'VAR To Tottenham's Rescue Once Again' - Fans React To Ndidi's Disallowed Goal
Published: September 21, 2019
Wilfred Ndidi played all ninety minutes as Leicester City recovered from a one-goal deficit to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at the King Power Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Super Eagles midfielder put the ball in the back of the net in the 16th minute only for VAR to intervene and disallow the goal for an offside o...
Versatile Fullback Aina Debuts For Chelsea In The 2019-2020 Season
Published: September 21, 2019
Ola Aina's sibling, Jordan Aina has finally played his first game for Chelsea in the 2019-2020 season. The former England U16 international came off the bench in the 80th minute as a replacement for Valentino Livramento as the Young Blues claimed a narrow 2-1 victory against Reading in the U18 Premier League on Satu...
'I Worked Hard For It' - Ex-Liverpool Winger Adekanye Reacts After Pro Debut For Lazio
Published: September 21, 2019
Former Liverpool winger Bobby Adekanye has spoken of his happiness after making his professional debut for Lazio in a Europa League fixture against CFR Cluj on Thursday evening. The Nigerian-born starlet came off the bench in the 80th minute as a replacement for Bastos with the scoreboard reading 2-1 in favour of the...
Arsenal's Two-Goal Hero Balogun Outshines Bellerín In Four-Goal Thriller Vs Wolves U23
Published: September 20, 2019
Nigerian striker Folarin Balogun was the star of the show as Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers shared the spoils with a 2-2 draw in a Premier League 2 clash at at New Bucks Head on Friday evening. Gunners first team star Héctor Bellerín and summer signing from Celtic Kieran Tierney stepped up their recovery from...
Chelsea Boss Lampard On Battles Between Abraham And Van Dijk, Tomori & Liverpool
Published: September 20, 2019
Chelsea coach Frank Lampard faced the cameras on Friday ahead of his side's eagerly anticipated Premier League match against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. The confrontation between Tammy Abraham and Virgil van Dijk, as well as Tomori up against Liverpool's attacking trident of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto ...
Leicester City Star Ndidi Leading The Interception Stats In Europe's Top Five Leagues
Published: September 20, 2019
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has been ranked the top interceptor in Europe's top five leagues comprising of the Premier League, La Liga, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1. According to Whoscored.com, the Nigeria international has made the most interceptions in Europe's top five league...
Liverpool Icon Reveals One Key Reason Why Glasgow Rangers Signed Ojo On Loan
Published: September 20, 2019
Scottish side Glasgow Rangers defeated Eredivisie side Feyenord 1-0 during their Europa League opener at Ibrox Stadium.Steven Gerrard's men dominated the game in opening minutes of the encounter but they couldn't find a breakthrough until in the 23rd minute when Nigerian star Sheyi Ojo scored a beautiful goal. The you...
'A New Star Is Born', 'A Live Wire': English Press Laud Impressive Saka MOTM Performance Against Frankfurt
Published: September 20, 2019
Arsenal began their campaign in the 2019/2020 UEFA Europa League with a comprehensive 3-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Commerzbank Arena on Thursday night. 'A New Star Is Born', ' A Live Wire': English Press Laud Impressive Saka MOTM Performance Vs FrankfurtThe Man of the Match performance of Nigerian forw...
Former Tottenham Manager: Tammy Abraham Deserves Chelsea Starts Over Giroud
Published: September 20, 2019
Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood on Thursday opined that Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham deserves the trust of head coach Frank Lampard who has preferred him over France international Olivier Giroud.Abraham who is eligible to play for Nigeria through his parents - his father being a close friend of the Nigeria Footb...
Europa League : Lazio's Adekanye Makes Pro Debut; Liverpool Loanee Ojo Nets Brilliant Goal
Published: September 20, 2019
Former Liverpool starlet Bobby Adekanye has made his professional debut aged 20 years, 7 months and 5 days.Lazio manager Simone Inzaghi handed the winger his debut off the bench (80th minute) as the Italian club suffered a 2-1 loss to CFR Cluj at the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu in the Europa League on Thursday, ...
Arsenal Coach Hails Saka After Teenager Announces His Arrival To The World
Published: September 19, 2019
Arsenal coach Unai Emery had nothing but praise for Bukayo Saka following his man of the match performance in his side's 3-0 rout of Eintracht Frankfurt in their Europa League opener at the Commerzbank Arena on Thursday evening. The teenage winger is well known to Nigerian and British fans but he used today's game t...
'Saka The New Messi' - Arsenal Fans React To Winger's MOTM Display Vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Published: September 19, 2019
Arsenal began their 2019-2020 Europa League campaign with a 3-0 win over Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday.There were some surprise inclusions in Unai Emery's starting XI as 18-year-old winger Bukayo Saka  was handed a spot in the team ahead of Nicolas PépéSaka had an eventful night during the game. Hi...
Chelsea In Talks With Nigerian Duo Over New Five-Year Contracts
Published: September 19, 2019
According to the Guardian UK, Premier League side Chelsea have opened talks with two Nigeria-eligible players over a new contract. The Blues are in discussions with Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori and both players will commit their future to the Stamford Bridge outfit until the end of the 2023-2024 season if terms ar...
Femi Azeez Joins Reading; Younger Brother To Sign New Arsenal Deal On Friday
Published: September 19, 2019
Through a statement on their official website, EFL Championship outfit Reading have announced that three promising young players, including Femi Azeez, have recently joined The Royals. Femi Azeez is a winger who last represented non-league club Wealdstone FC on a non-contract basis. And because he was technically ...
Nigerian Winger Rescues Draw For Manchester United In Friendly Against Hertha Berlin II
Published: September 19, 2019
A second half goal from Nigeria-eligible winger Deji Sotona helped Manchester United U19s salvage a 2-2 draw with Hertha Berlin II in a friendly at Altrincham's J. Davidson Stadium on Wednesday evening.The German side took the lead on two occassions, only for Manchester United to reply with goals in each half.Former Aj...