Photo Confirmation : Nigeria International Striker Joins Korean Club Jeju United
Published: July 21, 2019
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that Nigeria international Osaguona Ighodaro has joined South Korean K League 1 club Jeju United. The 28-year-old will remain on the books of Jeju United until at least 2020, having put pen to paper on a one-year contract with the club. Ighodaro last played for Iran's Pers...
'Collins Is A Player With A German Mentality' - Rohr Offers Highest Possible Praise For 'Very Important' Super Eagle
Published: July 21, 2019
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has offered the highest possible praise for Paderborn 07 left-back Jamilu Collins, saying he is a 'very important' member of the senior national team and likened him to a German player due to the hard work he puts in in training. At the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations, Coll...
The Six Strikers Who Can Replace Physical Ighalo As Super Eagles Number 9
Published: July 21, 2019
Following Nigeria's third place finish at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, striker Jude Odion Ighalo shocked Nigerian football faithful by announcing his international retirement after team captain John Mikel Obi announced his own expected retirement after 14 years service to the country.Izuchukwu Okosi in this...
Rohr Names The Four Super Eagles Players Who Impressed Him At AFCON 2019
Published: July 21, 2019
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has named four Super Eagles players who impressed him during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Of the 23 players the German football tactician named on his roster for the tournament in Egypt, Villarreal's new kid on the block Samuel Chukwueze, Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi, Leicester City's...
Iwobi Raises Zaha Alarm, Threatens To Quit Arsenal
Published: July 21, 2019
Nigeria and Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi has sensationally hinted that he may leave the North London club should they sign Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha this summer.Zaha has been a target for Unai Emery's side and already saw a £40m bid rejected and although he admits being a "fighter" who never gives up, the Nigerian w...
Omeruo Named In Whoscored AFCON 2019 Team Of The Tournament; Ighalo Makes CAF Best XI
Published: July 20, 2019
Only one Nigerian player has been selected by Whoscored.com in its 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament. According to the football statistics expert, Chelsea defender Kenneth Omeruo was among the best two central defenders in the recently concluded competition staged in Egypt. In a 4-4-2 formation, ...
Mikel Receives Praise From First Club He Represented In His Career
Published: July 20, 2019
The Chairman of a non-league football club in Jos, Junior El-Kanemi, the club where former Super Eagles midfielder and captain, John Obi Mikel was discovered, Alhaji Idi Salihu Kwando, has reacted with pride and excitement following the announcement of international retirement from Nigeria's senior national team by Mik...
Bournemouth Coach Howe Running The Rule Over Nigeria U20 Star In Barcelona
Published: July 20, 2019
Flying Eagles midfielder Nnamdi Ofoborh will fancy his chances of finally making his competitive debut for Bournemouth in the new season. The highly-rated youngster has traveled with the first team to Spain for pre-season training and was spotted training at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Friday ahead of the Che...
AFCON 2019 Top Scorer Ighalo Brings The Curtain Down On His International Career
Published: July 20, 2019
Odion Ighalo has brought the curtain down on his international career after four years as a Super Eagles player. It comes after he made at least 34 international appearances for the senior national team, seven of them at the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations where he won the Golden Boot award, having made hi...
Yobo Predicts Who Will Win AFCON 2019 And Golden Boot Award
Published: July 19, 2019
Former Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo has predicted that Algeria will beat Senegal in the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday evening. A number of factors are in favour of the North Africans; the West Africans are without one of the best defenders in the European Leagues, Kalidou Koulibaly and they lost ...
AFCON 2019 : Super Eagles Midfielder Ndidi Is Top Tackler & Interceptor Combined
Published: July 19, 2019
Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi has been ranked as the best tackler and interceptor combined at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations which comes to a conclusion this evening with tournament favorites Algeria locking horns with Senegal. According to whoscored.com, the Leicester City midfielder has made more tackles ...
Who Will Replace Mikel In Super Eagles? Glasgow Rangers Star Is The Best Candidate By A Mile
Published: July 19, 2019
Super Eagles manager Gernort Rohr revealed that he's in search of Mikel Obi's replacement following the midfielder's retirement on Thursday.According to the Franco-German boss, he is in search of a player who regularly plays for a Champions League club and has all it takes to feature in different positions in midfield....
Official : Super Eagles Midfielder Mikel Completes Permanent Transfer To Vitoria de Guimaraes
Published: July 19, 2019
Through a statement on their official website, Portuguese Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimaraes have announced that they have reached an agreement with Porto for the transfer of Mikel Agu. The Super Eagles midfielder has penned a three-year deal that will keep him at Vitória de Guimaraes until the summer of 2022...
Two Laudable Sacrifices Made By Mikel During His 14-Year International Career
Published: July 19, 2019
Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel officially ended his international career on Thursday after helping his young teammates to a third-place finish at the ongoing AFCON 2019 tournament which is set to end later today, Friday.Though the 89-capped Nigeria international has put an end his international career, some of his...
Big Decision Awaits Chukwueze After International Duties With Nigeria
Published: July 18, 2019
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be contended with a bronze medal as they ended their AFCON 2019 campaign with a win over Tunisia on Wednesday.The players are expected to take a break from every football-related issue to regain their strength ahead of the upcoming season.As for Samuel Chukwueze who had an impressive ou...