Official : Manchester United Miss Out On Signature Of Top Transfer Target
Published: January 14, 2019
Manchester United have missed out on the signature of Norwegian wonderkid Odin Thiago Holm after the midfielder completed a move to Valerenga Fotball on Sunday. The Red Devils heavily courted the Norway youth international after he caught the eye at the Sambor Youth Cup in Poland last summer, scoring five goals from...
Faustino Anjorin Joined Chelsea Because Of Mikel; Named After Newcastle & Colombia Legend
Published: January 14, 2019
The parents of Nigerian box-to-box midfielder Faustino Anjorin wanted him to take football as a career right from the day he was born and decided to name him after Colombia and Newcastle legend, Faustino Asprilla, who is the first player to score a hat-trick against Barcelona in the Champions League, allnigeriasoccer.c...
Reading Boss Reacts As Ex-Liverpool Defender Ilori Is Linked With Return To Sporting Lisbon
Published: January 13, 2019
Portuguese Primeira Liga side Sporting Lisbon are looking to sign Reading defender of Nigerian descent Tiago Ilori in the winter transfer market. Ilori came through the ranks at the Green and Whites, spending seven years at the club before sealing a celebrated move to Liverpool, where things did not work out for him. ...
Chelsea Whizkid Of Nigerian Descent Tipped To Move To Foreign Club
Published: January 13, 2019
England U18 international of Nigerian descent Faustino Anjorin has been tipped to follow in the footsteps of former Manchester City starlet Jadon Sancho by leaving Chelsea for a foreign club. The 18-year-old Sancho was undoubtedly one of the best players in the first stanza of the Bundesliga, scoring 6 goals with eigh...
Nigeria Target Lookman Shows His Class For Everton With England Coach In Attendance
Published: January 13, 2019
Everton have moved up to tenth place in the English Premier League following their 2-0 victory over Bournemouth at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon. England U21 star Ademola Lookman made only his second start of the season for the Toffees, while Jordon Ibe entered into the pitch as a substitute on 83 minutes. Bern...
19-Year-Old Burnley Loanee Ali Koiki Finally Gets His Big Day
Published: January 13, 2019
Nigerian starlet Ali Koiki has made his professional debut aged 19 years, 4 months and 21 days. The left-back was loaned out by Premier League side Burnley to League Two club Swindon Town just three days ago and forty-eight hours later, the defender was handed his first appearance against Lincoln City. Prior to h...
Nigeria U20s Target Sparkles As West Brom U18s Lose Eight-Goal Thriller
Published: January 13, 2019
Nigeria Football Federation target Yusuff Ojebode will be hailed for his performance despite West Brom suffering a 5-3 loss to Middlesbrough in the U18 Premier League on Saturday, January 12. The winger had missed the start of the 2018-2019 campaign after suffering a grade three tear in his quad, which is a serious ...
Leicester City Name The One Player Who Impressed Despite Loss To Southampton
Published: January 13, 2019
Leicester City website, in its assessment of their defeat to Southampton in the Premier League yesterday, hailed the impact of Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi despite the hosts losing 2-1.After James Ward-Prowse and Shane Long struck in the opening 45 minutes for the Saints at the King Power, Ndidi popped up in ...
Tottenham Hotspur, Wolves, Everton Join Scramble For 15-Goal Nigerian Striker
Published: January 13, 2019
Sunderland are battling to keep their top scorer Josh Maja with less than three weeks left before the close of the winter transfer market. According to Express UK, Tottenham Hotspur have joined a host of Premier League clubs in the running for Sunderland star Josh Maja. Everton, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal P...
Promising Wing-Back Jordan Aina Making Progress At Chelsea
Published: January 13, 2019
Former England U16 international Jordan Aina is hopeful that he can emulate his brother, Super Eagles defender Ola, by making his professional debut for Chelsea's first team in the coming years. The 17-year-old penned a scholarship with the Stamford Bridge outfit in the close season and was promoted to the U18 team...
EPL Wrap: Iwobi Stars; Ndidi Scores; Iheanacho, Success, Balogun Benched; Moses Left Out; Billing Goes 90
Published: January 12, 2019
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, January 12. Nigerian players with dual nationalities and have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted. In the early kickoff at the London Stadiu...
'Not The Creator To Feed Auba/Laca; 'Arsenal's Attacking Spark': English Press Rate Iwobi In Arsenal Defeat To West Ham
Published: January 12, 2019
Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi produced an inspired performance despite Arsenal's 1-0 defeat suffered against West Ham United on Saturday which has put the Gunners' Champions League qualification in serious jeopardy with their fifth defeat of the season.The Nigerian created goal scoring chances for his misfiring teammate...
QPR's Nigerian Playmaker Drawing Interest From Crystal Palace And At Least Eight Premier League Teams
Published: January 11, 2019
Queens Park Rangers standout player Eberechi Eze is being linked with a departure from Loftus Road in the winter transfer market despite penning a new three-year contract five months ago. Clubcall.com claims Crystal Palace are in pole position to sign the attacking midfielder but face competition after he was recent...
Hoffenheim's Akpoguma Reveals Manchester City Are His Favorite Club In England
Published: January 11, 2019
1899 Hoffenheim loanee Kevin Akpoguma has revealed he would like to play in the English Premier League and cited Manchester City as his favorite club in England. The former Germany U20 skipper has already faced the Citizens this season, in October 2018 as Hoffenheim were beaten 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium in the UEFA Ch...
Torino In Talks With Chelsea To Sign Super Eagles Star For 10 Million Euros
Published: January 09, 2019
Torino are reportedly in advanced talks with Chelsea over the permanent acquisition of Ola Aina in the January transfer window. Turin-based sports daily Tuttosport says the sporting director of Torino, Gianluca Petrachi  is willing to exercise a clause in Aina's contract that allows them to sign the defender for ten...