Ligament injury Rules Shrewsbury Town Nigerian Captain Out Of EFL Trophy Final
Published: April 08, 2018
Shrewsbury Town's Nigerian captain Abu Ogogo was missing from the match day squad as The Blues narrowly lost 1-0 to Lincoln City in the final of the EFL Trophy staged at Wembley on Sunday, April 8.The former Arsenal youth-teamer suffered a medial ligament injury in training few days before the showpiece game and initia...
Excellent Iwobi Gets Top Marks As Arsenal Equal 60-Year Record
Published: April 08, 2018
Nigeria winger Alex Iwobi was splendid in Arsenal's hard fought 3-2 win over Southampton at the Emirates Stadium Sunday afternoon and consequently received massive plaudits from the English media.Iwobi assisted Danny Welbeck's well taken goals on Sunday afternoon and will be boosted by his contributions as the Gunners ...
Chelsea's Top Tackler Moses Praised For Defensive Showing Vs West Ham
Published: April 08, 2018
Victor Moses was rated average as Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by West Ham at Stamford Bridge on Sunday in the Premier League.Cesar Azpilicueta opened the scoring for the hosts in the 36th minute after combining with Alvaro Morata, but Chelsea were denied three points after Javier Hernandez netted an equalizer three...
Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, Man City Enter Race For QPR's Nigerian Prodigy
Published: April 08, 2018
Four Premier League clubs have joined the race for the services of talented Nigerian striker Eberechi Eze, according to reports.The Queens Park Rangers wonderkid in being courted by multiple topflight clubs thanks to a string of fine displays for the Championship side, and The Sun's print edition is now reporting that ...
Arsenal Vs Southampton: Iwobi The Most Creative Player On The Pitch
Published: April 08, 2018
Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi was the joint most creative player on the Emirates Stadium turf in Arsenal's 3-2 win over Southampton on Sunday afternoon, based on the key passes he made.Including the Nigerian, there were three players that finished the game with three key passes, the others being Egypt star Mohamed Elnen...
Manchester United Boss Mourinho Says Either Pep Guardiola Or Pogba's Agent Is A Liar
Published: April 08, 2018
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has reacted to the ongoing feud between Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola and Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola.In the days leading up to the Manchester derby, Guardiola claimed that he was offered the chance to sign Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitarayan from Manchester United in the...
Super Eagles Stars Impress But Las Palmas Suffer Late Heartbreak At Levante
Published: April 08, 2018
Super Eagles stars Oghenekaro Etebo and Imoh Ezekiel were in impressive form on Sunday despite La Liga side Las Palmas losing 2-1 to home side Levante at the Estadio Cuidad.Levante scored first in the 35th minute through Andujar Moreno (Coke) who was red carded after two bookings but Las Palmas equalized courtesy David...
Why Super Eagles Top RB Candidate For World Cup Is Missing From ADO Den Haag Squad
Published: April 08, 2018
There is another bad news for Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr two months before the national team begin their World Cup campaign against Croatia at Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad.Only yesterday, Trabzonspor midfielder Eddy Onazi sustained a hamstring-related injury and had to be forced off after only 28 minutes, now ADO ...
Nigerian-Australian Striker Ben Folami Making Inroads At The Blues
Published: April 08, 2018
Australian-born Nigerian teenager Ben Folami is inching closer to being fully promoted to Ipswich Town's first-team ahead of next season.The Blues manager Mick McCarthy named the striker in the match day squad in their 1-0 loss to Brentford in the Championship on Saturday but was a non-playing substitute.Folami has mad...
Leicester City Boss Still Complaining About Ndidi Red Card
Published: April 08, 2018
Leicester City boss Claude Puel is still complaining about the red card given to Wilfred Ndidi in the penultimate round of matches at Brighton & Hove that saw him banned for two games by the English FA.The Foxes hopes of qualifying for next season's Europa League are in jeopardy after losing 2-1 to Newcastle United at ...
Super Eagles Fans Will Be Punching The Air As Onazi Provides Update On Injury
Published: April 08, 2018
Super Eagles assistant captain Eddy Onazi has provided an update on the injury he sustained in Trabzonspor's Turkish Super Lig against Kayserispor on Saturday.If Onazi's statements are taken at face value, his injury is not expected to keep him on the sidelines for a long period, which will definitely delight Nigeria m...
Four Defensive Stats That Show How Good Ola Aina Is As Hull City Thrash QPR
Published: April 07, 2018
Hull City secured an emphatic 4-0 win over Queens Park Rangers on game week 41 in the EFL Championship on Saturday afternoon, with versatile Nigeria international Ola Aina impressing yet again for the Tigers.Goals from Harry Wilson, Alex Smithies (OG), Kamil Grosicki and Abel Hernandez sealed a comfortable win for Hull...
Arsenal Loanee Akpom Continues To Excel In Belgium With Another Goal For STVV
Published: April 07, 2018
Arsenal loanee Chuba Akpom netted his second goal in the colours of Sint-Truiden as they thrashed Antwerp 4-0 in the Belgian First Division A Europa League playoffs at Stayen on Saturday evening.Against the run of play, the home team took the lead through Samuel Asamoah in the 27th minute.Another African player, Congo ...
Alarm For Rohr As Super Eagles Key Player Picks Up Injury
Published: April 07, 2018
Five weeks before Gernot Rohr must announce a 35-man provisional roster for the 2018 World Cup, the Nigeria manager will be worried after one of the key players certain to make the squad list picked up an injury.In the 28th round of matches in the Turkish Super Lig against Kayserispor on Saturday, Trabzonspor star Eddy...
Delfouneso Scores First Career Hat-Trick, Nigeria U23 Invitee Nets Fine Goal For Blackpool
Published: April 07, 2018
Former Aston Villa wonderkid Nathan Delfouneso netted his first professional hat-trick as Blackpool claimed a 5-0 win over Bradford City at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon in an EFL League One clash.Delfouneso struck in the 16th minute to open the scoring for the Seasiders after meeting a cross from Daniel.Former...