EPL Wrap: Moses, Success Enter As Sub; Amos Debuts; Billing Starts; Balogun & Ibe Benched; Bright In 18
Published: August 11, 2018
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, August 11th.Nigerian players with dual nationalities and have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted.In the lunchtime kick off at the St. James Park, ...
Special Moment For Nigerian Midfielder As He Makes Premier League Debut For Tottenham
Published: August 11, 2018
Promising Nigerian midfielder Luke Amos made his maiden competitive appearance in a Tottenham Hotspur jersey as the North London club began the new season with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Newcastle United. The Academy product was named on the bench for a Premier League game for the first time in his career, before he w...
Arsenal Two-Goal Hero Balogun Outshines Aston Villa's Netherlands Youth-Teamer Odutayo
Published: August 11, 2018
Arsenal edged Aston Villa 4-2 in their U18 Premier League opening game held at the Shenley Training Centre on Saturday afternoon. As many as three Nigerian youngsters tasted action for Arsenal with Mazeed Ogungbo and Folarin Balogun  starting for the hosts while Daniel Oyegoke hopped off the bench in place Matthew De...
Highly-Rated Midfielder Scores, Aina Debuts As Chelsea Beat Southampton In U18PL
Published: August 11, 2018
Chelsea have kicked off their U-18 Premier League campaign with a 3-1 win over Southampton U-18s on Saturday afternoon, with Faustino Anjorin scoring one of the goals for the visitors.The young Nigerian midfielder was named in the starting lineup for Andrew Myers's side while former Arsenal wonderkid, David Agbontohoma...
Official: Super Eagles Striker Returns To Belgium First Division A With KV Kortrijk
Published: August 11, 2018
Belgian First Division A team  KV Kortrijk have finally announced the arrival of one-cap Nigeria international Imoh Ezekiel. The 24-year-old has put pen to paper on a three-year deal with  KV Kortrijk, keeping him at the Guldensporenstadion until the end of the 2020-2021 season and links up with ex-Flying Eagles s...
21-Year-Old Midfielder Luke Amos Named In Tottenham 18 Vs Newcastle
Published: August 11, 2018
Luke Amos has been rewarded for his excellent form during Tottenham Hotspur's pre-season, after manager Mauricio Pochettino named him in the 18-man match day squad for the Premier League clash against Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon. This is the first time in the midfielder's career that he has made the match...
Huddersfield Town Star To Wear No. 8 Vs Chelsea; Watford's Success Keeps His Number 10
Published: August 11, 2018
Nigerian midfielder Philip Billing will be wearing the number eight jersey today if he takes to the pitch for Huddersfield Town's Premier League opener against former champions Chelsea at John Smith's Stadium. The Terriers have handed the number eight jersey to Billing for the third consecutive season, he first wor...
Leicester City's Ndidi Outshines Man Utd Goalscorers Pogba, Shaw In One Key Stat
Published: August 11, 2018
Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi impressed despite Leicester City beginning the Premier League season with a 2-1 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Friday night. The Red Devils scored early via a goal from France World Cup-winning midfielder Paul Pogba who converted a spot kick in the third minute and w...
Nigerian-Born Netherlands U21 Star Scores Two Spectacular Goals For Club Brugge
Published: August 11, 2018
Club Brugge won their third game in the Belgian First Division A handsomely after beating Kortrijk 3-0 at Jan Breydelstadion on Friday night. Nigerian-born Netherlands U21 star Arnaut Danjuma helped Club Brugge take the lead as early as the third minute when he dribbled past his marker before firing a curling shot p...
Man Utd 2 Leicester City 1 : Iheanacho & Ndidi Show Promise In Season Opener
Published: August 10, 2018
Manchester United kicked off the new Premier League season with a narrow 2-1 win over Leicester City at Old Trafford on Friday evening.Leicester City's Nigerian duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi were both named in the Foxes starting XI in Manchester while Layton Ndukwu who is classed as an U21 will have to wai...
Villarreal Make Late Attempt To Sign Torino-Bound Chelsea Fullback Aina
Published: August 10, 2018
Spanish La Liga outfit Villarreal have made a late attempt to sign Nigeria defender Ola Aina. As reported by transfer market expert Di Marzio, Villarreal and PSV are interested in signing the Chelsea youngster on a season-long loan deal. Ola Aina has reportedly agreed to join Torino ahead of newly promoted Serie ...
Chelsea Announce Jersey Numbers Two Nigerian Strikers Will Wear For 2018-2019 Campaign
Published: August 10, 2018
Chelsea have confirmed their squad numbers for the 2018-2019 season and two offensive-minded Nigerian players have been named on the first team roster. They are Super Eagles star Victor Moses and England U21 international Tammy Abraham, and they will wear the number 15 and 19 kits respectively. Another Nigeria in...
Official : Chelsea Announce Loan Departure Of Two International Players
Published: August 10, 2018
Chelsea reported on their official website on Friday afternoon that two of their international players will be spending the new season on loan in England and Spain. France central defender Kurt Zouma has finalized a season-long loan move to Premier League rivals Everton, while Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi is hea...
Alex Iwobi Will Definitely NOT Leave Arsenal This Month, Unai Emery Reveals
Published: August 10, 2018
Speaking at a press conference on Friday afternoon, Arsenal manager Unai Emery revealed that Alex Iwobi is not amongst the three players that could still leave the club before the close of the transfer window in Europe this month. The Nigeria international had been linked with a departure from the Emirates Stadium b...
The Shirt Numbers Leicester Stars Iheanacho & Ndidi Will Wear This Season Revealed
Published: August 10, 2018
Through a press release published on their official website, Leicester City have confirmed the squad numbers for their first-teamers in the 2018-2019 campaign. The Foxes have revealed that Nigeria internationals Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi have been handed the number 8 and 25 shirts respectively, which they ...