Arteta promotes Nigerian-born midfielder to first team training pre-Leicester City
Published: October 28, 2021
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta promoted Nigerian-born midfielder Tim Akinola to first team training on Thursday, two days before his side's trip to the East Midlands to face Leicester City in the Premier League.   Training images published by the official website of the Gunners today confirm that Akinola participated ...
Ranieri responds to question on Watford's plan vs Southampton without Super Eagles striker
Published: October 28, 2021
Manager Claudio Ranieri will not be able to count on the services of Emmanuel Dennis for his side's Premier League meeting with Southampton at The Vic on Saturday, October 30.  The Nigeria international will miss the visit of Southampton through suspension. Against Everton at Goodison Park, he received his fifth y...
Antwerp's Yusuf names Chelsea ace as no. 1 defensive midfielder, targets Premier League move
Published: October 28, 2021
Royal Antwerp young star Alhassan Yusuf is targeting a move to the English Premier League in future and believes that Chelsea ace N'Golo Kante is the best defensive midfielder on the planet. A product of Tiki Taka Academy in his homeland, Yusuf enjoyed a stellar three years with Swedish Allsvenskan club IFK Götebo...
Nigerian exports : Ex-Chelsea, Liverpool, Man Utd strikers show their class; 8 other players score
Published: October 27, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com, regarded as the most reputable outlet on Nigerian players abroad, brings you the Nigeria-eligible players that found the net for their respective clubs in league and cup matches across Europe on Wednesday, October 27. After five defeats on the bounce, Chelsea academy product Ike Ugbo helped ...
EFL Cup : Lookman scores, Iheanacho sub as Leicester march on; Onyeka features; Edozie's Man City out
Published: October 27, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com's round up of the Carabao Cup matches involving players of Nigerian descent on Wednesday, October 27.  Leicester City have progressed to the last eight after seeing off the challenge of Brighton & Hove thanks to a penalty shootout win at the King Power Stadium. Making his fourth start in all co...
'Salah not the greatest'- Yakubu names Chelsea icon as best African to grace Premier League
Published: October 27, 2021
Retired Nigeria international Yakubu Aiyegbeni believes that Chelsea icon Didier Drogba is the best African player in history to grace the English Premier League.  Aiyegbeni is of the opinion  the Ivorian operated on a higher level than Mohamed Salah who has had a blistering start to the 2021-2022 campaign. The ...
Southampton rising star Tella disappointed to lose to Chelsea on penalties
Published: October 27, 2021
Nathan Tella has taken to social media to share his thoughts following Southampton's 4-3 loss on penalties to Chelsea in the last sixteen of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.  Making his fourth start of the season in all competitions, the Nigeria-eligible winger was in action for 66 minutes at Stamford Bridge, before ...
Other clubs apart from Crystal Palace keeping tabs on Rangers' Super Eagles midfielder
Published: October 27, 2021
Sky Sports journalist Michael Bridge has claimed that plenty of clubs apart from Crystal Palace are keeping tabs on Glasgow Rangers midfielder Joe Aribo ahead of the January transfer window. Allnigeriasoccer.com broke the news that the Nigeria international was attracting concrete interest from an unnamed English P...
Shoretire trains with Manchester United first team after defeat to Liverpool
Published: October 27, 2021
Anglo-Nigerian youngster Shola Shoretire reportedly trained with Manchester United first team on Tuesday, October 26. The Red Devils have started preparations for their next Premier League match away at Tottenham Hotspur this coming Saturday. Manchester Evening News  published a picture of the England U19 interna...
Arsenal to make loan decision on Nigeria-eligible striker before January 2022
Published: October 26, 2021
Folarin Balogun has struggled for minutes following his promotion to Arsenal's first team on a permanent basis before the season started. There are speculations linking the Hale End Academy product with a temporary departure from the Emirates given that he has not played very much.Despite teams permitted to make up ...
EFL Cup : Balogun unused sub as Arsenal go 8 unbeaten; Tella & Southampton lose to Chelsea
Published: October 26, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com's round up of the Carabao Cup matches involving players of Nigerian descent on Tuesday, October 26.  Arsenal faced Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium in London with a place in the quarterfinals of the competition at stake and they got the job done, with a 2-0 victory to stretch their unbeaten r...
Ex-Tottenham winger of Nigerian descent reveals he chose PSV over Chelsea, Man Utd
Published: October 26, 2021
Tottenham Hotspur academy product Nonso Madueke has revealed that he turned down potential moves to Manchester United and Chelsea before sealing a transfer to PSV Eindhoven in the summer of 2018. The England U21 international of Nigerian descent put the Premier League giants on alert after declining a scholarship of...
'Great hold-up play' - Roberts praises Iheanacho for part he played in winning goal vs Brentford
Published: October 26, 2021
Leicester City icon Iwan Roberts has hailed Kelechi Iheanacho for the part he played in James Maddison's match-winning strike against Brentford in a Premier League clash on Sunday. The Foxes are aiming to turn their season around, with three vitals points secured in consecutive matches against Manchester United, Spar...
Manchester City's teenage Nigerian striker faces months on the sidelines after surgery
Published: October 26, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Manchester City's Nigerian striker Tai Sodje will be out of action until 2022 after undergoing surgery. Tai Sodje, the nephew of retired Super Eagles defenders Sam and Efe Sodje, had been playing through the pain barrier for most part of the new season and aggravated a...
'It's unacceptable' - Ex-APOTY calls for sacking of Norwich coach after 7-0 loss to Chelsea
Published: October 25, 2021
Former African Footballer of the Year Victor Ikpeba has called for the sacking of Norwich City manager Daniel Farke in the wake of the Canaries' 7-0 loss to Chelsea in a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.  Without their injured strikers Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner, Thomas Tuchel's side thrashed...