'Unbelievable ball from Iheanacho' - Ex-Chelsea winger hails Leicester striker for delicious assist vs Southampton
Published: April 30, 2021
Leicester City suffered a minor dent in their charge for a Champions League spot after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton at the St. Mary's Stadium on Friday. Three Nigerian players made the starting lineup - Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho for the Foxes and Nathan Tella for the Saints. However, th...
Onuachu reaches 30 league goals for the season as Genk win five-goal thriller at Royal Antwerp
Published: April 30, 2021
Paul Onuachu was on target as Racing Genk came from behind to secure a 3-2 win against Royal Antwerp in a Belgian First Division A clash at Bosuilstadion (Deurne) on Friday night. After Theo Bongonda opened the scoring for the visitors in the 19th minute, Antwerp netted twice in the space of four second-half minutes ...
'A very good offensive midfielder' - Crystal Palace manager agrees with Rohr about Eze
Published: April 30, 2021
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson and Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr have said the same thing about England U21 international on the radar of the Nigeria Football Federation, Eberechi Eze. Last week, Rohr described Eze as one of the best offensive midfielders he has ever seen in England and it is something that ha...
Ex-Flying Eagles midfielder Adamu thrown out of Menemenspor squad for indiscipline
Published: April 30, 2021
Former Nigeria U20 international Ibrahim Alhassan Adamu will play no part when Menemenspor take on Ankara Keciörengücü on game week 33 in the Turkish First League on Saturday, May 1. Through a press release, Menemenspor stated that Adamu has been excluded from the playing staff with the decision of the board of d...
Snapped: Okonkwo, Balogun train with Arsenal first team in Valencia ahead of Newcastle tie
Published: April 30, 2021
Arsenal began preparations for their Premier League meeting with Newcastle United with a training session held in Valencia on Friday morning, following last night's slender loss to Villarreal. It is now confirmed that Folarin Balogun traveled with the squad to Spain as he was pictured by the official website of Ars...
'He is the real deal' - Expert view on Manchester United-linked midfielder of Nigerian descent
Published: April 30, 2021
Aston Villa journalist Gregg Evans has urged Premier League side Aston Villa to fast-track talented England youth international of Nigerian descent Carney Chukwuemeka into the first-team fold following his imperious display in the quarterfinals of the FA Youth Cup this week. Chukwuemeka enhanced his burgeoning repu...
Pundit reveals EPL clubs will gladly pay 30M Euros to sign 31-goal Racing Genk striker Onuachu
Published: April 30, 2021
Belgian football pundit Patrick Goots believes that English Premier League clubs will not hesitate to sign Racing Genk star Paul Onuachu for a fee of thirty million euros. The lanky striker is Nigeria's top scoring player in Europe this season with 31goals in all competitions - 29 in the Belgian First Division and ...
'Chukwueze had a great chance' - Villarreal midfielder on winger's strike at goal saved by Leno
Published: April 30, 2021
Villarreal midfielder Manu Trigueros has rued their missed chances to put the Europa League semifinal clash beyond Arsenal on Thursday night. The Yellow Submarine were clearly superior in the first half, netting through Trigueros and Albiol, but they will take a slender one-goal advantage to London with Nicolas Pep...
'Tella does a good job' - Southampton boss impressed by Super Eagles-eligible winger pre-Leicester
Published: April 30, 2021
Manager Ralph Hasenhüttl spoke to the media ahead of Southampton's return to St Mary's Stadium, where they will meet Leicester City in the Premier League on Friday 30th April 2021. One of the questions the Austrian was asked had to do with the youngsters he wants to see in the final six games of the season, apart f...
Chukwueze joins six Man Utd stars, Arsenal, Roma, Villarreal players in Europa League TOTW
Published: April 30, 2021
Samuel Chukwueze has recognized for his performance against Arsenal, with the winger making Whoscored.com's Europa Team of the Week following the conclusion of the Europa League semifinals, first leg encounters. The Nigeria international was involved in the build-up to Villarreal's opening goal netted by Manuel Trig...
Reading hot prospect Olise crowned EFL Young Player of the Season, named in Championship TOTS
Published: April 30, 2021
Reading playmaker Michael Olise has been crowned EA Sports Young Player of the Season at the English Football League Awards on Thursday night. The highly-rated Franco-Anglo-Nigerian teenager won the award ahead of Blackburn Rovers winger Harvey Elliott and Norwich City fullback Max Aarons. Olise has been one of ...
Europa League : Chukwueze sparkles as Villarreal claim slender lead over Arsenal
Published: April 29, 2021
It's advantage Villarreal at the end of the first leg of their Europa League semifinal following their 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Thursday night. Nigeria international Samuel Chukwueze went the full ninety and looked lively especially towards the end of the second half. Villarreal dre...
Pundit reveals the key fact why Chukwueze has been named in Villarreal starting XI against Arsenal
Published: April 29, 2021
Villarreal manager Unai Emery has included in-form winger Samuel Chukwueze in his starting lineup for Thursday night's Europa League semifinal clash against Premier League opponents Arsenal at the Estadio de la Cerámica. Emery will set up his team in a 4-3-3 formation, with Paco Alcácer leading the line, flanked b...
'I know I'm not Messi' - In-demand Crotone striker Simy opens up on his key attributes
Published: April 29, 2021
Crotone striker Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo is one of the revelations of this season's Italian Serie A. With nineteen goals for relegation candidates Crotone this term, it took his overall tally to 29 in 77 games in the top-flight, making him the highest scoring Nigerian in the history of the Serie A. Despite the ou...
Ex-Chelsea star Obi Mikel shortlisted for Stoke City Player of the Month April
Published: April 29, 2021
Former Chelsea star John Obi Mikel has been shortlisted for Stoke City's Player of the Month for April 2021, informs the official website of the Potters. With the exception of the 3-2 loss to Coventry City in which he came off the bench at half-time, Mikel went the distance in all the games played by Stoke City in ...