Exc: Real Salt Lake Contemplating Whether To Offer Nigeria Intl New One-Year Deal
Published: October 15, 2017
 Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake are considering offering Nigeria international Sunday Stephen a new deal.The former Valencia and Real Betis midfielder will walk away from the Royals as a free agent at the end of November if he doesn't append his signature to a new deal.''Real Salt Lake are happy to take Sunda...
Versatile Midfielder Signs New Three-Year Deal With Chelsea
Published: October 15, 2017
Promising midfielder Jonathan Russell has penned a new deal with Premier League champions Chelsea, as per reports.According to Chelsea youth-team expert, Chelsea Youth, the box-to-box midfielder signed his first professional contract with the Stamford Bridge outfit this week.Russel has been with Chelsea since the U7 ag...
Card-Happy Gabonese Referee To Officiate Algeria vs Nigeria World Cup Qualifier
Published: October 15, 2017
With 26 days to go before a dead-rubber World Cup qualifier between Algeria and Nigeria, Fifa has appointed Gabonese referee Eric Otogo-Castane to officiate the match.The 41-year-old will be assisted by MM. Aboubacar Doumbouya of Guinea and Seydou Tiama of Burkina Faso, while the fourth referee is Juste Ephrem Zio of B...
Moses Yet To To Exorcise His Injury Demons As Chelsea Left Counting The Costs Again
Published: October 15, 2017
Premier League whipping boys Crystal Palace gave their flagging campaign a massive boost with a 2-1 upset against Chelsea yesterday and perhaps, there were vivid themes that arose from the insipid showing the Blues armoury had put up.When Victor Moses went down clutching his hamstring five minutes before halftime, the ...
West Ham 4 Manchester United 2 : Nigerian-Born Midfielder Hits The Crossbar
Published: October 15, 2017
Manchester United were beaten 4-2 by West Ham United in their latest game in the Premier League 2 at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.The Hammers were without Nigerian defenders Olatunji Akinola and Ajibola Alese, while the Red Devils manager Richard Sbragia did not name Matthew Olosunde in his squad list after h...
Ex-Arsenal All-Time Top Scorer : Tammy Abraham Better Than Batshuayi
Published: October 15, 2017
Ex-England star Ian Wright has opined that Swansea City loanee Tammy Abraham is a better striker than Chelsea's Belgium international Michy Batshuayi.Indeed, the statistics prove him right as Abraham has tallied four goals in the English top-flight so far this season playing for a struggling Swans, whereas Batshuayi ha...
Rohr Proved Right As Elderson Not In Sivasspor 18, Chelsea Loanee Omeruo Goes 90
Published: October 15, 2017
German tactician Gernot Rohr, the first manager that observed Elderson Echiejile at close quarters after last weekend's 1-0 win vs Zambia, has finally been proven right, as the left back faces a spell on the sidelines.Echiejile was not in Sivasspor's 18 against Kenneth Omeruo's Kasimpasa (2-3) on Sunday afternoon, whic...
Visa Hitch Stops Nigeria U17 Star From Club Brugge Trials
Published: October 15, 2017
Nigeria U17 international Nazifi Yahaya has been denied a visa to Belgium and a proposed switch to Belgian First Division A powerhouse Club Brugge is hanging in the balance.The Belgian Embassy here in Nigeria noted that the striker and his minders do not have enough funds in their bank account to take care of the playe...
Moses Ruled Out Of Roma Clash, Conte Hopes Super Eagle Will Be Back Very Soon
Published: October 15, 2017
Nigeria star Victor Moses will be assessed in the coming days to determine the severity of the injury he sustained against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.Blues manager Antonio Conte is positive that the right wing-back will be available for selection soon, though it is all but confirmed that he won't ...
Nigeria Target Jordan Torunarigha Misses A Chance To Show Off In Front Of Barcelona
Published: October 15, 2017
Germany U20 World Cup star Jordan Torunarigha is finding game time hard to come by in the German Bundesliga this season, with the defender watching proceedings from the bench as Hertha Berlin lost 2-0 to Schalke 04 on Saturday.Although Torunarigha has played mainly as a left-sided central defender in the current campai...
Rohr Reacts To Abraham's Decision To Play For England Instead Of Nigeria
Published: October 15, 2017
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is not worried over Tammy Abraham's decision to snub a potential call-up to the Nigerian national team after recently pledging allegiance again to his country of birth, England.Nigeria Football Federation supremo Amaju Pinnick claimed to have held positive talks with the Chelsea loanee an...
Why Iwobi Wasn't Subbed Out Vs Watford? Wenger Gives Valid Reason
Published: October 15, 2017
For the first time this season, Nigeria international Alex Iwobi completed a game for Arsenal in all competitions in their controversial 2-1 loss to Watford at The Vic on Saturday evening.Gunners manager Arsene Wenger has cleared the air why the Hale End Academy product wasn't eventually replaced despite leaving the pi...
Solomon-Otabor Earns Praise From Blackpool Coach For Scoring Equalizer
Published: October 15, 2017
Former Nigeria U23 invitee Viv Solomon-Otabor has finally opened his goalscoring account for Blackpool and it came in his 13th game for the Seasiders in their 1-1 draw with Walsall on Saturday evening.Two minutes after coming off the bench, the Birmingham City loanee cut inside from the left and found the net with his ...
AZ Watch 10M Euro-Rated New Nwankwo Kanu Score 14th Goal Of The Season
Published: October 15, 2017
Paul Onuachu netted his 14th goal across all competitions as FC Midtjylland beat SönderjyskE 1-0 at the Sydbank Park (Haderslev) on Friday evening.The Nigeria U23 international notched the winner with 17 minutes left on the clock after receiving a pass from Gustav Wikheim, who replaced the injured Rilwan Hassa...
Not For A Tackle : Real Reason Abdullahi Shehu Was Shown A Straight Red Card In Cyprus
Published: October 14, 2017
A week after Abdullahi Shehu managed to escape being sent off during Nigeria's World Cup qualifier against Zambia in Uyo, the right back was dismissed in his first competitive game for Anorthosis Famagusta following his return to Cyprus.Contrary to speculation in the local media, Shehu was not sent off for a dangerous ...