Fikayo Tomori Receives Praise From Chelsea Legend After Derby Debut
Published: August 12, 2018
Derby County manager Frank Lampard thinks Nigerian defender Fikayo Tomori performed well despite his team's 4-1 loss to Leeds United on match day two in the EFL Championship on Saturday, August 11. Tomori was signed by The Rams on a season-long loan from Chelsea six days ago and was handed a full debut by the former...
Eagles Academy Product Egbo Scores In Borussia Mönchengladbach Rout
Published: August 12, 2018
Crystal Palace Academy product Mandela Egbo scored a rare goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach in their 5-1 rout of FC Wegberg-Beeck in a pre-season friendly on Sunday afternoon at Borussia-Park. Egbo, who was named in the starting XI, made it 3-0 in 63rd minute in the convincing win over the fifth-tier opponents. ...
Victor Moses Reacts To Chelsea's Handsome Win Against Huddersfield Town
Published: August 12, 2018
Victor Moses has seen the handwriting on the wall that he has lost his place in Chelsea's starting eleven, with new Italian boss Maurizio Sarri opting to play him off the bench in yesterday's Premier League opener against Huddersfield Town. As things stand, the Super Eagles number eleven is behind Pedro, Willian and...
Huddersfield Town Vs Chelsea : Nigerian Midfielder Is Top Tackler, Most Fouled Player
Published: August 12, 2018
Nigerian midfielder Philip Billing was one of the shining lights for Huddersfield Town in their disappointing 3-0 loss to Chelsea in their Premier League opener on Saturday afternoon. The Terriers number eight was the top man in two statistical categories in the game staged at John Smith's Stadium. According to s...
Tottenham Boss Reveals Exactly What He Said To Nigerian Starlet Before Premier League Debut
Published: August 11, 2018
Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino has revealed exactly what he said to Nigerian midfielder Luke Amos just before he made his Premier League bow this afternoon against Newcastle United. The former England U18 international made his senior debut for Spurs after being an unused substitute in two previous first...
EPL Wrap: Moses, Success Enter As Sub; Amos Debuts; Billing Starts; Balogun & Ibe Benched; Bright In 18
Published: August 11, 2018
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, August 11th.Nigerian players with dual nationalities and have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted.In the lunchtime kick off at the St. James Park, ...
Special Moment For Nigerian Midfielder As He Makes Premier League Debut For Tottenham
Published: August 11, 2018
Promising Nigerian midfielder Luke Amos made his maiden competitive appearance in a Tottenham Hotspur jersey as the North London club began the new season with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Newcastle United. The Academy product was named on the bench for a Premier League game for the first time in his career, before he w...
Arsenal Two-Goal Hero Balogun Outshines Aston Villa's Netherlands Youth-Teamer Odutayo
Published: August 11, 2018
Arsenal edged Aston Villa 4-2 in their U18 Premier League opening game held at the Shenley Training Centre on Saturday afternoon. As many as three Nigerian youngsters tasted action for Arsenal with Mazeed Ogungbo and Folarin Balogun  starting for the hosts while Daniel Oyegoke hopped off the bench in place Matthew De...
Highly-Rated Midfielder Scores, Aina Debuts As Chelsea Beat Southampton In U18PL
Published: August 11, 2018
Chelsea have kicked off their U-18 Premier League campaign with a 3-1 win over Southampton U-18s on Saturday afternoon, with Faustino Anjorin scoring one of the goals for the visitors.The young Nigerian midfielder was named in the starting lineup for Andrew Myers's side while former Arsenal wonderkid, David Agbontohoma...
21-Year-Old Midfielder Luke Amos Named In Tottenham 18 Vs Newcastle
Published: August 11, 2018
Luke Amos has been rewarded for his excellent form during Tottenham Hotspur's pre-season, after manager Mauricio Pochettino named him in the 18-man match day squad for the Premier League clash against Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon. This is the first time in the midfielder's career that he has made the match...
Huddersfield Town Star To Wear No. 8 Vs Chelsea; Watford's Success Keeps His Number 10
Published: August 11, 2018
Nigerian midfielder Philip Billing will be wearing the number eight jersey today if he takes to the pitch for Huddersfield Town's Premier League opener against former champions Chelsea at John Smith's Stadium. The Terriers have handed the number eight jersey to Billing for the third consecutive season, he first wor...
Leicester City's Ndidi Outshines Man Utd Goalscorers Pogba, Shaw In One Key Stat
Published: August 11, 2018
Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi impressed despite Leicester City beginning the Premier League season with a 2-1 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Friday night. The Red Devils scored early via a goal from France World Cup-winning midfielder Paul Pogba who converted a spot kick in the third minute and w...
Man Utd 2 Leicester City 1 : Iheanacho & Ndidi Show Promise In Season Opener
Published: August 10, 2018
Manchester United kicked off the new Premier League season with a narrow 2-1 win over Leicester City at Old Trafford on Friday evening.Leicester City's Nigerian duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi were both named in the Foxes starting XI in Manchester while Layton Ndukwu who is classed as an U21 will have to wai...
Chelsea Announce Jersey Numbers Two Nigerian Strikers Will Wear For 2018-2019 Campaign
Published: August 10, 2018
Chelsea have confirmed their squad numbers for the 2018-2019 season and two offensive-minded Nigerian players have been named on the first team roster. They are Super Eagles star Victor Moses and England U21 international Tammy Abraham, and they will wear the number 15 and 19 kits respectively. Another Nigeria in...
Alex Iwobi Will Definitely NOT Leave Arsenal This Month, Unai Emery Reveals
Published: August 10, 2018
Speaking at a press conference on Friday afternoon, Arsenal manager Unai Emery revealed that Alex Iwobi is not amongst the three players that could still leave the club before the close of the transfer window in Europe this month. The Nigeria international had been linked with a departure from the Emirates Stadium b...