Villarreal coach Emery praises Chukwueze after Man of the Match display against Atletico de Madrid
Published: March 01, 2021
Villarreal coach Unai Emery has praised Samuel Chukwueze for his performance despite his side's 2-0 loss to La Liga table-toppers Atlético de Madrid at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Sunday night. Chukwueze, who made his first La Liga start of 2021, was named the King of the Match ahead of Atlético de Madrid stars...
Real Madrid star reacts to Musiala's decision to choose Germany over Nigeria, England
Published: March 01, 2021
Real Madrid attacking midfielder Toni Kroos is delighted about the decision of Bayern Munich super talent Jamal Musiala to commit his international future to Germany over England and Nigeria. This month, the Chelsea academy product could make his senior debut for the four-time world champions and could be playing al...
What Tottenham striker Etete said after scoring against Blackburn Rovers in Premier League 2
Published: March 01, 2021
Kion Etete helped Tottenham Hotspur extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League 2 to six matches after earning a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Blackburn Rovers at Hotspur Way last Friday. The Anglo-Nigerian striker has been in brilliant form in 2021 and his first half goal against Rovers saw him take his tally to...
Chelsea loanee Moses names Conte among top six coaches he has worked with, snubs Mourinho
Published: March 01, 2021
Former Nigeria international Victor Moses overlooked Jose Mourinho as he namechecked the top six coaches he has worked with in his career. In his second spell as Chelsea manager, Mourinho sanctioned the loan of Moses to Liverpool, the first of three loan spells while the Portuguese super coach was in charge at the ...
Fulham academy product Adebayo named in EFL TOTW after goal and assist for Luton Town
Published: March 01, 2021
Fulham academy product Elijah Adebayo has been recognized for his outstanding display this past weekend with the English Football League naming the striker in its Team of the Week powered by Whoscored.com ratings. The lanky striker was the star of the show as Luton Town fought back from two goals down to win a five-...
Chukwueze named King of the Match despite Villarreal's loss to Atletico de Madrid
Published: March 01, 2021
Unai Emery's Villarreal are still without a win after seven La Liga matches following their 2-0 loss to table-toppers Atlético de Madrid at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday night. Making his first La Liga start of this calendar year, Samuel Chukwueze was astonishingly named King of the Match despite the Yellow ...
17-year-old Danish-Nigerian midfielder scores first goal of the season for FC Nordsjaelland
Published: February 28, 2021
Denmark youth international of Nigerian parentage, Tochi Chukwuani scored his first goal of the season as FC Nordsjaelland and Aalborg shared the spoils with a 2-2 draw at the Right to Dream Park on Sunday afternoon. Five minutes in, Nordsjaelland were off to a terrific start thanks to Chukwuani who slotted home fro...
What Leicester boss said about Iheanacho's missed chance in closing minutes vs Arsenal
Published: February 28, 2021
Leicester City's Champions League dream suffered a blow following their 3-1 loss to Arsenal at the King Power Stadium despite taking an early lead through Youri Tielemans. The Foxes were hoping for a turnaround after Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe scored to give the Gunners a two-goal lead seven minutes after the res...
Scott Parker reveals exactly why Chelsea product Aina was substituted at half-time vs Crystal Palace
Published: February 28, 2021
Fulham extended their unbeaten run to five matches in the Premier League after they were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday afternoon.  Nigeria international Josh Maja had at least two chances to win the game for the Cottagers in the second half but his effort either went wide or was...
'I didn't see the foul' - Arsenal legend Wright on first penalty incident involving Ndidi and Pepe
Published: February 28, 2021
Arsenal have moved into the top half of the English Premier League standings after beating Leicester City 3-1 at the King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon. David Luiz, Alexandre Lacazette and Nicolás Pepé got on the scoresheet for the Gunners after Youri Tielemans had opened the scoring for the home team. Kelech...
Former Tottenham Hotspur coach pinpoints the role Iheanacho will play against Arsenal
Published: February 28, 2021
Leicester City are looking to go second in the English Premier League table with a win against Arsenal at the King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The one change in the Foxes starting lineup enforced upon manager Brendan Rodgers sees Kelechi Iheanacho replacing the injured James Maddison. The official starting l...
'We got a job to do' - Fulham's Maja targets three points against his former club Crystal Palace
Published: February 28, 2021
Fulham have three big games coming up, starting with this afternoon's fixture against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, before facing Tottenham Hotspur and the champions Liverpool. Nigeria international Josh Maja spent the formative years of his career at the Crystal Palace academy before moving to Fulham and he is t...
Southampton's Belgian-Nigerian winger beginning to live up to the billing as a future star
Published: February 28, 2021
Belgian-Nigerian winger Kazeem Olaigbe is beginning to live up to the billing as a future star following his outstanding performances for Southampton youth teams this season. Signed from Anderlecht on scholarship terms in the summer of 2019, Olaigbe wasn't performing at his best in his first season in England, faili...
Chelsea loanee Moses gives reasons for choosing Nigeria over England, labels Spartak 'Russian Man Utd'
Published: February 28, 2021
Chelsea-owned winger Victor Moses has given reasons behind his decision to commit his international future to Nigeria over England, where he spent his teenage years. Joint-top scorer at the 2007 European U17 Championship alongside Real Madrid star Toni Kroos, Moses represented the Young Lions at the 2007 FIFA U17 W...
Almeria's Sadiq, Hatayspor's David directly participate in two goals to help clubs register 4-1 wins
Published: February 28, 2021
2016 Rio Olympics bronze medalist Umar Sadiq and FC Midtjylland loanee Babajide David were on target to help their clubs register wins in league matches held on Saturday, February 27.  At the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, Sadiq scored and provided an assist as Almeria returned to winning ways by thrashing CD ...