Three Stats That Prove Huddersfield No-Nonsense Nigerian Midfielder Outshone Tottenham's World Cup Stars
Published: September 30, 2018
Statistics provided by Whoscored have highlighted the fact that Huddersfield Town's Nigerian midfielder Philip Billing was one of the most influential players on the pitch despite his team losing 2-0 to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. With the visitors lining up in a 3-4-3 formation, t...
Liverpool's Adekanye Showing A Lot Of Promise, Starts Against Chelsea After Injury Scare
Published: September 30, 2018
Bobby Adekanye started for Liverpool in their 3-1 win at Chelsea in the Premier League 2 on Saturday afternoon after suffering a knee injury from a heavy fall in the penultimate round of matches against Arsenal. Having resumed full training few days before the trip to Aldershot, the Ibadan-born winger started and pl...
Parent Club Rule: Chelsea Set To Block Nigerian Defender From Playing For Derby County
Published: September 30, 2018
Championship outfit Derby County have been drawn away to Premier League side Chelsea in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. Nigerian defender Fikayo Tomori helped the Rams reach this stage of the competition, going the distance against Oldham Athletic, Hull City and Manchester United but is unlikely to feature agains...
Top Marks: Nigeria's Arsenal, Leicester City, Chelsea Stars Rated In Big Premier League Battles
Published: September 29, 2018
Super Eagles stars Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City), Victor Moses (Chelsea) all played huge roles in their teams' impressive games on Saturday in the English Premier League.Alex Iwobi's team, Arsenal defeated Watford 2-0 at the Emirates, the duo of Kelechi Iheanacho played thei...
Chelsea 1 Liverpool 1: Moses Impresses In 17-Minute Cameo; Solanke Still Out-of-Favor
Published: September 29, 2018
Substitute Victor Moses contributed his quota as Chelsea were forced Liverpool to a 1-1 draw in the English Premier League on Saturday. It is on record that Moses had featured for Liverpool in the past, albeit on loan. He was listed in the 18-man Chelsea squad for the match.However, the versatile player was  named as ...
Arsenal Coach Hails Game-Changer Iwobi : He Helped Us With His Quality
Published: September 29, 2018
Arsenal coach Unai Emery has said that Alex Iwobi showed his quality after coming off the bench in his side's hard-fought 2-0 win against Watford at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Nigeria international first had to be content with a role on the bench, with the Spaniard opting to start Pierre-Emerick...
EPL Wrap: Iwobi Game-Changer; Success Hits Post; Balogun Bench; Iheanacho Aerial Threat; Ndidi Stars; Moses In 18
Published: September 29, 2018
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, September 29. Nigerian players with dual nationalities and have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted. At Goodison Park, Nigeria target...
Ola Aina's Brother Shines On Full Debut For Chelsea U18s Against Norwich
Published: September 29, 2018
Ola Aina's sibling, Jordan, was impressive as Chelsea began the defense of their U18 Premier League Cup title with a 5-1 rout of Norwich City on Saturday afternoon. Jordan Aina finally made his full debut for the Blues at Cobham Training Centre after the defender was a non-playing substitute in three matches in the ...
Aston Villa Boss Reveals Exactly Why He Substituted Chelsea Loanee Abraham
Published: September 29, 2018
Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce has revealed that he had to substitute Tammy Abraham against Bristol City on Friday evening because the striker was playing through the pain barrier after suffering an injury. Abraham, who joined Aston Villa on the final day of the loan window, subbed out in the first minute of stoppage ...
Liverpool Legend Gerrard Reveals The Three Players That Can Act As Backup To Salah Or Mane
Published: September 29, 2018
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has named England U21 star of Nigerian parentage, Dominic Solanke, among the three players that can act as backup to Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané if the two African stars are not available for selection. In his maiden season at Anfield, Solanke got games, 27 in total, but has droppe...
Fit Again Brentford Star Odubajo : We Were Better Than Arsenal In The Second Half
Published: September 28, 2018
Former Nigeria U23 invitee Moses Odubajo made a long-awaited return to the pitch after recovering from injury as Brentford were beaten 3-1 in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday evening at the Emirates Stadium. Brentford saw themselves trailing by two goals at the break but showed character in the second ...
Ex-Man City Starlet Nwakali Cleared To Make Debut For Raków, Midfielder Granted Work Permit
Published: September 28, 2018
Former Manchester City starlet Chidiebere Nwakali has been cleared to make his competitive debut for Polish club Raków Częstochowa after he was recently granted a work permit. The former Nigeria U20 midfielder ended his four-year association with the Citizens in the summer transfer window before making an under th...
Good News For Chelsea But Bad News For Moses As Sarri Provides Update On Pedro
Published: September 28, 2018
Speaking to the national press in England, Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has provided an update on the fitness of Pedro Rodríguez ahead of his side's Premier League clash with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening. The World Cup winner has not figured for The Blues in their last two games in all competitio...
Chelsea Loanee Omeruo Finally Returns To Leganes After 10 Days Authorized Absence
Published: September 28, 2018
Kenneth Omeruo has finally returned to Spain ahead of CD Leganes' La Liga fixture with Real Betis at the  Estadio Benito Villamarín (Sevilla) on September 30. Spanish sports daily AS informs on its electronic edition that the Chelsea loanee was expected on Wednesday, but his connecting flight from Istanbul was can...
Nigerian Coach Among Six African Finalists Selected By Arsenal And WorldRemit for Coaching Programme
Published: September 28, 2018
A panel of judges from Arsenal Football Club and its official online money transfer partner, WorldRemit (www.WorldRemit.com), have selected six coaches from across Africa as finalists in their new Future Stars coaching progamme. These final six coaches will now compete in a public vote on FutureStars.WorldRemit.com...