Nigerian legend and sports presidential advisor to Muhammadu Buhari, Daniel Amokachi, has recently come out and admitted that the more Nigerians continue to shine in Europe, the better the Nigerian Professional Football League will become….
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African wins UEFA Women’s Champions League Golden Boot
Nigeria striker Emuidzhi Oghiabekhva has become the first African female footballer to win the UEFA Women’s Champions League despite her side Minsk’s early exit from the European elite club competition. The 30-year-old striker scored ten…
Anderlecht bid for for Nigeria wonderkid rejected
Latvian Super league side Valmeira have rejected a €1.5m bid from Belgian Jupiler Pro League giants Anderlecht for their Nigerian sensation Tolu Arokodare, according to delfi.lv The Belgian giants are long time admirers of the…
Former Nigeria goalkeeper John Felagha passes away.
Former Golden Eaglets goalkeeper John Felagha has passed away in Saly, Senegal. The unfortunate incidence on Sunday while he was awaiting a return to his home country on holidays. The 26-year old former Flying Eagles…
Ejaria: Nigeria midfielder leaves Liverpool on permanent transfer
Nigerian-English midfielder Ovie Ejaria has left Liverpool on a transfer. The 22-year-old had been at Liverpool since joining from the Arsenal academy in 2014. Ejaria, a central attacking midfielder, spent the past three seasons on…
Liverpool youngster Awoniyi looks set to join Celtic
After Glasgow Celtic were embarrassingly knocked out the UEFA Champions League in the second round of qualifies against Hungarian champions, Ferencvárosi TC, the Scottish champions have decided to strengthen their frontline. Liverpool and Nigerian forward,…
Eze to Crystal Palace: Confirmed
English-Nigerian Queens Park Rangers forward Eberechi Eze has completed his move to English Premier League outfit Crystal Palace after a deal was agreed between the two London clubs. After the Eagles inquired about his price…
Turkish league winner hopeful of Super Eagles return
In Turkish football, three teams rule the roost while the rest continue fighting for scraps. Fenerbahçe S.K, Besiktas and Galatasaray S.K. have shared the Super Lig title 55 times between them since the reformation of…
Ejuke set for Russian shores
Nigerian winger Chidera Ejuke is reportedly set to join Russian giants CSKA Moscow from Dutch side SC Heerenveen as the deal is advanced in its cycle. According to Allnigeriasoccer.com, the 22-year-old was left out of…
Nigeria officially ends domestic season
The NFF decided to use Points-Per-Game (PPG) to determine the final table. Following the changes to the table, Enyimba moved into second place after being level with Rivers United in PPG (1.80) but beating them…
Odey poised for Genk loan after Dessers arrival
EA Guingamp have opened talks with Jupiler Pro League side Genk over the signature of young Nigerian forward, Stephen Odey on a one-year loan deal, according to reports in Belgium. The Nigerian has missed all…
Nigeria striker Ideye on the move again
Nigerian striker Aide Brown Ideye has joined Turkish Super Lig side Göztepe on a two-year deal. Ideye joins the Turkish outfit after spending just a year with Greek side Aris Thessaloniki F.C. The 31-year old…
Jay-Jay Okocha – African Maestros
Maestros are typically defined as midfielders who are able to control games with their creativity, similarly to how a conductor directs a musical performance. Maestros can flip games on their head with their trickery and…
Form Follows Function: Why Nigerian clubs need to up their social media game
Form follows function, a school of thought in Architecture that posits that the final outlook of a building depends on its purpose. It is why a religious building is different from a residence, and why…
PSG express interest in Ighalo
UEFA Champions League semi-finalists Paris Saint-Germain have set their sights on Manchester United loanee Odion Ighalo. The Nigeria international has played an impressive role as a supplementary forward option from the bench since his arrival…
The sorry state of local football in Nigeria
Despite Nigeria being one of the continent’s superpowers, former national team head coach, Christian Chukwu, believes that the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has been neglected due to the selection process at international level. Chukwu,…
FEATURE | Victor Osimhen’s rise to superstardom
