Chelsea In Pole Position Ahead Of Man City To Sign AFC Wimbledon's Nigerian Wonderkid
Published: April 26, 2017
Premier League pacesetters Chelsea have leapfrogged Manchester City in the race to sign AFC Wimbledon whizkid Toyosi Olusanya, according to reports in the British press.The Blues have stepped up their pursuit of the winger by inviting him for trials with a view to a contract, the Mirror has reported.Olusanya was a hit ...
Fanendo Adi Claims Title Of Highest-Paid Nigerian Player In MLS (Full List)
Published: April 26, 2017
The MLS Players Union announced a list of 2017 player salaries in the American top flight on Tuesday, April 25.Portland Timbers star Fanendo Adi claimed the title of highest-paid player of Nigerian descent in Major League Soccer, with guaranteed salaries (including bonuses) of $1,736,254.00 a year.In American terms, Ad...
Ex-Super Eagles Star's Son Dominic Iorfa Back In Favour At Wolverhampton Wanderers
Published: April 25, 2017
Dominic Iorfa is back in favour at Wolverhampton Wanderers with the defender selected for Tuesday’s Championship clash against Huddersfield Town.With the Molineux Stadium outfit certain to be playing in the English second-tier next season, manager Paul Lambert made a couple of changes to the starting line-up.Prior to...
Moses Puts In Another Solid Display As Chelsea Take Giant Step Towards Title
Published: April 25, 2017
Diego Costa was back among the goals as Chelsea beat Southampton 4-2 in a Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night to reestablish a seven-point lead over nearest challengers Tottenham Hotspur.It took the Blues less than six minutes to open the scoring. The Southampton defenders were not quick in rea...
Man City Readying World Record Bid For Tottenham Hotspur Midfielder
Published: April 25, 2017
Manchester City are preparing a world record bid for Tottenham Hotspur star of Nigerian descent Dele Alli, according to Barcelona legend Xavi, who is close to manager Pep Guardiola.The Sun says Guardiola wants to sign the attacking midfielder to help City win trophies, and the Manchester-based outfit have to pay more t...
Skillful Chelsea Wing-Back Victor Moses Named Nigeria Top Dribbler In Europe
Published: April 25, 2017
Football statisticians CIES Football Observatory have published on their website the top 100 dribblers in the top five leagues in Europe. Middlesbrough’s Adama Traore is first on the list and outranked Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Allan St-Maximin (Bastia). Neymar, Lionel Messi and Alexis Sanchez.If Liverpool-born Ross Bar...
Tottenham Overtake Arsenal In Race For Nigerian-Born Winger, Hailed As The New Wilfried Zaha
Published: April 25, 2017
Tottenham Hotspur have overtaken North London rivals Arsenal in the race for the signature of Blackpool's teenage sensation Bright Osayi-Samuel.The Sun says the White Hart Lane outfit are preparing an undisclosed bid for the Nigerian-born winger, who has been likened to Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha.Everton and Aston ...
Why Arsenal Starlet Iwobi Voted For Kante To Win PFA Award Not Alexis, Hails Chelsea Star
Published: April 25, 2017
Alex Iwobi has praised Chelsea star N’Golo Kante after the Frenchman won the PFA Player of the Year award on Sunday. The Nigerian international has admitted that the hardworking midfielder was his favourite to win the prestigious award, having voted for him.“He’s someone that works for the team and even though he...
Chelsea Ace Kante Thanks Moses, Ola Aina, Teammates After Winning Player of The Year Award
Published: April 25, 2017
France international N'Golo Kante has thanked his teammates at Chelsea after bagging the PFA Player of the Year accolade.The defensive midfielder has been very pivotal for the Blues in their bid to win the Premier League title, starting every single game except the 3-0 win over Bournemouth which he missed because of a ...
Club Brugge Hoping To Beat Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool In Race To Sign Nigerian Teenager
Published: April 25, 2017
Club Brugge are in the driving seat to sign in-demand Nigerian frontman Henry Onyekuru this summer, according to reports. Reports in Belgium claim that Blue-Black are close to signing the 19-year-old striker from Eupen but face competition from English Premier League clubs.This has not been corroborated by Onyekuru as ...
Ex-Nigeria Star : Wenger Is Under Pressure & Should Not Be Challenged For Not Playing Iwobi
Published: April 25, 2017
Former Nigeria international Garba Lawal has refused to criticize Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for snubbing Alex Iwobi in recent matches, including Sunday's showdown with Manchester City in the FA Cup, stressing that the Frenchman is under pressure to deliver.With just over a year before the 2018 World Cup, the Hale E...
Why Hannover Striker Noah Bazee Will Not Be Called Up To The Next Nigeria Squad
Published: April 25, 2017
Hannover whiz-kid Noah Bazee has been ruled out of action for the rest of this season owing to a knee injury.Thus, the 20-year-old will not be called up to the upcoming Super Eagles get-together in Corsica, despite manager Gernot Rohr proclaiming that he will begin running the rule over the striker in the next four wee...
Super Eagles Coach Rohr Gets Injury Boost Ahead Of AFCON Qualifier Against South Africa
Published: April 25, 2017
Ahead of Nigeria's African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa, manager Gernot Rohr has been handed a lift with news that ex-Watford star Odion Ighalo is making good progress with his injured ankle. The Changchun Yatai frontman subbed out in the 73rd minute of his team's 3-2 loss to Shanghai Shenhua on April ...
Ex-Flying Eagles Star Promoted To The English Premier League With Newcastle
Published: April 24, 2017
Newcastle United have secured an immediate return to the English Premier League after beating Preston North End 4-1 at St James\' Park on Monday night.Former Nigeria U20 international Sammy Ameobi was not involved tonight but had suited up four times for the Magpies after he was recalled from his loan spell at Bolton W...
Ex-Golden Eaglets Trainee Ejaria Plays First Game In Three Months For Liverpool Against Man City
Published: April 24, 2017
Former Golden Eaglets invitee Ovie Ejaria played his first game in three months for Liverpool at any level in their hard fought 3-2 win over Manchester City in a Premier League 2 encounter at Prenton Park on Monday night. The exciting talent picked up a long-term injury in the Reds 2-1 loss to Wolves back in January, a...