Fulham Coach Singles Out One Nigerian Player For Praise Despite Loss To Burnley
Published: January 24, 2021
Fulham have been knocked out of the Emirates FA Cup, losing 3-0 to Burnley at Craven Cottage on Sunday evening. Manager Scott Parker made as many as eight changes from the narrow loss to Manchester United, with central defender Tosin Adarabioyo the only Nigeria-eligible player that retained his place. Fit-again ...
Super Eagles Duo Help Leicester City Beat Brentford To Make Emirates FA Cup Last 16
Published: January 24, 2021
Leicester City are through to the last 16 of the Emirates FA Cup after coming from behind to beat Championship high-flyers Brentford on Sunday evening. This is the second consecutive season that the Foxes have knocked out the Bees from the competition and the result set up a meeting with fellow Premier League side ...
Liverpool Handed Boost In Pursuit Of Olise As Winger Is Fit Enough To Make Reading Bench
Published: January 24, 2021
English Premier League champions Liverpool have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Nigeria-eligible teenager Michael Olise in the January transfer window. It was earlier thought that a transfer was no longer in the offing this month after he suffered a shoulder injury during the Royals 3-0 win vs Coventry City...
Done Deal : Nigerian-Born Winger To Be Teammates With Ex-Arsenal Star Ozil At Fenerbahce WIE
Published: January 24, 2021
Nigerian-born winger Bright Osayi-Samuel will be teammates with former Arsenal star Mesut Ozil at Fenerbahce with immediate effect and this is official. Queens Park Rangers and Fenerbahce have announced that an agreement has been reached for the transfer of Bright Osayi-Samuel to the Super Lig club to be completed ...
Manchester United Striker Ighalo Wanted By Real Betis But Move Is Complicated
Published: January 24, 2021
According to our colleagues at Spanish sports daily Estadio Deportivo, La Liga team Real Betis are interested in signing former Nigeria international Odion Ighalo in the January transfer window. But the Manchester United's striker proposed move to Real Betis is complicated because the Andalusian outfit have lost re...
Confirmed : Talented Chelsea Goalkeeper Signs New Deal Until 2024
Published: January 24, 2021
With a statement on their official website, Chelsea have confirmed that promising goalkeeper Lucas Bergstrom has committed his future to the club by putting pen to paper on a new contract. The new agreement between club and player will see Bergstrom remain at Stamford Bridge until at least June 30, 2024. Signed ...
Nigeria Handed Boost Ahead Of AFCONQ As Osimhen Is Named In Napoli Matchday Squad vs Verona
Published: January 24, 2021
Nigeria have been handed a boost ahead of their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches with Benin and Lesotho, with their leading scorer in the qualifiers, Victor Osimhen given the medical all-clear to return to action. Nigeria's most expensive player in history has been selected by manager Gennaro Gattuso f...
Super Eagles Captain Set For West Brom Medical Ahead Of January Transfer
Published: January 24, 2021
English Premier League club West Brom are working on a deal to sign Nigeria captain Ahmed Musa. According to the Daily Mail UK, the Baggies are eyeing up a move for the striker following his release from Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr - with the Nigerian believing he has unfinished business in the Premier League. A...
Photo Confirmation : Goztepe SK Loan In Super Eagles Midfielder From PAOK
Published: January 24, 2021
Nigeria international Anderson Esiti has completed a temporary transfer to Goztepe, the Turkish Super Lig side have announced through their official website. The PAOK-owned midfielder will be spending the remainder of the 2020-2021 campaign on loan at Goztepe. Esiti is the third Nigerian player to be signed by Go...
Top U23 Nigerian Goalscorer In Europe Ugbo Scores 11th League Goal For Cercle Brugge
Published: January 23, 2021
After going ten games without a win in the Belgian First Division A, Cercle Brugge returned to winning ways by beating Kortrijk 2-1 at Guldensporenstadion on Saturday evening. Ike Ugbo was in the right place to slot home Vitinho's low cross in the 23rd minute and in doing so the Chelsea loanee took his tally for the...
'I Played 60 Mins Last Night For U23s' - West Ham's Nigerian Striker Reacts To Debut Goal
Published: January 23, 2021
David Moyes' West Ham recorded another victory on Saturday, their fifth on the bounce, defeating Doncaster Rovers 4-0 at the London Stadium in the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup. Nigerian striker Dapo Afolayan, a product of the Chelsea academy, finally made his long-awaited debut for the Hammers, three years a...
Queens Park Rangers Boss Responds To Osayi-Samuel Swap Deal Speculation
Published: January 23, 2021
Manager Mark Warburton has responded to reports emanating from the Turkish press suggesting that Fenerbahce  are ready to offer one player to Queens Park Rangers in a swap deal to land the signature of Bright Osayi-Samuel in the January transfer window.   The Nigerian-born winger has agreed a four-year deal with F...
Former Chelsea Striker Afolayan Marks West Ham Debut With A Goal In Win Vs Doncaster Rovers
Published: January 23, 2021
West Ham United are into the last sixteen of the Emirates FA Cup following a comprehensive 4-0 win over League One side Doncaster Rovers at the London Stadium on Saturday evening.   One-time Nigeria Football Federation Fejiri Okenabirhie started and was in action for ninety minutes for the visitors. There was nev...
Ogungbo On Target For Arsenal In 4-1 Rout Of Tottenham Hotspur U18
Published: January 23, 2021
Arsenal thrashed north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 4-1  in an U18 Premier League match held at Shenley Training Centre in Hertfordshire on Saturday afternoon. Goalkeeper Ovie Ejeheri was joined in the Gunners starting lineup by defender Mazeed Ogungbo and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, while Joel Ideho remained rooted...
Exciting Winger Anjorin Names Three Chelsea First Team Players He's Learning Off
Published: January 23, 2021
Faustino Anjorin has revealed that he's aiming to become a better player by learning off three Chelsea first team wingers in the shape of Hakim Ziyech, Christian Pulisic and Callum Hudson-Odoi. The England youth international started out his career as a striker before he was converted into a midfielder by the Chelse...