Tammy Abraham Speaks On Missed Chance Against Newcastle United
Published: September 11, 2017
Tammy Abraham has rued Swansea City's 1-0 loss to Newcastle United at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday evening.On 60 minutes, Abraham went close to adding to his two-goal tally for the Swans but Jamaal Lascelles made a goal-saving block to deny the Chelsea loanee, who had rounded goalkeeper Robert Elliot.''I had a great c...
Super Eagles Star Iheanacho Disappointed After Loss To Chelsea
Published: September 11, 2017
Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho says he is disappointed after Leicester City's 2-1 loss to Chelsea on game week four in the English Premier League last weekend.The Taye Academy product, who joined the Foxes from Manchester City in August, came off the bench in the 78th minute to make his home debut for the forme...
Key Chelsea Midfielder To Undergo Fitness Test Ahead Of Champions League Tie
Published: September 11, 2017
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has hinted that new signing Danny Drinkwater will undergo a late fitness test ahead of Tuesday night's Champions League clash against Azerbaijani side Qarabag at Stamford Bridge.The Manchester United product watched proceedings from the bench as the Premier League champions beat the Foxes ...
Arsenal, Chelsea Target Thought About Moving To Manchester United
Published: September 11, 2017
Germany international Thomas Müller has admitted that he thought about leaving Bayern Munich two years ago and would have signed for a Premier League club, according to reports in his homeland.Manchester United have been linked with a move for Muller in the last few seasons, and the German champions rejected a £91mil...
Nwakali Sends Message To VVV Venlo Faithful After Debut Goal
Published: September 11, 2017
Nigeria U20 international Kelechi Nwakali sent a message to the VVV Venlo faithful shortly after netting on his first-ever appearance in the Dutch Eredivisie on Sunday evening.The Arsenal loanee made sure VVV walked away from the Euroborg with a share of the spoils after heading home the equalizer in the 92nd minute of...
Ola Aina Gets Low Marks From Chelsea After Display Vs Derby
Published: September 11, 2017
In their review of the players on loan at other clubs, Chelsea admitted that Super Eagles invitee Ola Aina experienced a downturn in fortunes in Hull City's last match in the EFL Championship.The former England U19 skipper started at right back as The Tigers were humiliated 5-0 by Derby County at the iPro Stadium on Fr...
Nigerian Exports: Onazi, Nwakali, Ohi & Adegbenro Score, Dessers Assists, Mikel & Ekong Star
Published: September 11, 2017
Catch up on the performances of Nigerian players in league matches across Europe on Sunday, September 10.We start off at San Mames Barria, where Girona were guests to Athletic Club. Striker Kayode Olarenwaju is still searching for his first goal in the Spanish top-flight, he fired blanks in the 25 minutes he spent on t...
Mikel And Pursuit Of Stability To Super Eagles Midfield
Published: September 11, 2017
Gernot Rohr had more than one reason to smile after Nigeria moved closer to qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup following a 1-1 draw with Cameroon last week.The 1-1 draw in Yaounde was a lesson in what Rhor most crave – control. It is why possession is their oxygen and why at times in the qualifiers even the use o...
Super Eagles To Arrive Match Venue Ninety Minutes Before Kick-off
Published: September 11, 2017
The Super Eagles landed in the Ghanaian capital, Accra last night and immediately proceded to the town of Takoradi by road ahead of Monday’s WAFU Cup of Nations Tournament Group A clash with the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone.The trip to Takoradi, where all the participating teams except host team Ghana are being accomm...
Joel Obi Substituted After Ten Minutes Due To Injury
Published: September 10, 2017
Super Eagles attacking midfielder Joel Obi faces a spell on the sidelines after picking up an injury in the Serie A clash between Torino and Benevento on Sunday. The former Inter Milan wonderkid had to be replaced by Ghana international Afriyie Acquah in the tenth minute after signalling to the bench to be substituted....
Tammy Abraham Comes Close To Scoring As Swansea Lose To Newcastle
Published: September 10, 2017
Nigeria Football Federation target Tammy Abraham came close to scoring his second goal in the English Premier League in Swansea City's 1-0 loss to Newcastle United at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday evening.With an hour played, the England U21 international ought to have scored but Jamaal Lascelles made a goal-saving blo...
Nwakali Nets On Debut As VVV Venlo Set New Record For Nigerian Players
Published: September 10, 2017
Nigeria U20 international Kelechi Nwakali came off the bench to rescue a point for VVV Venlo in their Dutch Eredivisie clash with FC Groningen at the Euroborg on Sunday evening.The attacking midfielder came off the bench with 15 minutes left on the clock and the scoreboard reading 1-0 in favour of the home team, who to...
Liverpool 1 Man City 0 PL2: Adekanye Debuts, Ejaria Missing, Bashiru Subbed In
Published: September 10, 2017
Liverpool preserved their one hundred percent record in Premier League 2 after beating Manchester City 1-0 at Prenton Park (Merseyside) on Sunday afternoon.Two players of Nigerian descent featured, with Bobby Adekanye (Liverpool) and Tom Dele-Bahiru (Manchester City) coming off the bench for their respective teams in t...
Samuel In Line For Debut In CL Group Stage, Flies To Portugal With CSKA
Published: September 10, 2017
Aaron Samuel may make his debut in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League this week, with the Nigeria international on the flight to Portugal with the CSKA Moscow squad.Nineteen CSKA players, including the Super Eagle, flew to Portugal, where they will face SL Benfica on Tuesday at 21:45 (Moscow time), writes the...
Musa Yahaya Missing As Man Utd, Leicester Make Check On Porto Talents
Published: September 10, 2017
Porto midfielder Musa Yahaya was not involved for the Portuguese powerhouse in their 3-0 rout of Chaves in the Primeira Liga on Saturday, September 9.The Nigeria youth international has yet to debut for Porto since joining the club in 2016 from Mutunchi Academy, but has been selected to train with the first team squad....