Young Gunner Balogun Compared To Arsenal And Manchester United Legends By Keown
Published: December 11, 2020
Legendary Arsenal center back Martin Keown has heaped praise on Folarin Balogun by comparing him to former Manchester United striker Andy Cole and Gunners hero Ian Wright. The Hale End Academy graduate played the last twenty eight minutes as Arsenal extended their one hundred percent record in the Europa League with...
'Wanted To Make Sure We Won' - Azeez Reacts To Pro Debut 13 Years After Joining Arsenal
Published: December 10, 2020
Tri-eligible central midfielder Miguel Azeez was full of happiness after making his professional debut for Arsenal in their 4-2 thrashing of Dundalk in the Europa League on Thursday evening. Born in England to a Nigerian father and Spanish mother, the 18-year-old Azeez finally made his long awaited debut for the fi...
Arteta Provides Fresh Update On Balogun Contract Situation Every Arsenal Fan Wants To Hear
Published: December 10, 2020
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta faced the cameras shortly after his team continued their impressive showing in the UEFA Europa League with a 4-2 win against Dundalk on Thursday evening and one of the questions he was asked concerned the contract situation of teenage Nigeria-eligible striker, Folarin Balogun. The Hale En...
Balogun Scores And Assists; Azeez Makes Senior Debut For Arsenal In 4-2 Win Vs Dundalk
Published: December 10, 2020
Arsenal are the only team to finish the Europa League group stage with a one hundred percent record after beating Dundalk 4-2 in their final Group B fixture on Thursday evening. Two teenagers of Nigerian descent were involved for the Gunners, with Mikel Arteta bringing on Folarin Balogun in the 62nd minute and the st...
Nigeria Target Akinola Scores On Full Debut For USA; Why Orlando City's Dike Was Left Out
Published: December 10, 2020
United States Men's National Team closed the year with a 6-0 demolition of El Salvador at Inter Miami CF Stadium on Wednesday, December 9. While Orlando City's Daryl Dike, the younger brother of former Super Eagles striker Bright Dike, picked up a minor injury in camp and did not dress for the game, another attack-m...
Sunshine Stars N99.75M Richer From Chelsea's Sale Of Omeruo To Leganes
Published: December 10, 2020
Nigerian Professional Football League side Sunshine Stars will enjoy the benefits from Chelsea's sale of Kenneth Omeruo to CD Leganes in August 2019. Sunshine Stars inserted a sell-on clause into the deal taking the Nigeria international to the English Premier League giants in 2012, stipulating that they would recei...
CSKA Moscow Rival Galatasaray To Sign Super Eagles Winger
Published: December 10, 2020
Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow are rivaling Turkish giants Galatasaray for Nigeria international Henry Onyekuru, according to reports. MilliGazete claims that Galatasaray are in pole position to sign the Monaco winger but face competition from CSKA Moscow. The Lions are in the market for a winger ahead...
FIFA Year-End Rankings See Super Eagles Unchanged In World, Confederation Rankings
Published: December 10, 2020
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday, December 10 published its year-end rankings of national teams, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The Super Eagles finished 2020 as the 35th best team in the world and they are joint-fourth in the confederation ranking along with Morocco, with both countries accumulating 1,474 ...
'Why Do You Play Like That' - Liverpool Coach Klopp Furious After Tackle From Super Eagles Star
Published: December 10, 2020
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp was furious after a tackle from Frank Onyeka during the opening minutes of his side's 1-1 draw with Danish champions FC Midtjylland in a Champions League match at the MCH Arena on Wednesday evening. At the end of the group stage, Onyeka committed the most fouls, 18 in total from six a...
Anjorin Reveals The Moment He Knew He Was Named In Chelsea's Starting XI Vs Krasnodar
Published: December 10, 2020
Anglo-Nigerian rising star Faustino Anjorin has admitted that he knew he was going to make his full debut for Chelsea in the last training session ahead of their meeting with Krasnodar in the UEFA Champions League. When manager Frank Lampard invited the England youth international to first team training, he initial...
'We Conceded The First Goal After 60th Minute' - Odemwingie On Lokomotiv's Defeat To Bayern
Published: December 10, 2020
Former Nigeria international Peter Odemwingie has insisted that Lokomotiv Moscow did not do badly despite losing 2-0 to current champions Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. The Railwaymen had a decent Champions League campaign, holding Spanish giants Atletico Madrid to two draws and got ...
McCoist Does Not See Chelsea Young Star Joining Aribo At Rangers In January
Published: December 09, 2020
Rangers hero Ally McCoist has admitted that a proposed deal that would take Chelsea young star Billy Gilmour to the Light Blues in the January transfer window would be difficult to pull off. The highly-rated 19-year-old central midfielder spent his formative years as a footballer with the youth team of Rangers befo...
U20 AFCON Qualifier : Four Things We Noticed From Nigeria's 1-0 Loss To Ghana
Published: December 09, 2020
Nigeria's U20 national team, the Flying Eagles on Wednesday were defeated 1-0 by Ghana's Black Satellites in their second match of the regional WAFU U20 tournament which serves as qualifiers to the CAF U20 Nations Cup in 2021. Izuchukwu Okosi looks at the takeaways from the game in Porto Novo.  1. Unlucky EaglesTh...
Super Falcons Star Oshoala Finds The Net As Barcelona Thrash PSV Eindhoven In Champions League
Published: December 09, 2020
Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala was among the scorers as Barcelona thrashed Dutch club PSV 4-1 in a round of 32 UEFA Women's Champions League clash at the Sportcomplex De Herdgang (Eindhoven) on Wednesday evening. The former Arsenal and Liverpool striker started for the Spanish powerhouse and was in action for 67...
Ghana 1 Nigeria 0: Flying Eagles' U20 AFCON Hopes Out Of Their Hands After Conceding Late Goal
Published: December 09, 2020
Nigeria's Flying Eagles' chances of progressing to the 2021 Africa U20 Nations Cup took a big hit on Wednesday as they were defeated 1-0 by the Black Satellites of Ghana in the WAFU Zone B Championship in Porto Novo, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.The only goal of the game came in the 83rd minute when Precious Boah stepp...