Man City Coach Guardiola Hails 17-Year-Old Defender For Stopping Iheanacho From Scoring
Published: December 19, 2018
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has lavished praise on 17-year-old central defender Eric García after he stopped Kelechi Iheanacho from finding the net in the League Cup on Tuesday evening. Leicester City lost 3-1 to the Premier League champions on penalties following a 1-1 draw at King Power Stadium. Iheana...
Arsenal Whizkid Saka Battles Iwobi For Left Wing Role Vs Tottenham
Published: December 19, 2018
Left winger Bukayo Saka is in contention to be included in Arsenal's provisional squad list when they battle Tottenham Hotspur in the quarterfinal of the League Cup at the Emirates on Wednesday evening. The 17-year-old was spotted training with the first team at London Colney on Tuesday morning which is an indicatio...
'He Was Very Good Before He Got Injured'- Arsenal Legend Ljungberg Happy To Have Nigerian Winger Back
Published: December 19, 2018
Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg was delighted that Nigerian winger Xavier Amaechi has returned to action after more than three months on the sidelines. Ljungberg's Gunners U23 side were humiliated 4-0 by Blackburn Rovers in their latest game in the Premier League 2 but the positive thing to take out of the game is...
Ndidi Shines, Iheanacho Subbed Off As Leicester Bow To Man City In EFL Cup After Penalty Shootout
Published: December 19, 2018
Super Eagles duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho were both in action Tuesday night as Leicester City lost 3-1 on penalty shootout to Manchester City in their quarterfinals clash in the EFL (Carabao) Cup after a 1-1 draw on regulation time.Ndidi provided the assist for Leicester's goal after City went ahead  at ...
Manchester United Nigerian Fans Are All Blaming The Same Man After The Sack Of Mourinho
Published: December 18, 2018
Premier League giants Manchester United announced on Tuesday that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect and a new caretaker coach will be appointed until the end of the 2018-2019 season. The decision to sack the Portuguese coach comes after the Red Devils were beaten 3-1 by Liverpool in the P...
'Nigerian Eden Hazard' Singled Out For Special Praise by Watford U23 Coach
Published: December 18, 2018
Nigeria U20 invitee Jayden Bennetts was one of the players singled out for special praise by Watford U23 coach Darren Sarll despite his side losing 2-1 to Bristol City in a Professional Development League fixture on Monday. The experienced Bristol City team contained goalkeeper Frank Fielding, Australia internationa...
Arsenal U23 Squad Selection Vs Blackburn Hints At Potential Domestic Debut For Saka Vs Spurs
Published: December 18, 2018
Bukayo Saka could be in line to make his domestic debut against Tottenham Hotspur in the quarterfinal of the League Cup on Wednesday evening if the Arsenal U23 squad picked by manager Freddie Ljungberg against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League 2 is anything to go by. Four players of Nigerian descent in the shap...
Nmecha In Contention To Become Second Youngest Nigerian To Represent Man City Against Leicester City
Published: December 18, 2018
German-born attacking midfielder Felix Nmecha is in contention to become the second youngest player of Nigerian descent to represent Manchester City's first team in a competitive match. The teenager was spotted training with the first teamers on Monday morning ahead of their trip to Leicester, where they face Claud...
Nigerian Midfielder On Target As Chelsea Lose Seven-Goal FAYC Thriller Vs Manchester United
Published: December 17, 2018
Defending champions Chelsea lost a seven-goal thriller to Manchester United in the third round of the FA Youth Cup on Monday night at Leigh Sports Village. The prolific England U18 international Mason Greenwood was the star of the show after scoring a hat-trick for the Red Devils and had opened the scoring in the 9t...
Arsenal's Nigerian Winger Amaechi Is Back After Three Months On The Sidelines
Published: December 17, 2018
Talented right winger Xavier Amaechi is fit again and was named in Arsenal's match day squad in a Premier League 2 match against Blackburn Rovers at Meadow Park (Borehamwood) on Monday night. The 17-year-old had been out of action since September after suffering a foot injury while on international duty with England...
Brighton's Balogun Calls A Spade A Spade : We Gave Chelsea Two Early Christmas Presents
Published: December 17, 2018
In his post-match verdict, Leon Balogun felt that Brighton & Hove could have got something from the game against Chelsea on Sunday afternoon adding that they were the better team in the second half. The Nigeria international took the blame for the second goal conceded by the Seagulls but also pointed out that the Bl...
FAYC: Chelsea Send SOS To Goalscoring Nigerian Midfielder Ahead Of Trip To Man Utd
Published: December 17, 2018
Poole-born Nigerian midfielder Faustino Anjorin has not featured for Chelsea U18 team for more than five weeks now, with his last appearance coming against Newcastle United in the U18 Premier League Cup. The England U18 international has more or less been promoted to the U23 team given that he has played more games ...
Brighton & Hove's Balogun Shows Class By Taking The Blame For Loss To Chelsea
Published: December 16, 2018
Leon Balogun has been indirectly blamed for the second goal conceded by Brighton & Hove in their 2-1 loss to Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. Speaking to reporters post-match, Seagulls manager Chris Hughton said the goal in the 33rd minute was avoidable and knocked the team. Reacting to his perfor...
Alex Iwobi Reveals Who Is To Blame For Arsenal's Loss To Southampton
Published: December 16, 2018
Super Eagles attacking midfielder Alex Iwobi has insisted that the Arsenal players should shoulder the blame for their 3-2 loss to Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium on Sunday afternoon because they failed to defend as a team. A brace from Henrikh Mkhitaryan saw the Gunners twice draw level after Ings' pair of goals ...
EPL : Iwobi's Arsenal 22-Game Unbeaten Run Ends; Balogun Gives Chelsea Helping Hand; Moses Not In Squad
Published: December 16, 2018
Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi was in action for 69 minutes as Arsenal's 22 match unbeaten run came crashing down against Southampton at the St Mary's Stadium on Sunday with a 3-2 defeat.Iwobi who made his 14th Premier League appearance found Nacho Monreal in the 33rd minute before the Spaniard lofted a pass headed ho...