Official : Highly-Rated Manchester United Defender Joins Premier League Rivals
Published: March 31, 2018
English Premier League side Huddersfield Town have officially announced the signing of highly-rated defender Jake Barrett.Barrett, who was born in Huddersfield, joins The Terriers from Manchester United.Aged 18, he made his debut for Huddersfield Town's U19 team in their 2-1 win over Italian outfit U.S. Sassuolo in Ger...
Nigerian Exports : Goals For Awoniyi, Ajagun, Sadiq Umar, Martins & Awurum
Published: March 31, 2018
Catch up on the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective foreign clubs on Saturday, March 31.Dream Team VI striker, Sadiq Umar was on song for NAC Breda in a 5-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven at the Philips Stadium in a Holland Eredivisie clash.The 21-year old who was cautioned after 41 minutes put through h...
Why Ndidi Will Miss At Least Two Games Not One, Leicester Boss Reacts To Red Card
Published: March 31, 2018
Wilfred Ndidi will not be available for selection in Leicester City's next two domestic fixtures after he was sent off against Brighton & Hove on Saturday afternoon.Since Ndidi did not receive a straight red card against the Seagulls, he would have been suspended for only one game under normal circumstances but the cen...
Super Eagles Star Joel Obi Tallies Sixth Goal Of The Season For Torino
Published: March 31, 2018
Super Eagles midfielder, Joel Obi was among the goals for Torino in a 4-0 rout of Cagliari in their Serie A clash at the Sardegna Arena on Saturday.The 26-year old who started on the bench on return from international duties with Nigeria rattled in a right footed shot from close range to the bottom right corner after c...
EPL Wrap: Ndidi Sent Off; Iheanacho Bench; Ibe Starts; Kehinde Not In 18; Abraham & Okaka Subbed In
Published: March 31, 2018
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, 31st March.Nigerian players with dual nationalities that have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted.In the early kickoff, Liverpool came from a goal ...
AFOTY Equals Premier League Record Held By Manchester United, Arsenal Legends
Published: March 31, 2018
2017 CAF African Player of the Year, Mohamed Salah, was once again the hero for Liverpool, netting the winner after 84 minutes in their 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon.The Eagles opened the scoring through Serbia international midfielder Luka Milivojevic, who converted a spot kick in the 13th minute bef...
Super Eagles Trio Shehu, Balogun And Iheanacho Pass Fitness Tests
Published: March 31, 2018
Nigeria internationals Shehu Abdullahi, Leon Balogun and Kelechi Iheanacho passed fitness tests ahead of their respective teams matches this weekend.The trio did not taste action on Tuesday in the Super Eagles 2-0 loss to Serbia in a pre-World Cup friendly at the Hive Stadium owing to fitness concerns.Shehu limped off ...
Aaron Samuel Gives Rohr Something To Think About With Brace For Amkar Perm
Published: March 31, 2018
Aaron Samuel gave Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr something to think about before the German names his provisional squad list for the World Cup.The CSKA Moscow loanee scored his first competitive goals for Amkar Perm in their 2-1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow on game week 24 in the Russian Premier League this afternoon.Al...
Wilfred Ndidi Responds To Liverpool Link, Speaks On 'Clown' Iheanacho
Published: March 31, 2018
Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi has reacted to speculation linking him with a summer move to Liverpool.As previously reported by this website, The Reds may be looking to sign the Super Eagles star but have not directly approached the midfielder and Leicester City. ''I don’t think about this. Any move to a bigger ...
Rohr Comments On Performance of Super Eagles Fans Favorite Joel Obi & Iheanacho
Published: March 31, 2018
Gernot Rohr has commented on the performance of Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho for the Super Eagles during the last international break of the 2017-2018 season.Against Poland, Rohr deployed a 4-4-1-1 formation with Iheanacho playing behind top striker Odion Ighalo, and the German thinks the Foxes number eight...
Rohr Names The One Super Eagles Player Who Can Make A Difference In World Cup
Published: March 31, 2018
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is backing Chelsea dazzler Victor Moses to be Nigeria's star man at the 2018 World Cup, saying he can make a difference during the tournament in Russia.Moses was in scintillating form for Nigeria in the World Cup qualifiers, finishing as their top scorer with three goals, and was arguably...
Belgian-Born Star Who Wants To Play For Super Eagles Is The Deadliest Striker In Holland
Published: March 31, 2018
Belgian-born Nigerian striker Cyriel Dessers has been ranked the most efficient striker in the Dutch Eredivisie after 28 matches in the division.As reported by the statistics guru at OPTA, FC Utrecht striker Dessers has the best shot conversion rate this season in the Dutch topflight of all the strikers with five or mo...
Nigerian Duo The Heroes As Arsenal Beat Manchester United In Dallas Cup
Published: March 31, 2018
Arsenal have set up a meeting with Liga MX side Tigres in the final of the oldest and most prestigious international youth soccer tournament in the United States, Dallas Cup, after beating Manchester United on penalties this morning.The Gunners U19s enjoyed a 3-2 success in the shootout after the two teams were tied 2-...
Nigerian Football Expert : Brian Idowu, Ola Aina Stand Nowhere Near Echiejile’s Experience
Published: March 30, 2018
The two friendly games played has given room for better assessment and some players will not be part of this journey anymore.I was in London to watch the Super Eagles play against Serbia said Joel Obi is one of them. We also have to rethink Ighalo as the arrowhead.Ighalo for me showed signs of fitness issues and seems ...
Ex-Golden Eaglets, Flying Eagles Star Awoniyi Returns To Liverpool
Published: March 30, 2018
Taiwo Awoniyi has to return to Premier League side Liverpool at the end of this season.According to voetbalbelgie.be, Belgium First Division outfit Royal Excel Mouscron did not insert a purchase option into the loan deal that brought the former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles star to the club last summer.Liverpool can...