Leicester 1 West Ham 1 : Late Ndidi Goal Salvages Draw For Foxes; Iheanacho Starts Ahead Of Vardy
Published: October 27, 2018
In a dramatic game at the King Power Stadium on Saturday evening, Leicester City claimed a point after sharing the spoils with West Ham on match day ten in the Premier League. The Foxes French boss Claude Puel surprisingly chose Kelechi Iheanacho to lead the frontline ahead of Jamie Vardy and the number eight was jo...
Watford's Isaac Success Reacts After Netting First Premier League Goal In Two Years
Published: October 27, 2018
Speaking after Watford recorded an impressive 3-0 victory against Huddersfield Town, Isaac Success was pleased to net his first Premier League goal for the Hornets in two years. The Hornets number ten has scored a couple in the League Cup but last netted in the English topflight against AFC Bournemouth in October 20...
EPL Wrap: Success Scores; Billing Booked; Balogun & Ibe Benched; Iheanacho, Ndidi Start; Solanke, Obafemi Not In 18
Published: October 27, 2018
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, October 27.Nigerian players with dual nationalities and have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted. At Vicarage Road Stadium, Isaac Success starte...
Red-Hot Box-To-Box Nigerian Midfielder Scores On Debut For Chelsea U23
Published: October 27, 2018
Nigerian midfielder Faustino Anjorin continued his rich vein of form after scoring for Chelsea in their 3-2 loss to Brighton & Hove in a Premier League 2 contest staged at Electrical Services Stadium (Aldershot, Hampshire) on Saturday afternoon. Another Nigerian midfielder Tariq Uwakwe started for the Young Blues an...
Chelsea 3 BATE Borisov 1 : Victor Moses Subbed In As Loftus-Cheek Steals The Headlines With Hat-Trick
Published: October 25, 2018
Ruben Loftus-Cheek popped up with a hat-trick for Chelsea as they defeated Bate Borisov 3-1 in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.The Blues have taken a giant step towards a place in the last 32 with victory tonight. Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri made eight changes to the side that rescued a late 2-2 draw against Manch...
Sporting CP 0 Arsenal 1 : Iwobi Comes On As 86th Minute Sub As Gunners Win 11th Straight Game
Published: October 25, 2018
A 78th minute strike from Danny Welbeck proved to be enough for Arsenal to pip Sporting CP 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.With the win at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, Arsenal continued their flawless sweep in Group E with nine points from three games.They had earlier accounted for the scalp of Qarabag and Vors...
No Debut For Rangers' Nigerian Striker In Europa League Clash Vs Spartak Moscow
Published: October 25, 2018
Promising Nigerian teenager Adedapo Awokoya-Mebude will not make his professional debut when Rangers face Spartak Moscow in the Europa League on Thursday night. The center forward is one of the three Nigerian players registered for the competition by the Glasgow club, the others being Sadiq Umar and Ovie Ejaria. ...
Chelsea Legend Frank Lampard : Tomori's Dream Is To Play At Stamford Bridge
Published: October 25, 2018
Derby County manager Frank Lampard has hailed Chelsea's decision to permit Nigerian defender Fikayo Tomori and Mason Mount to play against their parent club in next week's Carabao Cup clash at Stamford Bridge. Tomori, an England U21 international, joined the Rams on a season-long loan from Chelsea in the summer and ...
UYL Molde 0 Chelsea 4 : Anjorin On Target; Uwakwe Handed Corner-Taking Duties
Published: October 24, 2018
Faustino Anjorin continued his brilliant form after scoring for Chelsea as they claimed a 4-0 win over Molde in the first round of the UEFA Youth League, domestic champions path. Wednesday evening's game was a dead rubber as Chelsea thrashed their Scandinavian opponents 10-1 in the first leg played at Cobham Trainin...
Club Brugge's Nigerian Striker Hoping To Show Off To Chelsea, Spurs, Newcastle, Barca, 38 Other Clubs
Published: October 24, 2018
At least forty-two clubs will be in attendance when Club Brugge host Monaco in the Champions League. According to Belgian newspaper HLN.be, Barcelona will be in Bruges as well as PSG, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Chelsea, Juventus and Inter Milan and their mission is to run the rule over the promising talents at Club Br...
Victor Moses In Strong Contention To Make Chelsea 18-Man Squad Vs BATE As Hazard Suffers Injury
Published: October 24, 2018
Victor Moses is in strong contention to be included in Chelsea's 18-man squad for Thursday evening's Europa League match against BATE Borisov. Speaking to reporters at the pre-match press conference on Wednesday, manager Maurizio Sarri revealed that Belgium international Eden Hazard will not be available for selecti...
Official: Goalscoring Defender Extends Contract With Chelsea
Published: October 24, 2018
Through a statement on their official website, Chelsea have confirmed that Marcos Alonso has committed his long-term future to Chelsea by signing a contract until 2023. Since his arrival at Stamford Bridge in 2016, the Spanish left back has netted 15 goals from 92 appearances, while setting up 11 goals. Speaking on...
UYL Wrap: Real Madrid's Akinlabi Scores; Juventus & Iweru Lose To Man Utd; Man City's Nmecha Red-Carded; Ogbeta Goes 90
Published: October 23, 2018
Find out how players eligible to represent the Nigerian National Teams fared on match day three in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday, October 23. We start off at Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano, where Real Madrid entertained Viktoria Plzeň. It ended 3-2 in favour of the Spanish team. Marvin Olawale Akinlabi Park came...
'If We’d Have Got The Penalty & Ball Hadn't Hit Crossbar' - Ndidi's Excuses For Losing To Arsenal Valid
Published: October 23, 2018
Wilfred Ndidi was understandably disappointed in the wake of Leicester City's 3-1 loss to Arsenal in a Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night and mentioned two incidents that would changed the outcome of the meeting. The Foxes were not awarded a penalty in the first half when Arsenal defender R...
Omeruo Pleads With Chelsea : I Would Love To Play, Even If It's Just One Game
Published: October 23, 2018
Close to seven years after Kenneth Omeruo's celebrated arrival at Chelsea, the Nigeria international has yet to make a competitive appearance for the Premier League powerhouse. The former Sunshine Stars defender has been farmed out on loan to ADO Den Haag, Middlesbrough, Kasımpaşa, Alanyaspor and most recently Le...