Ten Chelsea Players Of Nigerian Descent Involved In International Action Last Season
Published: July 31, 2017
Chelsea have officially revealed that sixty-two players on the books of the club were involved in international action for their respective countries last season at senior to U17 level.If the U16 age group is included in the mix, ten players of Nigerian descent were called up to defend the colours of either Nigeria or ...
Only Three Starts : Wenger Explains Why He Benched Kanu In Final Year At Arsenal
Published: July 31, 2017
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has explained why former Nigeria international Nwankwo Kanu found game time difficult to come by in the final year of his contract with the Gunners.Kanu managed only three starts for the Emirates outfit in the Premier League during the 2003-2004 season, whereas he made 25 appearances in al...
Manchester United Run the Rule Over Free-Scoring Chelsea Striker Abraham
Published: July 30, 2017
Manchester United posted a scout to monitor the pre-season friendly between Swansea City and Birmingham City on Saturday.Birmingham City have revealed via the official scouts and intermediaries guest list that a representative of the Red Devils Stephen McCarthy was among the spectators that watched the entertaining enc...
Chelsea's Omeruo Suffers Injury A Month Before WCQ Vs Cameroon, Subbed Out In Friendly
Published: July 30, 2017
Kenneth Omeruo picked up a yet to be disclosed injury in Chelsea's 2-0 win over French fourth-tier club Bergerac Périgord FC in a pre-season friendly at the Gaston Simounet Stadium on Saturday evening.The Nigeria international played through the pain barrier before he was substituted at half-time, according to Canal+ ...
Valerenga 0 Man Utd 3: Nigerian Iniesta Impresses, Lukaku On Song, McTominay Nets First Senior Goal
Published: July 30, 2017
Manchester United recorded a routine 3-0 win over Norwegian club Vålerenga at the Ullevaal Stadion (Oslo) on Sunday evening.Vålerenga's Nigerian wonderkid Chidera Ejike fulfilled his ambition to play against Manchester United stars Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku after making the starting line-up.It was stalemate until ...
Nigerian Messi Starts As Liverpool Lose 3-1 To PSV In Nuneaton Tourney
Published: July 30, 2017
Ibadan-born winger Bobby Adekanye, wearing the number seven jersey, was surprisingly named in Liverpool XI's starting eleven on Sunday for the pre-season friendly against his former club PSV Eindhoven in the Nuneaton tournament.Just yesterday, the Netherlands youth international was in action for an hour as The Reds we...
Arsenal 1 Sevilla 2: Iwobi Subbed In, Lacazette On Target, Oxlade-Chamberlain Sparkles
Published: July 30, 2017
Arsenal found Sevilla a tough nut to crack in the final game of the 2017 Emirates Cup, losing 2-1 to the Spanish club at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday evening.It was a foregone conclusion that Alex Iwobi was going to be named on the bench after playing 74 minutes of the 5-2 win over Benfica on Saturday, but the Nigeri...
Exclusive: Akwa United's Ebiye Set To Finalize FOUR-YEAR Deal With Lillestrom In Next 48 Hours
Published: July 30, 2017
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Norwegian Tippeligaen club Lillestrom are on the verge of announcing the signing of Akwa United young sensation Moses Ebiye.The striker has impressed the Canaries coaching staff led by Arne Erlandsen in the trial matches since his arrival in Scandinavia.Though Ebiye has not appende...
Arsenal Watch Ex-Watford Man Uche Debut For Standard Liege
Published: July 30, 2017
Nigeria international Henry Uche Agbo has made his competitive debut for Belgian First Division A club Standard Liege, lasting the distance in their 1-1 draw with Mechelen on Sunday afternoon.As previously reported, Premier League club Arsenal plus Ajax Amsterdam, PSV and AC Milan sent their trusted scouts to observe t...
No Training For Chesela's Victor Moses, Tomori Until Five Days Before Facing Arsenal
Published: July 30, 2017
Nigerian right wing-backs Victor Moses and Fikayo Tomori landed in the English capital on Sunday morning following their tour of Asia, where they participated in the International Champions Cup and faced Arsenal in a friendly.The Blues manager Antonio Conte has decided to give the players two days off after the long tr...
Chelsea Loanee Abraham After Netting Two In Three : I Came Here To Score Goals
Published: July 30, 2017
Welsh club Swansea City warmed up for their Premier League opener against Southampton in two weeks time by beating Birmingham City 2-0 at St. Andrew's Stadium on Saturday.England U21 star Tammy Abraham tallied his second goal in three matches for the Swans.The Chelsea loanee opened the scoring before the hour mark with...
Manchester United Ready To Make Chelsea Star The Most Expensive Serbian Player In History
Published: July 30, 2017
Manchester United are close to announcing the capture of the signature of Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matić, with the deal set to completed in the next few days, according to Sky Sports.The Premier League champions have slapped a staggering £50 million asking price on the head of the Serbia international, which has sc...
Chelsea Loanee Ugbo Ghosts Past Three Nigerian Defenders To Win Penalty For Barnsley
Published: July 30, 2017
Chelsea loanee Ike Ugbo continues to dazzle for Barnsley in pre-season, despite the Reds losing 4-0 to Rotherham United at the AESSEAL New York Stadium on Saturday.Four players of Nigerian descent in the shape of Ike Ugbo (Barnsley) and defenders Semi Ajayi, Michael Ihiekwe and Joshua Oluwadurotimi (Rotherham United) s...
Chelsea Monitored Nigerian Trio In Manchester United Vs Southampton At SuperCupNI
Published: July 30, 2017
Premier League champions Chelsea were interested in the meeting between two of England's most successful academy sides Manchester United and Southampton at the SuperCupNI.Scouts in Attendance has confirmed that a representative of the Blues was at Showgrounds, Coleraine on Wednesday, July 26.Three players of Nigerian d...
More Clubs Join The Race For Man Utd, Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea Linked English-Born Nigerian Midfielder
Published: July 30, 2017
At least six Premier League clubs are keeping tabs on the situation of Everton attacking midfielder Ross Barkley.The Daily Star is reporting that West Ham United and Manchester City have joined the race for the Three lions star of Nigerian parentage.The Toffees manager Ronald Koeman stated last week that it is a forego...