England Legend Lineker Hails Iwobi After Historic Goal Against Chelsea In UEL Final
Published: May 30, 2019
England legend Gary Lineker had nothing but praise for Alex Iwobi after he netted the pick of the goals in Arsenal's 4-1 loss to Chelsea in the final of the Europa League on Wednesday night.   The Nigeria international was one of the few bright sparks as the Gunners threw away another chance to qualify for the Cham...
English Press Rate Iwobi For Arsenal's Consolation Goal In Europa League Defeat
Published: May 30, 2019
Nigeria and Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi was one of the few players that had a good game in the Gunner's embarrassing 4-1 defeat to Chelsea in the final of the 2019 UEFA Europa League on Wednesday evening.Allnigeriasoccer.com presents the views of some of the media after the match at the Olympic Stadium, Baku.The Daily E...
Chelsea 4 Arsenal 1: Iwobi Becomes First Nigerian To Score In Final Of European Club Competition
Published: May 29, 2019
Arsenal missed the chance to qualify for next season's Champions League after they were thrashed 4-1 by London neighbors Chelsea in the final of the Europa League at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Wednesday evening. Of the three Nigerian players that traveled with the Gunners first team to Azerbaijan, only Super Eagles...
Why Bukayo Saka Needs To Be Under Emery's Tutelage Next Season
Published: May 29, 2019
Arsenal's Hale End academy witnessed another massive success this season after producing at least three players who are ready for first-team action in the upcoming season.17-year-old winger Bukayo Saka, 18-year-old winger Xavier Amaechi and 17-year-old forward Folarin Balogun were actively involved in the club's U23 si...
Fenerbahce To Demand N1.2 Billion From Chelsea If Moses Cancels Loan Deal
Published: May 29, 2019
Fenerbahce are looking to be compensated three million euros (N1.2 billion) from Chelsea if Victor Moses joins another club in the summer transfer window. Fotospor claims the Nigerian may be allowed to cancel the loan agreement if Chelsea return approximately three million euros, which is the loan fee they paid to ...
'I'm Not Thinking About Chelsea' - Nigeria-Eligible Defender Would Be Happy To Be Loaned Out Again
Published: May 29, 2019
England U21 star of Nigerian descent, Fikayo Tomori has distanced himself from speculation linking him with a return to parent club Chelsea in the summer, having spent the entirety of the 2018-2019 campaign on loan at Derby County. With Chelsea slapped with a two-window transfer ban as a result of malpractice with r...
The Three Records That Arsenal's Saka Could Break If He Features Against Chelsea In Europa League Final
Published: May 29, 2019
Arsenal winger of Nigerian descent, Bukayo Saka is in line to break three UEFA Cup/Europa League final records if he features against Chelsea in Wednesday's showpiece in Baku, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The England U19 star is in contention to make the match day 23, having traveled with the first team to Azerbai...
Should Arsenal Youngster Consider Move To Bayern Munich; Three Factors That Could Influence His Decision
Published: May 29, 2019
Xavier Amaechi was an integral part of Arsenal U23 side this season despite suffering an injury which ruled him out of action for three months. Luckily, the time he spent on the sideline didn't really affect his performance as he managed to score some breathtaking goals for Freddie Ljungberg's side at the latter stages...
Three Players Of Nigerian Descent Who Stand To Benefit If Sarri Departs Chelsea
Published: May 28, 2019
Maurizio Sarri's future at Stamford Bridge is up in the air and the former Napoli manager could be on his way out of West London after the Europa League final against Arsenal on Wednesday, May 29.Sarri's departure will definitely provide opportunities for fringe players to lay claim for a spot in the team's starting li...
Multi-Eligible Striker Ohio Rejects New Man City Deal Amid Interest From Bayern, Ajax
Published: May 28, 2019
Nigeria-eligible striker Noah Ohio has rejected a contract extension with Premier League champions Manchester City,  according to Sky Sports. The highly-rated 16-year-old has refused penning a fresh three-year contract with The Citizens as he sees greater opportunities for a first team breakthrough if he joins a fo...
Chelsea-Owned Striker Abraham Responds To Question About His Aston Villa Future
Published: May 28, 2019
Nigeria-eligible striker Tammy Abraham has refused to rule out extending his stay at Aston Villa. The England U21 international was one of the key players as Villa secured promotion to the Premier League by beating Derby County in the Championship play-off final, scoring 26 goals in 40 appearances over the course o...
Ex-Manchester United Midfielder Must Improve To Become A Celebrated Star In Dream Team VII
Published: May 28, 2019
Former Manchester United midfielder, Tosin Kehinde pledged his international future to Nigeria in 2018 after meeting with Gernot Rohr in London.His decision to commit his future to Nigeria was a great one because the West African side presents him better opportunities to have a successful international career than Engl...
Abraham Leads Aston Villa Attack To Grab Premier League Ticket Against Tomori's Derby County
Published: May 27, 2019
Tammy Abraham and his on loan club Aston Villa on Monday picked up a promotion ticket to the English Premier League for the 2019/2020 season with a 2-1 win over Derby County that paraded another England youth international with Nigerian heritage Fikayo Tomori.Both players were in action for 90 minutes and gave good acc...
Three Nigeria-Eligible Players Named In England Squad For U21 EURO; No Place For Lookman
Published: May 27, 2019
England U21 manager, Aidy Boothroyd on Monday revealed his squad for this summer's European U21 Championship finals, naming three players of Nigerian descent on his roster. Chelsea duo Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori who both enjoyed glittering campaigns with Aston Villa and Derby County respectively as well as Bo...
'He Called Himself The Special One'- Chelsea Legend Babayaro Names The Best Manager He's Ever Played For
Published: May 27, 2019
Former Nigeria international Celestine Babayaro played under world class managers during his illustrious playing career and has rated Portuguese gaffer Jose Mourinho as the best of the lot. Signed from Anderlecht for a club-record fee for a teenager in 1997, Netherlands legend Ruud Gullit was in the dugout when he f...