How Did Victor Moses Really Rate In Chelsea's 2-2 Draw Vs Arsenal?
Published: January 04, 2018
Confederation of African Football and BBC Player of the Year nominee, Victor Moses, fared badly in Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.The Blues manager Antonio Conte did not criticize the Nigerian star post-match, but his performance was below standard so much so that he was repl...
Official: 34-Goal Nigerian Striker Joins Colchester United
Published: January 04, 2018
EFL League Two club Colchester United have announced the signing of prolific Nigerian striker Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe, subject to paperwork clearance.The 23-year-old arrives the U's from Bostik North side Maldon & Tiptree, for whom he scored 34 goals in 34 appearances this season.Ogedi-Uzokwe played for the youth teams of ...
Done Deal: Arsenal Announce First Signing Of January Transfer Window
Published: January 04, 2018
Premier League side Arsenal have snapped up young Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina.Speaking after The Gunners 2-2 draw versus Chelsea, French manager Arsene Wenger confirmed that the Greek U21 international will join the club but will be loaned out as he's not yet ready to play.As reported by ga...
Wenger: I Would Have Committed Suicide If Zappacosta Had Scored
Published: January 03, 2018
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has revealed that he would have 'killed himself' if Zappacosta’s shot had gone in in the closing minutes of his side's 2-2 draw with Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.The Italy international, who replaced Victor Moses ten minutes into the second half, came close to snatchi...
Arsenal 2 Chelsea 2: Moses Struggles, Iwobi Benched In Four-Goal Thriller At The Emirates
Published: January 03, 2018
A flurry of second half goals saw Arsenal and Chelsea play out a 2-2 draw in a Premier League encounter at the Emirates stadium on Wednesday evening.Victor Moses started on for the Blues while his compatriot, Alex Iwobi dropped to the substitutes bench, Chuba Akpom missed out on the match day squad for the hosts.Alvaro...
Wilfred Ndidi Is The Best Tackler In Europe's Top Five Leagues
Published: January 03, 2018
Wilfred Ndidi has been named the top tackler in Europe's top five leagues consisting of La Liga, Premier League, Bundesliga, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A.After 22 games for Leicester City in the English top-flight, the Super Eagles central midfielder has made 91 tackles, 18 more than the second best player, Evert...
Diego Simeone Explains Nigeria Would Have Already Qualified Before Facing Argentina
Published: January 03, 2018
One of the most respected coaches in the world and an Argentina World Cup star, Diego Simeone, has picked Croatia as the South Americans toughest opponents in Group D of the 2018 World Cup.On paper, Simeone argued that the Super Eagles would have accumulated at least four points before they face off with Argentina, whi...
Liverpool Plan To Loan Out Former Nigeria U17 Invitee In January
Published: January 03, 2018
Liverpool are planning to loan out former Nigeria U17 invitee Ovie Ejaria before the close of the January transfer window.The Daily Mail has reported that The Reds are ready to ship out the England U20 World Cup winner on loan.Ejaria impressed in last season's pre-season training and was handed his competitive debut ag...
(Photo Confirmation) Nigerian Defender Tipped For Great Things Pens New Deal With Reading
Published: January 03, 2018
EFL Championship club Reading have announced that the very promising Nigerian defender Gabriel Osho has been rewarded with a new contract.The 19-year-old Osho is regarded as one of the top talents at the Royals and has skippered their U23 squad in more than half of the games in the Premier League 2 this season.The new ...
(Photo) Eagles Striker Starts Training With Mainz, Gets # 20 Shirt
Published: January 03, 2018
Nigeria international Anthony Ujah has resumed training with Bundesliga club Mainz ahead of the resumption of the second half of the season.Six and a half years after the striker first joined Mainz from Norwegians Lillestrom, he was among the 25 players (22 outfield players plus three goalkeepers) that took part in the...
Official: Chelsea Recall Nigerian Striker From Loan Spell At The Reds
Published: January 03, 2018
With a statement on their official website, EFL Championship club Barnsley have confirmed that Nigerian striker Ike Ugbo has returned to his parent club Chelsea. The prolific Chelsea youth-team striker had penned a season-long deal that would have seen him remain at Oakwell until June 30, 2018 but the Premier League ch...
CSKA's Aaron Samuel Reveals What He Must Do To Make Nigeria World Cup Squad
Published: January 03, 2018
CSKA Moscow of Russia striker Aaron Samuel has expressed his desire to make the Nigeria squad to the World Cup next year, but admits he needs to play regularly for his club for that to happen.Next year’s World Cup will hold in Russia where the striker is based, and he says it is ‘very important’ for him to be at ...
Nigeria International Defender Among The Best 40 Female Footballers Of 2017
Published: January 03, 2018
Nigeria international defender Faith Ikidi has been named in the Top 100 Female footballers of 2017 by VAVEL UK.The Piteå IF long-serving defender, who represented Bayelsa Queens prior to her move to Europe, ranked 32nd on the list.''Over the years, the Swedish Damallsvenskan has been home to a number of great centreb...
Seven Nigerian Starlets Help Chelsea Reach 1,000 Day Milestone Without Home Defeat
Published: January 03, 2018
Last week, Chelsea U18s celebrated the milestone passing of 1000 days without tasting defeat at home, and seven players of Nigerian descent helped the London club achieve this feat.Middlesbrough U18 were the last team to beat the U18 champions at home on April 4, 2015, and they have preserved their unbeaten run at home...
Isaac Okoronkwo Fears For Super Eagles If They Meet Russia At World Cup
Published: January 03, 2018
Isaac Okoronkwo has commented on the possibility of the Super Eagles meeting hosts Russia in the quarterfinals of the 2018 World Cup.Based on the match schedule, Nigeria and Russia could trade tackles either in Nizhny Novgorod or in Sochi if they qualify from their respective groups. '' First of all, I will worry for m...