Rangers star Joe Aribo cracks Europa League TOTW after excelling as a false 9
Published: April 29, 2022
Joe Aribo has been included in Whoscored.com's Europa League Team of the Week despite Rangers' 1-0 loss to RB Leipzig on Thursday night. The Nigeria international was on parade at the Red Bull Arena for 83 minutes before making way for Scott Arfield. Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst opted to deploy Aribo as a...
Igiebor admits Chelsea toughest team he faced in UCL; claims Fulham, Everton wanted to sign him
Published: April 29, 2022
2013 Africa Cup of Nations-winning midfielder Nosa Igiebor has revealed that Chelsea was the toughest team he faced in the UEFA Champions League during the 2015-2016 season. Igiebor went the distance in both legs as Maccabi Tel Aviv were thrashed 4-0 home and away by the Premier League side, and was also in action a...
Arsenal's Nigeria-eligible midfielder joins agency representing Aubameyang ahead of possible move
Published: April 29, 2022
England youth international of Nigerian descent Miguel Azeez has changed his agent ahead of a possible loan move in the summer transfer window.  The talented midfielder recently signed an agency contract with Premier Sports Talent, a London based football agency. Premier Sports Talent's flagship client is former A...
Two Nigeria internationals nominated for Europa Conference League Player of the Week
Published: April 29, 2022
Two Nigeria internationals Ademola Lookman and Cyriel Dessers have been nominated for the Europa Conference League Player of the Week on the back of their outstanding performances on Thursday night. According to UEFA's official website, Lookman and Dessers are in the running for the accolade along with AS Roma atta...
Shoretire watches proceedings from the bench as Manchester United share the points with Chelsea
Published: April 29, 2022
Shola Shoretire watched proceedings from the bench as Manchester United and Chelsea played out a 1-1 draw in a Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Thursday night. The England U19 international benefited from the unavailability of six first teamers to be included in the matchday squad by manager Ralf Rangnick - th...
Super Eagles winger instrumental in Leicester City's 1-1 draw Against Jose Mourinho's Roma
Published: April 28, 2022
Super Eagles winger Ademola Lookman continues to be a huge success at Leicester City and was the orchestrator of the Premier League side's goal on Thursday night in their 1-1 draw against Jose Mourinho's AS Roma in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League semifinal clash at the King Power Stadium. The 2017 U20...
UEL : Aribo, Bassey in action; Balogun non-playing sub as Rangers lose to RB Leipzig
Published: April 28, 2022
Super Eagles duo of Joseph Aribo and Calvin Bassey were in action for Rangers in Thursday's first leg semifinals clash of the UEFA Europa League against German side RB Leipzig at the RB Arena which the hosts won by 1-0 ahead of the return leg in Glasgow.  Rangers are the first Scottish club to appear in the UEFA ...
'Will be very important to my career' - Arsenal GK Okonkwo targets loan move
Published: April 28, 2022
Nigerian goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo has admitted that he would relish the chance to get first team experience on loan next season. The Hale Ender was promoted to the Gunners first team last summer but has yet to make his first team debut for his boyhood club, with Aaron Ramsdale and Bernd Leno ahead of him in Mikel ...
Two Nigerian midfielders' strikes nominated for Reading Goal of the Season
Published: April 28, 2022
Two Nigerian midfielders Tom Dele-Bashiru and Ovie Ejaria have been named on a 12-man shortlist in the running to win Reading Goal of the Season award, according to the official website of the Royals. Nigeria U23 international Dele-Bashiru has received a nomination for his effort against Peterborough United in the ...
Rangnick names Nigeria-eligible midfielder in Man Utd's provisional matchday squad vs Chelsea
Published: April 28, 2022
Manager Ralf Rangnick has named Nigeria-eligible attacking midfielder Shola Shoretire in his provisional matchday squad for Thursday night's Premier League meeting with Chelsea at Old Trafford. Manchester Evening News has confirmed that the England U19 international is in the Red Devils squad to face Chelsea. Ran...
33-goal Norwegian-Nigerian striker Ohi battling Bayern, Real Madrid stars for European Golden Shoe
Published: April 28, 2022
Red Star Belgrade striker Ohi Omoijuanfo is battling Bayern Munich superstar Robert Lewandowski and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema for the European Golden Shoe. The European Golden Shoe is an award that is presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of every European na...
Photo : Teenage goalkeeper of Nigerian descent joins Manchester United academy
Published: April 28, 2022
Talented goalkeeper of Nigerian descent Darlington Osuchukwu has joined the Manchester United academy, according to Spanish newspaper Noticias de Navarra. Mikel Garriz, president of Gazte Berriak, the Spanish team Osuchukwu last represented before relocating to England with his father, revealed this week that the Ni...
La Repubblica claims N44b-rated Super Eagles star has received 'offer from Man Utd'
Published: April 28, 2022
Italian newspaper La Repubblica, (via Napolipiu) has made an exciting claim that Victor Osimhen has received an offer from Manchester United.The Red Devils are reportedly in the preliminary stages of talks to sign the Nigeria international this summer.An offer of 100 million euros (approximately N44b in Nigerian curren...
'They had to play in Chukwueze down the sides' - Crouch highlights how Liverpool dominated Villarreal
Published: April 28, 2022
Former Liverpool striker Peter Crouch has highlighted how the Premier League side dominated Villarreal in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal meeting at Anfield on Wednesday night.The tie is Liverpool's to lose following a 2-0 win thanks to an own goal from Pervis Estupinan in the 53rd minute and Sadio Ma...
Roma striker Abraham names the Super Eagles player he's pals with ahead of Leicester clash
Published: April 28, 2022
England international Tammy Abraham has admitted that he is pals with Super Eagles winger Ademola Lookman on the eve of AS Roma's Europa Conference League clash against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. The Chelsea academy product knows Lookman from way back as they were teammates in the England U19 setup, ...