Tottenham 4 Dortmund 0 UYL : Bennetts On The Mark, Eyoma Stars
Published: September 13, 2017
Three players of Nigerian descent made Tottenham Hotspur match day squad as they claimed a 4-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday afternoon.Whilst England youth internationals Keanan Bennetts and Timothy Eyoma started, Moroyin Omolabi was an unused substitute.Marcus Edwards fired Spurs int...
Chelsea Offer New Contract To Belgian Midfielder Until 2021
Published: September 13, 2017
Chelsea are in advanced talks with Belgium international Eden Hazard and his intermediaries over the renewal of the midfielder's contract, as per reports.According to Tuttomercatoweb there are positive signs that Hazard will pen a deal tying him to Chelsea until 2021 in the coming weeks.The number ten was on the radar ...
Victor Moses Given The Day Off By Manager Antonio Conte
Published: September 13, 2017
Nigeria international Victor Moses did not train with Chelsea's first team on Wednesday, September 13.According to Chelsea insider CarefreeYouth  Moses and other first-teamers were given the day off to enable them recharge their batteries after Tuesday's impressive 6-0 win over Qarabag.The Blues will resume training o...
Iwobi In Line To Make Tenth European Appearance, Trains With Arsenal Pre-Cologne
Published: September 13, 2017
Alex Iwobi could make his tenth appearance for Arsenal in European competitions when Bundesliga club Cologne visit the Emirates on Thursday night.Seven first-teamers Petr Cech, Laurent Koscielny, Alexandre Lacazette, Danny Welbeck, Granit Xhaka, Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey were not sighted at London Colney this morning...
Joel Obi Doubtful To Face Juventus, Out For At Least 10 Days
Published: September 13, 2017
Joel Obi is doubtful to make Torino's match day squad when they face Juventus in the derby on September 23.Through their official website, Torino have confirmed that the Nigeria international has suffered a muscular injury to the left thigh biceps, which led to his substitution after 10 minutes against Benevento.The Ma...
Super Eagles Stars, Pinnick Confident Omidiji Will Choose Nigeria Ahead Of USA
Published: September 13, 2017
Super Eagles stars including Kelechi Iheanacho and William Troost-Ekong are confident they can persuade Feyenoord wonderkid Lateef Omidiji Jnr to commit his international future to Nigeria ahead of his country of birth, the United States.The Nigeria Football Federation, especially Amaju Pinnick and vice president Seyi ...
Kelechi Nwakali Starts For VVV Venlo In 5-1 Loss To Monchengladbach
Published: September 13, 2017
Forty eight hours after netting on his debut for VVV Venlo, Kelechi Nwakali was in action for the Limburg based club in a friendly against German opponents Borussia Mönchengladbach.Manager Maurice Steijn decided to give a run-out to a number of players that were not named in the starting eleven in Sunday's clash again...
Photo Confirmation: Cape Town City Make A Statement Signing In Victor Obinna
Published: September 13, 2017
South African Premier Soccer League outfit Cape Town City F.C have pulled off a transfer coup with the signing of free agent Victor Obinna.The financial terms and duration of the contract Obinna signed with the capital outfit have not yet been disclosed.In his first words after the signing was announced, Obinna explain...
Why Victor Moses Was Benched Vs Qarabag? Chelsea Coach Explains
Published: September 13, 2017
Victor Moses could not make his fifth Champions League appearance for Chelsea in their 6-0 rout of Qarabag on Tuesday night, with new signing from Torino Davide Zappacosta getting the nod to start from manager Antonio Conte.The former Italy gaffer has provided reasons why he started Zappacosta instead of his preferred ...
Man Utd, Spurs, Leicester, Crystal Palace Watch Samuel Make Champions League Debut
Published: September 13, 2017
Manchester United sent their scouts to monitor Tuesday night's Champions League meeting between Benfica and CSKA Moscow at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.According to the official clubs, scouts and intermediaries list sighted by allnigeriasoccer.com, the Red Devils representatives were at the stadium to run the...
UYL : Noah Okafor Makes Debut As Man Utd, Basel Play Out Seven-Goal Thriller
Published: September 12, 2017
Promising Nigerian midfielder Noah Okafor made his UEFA Youth League debut for FC Basel in their 4-3 loss to Manchester United U19s at Leigh Sports Village Company on Tuesday afternoon.The 17-year-old entered in to the fray in the 53rd minute with his team trailing 2-1.Aidan Barlow gave Manchester United the lead after...
Nigeria In Search For Another Jay-Jay Okocha
Published: September 12, 2017
Great footballers don’t just appear from nowhere, the best footballers in the world be it Neymar, Mbappe, Leo Messi, or Cristiano Ronaldo learned their trades at various football academies.But for Nigeria, a country with over 170 million population, her football talents are horned on the streets with very few making ...
Nigerian Midfielder Enters The History Books After 50th Goal In Azerbaijan
Published: September 12, 2017
FK Zira midfielder Victor Igbekoyi became only the third foreigner to score fifty or more goals in the Azerbaijan Championship following his strike against Qabala on Saturday.According to Azerisport,  Igbekoyi's goal at Gabala City Stadium was his 50th strike from 273 matches in the championship of Azerbaijan.The 31-y...
Chelsea Could Have Signed PSG Poster Boy And Liverpool Midfielder
Published: September 12, 2017
Celtic coach Brendan Rodgers has revealed that Neymar turned down the chance to join Chelsea before his transfer to Barcelona in 2013. Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho was also being monitored by the Blues prior to his switch to Inter Milan, according to the former Chelsea youth team coach.Neymar joined Paris Saint-Ger...
Two Nigerian Talents Omitted From Chelsea Squad To Face Qarabag In UYL
Published: September 12, 2017
Ola Aina's younger brother, Jordan, and Tariq Uwakwe will not debut for two-time champions Chelsea when they take on Azerbaijan opponents Qarabag in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday afternoon.The defender and central midfielder have been omitted from The Blues U19 match day squad for the clash at Cobham Training Centre...