Lookman Puts On A Show In Everton's Big Win, Praised By Manager
Published: December 07, 2017
Ademola Lookman has been praised by Everton first-team coach Craig Shakespeare on the back of his display for the Premier League club in their 3-0 rout of Apollon Limassol in the Europa League on Thursday.The England U21 star of Nigerian descent netted his first goals of the season for the Toffees in their comfortable ...
Javier Mascherano Explains Why He Flopped Against Nigeria : I Was Physically Tired
Published: December 07, 2017
Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano has opened up on why he didn't play well in Argentina's 4-2 loss to Nigeria in an international friendly in Krasnodar last month. What the Nigerian fans took away from the performance of Alex Iwobi against the two-time world champions was when the Arsenal winger embarrassed Maschera...
Pep Guardiola Pleased With Nigerian Defender : Everyone Saw He's A Talented Player
Published: December 07, 2017
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola was pleased with the contribution of Manchester-born Nigerian defender Tosin Adarabioyo despite his side losing 2-1 to FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night.The promising central defender started on the right side of a three-man central defense and was i...
(Photo) Chelsea Send Scouts To Watch In-Form Nigeria Defender Omeruo Vs Fenerbahçe
Published: December 07, 2017
Premier League champions Chelsea continue to monitor the performance of in-form Nigeria defender Kenneth Omeruo, who is spending the whole of this season on loan at Turkish Super Lig club Kasimpasa.Turkish scout Tarkan Batgün has confirmed via Twitter that Chelsea scouts Eddie Newton and Christophe Lollichon watched O...
CSKA Moscow's Aaron Samuel Fails To Show Off To Arsenal, Tottenham In Manchester
Published: December 07, 2017
CSKA Moscow's Nigeria international Aaron Samuel could not show off his skills to representatives of top Premier League teams in his team's 2-1 loss to Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.According to reporting by Ria Sport, scouts representing Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Borussia Dortmun...
Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Manchester City 1 : Young Nigerian Defender Puts In Impressive Shift
Published: December 06, 2017
Manchester City fell to a shock 2-1 defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League, their first of the season though the result did little to change anything about their progression to the next round.Tosin Adarabioyo made his first start in the competition this campaign for the Citizens as Pep Guardiola looked...
Liverpool 7 Spartak Moscow 0 : Solanke Benched, African Stars Score
Published: December 06, 2017
Liverpool ran out 7-0 winners over Spartak Moscow in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday evening to seal their passage to the next phase of the competition as group winners.The 20-year old Dominic Solanke was named on the substitutes bench for the Merseyside club and watched on as his side made a glittering start in...
Arsenal & Man Utd Amongst Clubs That Monitored Switzerland Defender Of Nigerian Descent
Published: December 06, 2017
Several Premier League clubs plus teams based in Italy, Germany, France and Spain watched Benfica take on Basel in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, according to reports.Scouts In Attendance has confirmed that Arsenal, Manchester United, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, Watford, West Ham, Swansea City, Ever...
Ex-Nigeria U17 Trainee Battles AFOTY Nominees Mane, Salah For Liverpool Goal Of The Month
Published: December 06, 2017
Former Golden Eaglets trainee Ovie Ejaria has been nominated for Liverpool's Goal of the Month for November 2017 and must see off competition from some illustrious African footballers to win the accolade.Goals from Egypt dazzler Mohamed Salah and Senegal star Sadio Mané are also up for the award along with strikes fro...
Moses, Chelsea Could Face Mighty Barcelona In Champions League Round Of 16
Published: December 06, 2017
Chelsea's reward for coming second in Group C of the Champions League could be a meeting with Spanish powerhouse Barcelona in the next round.It is confirmed that the Blues can't be paired with Premier League rivals Manchester United and Manchester City in the next round and Liverpool are poised to be among the teams th...
Manchester United 2 CSKA Moscow 1 : Aaron Samuel On The Bench, Kehinde Not On List B
Published: December 05, 2017
Manchester United battled back to claim a 2-1 victory over CSKA Moscow in the Champions League, with goals from Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford securing the win.United did not register Lagos-born Nigerian midfielder Tosin Kehinde on the List B before tonight's tie  at Old Trafford, so he was missing from the matchda...
Liverpool Hero Gerrard : Nigerian Winger Does Not Deserve To Be On The Bench
Published: December 05, 2017
Ahead of Liverpool's UEFA Youth League clash against Spartak Moscow on Wednesday, coach Steven Gerrard has admitted that he faced a selection headache in the group stage.The Reds are already through to the knockout round of the competition courtesy of their 4-0 hammering of Sevilla on match day five.Against the Spanish...
More Tackles & Blocks Than Kante & Pogba, Is Ndidi Underappreciated In The Premier League?
Published: December 05, 2017
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has hardly put a foot wrong since he joined from Genk last season, but somewhat surprising it is that he is yet to garner the high encomium which he rightly deserves.The youngster has grown in leaps and bounds since he traded Belgium for England and had swiftly established himsel...
NFF Boss : Chelsea Struggle Without Moses, Liverpool Can't Do Without Salah & Mane
Published: December 04, 2017
Speaking on the World Sport programme of the Cable News Network (CNN) from the station's London studio on Monday,  Nigeria Football Federation supremo Amaju Pinnick, who is a Member of the CAF Executive Committee has stressed the importance of African stars Victor Moses, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane to their English c...
Belgium Star Edges Out Impressive Victor Moses In Chelsea MOTM Poll Vs Newcastle
Published: December 04, 2017
Belgium captain Eden Hazard has edged out Nigeria Player of the Year Victor Moses to claim Chelsea Man of the Match award in their Premier League clash against Newcastle United on Saturday, December 2.The attacking midfielder registered his name on the score-sheet twice against the Magpies, he equalized in the 21st min...