Chelsea Set New Record Without Kicking A Ball Against Qarabag
Published: November 22, 2017
Premier League champions Chelsea set a new record after arriving in Baku for their Champions League clash against Azerbaijani champions Qarabağ FK.The official website of the Blues has reported that the trip to Baku is the longest distance the club has traveled in official matches in Europe.Two thousand five hundred m...
Chelsea Draft In 18-Year-Old Wing-Back To Replace Recuperating Moses
Published: November 22, 2017
Promising defender Dujon Sterling, 18, is training with Chelsea's first team after inking a new four-and-a-half year contract with the Premier League champions.With Nigerian right wing-back Victor Moses still recovering from injury, the 18-year-old Sterling has been temporarily promoted to the Blues first team and was ...
Okocha Gets High Rating After Debut For West Ham U23 Vs Benfica
Published: November 22, 2017
Nigerian wonderkid Joshua Okocha impressed on his debut for West Ham U23 on Tuesday night, despite the young Hammers losing 2-0 to Benfica in a Premier League International Cup contest at AGP Arena (Billericay, Essex).Aged 15, the central defender broke into West Ham's U18 squad in September and has put in a full shift...
Manchester United Teen Sensation Kehinde Hints He'll Pick Nigeria Ahead Of England
Published: November 22, 2017
Manchester United teenage sensation Tosin Kehinde has strongly hinted that he will choose to represent the Nigerian national team ahead of England in the near future.Although the 19-year-old was born in Lagos to Nigerian parents, he can turn out for England, even their senior team, without applying to Fifa because he h...
Liverpool Loanee Sheyi Ojo Back With A Bang : Scores Two, Creates One
Published: November 22, 2017
Liverpool loanee Sheyi Ojo produced his best performance to date in a Fulham jersey as they claimed a 5-4 win over Sheffield United at Bramall Lane in the 18th round of matches in the EFL Championship on Tuesday night.The Blades took the lead in the sixth minute when Leon Clarke finished from close range and Ojo would ...
Manchester United, Barcelona-Linked Striker Named Best Player In Belgium
Published: November 21, 2017
Manchester United and Barcelona-linked striker Henry Onyekuru has been unofficially named the best player in the Belgian First Division A after the first fifteen matches in the league in the 2017-2018 season.Belgian newspaper HLN asked ten of their football writers to pick the most outstanding player in the division so...
Conte Confirms Victor Moses, Three Offensive Players Will Miss Qarabag-Chelsea
Published: November 21, 2017
Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has confirmed that Victor Moses is not available for selection for Wednesday evening's Champions League meeting at Qarabağ FK.Allnigeriasoccer.com earlier reported that the Nigeria Player of the Year was not in the Premier League champions traveling party to Baku on Monday and Conte confirm...
Man City Loanee Chidiebere Nwakali Nominated For Goal Of The Season Award
Published: November 21, 2017
Manchester City loanee Chidiebere Nwakali has been nominated for the Norwegian Eliteserien Goal of the Season Award for the 2017 season.Eurosport has shortlisted the versatile Sogndal Fotball midfielder along with nine other candidates for the most eye-catching goal scored in the Norwegian top-flight in 2017.The other ...
UYL Wrap: Kigbu Debuts; Adekanye Scores Again; Eyoma Assists; Dele-Bashiru Goes 90
Published: November 21, 2017
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday, November 21.At the Academy Stadium, it ended goalless between Manchester City and Feyenoord with two Nigerians featuring.Having previously made the bench in three matches across two seasons, Jos-born England youth-teamer As...
Hoffenheim & Rohr On The Same Page: Akpoguma Outclassed Other Players In Key Stats
Published: November 21, 2017
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr admitted after watching Kevin Akpoguma on Saturday in the Bundesliga that the central defender was impressive against Eintracht Frankfurt.Rohr was at the WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena (Sinsheim) to personally monitor the former Germany U20 skipper, with a view to a possible call-up to the ...
Young Nigerian Winger Named To EFL Team Of The Week After Notching Three Assists
Published: November 21, 2017
Promising Nigerian winger Hakeeb Adelakun has been named to the EFL Team of the Week for 17th-19th November.The Scunthorpe United wonderkid was named the most outstanding left wing-back in the English Football Leagues on the back of his imperious display against Northampton Town on Saturday, November 18.Adelakun provid...
Manchester United Extend Contract Of One Of Their Top Stars
Published: November 21, 2017
Manchester United have triggered the one-year option on the contract of England international Ashley Young, as per reports.According to The Sun, manager Jose Mourinho has handed the versatile 32-year-old a 12-month extension to his current deal worth £6million to keep him at the club until 2019.Young, who joined Unite...
Ebuehi Says He Let His Speed Do The Talking Against Argentina Stars
Published: November 21, 2017
ADO Den Haag defender Tyronne Ebuehi was excited to be on the same pitch as Sergio Agüero, Angel di Maria, Javier Mascherano, Nicolas Otamendi and Paulo Dybala in last Tuesday's international friendly against Argentina in Krasnodar.The Netherlands-born youngster is now talk of the town after his impressive performance...
Moses Left In London As Chelsea Hold Closed Door Session In Baku
Published: November 21, 2017
Victor Moses will not make his anticipated return from injury when Chelsea face Azerbaijani champions Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday, starting from 1800 hours.Manager Antonio Conte had hinted that the Nigeria international could be in the traveling party to Baku but the right wing-back has remained in the...
Nigerian Teens Have Hand In Five Goals As Fulham Win Seven-Goal Thriller At Southampton
Published: November 21, 2017
Southampton U23s lost a seven-goal thriller to Fulham in a Premier League 2 Division 1 encounter staged at Staplewood Training Ground (Southampton, Hampshire) on Monday night.Ex-Arsenal schoolboy Nathan Tella started for the Saints and he was joined on the pitch by Jonathan Afolabi in the 20th minute, while Elijah Adeb...