Ex-Sochaux Midfielder Names Marseille Hero Taye Taiwo As The Defender He Hated Facing
Published: April 01, 2020
Legendary Sochaux midfielder Michaël Isabey has named Taye Taiwo as the defender he hated facing during his playing days in the French Ligue 1. One of the best Nigerian left-backs in history, Taiwo was on the books of Marseille for six and a half years, making over 270 appearances for the Ligue 1 giants in all com...
Four Nigerian Players Still In Action In Europe Despite Coronavirus Pandemic
Published: March 31, 2020
Measures are been taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19, prominent amongst it is the calling off of all footballing activities in most countries.But in Belarus, there is no stopping. So, allnigeriasoccer.com has picked out four of the Nigerian exports who are still in competitive action with their clubs in the Easter...
Mikel Fails To Make The Cut As Ancelotti Reveals Best XI Players He Has Managed
Published: March 31, 2020
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has revealed the best eleven players he has managed in his coaching career with former Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel not making the cut. The Italian football tactician, who is now at Everton, previously managed some of the glamorous clubs in the world including Juventus, AC Milan, Chels...
'It Can Make You Sick, Physically And Mentally' - Three-Time World Cupper Chikwelu On Lockdown
Published: March 31, 2020
Madrid CFF attacking midfielder Rita Chikwelu has confessed that she is finding it difficult to cope with the lockdown put in place as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The former Nigeria captain has been a revelation since joining Madrid CFF from Swedish club Kristianstad in the Jan...
Nigeria Captain Agrees Deal With Barcelona Which Will See Her Take Seventy Percent Pay Cut
Published: March 31, 2020
Nigeria women's national team captain Asisat Oshoala is among the Barcelona players who have accepted to take a seventy percent pay cut. With the postponement of football activities in Spain, clubs have lost revenues and Barcelona have embarked on cost-cutting measures to protect the economic imbalance. A marque...
Club Brugge's Dennis Now The 3rd Most Valuable Player In Belgium, Ranked 5th Among Nigerians
Published: March 30, 2020
Transfer market website Transfermarkt today, Monday, published the latest market value updates of players in the Belgian First Division A, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Thanks to his brilliant performances and the fact that he extended his contract with Club Brugge in the first half of the season, Emmanuel Dennis ha...
Coronavirus : Super Eagles Star Kalu Gets Permission From Bordeaux To Return To Nigeria
Published: March 30, 2020
Super Eagles winger Samuel Kalu has been granted permission by Bordeaux to return to Nigeria in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. French sports daily L'Equipe says Kalu and five other players Francois Kamano (Guinea), Edson Mexer (Mozambique), Vukasin Jovanovic (Serbia), Ruben Pardo (Spain) and Pablo Castro (Bra...
'Even If He's Nigeria Coach, He Still Has Ties With Girondins' - Rohr Named Among Top 5 Legendary Bordeaux Players
Published: March 30, 2020
Gernot Rohr has been named among the top five legendary players who have worn the jersey of Ligue 1 club Bordeaux by French journalist Julien Bee. The Nigeria coach was ranked fifth behind Alain Giresse, Edouard Kargu, Ulrich Ramé and René Gallice. Rohr is Bordeaux's record appearance holder in the French Ligu...
Van Vossen's Ajax Best XI : Finidi In But Five Nigerians Miss Out Including Kanus, Oliseh
Published: March 30, 2020
Former Netherlands international Peter van Vossen has named his all-time best XI players who have represented Ajax Amsterdam and has included only one Nigerian player on the list published by AD. Van Vossen has gone for a 4-3-3 formation usually deployed by the Dutch champions, with Finidi taking up the right wing ...
Mourinho's Best XI He Has Coached : The Four Nigerian Stars Snubbed By Portuguese Super Coach
Published: March 30, 2020
Portuguese super coach Jose Mourinho has unveiled the best possible starting eleven he has coached with four Nigerian stars failing to make the cut. In a coaching career spanning two decades, Mourinho has handled União de Leiria, Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. ...
The Three Biggest Losers From The Coronavirus Pandemic Fallout In Super Eagles
Published: March 29, 2020
Just before the Confederation of African Football moved to call off the AFCON qualification series earlier slated to be held on the continent this month no thanks to the novel Coronavirus pandemic, a number of the Super Eagles on Gernot Rohr's last list were hoping to use the occasion to catch the eyes following their ...
Players Who Have Earned 20 Caps Or More While Chelsea Players : Four Nigerians Among 62 Players
Published: March 29, 2020
Four Nigerian stars have made a prestigious list containing 62 players who have made twenty or more international appearances for their country while still a Chelsea player. Frank Lampard with 104 international caps played the most games, followed by Petr Cech (91), Branislav Ivanovic (83), John Terry (78), Marcel ...
'My Role Model Is Messi' - Kasimpasa Winger Abbas Wants To Play Like Barcelona Captain
Published: March 29, 2020
Kasimpasa winger Atto Abbas has cited Lionel Messi as his footballing role model and wants to play like the Barcelona superstar. The highly-rated youngster, who turns out for the youth team of Kasimpasa, also has the ambition of playing internationally for Nigeria. 'My dream and desire is to play for my country,...
'No Wonder Tottenham Are Linked With Him' - Higginbotham Tips Nigeria Target Eze To Play For England
Published: March 28, 2020
Former Southampton defender Danny Higginbotham is backing Queens Park Rangers dazzler Eberechi Eze to force his way into the England squad ahead of the 2021 European Championship. Nigeria Football Federation supremo Amaju Pinnick has held discussions with the attacking midfielder over switching his international al...
'He Is Too Strong' - Lille's Osimhen Praises Chelsea Target Mike Maignan
Published: March 28, 2020
Lille striker Victor Osimhen has hailed teammate Mike Maignan for his goalkeeping qualities and considers the former France U21 international one of the best goalkeepers in France at the moment, if not Europe. Statistics back Osimhen's claims as Mike Maignan has registered the joint-most clean sheets in Europe's to...