Kelechi Iheanacho’s former Nigeria U17 coach has told him how to win his place back in the Leicester City starting XI.The 24-year-old signed for Leicester from Manchester City in 2017 after bursting onto the scene at the Etihad two years prior. It has taken time for Iheanacho to settle at King Power Stadium, but he…
Cyriel Dessers says he is delighted to make his debut for Feyenoord and has vowed to repay the club for the faith they put in him. Dessers made a switch back Dutch Eredivisie, after leaving Heracles Almelo for his boyhood club KRC Genk.The transfer to Genk didn’t go according to plans as the striker struggled…
Philippine boxer-turned-politician Manny Pacquiao declared Sunday he will run for president in 2022, ending months of speculation about whether the legendary fighter would seek the country’s top job. “The time is now — we are ready to rise to the challenge of leadership,” said Pacquiao, as he accepted the nomination of a rival faction in…
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday, September 16 published its latest rankings of National Teams, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Despite back-to-back wins in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the Super Eagles sit in the 34th position, same as they were in the August rankings. The three-time African champions began their campaign in the World Cup qualifies with a 2-0…
The three-time African champions have a majority of their players in Europe’s top five leagues and, as a result, are one of the world’s most valuable teams The Super Eagles of Nigeria have the 21st most valuable international team in the world and the third most valuable in Africa. According to Transfer Markt, the Super…
Former Nigeria captain and shotstopper Peter Rufai has called on Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to create more competition for the goalkeepers in the team by giving them equal opportunities. Since former Burkina Faso and Gabon coach Rohr took over the Super Eagles in 2016, the likes of Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Daniel Akpeyi, Francis Uzoho and…
Nigeria’s Gift Monday scored twice in the second half courtesy of a pair of Asisat Oshoala’s assists to power the Super Falcons to a straightforward 2-0 victory over Mali at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in the first-ever match of the Aisha Buhari Cup. The hosts had wasted countless goalscoring opportunities before home-based teen sensation Monday…
Nigeria underage international Tom Dele-Bashiru notched his first pair of goals for Reading in their 3-1 win over Peterborough United on Tuesday, an achievement that has seen him named to Whoscored’s Championship Team of the Week. The Watford loanee scored his first goal in Reading colours when he drilled the ball into the bottom corner…
Chelsea-owned midfielder Anjorin equals career high market value of N1.6billion Chelsea-owned midfielder Faustino Anjorin has reached the joint highest market value in his career following his loan move to Russian Premier League side Lokomotiv Moscow. transfermarkt updated the market values of footballers plying their trade in Russia and the England youth international is now worth…
