Man Utd Defender In Contention To Make Debut For USA Olympic Squad Vs AFCON Hosts
Published: March 20, 2019
Manchester United starlet Matthew Olosunde is in contention to make his international debut for United States Olympic squad this month. The versatile right-back has been named in the latest United States U23 squad which was announced on March 19 by the United States Soccer Federation. The USA U23s who are handled...
Arsenal Winger Of Nigerian Descent Saka Scores Twice For England U19s
Published: March 20, 2019
Nigeria-eligible winger Bukayo Saka put in an eye-popping performance for England U-19s with a brace in their 4-1 win against Czech Republic in a European U19s Championship qualifier on Wednesday afternoon.The Arsenal starlet was handed a starting berth by manager Keith Downing at St George's Park while his compatriot,...
Ex-Wigan Midfielder Names Victor Moses As One Of The Good Players He Has Played With
Published: March 20, 2019
Former Wigan Athletic midfielder Daniel Redmond has named Victor Moses as one of the good players he has played with so far in his career. Now on the books of Welsh Premier League side New Saints, Redmond and Moses spent two and a half years together at Wigan and the Nigerian stood out before transferring to Chelse...
Arsenal Leading Marksman Aubameyang Singles Out Nigerian Striker For Special Praise
Published: March 20, 2019
Arsenal's top scorer this campaign, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has singled out Nigerian striker Folarin Balogun for special praise on social media. Balogun who is an England U18 international, but also eligible to represent Nigeria and his country of birth, United States, is having a blistering season, with 22 goals...
Tammy Abraham Reveals The Club He Wants To Play For Next Season
Published: March 19, 2019
England U21 star of Nigerian descent Tammy Abraham has expressed his desire to return to his parent club Chelsea at the end of his loan spell with Championship club Aston Villa. Although his goals have dried up in recent weeks, the Nigeria Football Federation target has notched 21 goals in 32 league appearances for ...
Nigeria-Eligible Manchester United Striker Receives Maiden Ireland U17 Call-Up
Published: March 19, 2019
Free-scoring Manchester United youth-team striker Mipo Odubeko has received his first ever call-up to Republic of Ireland U17 National Team ahead of two international fixtures against Finland. The 2002-born player has been rewarded with a maiden invitation to the U17s less than one month after he enjoyed a goalscor...
Photo Confirmation : Talented Central Defender Inks New Chelsea Contract
Published: March 18, 2019
Cameroon-eligible starlet Dynel Simeu has inked a new deal with Premier League side Chelsea. Born in Yaoundé, Simeu has been rewarded with his first professional contract less than a week after he celebrated his seventeenth birthday. The central defender originally joined Chelsea as an U13 following a succ...
Derby County Whizkid Of Nigerian Descent In Contention To Make Ireland U19 Debut
Published: March 17, 2019
Talented Derby County midfielder Festy Ebosele is in contention to make his debut for Republic of Ireland U19 team this month. Ebosele has been called up by Republic of Ireland U19 manager Tom Mohan for the Elite Round qualifiers of the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championships. The Republic of Ireland U19s will...
Arsenal Wing-Back Maitland-Niles Urged To Emulate Victor Moses
Published: March 16, 2019
England U20 World Cup-winning midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles has been urged to emulate Victor Moses by making the Arsenal right wing-back position his own. Maitland-Niles is predominantly a central midfielder but has been deployed as a right wing-back and fullback by Gunners manager Unai Emery for most part of th...
Arsenal's Balogun Takes His Tally For The Season To 22 Goals In All Competitions
Published: March 16, 2019
Prolific Nigerian striker Folarin Balogun took his tally for the season to 22 goals in all competitions after scoring a brace for Arsenal U18s in their 5-2 hammering of West Ham on Saturday afternoon. Balogun played his fifth match for Arsenal's youth teams over the course of two weeks and made the starting line-up...
Victor Moses Reacts To Fenerbahce's Win Against Sivasspor After Providing Assist
Published: March 16, 2019
Fenerbahce eased their relegation fears after coming from a goal down to beat Sivasspor 2-1 at the Ulker Stadyumu Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Spor Kompleksi in Istanbul on Friday evening. Victor Moses played a huge role in the win by providing the assist for Fenerbahce's equaliser scored by Soldado in the 74th minute...
Rodgers Is Right : Iheanacho Must Fight For His Place At Leicester
Published: March 16, 2019
Kelechi Iheanacho has lost his place at Leicester City and new manager Brendan Rodgers has told the striker what he should do to be a prominent player for the Foxes.According to Leicester Mecury, the former Manchester City wonderkid is a talented center-forward but isn't getting regular game-time because Jamie Vardy is...
Two Nigerian Goalkeepers Win Their First Major Silverware With Chelsea
Published: March 15, 2019
Promising Nigerian goalkeeper Kelechi Chibueze has won his first major silverware with Chelsea youth team, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Chelsea claimed the U16 Premier League Cup on Friday evening after beating Arsenal 5-2 in a London derby at Meadow Park. The 2003-born glovesman was not the only player of Nige...
Is In-form Nigeria Defender Ola Aina Needed By Sarri At Chelsea?
Published: March 15, 2019
Ola Aina is one of Chelsea's Academy products presently catching the eye, the others being Fikayo Tomori and Tammy Abraham who are on loan at Derby County and Aston Villa respectively.Aina trained with Chelsea's first team during pre-season, only to be sent on loan to Torino before the close of the summer transfer wind...
Europa League: How The English Media Rated Iwobi's Performance Against Rennes
Published: March 15, 2019
Alex Iwobi came off the substitutes' bench in the second half Thursday night to contribute his part towards Arsenal's passage to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Europa League with a comfortable 3-0 win at the Emirates Stadium after losing the first leg tie 3-1 away last week. Some English tabloids and websites were at th...