Arsenal Coach Emery Reveals Iwobi Has Taken His Game To Another Level
Published: April 05, 2019
Arsenal coach Unai Emery believes Alex Iwobi has improved since he took over the managerial reins of the North London club. The Nigeria international has started 18 games for the Gunners in the Premier League this term and the Spanish tactician has been impressed by his overall contribution after naming him among th...
Liverpool-Owned Striker Awoniyi On The Radar Of Anderlecht, Club Brugge, Standard Liege, Genk
Published: April 05, 2019
Taiwo Awoniyi's performances have not gone unnoticed since he rejoined Royal Excel Mouscron and the Nigeria U23 international is topping the wishlist of several Belgian First Division A clubs ahead of the reopening of transfer window. According to La Dernière Heure, the Liverpool-owned striker is on the radar of A...
Leicester City's Ndidi Named In Premier League Team Of The Month For March
Published: April 04, 2019
Leicester City star Wilfred Ndidi has been named in Whoscored.com's Premier League Team of the Month for March 2019. The football statistics website monitored the performances of players in the English top flight last month, rating them out of ten, and the Nigeria international, who was the best rated player at 7.86...
Liverpool Striker Of Nigerian Descent Promoted To England Women's U21 Squad
Published: April 04, 2019
Liverpool striker of Nigerian descent Rinsola Babajide is in contention to add to her international caps at youth level this month after receiving a call-up to England Women's U21 team. Babajide has been promoted to the The Young Lionesses U21 team on the back of her impressive performances for Liverpool Women. ...
'It's Not Just Going In'- Mikel Reacts To Middlesbrough's Goalscoring Crisis
Published: April 04, 2019
Middlesbrough have slipped down the Championship table largely due to the fact that they have failed to score any goal in their last three matches in the league against Aston Villa, Norwich City and Bristol City. Of the 24 teams in the English second-tier, only Ipswich Town, Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City have scor...
Accolades Pour In For Ndidi : Leicester Star Is EPL POTW, Named In TOTW, Top Tackler, Top Interceptor
Published: April 02, 2019
Wilfred Ndidi continues to earn recognition following his brilliant performance in Leicester City's 2-0 win against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, March 30. According to Whoscored.com, the Nigeria international was the stats leader for tackles and interceptions from game week 32. The Foxes number ...
Why Isaac Success Has Been Omitted From Watford's 18 Vs Fulham
Published: April 02, 2019
Super Eagles striker Isaac Success has been omitted from Watford's match day squad against Fulham at Vicarage Road on Tuesday evening owning to a minor injury, manager Javi Gracia has revealed. The Hornets number 10 capped off a fine performance with an assist after coming off the bench in the 2-1 loss to Manchester...
Super-Sub Saka The Hero As Arsenal U18s Beat Tottenham In Potential Title-Decider
Published: April 02, 2019
Arsenal secured their ninth consecutive win on the bounce after beating nearest challengers Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in an U18 Premier League Southern section match held on Tuesday afternoon. The result means the Gunners are now four points clear at the top of the standings, with two games remaining for Ken Gillard's ...
Nmecha On Target To Help Man City Into FA Youth Cup Final
Published: April 02, 2019
Nigeria-eligible midfielder, Felix Nmecha helped Manchester City U18s into the final of the FA Youth Cup after beating West Brom 4-2 at the Manchester City Academy Stadium on Monday night. Nmecha who has enjoyed a break out season for the Citizens, having earned his professional debut for the senior team was tasked wit...
Iwobi Receives Good Marks As Arsenal Set New Premier League Club Record
Published: April 02, 2019
Alex Iwobi played for about an hour on Monday night before he was substituted in place of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as Arsenal defeated  Newcastle United 2-0 to leapfrog Tottenham Hotspur in third place at the top of the English Premier League table. Arsenal set a new Premier League club record by winning their ten...
Leicester City's Ndidi Is Statistically The Best Midfielder In The Premier League For March
Published: April 01, 2019
Nigeria national-teamer Wilfred Ndidi has been selected in Whoscored.com's Team of the Month (March 1-31) for the Premier League. The football statistics website has put together a Team of the Month featuring the best eleven players in each position, with the Leicester City star slotting in in central midfield in a ...
Lazio Tempt Super Eagles Striker With N1.2 Billion Three-Year Deal
Published: April 01, 2019
Italian Serie A club Lazio have started preparing for the reopening of the transfer window and are working on a deal to sign Super Eagles striker Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo. According to Sportmediaset, Lazio want to add the Crotone star to their offensive ranks and are prepared to offer him a three-year contract in the...
Chelsea Reject Fenerbahce's Initial Bid For Victor Moses
Published: April 01, 2019
Chelsea have rejected an initial bid from Fenerbahce for the permanent acquisition of Victor Moses, according to reports. Ajansspor says The Yellow Canaries had offered five million euros for the right winger, a figure deemed insufficient by the Premier League side, who have told their Turkish counterparts to incre...
Super Eagles Star Lands In Norway To Complete Shock Deadline Day Move To AaFK
Published: April 01, 2019
Nigeria international Izunna Uzochukwu is on the verge of completing an under-the-radar transfer to Norwegian First Division club Aalesunds FK. According to Norwegian newspaper Sunnmørsposten, Aalesunds FK are working hard to sign the central midfielder before the close of the Norwegian transfer window on April 1. ...
17-Year-Old Nigerian Starlet Called Up To Train With Arsenal First Team Pre-Newcastle
Published: April 01, 2019
Promising Nigerian goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo was called up to train with Arsenal's first team ahead of this evening's Premier League meeting with Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners held their final training session on Sunday, with Okonkwo in attendance. Although the 17-year-old has been regist...