Manchester United's Rashford Sends Message To Abraham After Penalty Miss, Racist Abuse
Published: August 16, 2019
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has sent a message of support to Tammy Abraham in the wake of Chelsea's loss to Liverpool in Wednesday evening's UEFA Super Cup. The English-born striker of Nigerian descent was subjected to racist abuse by fans after he missed the decisive spot kick in the Super Cup held in Ista...
Official : Swansea City Loan Out Youngest Nigerian To Feature In The English Premier League
Published: August 16, 2019
Swansea City winger Joel Asoro  completed his season-long loan switch to Eredivisie side Groningen on Thursday.In a statement via their official website, Swansea City confirmed the player's departure after reaching an agreement with the Dutch top-flight club. Asoro, 20, joined the Swans last season but didn't really ...
Three Reasons Why Aribo And Okoye's Maiden Call-Ups Are Perfectly Timed By Rohr
Published: August 16, 2019
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr released his 23-man squad for the upcoming friendly game against Ukraine, and two youngsters were handed their debut call-up to the team.Glasgow Rangers' midfielder Joe Aribo and young goalie Maduka Okoye of Fortuna Duesseldorf are the new players expected to hit the team's camp in Sept...
Scottish Champions Celtic Interested In Signing Nigerian Winger
Published: August 15, 2019
Bournemouth winger Jordon Ibe may part ways with the Cherries before the close of the summer transfer window as Scottish champions Celtic are interested in his services. According to the Scottish Sun, the 23-year-old winger is a prime target for Celtic manager Neil Lennon who is hoping to have the player in his squa...
Everton Transfer Guru Brands : Iwobi Signed To Provide Competition For Playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson
Published: August 15, 2019
Everton managed to get Alex Iwobi away from Arsenal where he started his career and spent fifteen years, and were willing to wait until transfer deadline day to close the deal. The Toffees transfer guru and Director of Football Marcel Brands was a key figure in negotiations, selling the club to the Nigeria internati...
Official : CD Leganes Loan In Super Eagles Star From Porto
Published: August 15, 2019
La Liga side CD Leganes have confirmed the signing of Super Eagles defender Chidozie Awaziem on a season-long loan from Portuguese setup Porto. The versatile defender was outstanding at the last Africa Cup of Nations, making the right-back spot his own after Abdullahi Shehu suffered an injury in their opener agains...
Official : Moses Simon's Jersey Number Revealed As Nantes Announce Signing Of Super Eagles Winger
Published: August 15, 2019
French Ligue 1 side Nantes have confirmed the signing of Super Eagles winger Moses Simon following a successful medical. The 24-year-old Levante-owned player will be spending the remainder of the 2019-2020 campaign on loan at Nantes, with a purchase option inserted into the deal. Nantes had to go into the transfe...
Liverpool Goalkeeper Opens Up On Chelsea Penalty Won By Abraham In Extra Time
Published: August 15, 2019
Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian has confessed that he made contact with Tammy Abraham before Chelsea were awarded a penalty by referee Stephanie Frappart in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. A moment of controversy arrived in the first half of extra-time when Abraham fell down in the area but the French official did not...
'Fikayo Tomori Is Better Than Zouma' - Young Defender Receives High Accolades From Chelsea Fans
Published: August 15, 2019
Chelsea fans were clearly delighted with the performance of Fikayo Tomori as the Europa League holders were beaten 5-4 on penalties by Liverpool in Wednesday evening's UEFA Super Cup in Istanbul. The central defender played his second competitive game for Chelsea's first team after replacing Andreas Christensen in th...
Super Eagles Squad Announcement : Nigeria Football Federation Make Major Error
Published: August 15, 2019
The Nigeria Football Federation incorrectly displayed the Ukrainian flag as they announced the Super Eagles squad list for the upcoming friendly against Ukraine. The Nigerian Federation mixed up the yellow and blue colours, displaying them in the wrong order. The flag of Ukraine is a banner of two equally sized ho...
Samuel Chukwueze's New Shirt Number For 2019-2020 Season Revealed By Villarreal
Published: August 15, 2019
Villarreal's shirt numbers  for the 2019/20 season have been revealed via the club's official website and Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze has gotten a new squad number. The 20-year-old, who put on jersey number 30 during his debut season with the Yellow Submarine last campaign, has decided to go for number 11 ah...
World's Press Hail Barcelona's Oshoala After Brace Against Former Club Arsenal
Published: August 15, 2019
Asisat Oshoala scored a brace as last season's UEFA Women's Champions League finalist Barcelona thrashed English champions Arsenal 5-2 in a pre-season friendly at Meadow Park on Wednesday night. The three-time AWCON winner was on the books of Arsenal for one year before transferring to Dalian Quanjian F.C. The Lond...
'It Is A Negotiation Technique' - FC Midtjylland CEO Unmoved By Genk Deadline To Sell Onuachu
Published: August 15, 2019
Claus Steinlein, CEO of FC Midtjylland, is unmoved by the one-week deadline issued by Racing Genk to sell Nigeria international Paul Onuachu, saying it is a negotiation technique. Several clubs are interested in the striker but the Belgian champions have not concealed the fact that they are desperate to sign him an...
'Anyone Can Miss A Penalty' - Abraham Gets Support From Chelsea Coach Lampard
Published: August 15, 2019
Chelsea were beaten 5-4 on penalties by Liverpool on Wednesday evening in Istanbul, losing their third UEFA Super Cup in the process. Nigerian striker Tammy Abraham was the only one of ten penalty takers to miss a spot kick in the shootout and the number nine lay on the pitch devastated at the end of the match. C...
Draw For 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup Holds September 4
Published: August 15, 2019
The draws for the 2019 Bet9ja Royal Cup will hold on September 4, 2019 at the prestigious Wellington Hotels in Effurun, Delta State.This is contained in a press statement released by the competition's Media and Communications Lead, Jahrock Ujewe, on behalf of the Main Organizing Committee.The statement says there will ...