Just two years ago Victor Osimhen contracted Malaria. He watched the Super Eagles crash out of the World Cup in the group stage from a hospital bed. Even after recovering his body was weakened to…
OFFICIAL: Napoli Capture Osimhen
Nigerian star Victor Osimhen has sealed a move from French side Lille to Italian giants Napoli for a reported fee of €50m + bonuses. Osimhen, 21, has been on the radar of a number of…
Official: Super Eagles Goalkeeper moves to Eredivisie
A young Nigerian keeper has made a move from the German fourth division to the Dutch first division, a move that will hopefully boost his chances at playing regularly for club and country. Maduka Okoye,…
9 Nigerian transfers to look out for ahead of the 2020/21 season
Birthright, a coming together of two words to create one that leads to a division of opinions and friendships. Throw families into the mix and you wouldn’t be wrong, after all, Esau sold his birthright…
How Ighalo revived Martial’s career at United
Speaking ahead of their match against Brighton, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed an interesting factoid regarding Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo. While his deadline day move to United in January came as a…
Super Eagles coach Rohr agrees contract extension
Nigeria Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has confirmed he has accepted a pay cut from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to stay and accomplish his unfinished business with the three-time African Champions, according to ESPN….
Best African National Teams of the 2000s: #10
In this series Michael McDuffie ranked the ten best African national teams of the century. Coming in 10th place is… Nigeria’s team at the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria’s national team peaked in the…
Manchester United Sign Odion Ighalo
English Premier League side Manchester United have completed the signing of Nigerian forward Odion Ighalo on loan until the end of the season from Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua. The 30-year-old Manchester United boyhood…
Statistical Analysis: Is Wilfred Ndidi the perfect midfielder?
The English Premier League is home to some of the best midfielders in the world. Kevin De Bruyne, N’Golo Kanté, and Georginio Wijnaldum are just some of the great central midfielders that are elite for…
Inter Milan Sign Victor Moses
Italian Serie A giants Inter Milan have completed the signing of former Nigerian international Victor Moses on loan from Chelsea until the end of the 2019/20 season with an option to buy. The 29-year-old reunites with…
Nigerian FA waiting for FIFA to approve Ademola Lookman switch
Ademola Lookman has started the process of switching allegiance from England to Nigeria. Nigerian National Team Technical Assistant Tunde Adelakun has confirmed that Ademola Lookman has started the process of switching allegiance from England to…
VIDEO: Asisat Oshoala scores four goals in thrashing of CD Tacon
Nigerian forward Asisat Oshoala netted four goals for Barcelona as they won 6-0 over CD Tacon. In her return from winning the CAF Footballer of the Year award earlier in the week, Oshoala was on…
Nigerian Pepsi Football Academy: The Greatest Producer of African Talent?
Africa has produced lots of talents when it comes to football, but many of them did not have the opportunity of going through an academy that teaches football from the rudiments. If you are talking about…
Club Brugge’s African Attack
After dominating the competition for half a decade, Real Madrid are the white whale for any aspiring team in the UEFA Champions League even if they are not the team they once were. The latest…
How Widespread is Corruption in Nigerian Football?
In less than one year, two of Nigeria’s top coaches have been slapped with embarrassing bans for offenses related to unlawful financial dealings. Just after the 2018 FIFA World Cup, videos emerged of Salisu Yusuf,…
Victor Osimhen: The next African to set the UCL on fire?
In the first few weeks of the European football season, there is always a new name that catches the attention of the world. This year, the name on everyone’s lips is that of Nigerian youngster…
Is the Nigeria Professional Football League the Most Competitive in the World?
Which is the world’s best football league? The Premier League, La Liga or the less celebrated leagues in South America and Africa? Whatever one’s pick may be, there is certainly the chance that the person…