Official: Chelsea Confirm Teenage Nigerian Midfielder Has Inked New Deal
Published: November 29, 2018
Premier League side Chelsea have now confirmed that Nigerian midfielder Faustino Anjorin inked a professional contract with the club, shortly after celebrating his seventeenth birthday. An England youth international, Anjorin sparkled as the young Blues thrashed Swedish opponents Elfsborg 6-0 in the second round of...
Huddersfield Join The Eagles, West Ham, Rangers In Race For Liverpool Striker Of Nigerian Descent
Published: November 29, 2018
Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke is attracting interest from at least three English Premier League clubs and Scottish side Rangers, according to reports. The Golden Ball winner at the 2017 Fifa U20 World Cup is open to the idea of leaving Anfield in the January transfer window due to his lack of first-team opportu...
The Teenage Winger On The Brink Of Breaking Nigerian Record : Arsenal Coach Explains Why He's In Squad
Published: November 29, 2018
Arsenal coach Unai Emery has explained why Nigerian winger Bukayo Saka and other Hale End Academy graduates have been named on the roster for Thursday evening's Europa League clash against Vorskla Poltava. Saka is among seven players in the Arsenal squad on the brink of making their first team debut for the Gunners ...
Chelsea Boss Insists Victor Moses Is Ahead Of Barca, Arsenal Target In Pecking Order Of Wingers
Published: November 29, 2018
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has reiterated that Victor Moses is ahead of England U17 World Cup-winning winger Callum Hudson-Odoi in his pecking order of wingers. Labelled the Next Eden Hazard because of his playing style, Hudson-Odoi has yet to break into the Blues first team despite his immense potential and has b...
Chelsea-Owned Nigerian Striker Scores Four Goals For Aston Villa In Ten-Goal Thriller
Published: November 28, 2018
A rampant Tammy Abraham scored four goals for Aston Villa as they shared the spoils with Nottingham Forest in a ten-goal thriller at Villa Park on Wednesday evening. Aston Villa had the worst possible start with Grabban and Carvalho both on the scoresheet for the visitors inside the opening five minutes but Abraham ...
Europa League: 17-Year-Old Nigerian Winger In Line For Professional Debut For Arsenal, Iwobi Rested
Published: November 28, 2018
Teenage Nigerian winger cum fullback Bukayo Saka is in line to make his professional debut for Arsenal when they take on Ukrainian opponents Vorskla Poltava in the Europa League on Thursday. Saka trained with the first teamers on Wednesday morning at London Colney and was part of The Gunners traveling party to Kiev....
Super Eagles Defender Ola Aina Close To Full Recovery, Resumes Training At Torino
Published: November 28, 2018
Super Eagles defender Ola Aina is close to making a full recovery from injury, Torino has suggested. The Maroons reported via their official website on Wednesday afternoon that the Chelsea loanee worked partly with his teammates at the training session held in Filadelfia.  The afternoon training was divided equ...
Official: Manchester United Confirm Signing Of New Goalkeeper
Published: November 28, 2018
Manchester United have more or less confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Paul Woolston for the 2018-2019 season. The Red Devils have given a profile page to the former Newcastle United netminder on their official website. Woolston had been in search of a new employer in England following his release by Newcastle ...
Five Nigerian Players Who May Never Play For The Super Eagles Again Under Gernot Rohr
Published: November 28, 2018
There are so many players who could be in this list but we are limiting it to just five. These are players who once played or have not have played under head coach Gernot Rohr and Izuchukwu Okosi believes they may find it extremely difficult being part of the national team again despite Rohr insisting on Monday that he...
'New Mikel' Has A Hand In Three Goals As Chelsea Thrash Elfsborg 6-0 In UYL
Published: November 28, 2018
Nigerian midfielder Tariq Uwakwe, who has been likened to John Obi Mikel due to his versatility, had two assists and one goal for Chelsea in their 6-0 rout of  Elfsborg in the second round, second leg of their UEFA Youth League qualifier on Wednesday afternoon. Another exciting prospect of Nigerian descent, Fausti...
2001-Born Nigerian Winger Trains With Arsenal First Team Pre-Vorskla
Published: November 28, 2018
Talented Nigerian winger Bukayo Saka was called up to train with Arsenal's first team ahead of their trip to the Ukrainian capital, Kiev where they face Vorskla Poltava in the Europa League. The 2001-born player was photographed on Wednesday morning vying for the ball with Carl Jenkinson in the team's final training...
Victor Moses Ruled Out Of Chelsea's Clash Vs PAOK, Sarri Explains Why
Published: November 28, 2018
Victor Moses is not in contention to make his seventh appearance of the season in all competitions when Chelsea host Chuba Akpom's PAOK in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday. Providing an injury update at today's pre-match press conference, manager Maurizio Sarri revealed that the former Nigeria international will p...
Official: Ex-England U21 Captain Onuoha Retained By Real Salt Lake; Super Eagles Star Released
Published: November 28, 2018
Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake confirmed on Tuesday that Nigeria international Sunday Stephen will move onto pastures new in 2019, bringing an end to his his three-year association with the club. RSL have declined the contract option on Sunny and ten other players and the Nigerian would be eligible for the ...
Arsenal Product Akpom Returns To London To Face Chelsea In Europa League
Published: November 28, 2018
Former England U21 international Chuba Akpom is in line to play a part in Thursday's Europa League meeting between Chelsea and PAOK at Stamford Bridge.  The striker was named in the traveling party that flew to the English capital on Wednesday morning. Akpom was left out of the PAOK squad narrowly beaten 1-0 by...
Team Of The Week Honours For Huddersfield's Billing, Chelsea Loanee Abraham
Published: November 28, 2018
Two players of Nigerian descent on the radar of the Nigeria Football Federation, Huddersfield Town's Philip Billing and Aston Villa's Tammy Abraham, have been named to the Premier League and Championship Team of the Week. Football statistics website Whoscored picked Billing as one of the two central midfielders in a...