goals, 10 as...
Super Eagles star reveals one big difference between Ajax and Glasgow Rangers
Published: August 22, 2022
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey made his Eredivisie debut for Ajax Amsterdam on Sunday as they registered a 1-0 road win over Sparta Rotterdam at Sparta- Stadion Het Kasteel.   He missed the first two league games played by the Dutch champions in the new season as he was serving a suspension following his di...
FIFA U20 Women's World Cup : Five observations from Nigeria's 2-0 loss to Netherlands
Published: August 22, 2022
The Falconets crashed out of the ongoing FIFA U20 Women's World Cup at the quarterfinal stage following a 2-0 loss to the Netherlands at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela on Monday morning.   First half goals from Zera Hulswit and Ziva Henry condemned the African powerhouse to their first defeat of...
Nigeria 0 Netherlands 2 : Wasteful Falconets exit U20 World Cup at quarterfinal stage
Published: August 22, 2022
Nigeria's hopes of reaching the final of the semifinals of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup were dashed in the early hours of Monday morning as Christopher Danjuma's team were beaten 2-0 by Netherlands in the second quarterfinals match of the evening.   Poor defending and finishing at the other end de...