Nigeria U23 Star Misses Scouts From Monaco, Inter Milan & Sevilla
Published: September 20, 2016
Oghenekaro Etebo, 20, missed an opportunity to showcase his skills when Feirense tackled Boavista in the Portuguese Primeira Liga on Sunday, September 18.The Nigeria international is still few days away from full recovery from an injury he suffered in training before his team took on Tondela in the league. Scouts from ...
Nigerian Defender Provides Game-Winning Assist For Man Utd U23 In Win vs Derby County
Published: September 20, 2016
Young Nigerian midfielder Tosin Kehinde was not involved as Manchester United U23s beat Derby County 3-2 in a captivating Premier League 2 game at Old Trafford on Monday night.The 18-year-old has not featured for the squad since August 28, when he took to the pitch in their 1-1 draw with Chelsea before the internationa...
Olomola Scores Another Brace For Southampton U23 In Draw Against Leicester
Published: September 19, 2016
Southampton U23s drew 2-2 with Leicester City in Premier League 2 at Staplewood on Monday, with Nigerian striker Olufela Olomola bagging a brace for the Saints. Olomola put Southampton in front in the eighth minute when he headed home Tyreke Johnson’s cross, but the Foxes restored parity just before the interval....
Nigerian Whizkid Ejaria To Make Liverpool Debut On Tuesday Vs Derby County?
Published: September 19, 2016
Former Golden Eaglets trainee Ovie Ejaria, 18, is poised to make his senior debut for Liverpool in Tuesday evening’s League Cup clash against Derby County. The central midfielder has been training with the Reds first team in recent days and made their 18-man squad for the Premier League game with Chelsea last Fri...
San Jose Earthquakes Ace Alashe Named Among Most Promising Young Stars In MLS
Published: September 19, 2016
San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Fatai Alashe has been named among the top 24 most talented and promising young stars under the age of 24 by Major League Soccer.The American U23 international, who was born in Southfield, Michigan and remains eligible to play for the Super Eagles, ranked 19th on the list. All MLS...
Midfielder Of Nigerian Descent Pens New Six-Year Contract With Spurs
Published: September 19, 2016
With a statement published on their official webpage, Tottenham Hotspur have announced that England international of Nigerian descent Dele Alli has penned a new contract with the Premier League side.The new contract will keep the attacking midfielder at White Hart Lane until 2022.Alli joined Spurs from MK Dons in Janua...
Scotland International Ikechi Anya Will Not Play Against Liverpool
Published: September 19, 2016
Scotland international Ikechi Anya will miss Derby County’s EFL Cup Round Three match with Liverpool at iPro Stadium on Tuesday evening. The 28-year-old is cup-tied, having represented former club Watford in their 2-1 loss to Gillingham in the last round.In addition, Anya picked up an injury after landing on his ...
Gent Confirm Moses Simon Has A Tear In Hamstring, Out Of World Cup Qualifier
Published: September 19, 2016
It is all but confirmed that Moses Simon will miss the Super Eagles World Cup qualifier against Zambia in 20 days time, with KAA Gent confirming that the Nigeria international has a tear in his hamstring after undergoing a scan last weekend.The winger sustained the injury in the closing minutes of the first half during...
Ex-Nigeria Target & Tottenham Hotspur Defender Joins Crusaders
Published: September 19, 2016
Vanarama National League South club Hungerford Town have completed the signing of Nigerian defender Olumide Durojaiye on undisclosed terms, writes nonleague.pitchero.com.The 23-year-old has previously played for Scottish side Falkirk, Brechin City, Enfield Town , Haringey Borough, Hayes & Yeading United and  N...
Liverpool Wonderkid Bobby Adekanye Is A Lionel Messi, Neymar Fan
Published: September 19, 2016
Liverpool wonderkid Bobby Adekanye is a fan of Barcelona superstars Lionel Messi and Neymar if his tweet is anything to go by. The Nigerian-born wing wizard has a soft spot for the Azulgranas because he represented the club prior to his transfer to Liverpool last summer and has been pictured fraternizing with Messi. Ad...
Brown Ideye : This Is One Of The Best Moments Of My Life
Published: September 19, 2016
Olympiakos attacker Brown Ideye has admitted that he has had a blistering start to the season but has reiterated that he will not rest on his laurels.  The Nigeria national-teamer was on target as the champions rallied from an early deficit in the fifth minute to defeat Iraklis 2-1 at Kaftanzoglio Stadium in the S...
Nigeria Wonderkids Iheanacho, Iwobi Have Most Assists In Premier League
Published: September 19, 2016
Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho and Arsenal wonderkid Alex Iwobi have the most assists in the Premier League after five rounds, along with two established European internationals, writes the official website of the Premier League. Of the fifteen goals City have netted in the English top-flight, Iheanacho has ...
Brazil Name Squad, Arrange Friendly With Cameroon Ahead Showdown With Nigeria On October 1
Published: September 19, 2016
Luiz Antônio Ribeiro , coach of Brazil’s Women’s Under-17 team, has announced a 21-player roster for the upcoming World Cup which will take place in Jordan September 30 to October 21The squad is composed of 3 goalkeepers, 3 central defenders, 2 fullbacks, 7 midfielders and 6 strikers, including the pr...
City Defender Adarabioyo Stops Sunderland Young Star Maja From Scoring
Published: September 19, 2016
Manchester City defender Tosin Adarabioyo stopped Joshua Maja from netting his third goal of the season when the Citizens U23 squad faced off against their Sunderland counterparts in the Premier League 2 on Sunday.Heading into the fixture at the Stadium of Light, the young Nigerian forward had hit target twice in the l...
Super-Sub Ideye Wins Man Of The Match Accolade After Scoring With His First Touch
Published: September 18, 2016
Brown Ideye scored for the second straight game in the Greek Super League as Olympiakos beat Iraklis 2-1 at Kaftanzoglio Stadio (Thessaloníki) on Sunday. Perrone gave the home team the lead in the fifth minute and the scoreboard did not change until the 51st minute when Domínguez converted a spot kick to ...