West Ham, Reims, Cologne Linked With Move To Sign Nigerian Striker
Published: December 03, 2019
English Premier League club West Ham are looking to sign PAOK's Nigerian striker Chuba Akpom but face competition from German and French top-flight teams, according to reports. The Athletic says the Hammers have enquired about the availability of the former Arsenal starlet who has made just three starts in the Gree...
'We All Know Messi Is Better Than Ronaldo' - Nigerians React As Barcelona Living Legend Clinches 6th Ballon D'or
Published: December 03, 2019
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has won the 2019 Ballon d'Or, beating Virgil van Dijk, Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane to the accolade on Monday night. The Argentina captain won the award for the sixth time, one more than his great Portuguese rival, Juventus striker Ronaldo. Messi first won the Ballon d'Or a dec...
Best U21 Player : Samuel Chukwueze's Position In Kopa Trophy Revealed
Published: December 03, 2019
Juventus center back Matthijs de Ligt won the Kopa Trophy, rewarding the best young player (U21) of the year,  on Monday night at the ceremony of the Ballon d'Or at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The Netherlands international beat Super Eagles rising star Samuel Chukwueze and eight other promising players to ...
Kopa 2019 Trophy : Juventus Defender Beats Chukwueze To Award
Published: December 02, 2019
Nigerian youngster Samuel Chukwueze has missed out on the Kopa 2019 Trophy, awarded to the best player under the age of 21 by France Football. At the annual Ballon d'Or ceremony held at at the Theatre du Chatelet, Paris on Monday night, Juventus central defender Matthijs de Ligt won the coveted prize now in its sec...
Former Leicester City Captain Reserves Special Praise For Outstanding Super Eagles Midfielder
Published: December 02, 2019
Former Leicester City captain Matt Elliott reserved special praise for Wilfred Ndidi following the Foxes hard-fought 2-1 win against Everton in a Premier League game on Sunday evening. Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho played key roles in Leicester City's sixth consecutive league win, with the former involved in the buil...
Most Capped Nigerian Footballers Of All Time
Published: December 02, 2019
As far as the sport football goes, Nigeria have carved out for themselves an impeccable reputation for bringing forth legendary players of the game who has gone on to take the world by storm.From Nwankwo Kanu to Austine Jay-Jay Okocha to Rashidi Yekini, the illustrious list can go on and on, and can go on to further mi...
Super Eagles Star Predicts Victor Osimhen Will End Up In Barcelona Or Real Madrid
Published: December 02, 2019
Club Brugge winger Emmanuel Dennis has predicted that Lille goal poacher Victor Osimhen will play for either Barcelona or Real Madrid in the near future. Dennis is aware of the qualities of 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup Golden Boot winner as they were teammates in Nigeria's U23 National Team before their promotion to the...
Manchester United, Manchester City Also Watched Former Arsenal Star Akpom In Greek Derby
Published: December 02, 2019
More emerging reports from the foreign media revealed that more scouts from top European clubs were at the Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki yesterday during the Greek Super League game between Olympiakos and PAOK.Thema Sports Greece uncovered that two glamorous Premier League clubs in the shape of Manchester United and Manc...
Iheanacho Dedicates Leicester Goal Versus Everton To Family, Teammates And Fans
Published: December 02, 2019
Leicester City and Nigeria forward Kelechi Iheanacho has dedicated his match winning goal on Sunday against Everton in the English Premier League to his family, teammates and fans.Iheanacho replaced Ayoze Perez in the second half of the game and assisted Jamie Vardy's 13th EPL goal of the season before scoring a 90th m...
Nigerian Striker Who Has Contributed To 86 Goals Since 2016-17 Season Named In Eredivisie TOTW
Published: December 02, 2019
Nigerian star Cyriel Dessers has been included in the latest Eredivisie Team of the Week by football statistics website Whoscored.com. After the Belgian-born goal machine bagged a brace for Heracles Almelo in their 4-0 demolition of ADO Den Haag on Saturday, November 30, he has now contributed to an impressive...
Chelsea Loanee Moses Continues To Disappoint Fenerbahce Coach; Deployed At Right-Back
Published: December 02, 2019
Victor Moses continues to disappoint the coach of Fenerbahce, Ersun Yanal amid speculation linking the former Nigeria international with a return to Chelsea next month. The right winger has now gone five games without scoring or providing an assist after firing blanks in Fenerbahce's 2-2 draw with Goztepe. A top ...
Tottenham Hotspur Hero Reveals Iheanacho Caused A Lot Of Problems For Everton Backline
Published: December 02, 2019
Totttenham Hotspur hero Tim Sherwood has praised Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers for introducing Kelechi Iheanacho off the bench in the 62nd minute of Sunday evening's 2-1 win against Everton. The Nigeria international made the biggest impact when he came on, providing the assist for the equaliser scored by ...
Former Super Eagles Coach Runs The Rule Over Nigeria International Defender In Spain
Published: December 02, 2019
Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh was among the spectators at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán as Sevilla recorded a 1-0 win over CD Leganes on game week 15 in La Liga on Sunday, December 1. The onetime Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund midfielder attended the game in his personal capacity as ...
Celtic, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce Run The Rule Over Former Arsenal Star Akpom
Published: December 01, 2019
According to Sportime Greece journalist Gian Chorianopoulos, top European clubs sent their scouts to the Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki (Piraeus) to monitor the Greek Super League meeting between Olympiakos and PAOK on Sunday, December 1. At least one scout representing Scottish champions Celtic attended the game and t...
'I Know Jamie Is A World Class Striker' - Iheanacho Admits He's Learning From One Of The Best
Published: December 01, 2019
Kelechi Iheanacho was delighted to net his maiden Premier League goal of the 2019-2020 season and produce an assist for the goal scored by Jamie Vardy in Leicester City's hard-fought 2-1 win against Everton. The former Manchester City striker has found game time hard to come by in the English topflight, with Vardy ...