Versatile Midfielder Faustino Anjorin Impresses As Chelsea Set New Club Record
Published: September 14, 2019
Chelsea U23s continued their brilliant start to the new Premier League 2 season with a 2-1 win against Brighton & Hove at Stamford Bridge on Friday evening, setting a new club record in the process. Nigeria-eligible midfielder Faustino Anjorin got a taste of action against the Seagulls when he came off the bench to re...
Rohr Calling Up Dennis Instead Of Okereke : EA Sports Backing Super Eagles Coach All The Way
Published: September 14, 2019
Several pundits questioned the decision of Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr to hand a shock call-up to Club Brugge winger Emmanuel Dennis for the recent friendly against Ukraine instead of his teammate David Okereke. They backed up their argument with the players' goalscoring stats in the Belgian First Division A i...
Manchester United's Nigerian Super Kid Makes Quick Recovery From Injury
Published: September 14, 2019
Dutch-born Nigerian striker Dillon Hoogewerf has recovered from his injury sooner than expected, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The former Ajax Amsterdam wonderkid picked up the undisclosed injury on the last match day before the international break, against Liverpool in the U18 Premier League on August 31. However,...
Victor Osimhen Achieves Goalscoring Feat No Ligue 1 Player Has Managed In 3 Years
Published: September 13, 2019
Nigeria starlet Victor Osimhen was once again on target as Lille claimed a 2-1 win against Angers SCO on match day five in the French Ligue 1 on Friday.   In doing so, the former Wolfsburg striker became the first player to score 5 goals or more in his first 5 Ligue 1 games since Mario Balotelli in September-October 2...
Udinese's Troost-Ekong Will Not Face Lukaku And Inter Milan On Saturday
Published: September 13, 2019
Super Eagles stand-in captain against Ukraine, William Troost-Ekong has been ruled out of Udinese's Serie A clash against Inter Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Saturday, September 14. Udinese manager Igor Tudor has announced a 22-man matchday squad for tomorrow night's match, with the Nigeria international and summ...
1,044th Most Valuable Player In The World : Emmanuel Dennis Market Value Rises After Eagles Debut
Published: September 13, 2019
The authoritative German website Transfermarkt.com updated the market value of Club Brugge winger Emmanuel Dennis on Friday, September 13. The one-cap Nigeria international is now valued at €9.5 million, two million euros more than he was valued in June 2019. Two factors might have contributed to the increase in ...
Lampard Issues Two Demands To Tammy Abraham Ahead Of Trip To Wolves
Published: September 13, 2019
Chelsea coach Frank Lampard has demanded more goals from Tammy Abraham ahead of his side's trip to the Molineux, where they face Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday. The England U21 star has shown passion on the pitch since the start of the season and Lampard wants more enthusiasm from his num...
Everton Boss Urges Iwobi To Improve Defensive And Goalscoring Abilities
Published: September 13, 2019
Everton will travel to the Vitality Stadium to face Bournemouth on Sunday and one player is expected to be in Marco Silva's starting lineup. Nigeria international Alex Iwobi, who is enjoying a brilliant start to his Everton career, has perfectly settled down at the Merseyside club having walked straight into the team'...
Lampard Latest Fitness Update Is Good News For Chelsea But Bad For One Nigerian Star
Published: September 13, 2019
Nigerian young star Fikayo Tomori may find himself frozen out of the Chelsea squad in their next Premier League fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers, with manager Frank Lampard confirming that first choice central defender Antonio Rüdiger is set to return to the team after fully recovering from an injury. Tomor...
Aina, Anjorin Named In Chelsea's UYL Squad; Two Nigeria U17 Invitees Omitted
Published: September 13, 2019
Ola Aina's sibling, Jordan is in contention to make his debut for Chelsea in the UEFA Youth League following his inclusion in the squad list. The versatile fullback and midfielder Faustino Anjorin are part of a 40-player roster published by the official website of UEFA. The format of the UEFA Youth League mirro...
Brighton Coach Pours Cold Water On Reports Balogun Deliberately Pulled Out Of Nigeria Squad Vs Ukraine
Published: September 13, 2019
Brighton & Hove coach Graham Potter has dismissed nonsense reports in the local media which claimed that Leon Balogun deliberately withdrew from the Nigeria squad ahead of Tuesday's friendly against Ukraine. It was wrongly suggested that the central defender departed the Super Eagles Dnipro camp after he was omitte...
Chelsea Midfielder Beats Arsenal's Balogun To Premier League 2 Award
Published: September 13, 2019
Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour has beaten Arsenal starlet Folarin Balogun to the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for August 2019. The Nigerian wonderkid was nominated for the accolade alongside Gilmour, Harry Chapman (Blackburn), James Garner (Man Utd), Dan Kemp (West Ham United), Emile Smith Rowe (Arse...
Taribo West Blames One Super Eagles Player After 2-2 Draw With Ukraine
Published: September 13, 2019
Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist Taribo West has questioned the ability of Troost-Ekong in the wake of the Super Eagles 2-2 draw with Ukraine in an international friendly on Tuesday. The Gernot Rohr-led side had taken a comfortable 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Joe Aribo and Victor Osimhen but threw away thei...
Isaac Success Must Become 'Next Ighalo' At Watford To Reignite His International Career
Published: September 13, 2019
Nigeria's goalless draw with Uganda in a pre-AFCON friendly game  in November 2018 was the last time Isaac Success appeared in a Super Eagles jersey.The constant snub from Gernot Rohr doesn't looks like it's going to change anytime soon except the player begins to do something extraordinary at his club Watford.Four ga...
Glasgow Rangers Rising Star Likens Himself To Manchester City's Raheem Sterling
Published: September 13, 2019
Promising Nigeria-eligible winger Dapo Mebude has the talent to break into the Glasgow Rangers first team in the coming years. Last season, the 18-year-old was registered by Rangers for the group stage of the Europa League and made his senior debut off the bench in a 2-1 loss to Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiershi...