'Has to fight for his place' - Arsenal boss explains why Balogun missed last couple of games
Published: September 09, 2021
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta faced the cameras on Thursday afternoon before his side's Premier League meeting with Norwich City at the Emirates Stadium in London and one of the questions he was asked had to do with Folarin Balogun not given minutes in the last few games before the international break. The Hale End Acad...
Alanyaspor president reveals Super Eagles defender almost joined Besiktas
Published: September 09, 2021
Chidozie Awaziem was officially presented as a new player of Turkish Super Lig side Alanyaspor on Thursday. The Super Eagles defender completed a deadline day transfer to Alanyaspor on Wednesday, signing on loan for the remainder of the 2021-2022 campaign. Alanyaspor president Hasan Cavusoglu admitted during th...
Tottenham Hotspur boss runs the rule over 2021 Super Eagles invitee pre-Crystal Palace
Published: September 09, 2021
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Nuno Espírito Santo is running the rule over 2021 Super Eagles invitee Joshua Oluwayemi ahead of his side's London derby against Michael Olise's Crystal Palace this weekend. According to the latest training images published by the official website of Tottenham Hotspur, the former Englan...
'They're giving him a label he doesn't deserve' - Agent defends Osimhen over red card
Published: September 09, 2021
Italian intermediary Andrea D'Amico, who brokered the deal that took Victor Osimhen to Napoli last summer, has defended the Nigeria international over the red card he was shown in the opening round of fixtures in the Serie A. Without consulting the video assistant referee, Aureliano independently took the decision t...
Arsenal negotiated recall option in loan deal taking Nigeria-eligible midfielder to League One club
Published: September 09, 2021
Premier League club Arsenal negotiated a recall option in the loan deal that took Nigeria-eligible midfielder Miguel Azeez to League One club Portsmouth last month. As first reported by Hampshire Live, the Gunners could recall the newly-capped England U20 international from his loan spell at Fratton Park in January...
Two ex-Man Utd stars, ten Super Eagles players hail Awaziem after loan move to Alanyaspor
Published: September 08, 2021
Turkish Super Lig club Alanyaspor have completed the deadline day temporary signing of Nigeria international Chidozie Awaziem.The agreement between Boavista and Alanyaspor will keep the central defender at the Alanya-based team until the end of the 2021-2022 season.A day after representing the Super Eagles in a 2022 Af...
Porto coach blocks transfer of N31.2billion-rated Super Eagles star to Fenerbahce
Published: September 08, 2021
With few hours left before the close of the summer transfer window in Turkey, it is looking likely that Zaidu Sanusi will remain a player of Porto as a proposed move to Turkish giants Fenerbahce appears dead in the water. According to various reports in the Portuguese press including Mercado Do Futebol, Porto coach ...
Chelsea loanee Anjorin likened to De Bruyne by Lokomotiv Moscow chief, pundit reveals
Published: September 08, 2021
Faustino Anjorin has been likened to Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne by Lokomotiv Moscow chief Ralf Rangnick, according to English football expert Paul Brown of the Mirror UK. The Chelsea Academy graduate has joined the Railwaymen on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy him outright set a...
'I just need to add more goals and assists' - Iwobi agrees with Everton boss
Published: September 08, 2021
Alex Iwobi has admitted that he needs to improve one area of his game to become a better player. Everton boss Rafael Benitez has been left impressed by the performances of the Super Eagles playmaker in the new season but challenged him to add goals and assists to his game. The stats show that Iwobi's goal contr...
NFF finally confirm Super Eagles captain Musa is not a national team centurion
Published: September 08, 2021
The Nigeria Football Federation says it has deferred to FIFA’s own record of 98 caps for Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa, following the nullification of two of the matches he played in which should have made his tally 100."We defer to FIFA in this regard, so Ahmed Musa has 98 caps. If he features, as expected, in the...
FC Midtjylland's Nigerian midfielder nominated for Danish Superliga Young POTM August
Published: September 08, 2021
FC Midtjylland's Nigerian midfielder Raphael Onyedika has been nominated for the Danish Superliga Young Player of the Month for August 2021, the Superliga informed on Wednesday, September 8. In his bid to win the monthly accolade, the FC Ebedei product has to see off competition from Mohamed Daramy (ex-FC Copenhagen...
NFF boss Pinnick reveals half-time message to Yobo before Super Eagles' win vs Cape Verde
Published: September 08, 2021
Nigeria Football Federation boss Amaju Pinnick was ecstatic after the Super Eagles came from behind to beat Cape Verde in a 2022 World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday. Cape Verde's lead lasted less than eleven minutes as Napoli striker Victor Osimhen cancelled out Tavares' opener, before Gernot Rohr's team won it i...
Rohr on win vs Cape Verde, missing players, going behind, Central African Republic
Published: September 08, 2021
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr was delighted to see his side secure their second successive win in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers following a 2-1 victory over Cape Verde at the Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo on Tuesday evening. The Franco-German faced a selection headache before the meeting with the Blue Shar...
Rohr rates the performance of Super Eagles debutantes Michael, Bonke against Cape Verde
Published: September 08, 2021
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr was impressed with the performance of Kingsley Michael and Innocent Bonke in their first appearances for the senior national team during Tuesday's  2-1 win against Cape Verde. The German football tactician had no choice but to hand debuts to the Bologna and Malmo stars as the top four p...
Arsenal's Dutch-Nigerian winger opens account for the season in Papa John's Trophy
Published: September 08, 2021
Dutch-born Nigerian winger Joel Ideho opened his account for the season but scored in vain as Arsenal were beaten 2-1 by the first team of League Two club Swindon Town in their opening game of the Papa John's Trophy on Tuesday. Four players of Nigerian descent, all aged 18 years, were on parade for the Gunners at T...