Iwobi, Messi, Neymar, David Silva The Top Four Players In Europe In One Key Offensive Stat
Published: December 19, 2018
Alex Iwobi has often been criticized by Arsenal fans who claim that he does not contribute enough goals and assists, however, a new key offensive stat will puncture their arguments. According to Football Analytics and Data Science Student Ray Hamill, the Nigeria international is among the top four players for makin...
Man City Coach Guardiola Hails 17-Year-Old Defender For Stopping Iheanacho From Scoring
Published: December 19, 2018
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has lavished praise on 17-year-old central defender Eric García after he stopped Kelechi Iheanacho from finding the net in the League Cup on Tuesday evening. Leicester City lost 3-1 to the Premier League champions on penalties following a 1-1 draw at King Power Stadium. Iheana...
Official: Norway Legend Adored By Nigerian Strikers Appointed Caretaker Coach Of Man Utd
Published: December 19, 2018
Nigerian strikers Daniel Chima and Leke James have lost their coach at Norwegian club Molde, with Manchester United confirming via their official website on Tuesday that Ole Gunnar Solskjær has been appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the 2018/19 season. Ole Gunnar will start work at United with immedi...
Arsenal Whizkid Saka Battles Iwobi For Left Wing Role Vs Tottenham
Published: December 19, 2018
Left winger Bukayo Saka is in contention to be included in Arsenal's provisional squad list when they battle Tottenham Hotspur in the quarterfinal of the League Cup at the Emirates on Wednesday evening. The 17-year-old was spotted training with the first team at London Colney on Tuesday morning which is an indicatio...
'He Was Very Good Before He Got Injured'- Arsenal Legend Ljungberg Happy To Have Nigerian Winger Back
Published: December 19, 2018
Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg was delighted that Nigerian winger Xavier Amaechi has returned to action after more than three months on the sidelines. Ljungberg's Gunners U23 side were humiliated 4-0 by Blackburn Rovers in their latest game in the Premier League 2 but the positive thing to take out of the game is...
Ndidi Shines, Iheanacho Subbed Off As Leicester Bow To Man City In EFL Cup After Penalty Shootout
Published: December 19, 2018
Super Eagles duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho were both in action Tuesday night as Leicester City lost 3-1 on penalty shootout to Manchester City in their quarterfinals clash in the EFL (Carabao) Cup after a 1-1 draw on regulation time.Ndidi provided the assist for Leicester's goal after City went ahead  at ...
Bukayo Saka: The Next Tug of War Between Nigeria And England?
Published: December 18, 2018
Arsenal have always pride themselves as a club that does things with class.They have a rich history just like few clubs in England to produce great talents in their youth ranks.Another rising star in the team's armoury is Bukayo Saka, the young England youth international with Nigerian blood running deep in his veins.S...
Tottenham Product Oduwa Surprised Ovie Ejaria Decided To End Loan Spell At Rangers
Published: December 18, 2018
Former Nigeria U23 international Nathan Oduwa was surprised to hear of Ovie Ejaria's decision to end his loan spell with Scottish Premiership giants Rangers six months before the agreement was supposed to run out. The Tottenham Hotspur product spent time on loan at Rangers for five months during the 2015-2016 season...
Official: Ex-Bayern Munich Star Inks New Long-Term Contract With Arsenal
Published: December 18, 2018
Through their official website, Arsenal have announced that Scotland international Lisa Evans has signed a new long-term contract extension with Arsenal Women Football Club. The 26-year-old has been a regular member of the first team since joining from Bayern Munich in June 2017 and has 41 appearances to her name. ...
Wolfsburg Loanee Osimhen Cleared To Resume Training After Injury Scare
Published: December 18, 2018
Victor Osimhen has been cleared by the medical team of Sporting Charleroi to resume training as from Wednesday following the injury he sustained against Gent last Friday. The availability of the Nigeria international for Sunday's Belgian First Division A tie against Zulte-Waregem and next Wednesday's match against S...
Manchester United Nigerian Fans Are All Blaming The Same Man After The Sack Of Mourinho
Published: December 18, 2018
Premier League giants Manchester United announced on Tuesday that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect and a new caretaker coach will be appointed until the end of the 2018-2019 season. The decision to sack the Portuguese coach comes after the Red Devils were beaten 3-1 by Liverpool in the P...
'Nigerian Eden Hazard' Singled Out For Special Praise by Watford U23 Coach
Published: December 18, 2018
Nigeria U20 invitee Jayden Bennetts was one of the players singled out for special praise by Watford U23 coach Darren Sarll despite his side losing 2-1 to Bristol City in a Professional Development League fixture on Monday. The experienced Bristol City team contained goalkeeper Frank Fielding, Australia internationa...
Arsenal U23 Squad Selection Vs Blackburn Hints At Potential Domestic Debut For Saka Vs Spurs
Published: December 18, 2018
Bukayo Saka could be in line to make his domestic debut against Tottenham Hotspur in the quarterfinal of the League Cup on Wednesday evening if the Arsenal U23 squad picked by manager Freddie Ljungberg against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League 2 is anything to go by. Four players of Nigerian descent in the shap...
Nmecha In Contention To Become Second Youngest Nigerian To Represent Man City Against Leicester City
Published: December 18, 2018
German-born attacking midfielder Felix Nmecha is in contention to become the second youngest player of Nigerian descent to represent Manchester City's first team in a competitive match. The teenager was spotted training with the first teamers on Monday morning ahead of their trip to Leicester, where they face Claud...
Nigerian Midfielder On Target As Chelsea Lose Seven-Goal FAYC Thriller Vs Manchester United
Published: December 17, 2018
Defending champions Chelsea lost a seven-goal thriller to Manchester United in the third round of the FA Youth Cup on Monday night at Leigh Sports Village. The prolific England U18 international Mason Greenwood was the star of the show after scoring a hat-trick for the Red Devils and had opened the scoring in the 9t...