Nigeria U20 squad announcement : Red Star target, exciting Enyimba defender headline roster
Published: April 18, 2022
The Nigeria Football Federation on Monday announced a 40-man squad list for a Flying Eagles training camp ahead of the upcoming WAFU B U20 Championship taking place in Niamey, capital of Niger Republic, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. An analysis of the roster revealed that four goalkeepers, twelve defenders, seventee...
Anglo-Spanish-Nigerian striker impresses for Manchester United U17s in Generation adidas Cup
Published: April 18, 2022
Manchester United U17s finished sixth overall in the 2022 Generation adidas Cup after losing on penalties to CM Rayados. Two players of Nigerian descent were in the United squad for the tournament namely Victor Musa and Habeeb Ogunneye. Musa is a striker with caps for England and Spain youth team, and also eligi...
Former Golden Eaglets invitee named in official Championship Team of the Week
Published: April 17, 2022
2019 Golden Eaglets invitee Malcolm Ebiowei has been named in the official Championship Team of the Week, powered by Whoscored.com ratings. The Hale End Academy product was in action for ninety minutes for the Rams side that caused an upset by beating Premier League-bound Fulham 2-1 at the Pride Park Stadium on Good ...
Union Berlin's Awoniyi overtakes Eintracht Frankfurt hero Okocha in Bundesliga scoring charts
Published: April 17, 2022
Union Berlin have climbed to sixth in the German Bundesliga table after a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt at An der Alten Försterei on Easter Sunday. The capital outfit broke the deadlock in the seventeenth minute when Taiwo Awoniyi held off challenges from Martin Hinteregger and Evan N’Dicka and fired past the ...
FA Cup: No Wembley return for two ex-Super Eagles invitees in May as Crystal Palace lose to Chelsea
Published: April 17, 2022
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira deployed 2017 Super Eagles invitee Eberechi Eze in attacking midfield in the Eagles' FA Cup semifinals 2-0 defeat against Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on Sunday evening. Chelsea will now face Liverpool in the final on May 14 at Wembley.  Eze  played in the absence of Conor Ga...
Celtic icon Bonner reveals what he noticed about Aribo in first half of Rangers' win at Hampden Park
Published: April 17, 2022
Rangers are through to the final of the Scottish Cup after a 2-1 win over Celtic at Hampden Park on Sunday afternoon. Giovanni van Bronckhorst made one change to the side that defeated Sporting Braga 3-1 in the Europa League on Thursday, with Calvin Bassey and Joe Aribo retaining their places in the starting lineup,...
Lookman scores for third consecutive league start as Newcastle steal all three points vs Leicester
Published: April 17, 2022
Leicester City winger Ademola Lookman was on the scoresheet Sunday afternoon but it proved to be inconsequential as the 2015/2016 Premier League champions were defeated 2-1 by Newcastle United at St. James' Park. Lookman scored for the third consecutive league start when he opened the scoring in the 19th minute, havin...
Millwall interested in 2013 Nigeria U17 invitee who has cited Ighalo & Benzema as role models
Published: April 17, 2022
Championship outfit Millwall are interested in signing Daniel Udoh ahead of the opening of the summer transfer window, according to Football Insider.   The Shrewsbury Town attacker has made a splash this season, scoring fifteen goals in all competitions, including twelve in the EFL League One. A Millwall scout was ...
Genk assistant coach convinced Onuachu can play significant role if signed by Liverpool, Atletico Madrid
Published: April 17, 2022
Racing Genk striker Paul Onuachu reunited with his former FC Midtjylland coach Glen Riddersholm in November 2021. With Riddersholm in the Midtjylland dugout, the Super Eagles star totaled twenty-seven appearances combined for the Wolves in three seasons and was on the scoresheet on three occasions. Having won the...
Ex-coach reveals Olise trained with Arsenal before joining Chelsea as a schoolboy
Published: April 17, 2022
Sean Conlon, who worked with 2021 Super Eagles invitee Michael Olise in his formative years as a footballer, has revealed that the Crystal Palace winger trained with Arsenal before joining Chelsea as a schoolboy. At that age, young footballers are allowed to sound out the local academies before making a decision on...
Samuel Chukwueze instrumental in Villarreal's 2-1 win against Getafe
Published: April 17, 2022
Villarreal defeated Getafe 2-1 in a La Liga match held at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez on Saturday night with Nigeria international Samuel Chukwueze playing an important part in that win.  Gerard Moreno and Manuel Trigueros scored for the Yellow Submarine in the 7th and 16th minute in the first half while Turkish strik...
High by Adekunle Gold ft Davido added to Crystal Palace's Spotify playlist ahead of FA Cup semifinal
Published: April 16, 2022
Thanks to Ghana international Jordan Ayew, 'High', a song by Nigerian highlife singer Adekunle Gold featuring Davido has been added to Crystal Palace's official Spotify playlist ahead of their Emirates FA Cup semifinal clash against Chelsea. Crystal Palace asked the players to build their own pre-match playlist befo...
'Brilliant stop' - 1994 AFCON winner refuses to criticize Saka after world-class save by Southampton GK
Published: April 16, 2022
It has been a dismal couple of weeks for Arsenal and their supporters, with the Gunners suffering another damaging defeat on Saturday afternoon, losing 1-0 to Southampton at the St Mary's Stadium. Prior to their defeat to the Saints, who were hammered 6-0 by Chelsea last weekend, Mikel Arteta's team had lost three ...
Dennis reaches double figures in goals in Watford's loss to Brentford
Published: April 16, 2022
Super Eagles winger Emmanuel Dennis netted an equaliser for Watford with 55 minutes played on Saturday afternoon in a 2-1 defeat to away side Brentford at Vicarage Road in the English Premier League.Danish defender Kristoffer Ajer flicked on Ethan Pinnock's long throw and found Christian Norgaard to side-foot Brentford...
Three players of Nigerian descent unused subs as Arsenal suffer damaging defeat to Southampton
Published: April 16, 2022
Irish-Nigerian defender Mazeed Ogungbo and midfielder Miguel Azeez were both non-playing substitutes in the Gunners' 1-0 away defeat to Southampton at the Saint Mary's  on Saturday. Hale End Academy product Nathan Tella was the third youngster of Nigerian descent that monitored proceedings from the bench against h...