Unai Emery Names Two Arsenal Players Who Want Iwobi Picked In Starting Line-Up
Published: February 28, 2019
Arsenal coach Unai Emery has revealed two left-footed players in his squad, Nacho Monreal and Sead Kolasinac, want Alex Iwobi to be named in the starting line-up for every game. The Nigeria international, who has started 16 out of 28 matches in the Premier League this season, has often been made the scapegoat by a s...
Ex-Arsenal GK Hails Versatile Nigerian Wonderkid After Watford Progress In FA Youth Cup
Published: February 28, 2019
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Graham Stack reserved special praise for Nigerian-born midfielder Emmanuel Adebiyi after Watford progressed to the semifinal of the FA Youth Cup following their hard-fought 2-1 extra-time win against Leicester City on Wednesday. Stack, who is the goalkeeping coach of the Hornets U18 team, w...
PAOK's Akpom Continues Good Form; Sadiq Nets Maiden Goal For Perugia
Published: February 28, 2019
A round-up of the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective European clubs on Wednesday, February 27. Roma loanee Sadiq Umar has taken six games to open his goalscoring account for Perugia after finding the net in their 3-2 win at Venezia in a Serie B clash at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo. The former Nige...
Nigeria U17s Suffer Injury Blow : First Choice RB Left Out Of UEFA Assist Tournament Squad
Published: February 28, 2019
Five-time world champions, Golden Eaglets have been hit with a massive injury blow ahead of their trip to Turkey for the upcoming UEFA Assist U17 International Tournament which begins on Monday, March 4. First-choice right back Oluwatimilehin Lawrence Adeniyi is racing against time to be fit to play at the U17 AFCON...
WAFU-UFOA Zone B-Winning Team To Represent Eaglets In Turkey, Manu Searching For New GK
Published: February 28, 2019
2013 U17 World Cup-winning manager Manu Garba has made it crystal clear that the trialists presently at the Golden Eaglets get-together in Abuja are unlikely to be included in the squad list for the upcoming UEFA Assist U17 International Tournament in Turkey, but stand a good chance of making the roster for the U17 AFC...
Iwobi Receives Good Ratings As Arsenal Thump Bournemouth
Published: February 28, 2019
Alex Iwobi who was a second half substitute in Arsenal's 5-1 mauling of Bournemouth Wednesday evening got good ratings by the English media.Initially considered a doubt for the match following the minor ankle injury he sustained in Sunday's 2-0 win over Southampton, Iwobi came off the bench in place of Saed Kolasinac a...
EPL Wrap: Iwobi Subbed In; Solanke & Success Not Involved; No Debut For Uwakwe; Ibe Starts
Published: February 27, 2019
We round-up the Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Wednesday February 27th. Arsenal thrashed Bournemouth 5-1 at the Emirates Stadium to maintain their push for Champions League qualification.Mesut Ozil, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Laurent Koscielny, Pierre-Emeric...
Cyprus Women's Cup Nigeria 1 Austria 4: Oshoala Nets Consolation Goal For African Champions
Published: February 27, 2019
Nigeria's Super Falcons kicked off their Cyprus Women tournament with a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Austria at the AEK Arena in Larnaca on Wednesday.Falcons manager Thomas Dennerby would surely be using the competition to prepare his team for the upcoming World Cup which comes up in France later this year.Goalkeeper Toc...
Official : Olumide Durojaiye Joins Non-League Club Woking
Published: February 27, 2019
Nigerian midfielder Olumide Durojaiye has completed a transfer to National League South club Woking. The paperwork was completed in time for the 26-year-old to debut for Woking in their 1-0 win away at Truro City on Tuesday. Born in London, Durojaiye began his career with the youth team of Tottenham Hotspur befo...
Swiss-Born Winger Okafor Coming Of Age At FC Basel, Scores & Assist In Latest Game
Published: February 27, 2019
Binningen-born winger Noah Okafor has established himself as a first team regular at Swiss powerhouse FC Basel. The Nigeria-eligible starlet, who is still only 18, has started four of the last six matches contested by Basel in the Super League and put in a man of the match display as FCB beat Neuchâtel Xamax 2-0 on...
Jadon Sancho Transfer: FA Investigating Man City Over Illegal N93.2M Paid To Nigerian Agent
Published: February 27, 2019
The Times UK is reporting that the transfer of England international Jadon Sancho to Manchester City in March 2015 will be investigated by the English Football Association. German magazine Der Spiegel and Football Leaks claim Manchester City violated the regulations concerning the transfer of minors when the Borus...
Nigerian Teenager Trains With Chelsea First Team Pre-Tottenham Hotspur
Published: February 27, 2019
London-born Nigerian midfielder Tariq Uwakwe will be aiming to break into the first team of Chelsea in the not too distant future, if he is retained by the Stamford Bridge outfit at the end of the season. Shortly after celebrating his seventeenth birthday, Uwakwe penned his first professional contract that will keep...
Why Leicester's Nigerian players Should Be Confident Ahead Of Rodgers Reign
Published: February 27, 2019
Leicester City, on Tuesday appointed former Liverpool gaffer, Brendan Rodgers as their new manager for an initial three-and-a-half year deal, and it could prove a good one for the Nigerians at the club.Rodgers had a stint with Chelsea as a youth team manager from 2004, overseeing the developmental curve of Nigeria midf...
Torino To Pay 17 Times Ola Aina's Loan Fee To Sign Chelsea Wing-Back On Permanent Basis
Published: February 27, 2019
The future of Nigeria international Ola Aina has been the subject of speculation in recent days for two reasons. It has been suggested that the versatile wing-back could return to Chelsea in the summer after Fifa punished the Stamford Bridge outfit with a two-window transfer ban, which was not on the cards a week a...
Arsenal Star Elneny Headlines Egypt Roster For Friendly Vs Nigeria, Salah Omitted
Published: February 27, 2019
Coach of Egypt national football team, Javier Aguirre, has released a 25-man roster for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Niger and international friendly with Nigeria next month. Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah will not be part of the team traveling to Asaba as he has been left out of the squad along with...