Manchester United 0 Tottenham 3: Nigerian CM In 18 After Lamela Gets Injured In Warm-Up
Published: August 27, 2018
Tottenham made light work of Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford in their Premier League meeting on Monday evening, thanks to a fantastic second half performance from the visitors.Nigerian midfielder Luke Amos, 21, traveled with Spurs for their third game of the campaign but was not afforded his second league appeara...
Everton Star On The Cusp Of Breaking Nigerian Transfer Record? RB Leipzig Coach Has An Update
Published: August 27, 2018
RB Leipzig manager Ralf Rangnick has not ruled out the possibility of signing Everton's Nigerian winger, Ademola Lookman following his latest comments.All through the summer, the Toffees have resisted overtures from potential suitors for the signature of the highly-rated youngster, particularly with the German Bundesli...
Chelsea Loanee Aina Labelled 'Incredible Hulk' After Dominating Inter Milan Stars
Published: August 27, 2018
Chelsea loanee Ola Aina has been praised for his impressive display in Torino's 2-2 draw with Inter Milan at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (Milano) on Sunday evening. For the second successive game, the Nigeria international was introduced off the bench after Argentine fullback Cristian Ansaldi sustained an injury 22 m...
Chelsea's Spain Defender Joins Mikel, Moses In Premier League 200 Club
Published: August 26, 2018
Spain international defender Cesar Azpilicueta became the seventh foreigner to make 200 appearances for Chelsea in the Premier League after featuring in his side's 2-1 win at Newcastle United on Sunday, August 26. Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel, Ivorian Didier Drogba, Belgian Eden Hazard, Italian Gianfranco ...
Ex-Chelsea Scout Who Discovered Nigerian Striker Joins Manchester United
Published: August 26, 2018
Manchester United have signed Scandinavian scout Bjarne Hansen who recommended Nigerian striker Joel Asoro to Sunderland in 2015. Tipsbladet.dk says Hansen has left his job at FC Copenhagen and is going to work for the Red Devils, having scouted for Chelsea, Sunderland, PSV and Hamburg in the past. Asoro was on t...
Leon Balogun : Liverpool Clash Is Like Facing Bayern Munich Or Borrusia Dortmund
Published: August 26, 2018
Brighton & Hove Albion defender and Nigeria central defender Leon Balogun has expressed his feelings in the aftermath of Saturday evening's 1-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.The defender made his first Premier League start alongside Shane Duffy and drew positives from the game despite ending in defeat for his side."I ...
Iwobi, Ndidi, Iheanacho Rated And Slated In Arsenal, Leicester Wins Over West Ham, Southampton
Published: August 25, 2018
Super Eagles stars Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho were in action for their English Premier League clubs on Saturday as Arsenal and Leicester City claimed wins over West Ham United and Southampton and their performances have been assessed by some English media.Iwobi played for 45 minutes before he was s...
Ex-Chelsea Stars Townsend & Melchiot : Leon Balogun Should Have Been Sent Off For Foul On Milner
Published: August 25, 2018
Two former Chelsea stars in Andy Townsend and Mario Melchiot reckon that Nigeria international Leon Balogun should have received his marching orders from referee Kavanagh in Brighton & Hove's 1-0 loss to Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday evening. Balogun was yellow carded on the hour mark for a late tackle on James M...
Arsenal Coach Suggests Lacazette Made A Bigger Impact Than Iwobi
Published: August 25, 2018
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Arsenal coach Unai Emery has opined that French striker Alexandre Lacazette made more impact when he replaced Alex Iwobi at half-time in their Premier League tie against West Ham on Saturday afternoon. The numbers from the stats gurus at OPTA have validated the arguments ...
EPL Wrap: Iwobi Subbed Out; Ndidi & Billing Go 90; Iheanacho Struggles; Balogun Full Debut; Ojo Absent
Published: August 25, 2018
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, August 25th.Nigerian players with dual nationalities and have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted.In the early kick off at the Molineux Stadium, Wo...
Arsenal Winger Alex Iwobi Reaches Major Milestone At The Age Of 22
Published: August 25, 2018
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi will certainly reach a 100-game milestone for Arsenal in their London derby against West Ham on Saturday afternoon, if he doesn't get injured in the warmup. The Hale End Academy product has been named in the starting line-up for the clash at the Emirates Stadium, and starts in attack...
Versatile Nigerian Defender Directly Involved In Four Goals As Arsenal U18 Humiliate Leicester 7-0
Published: August 25, 2018
Arsenal U18s picked apart fellow league counterparts, Leicester City 7-0 in their U-18 Premier League encounter on Saturday afternoon, with three Nigerians scoring for the Gunners.Highly-rated goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo started in between the sticks for the hosts at the Shenley Training Centre while Mazeed Ogungbo, Jame...
Tottenham Hotspur's Nigerian Goalkeeper Keeps Clean Sheet Against Chelsea
Published: August 25, 2018
Talented Nigerian goalkeeper Joshua Oluwayemi showed why he is highly rated by the youth team coaches at Tottenham Hotspur after keeping a clean sheet in their 2-0 win over the national champions Chelsea on Saturday afternoon. Having conceded four goals in their opening U18 Premier League fixture against Brighton, S...
Fit-Again Tammy Abraham Captains Chelsea U23 In Loss To Derby County
Published: August 24, 2018
Chelsea suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Derby County in a Premier League 2 encounter held at Stamford Bridge on Friday evening. Having recovered from injury, Nigerian striker Tammy Abraham took a step closer to returning to play for the first team when he started for the U23s; young Blues midfielder Tariq Uwak...
How Victor Moses Prevented England Star From Making Chelsea Match Day Squad Vs Arsenal
Published: August 24, 2018
Former Nigeria international Victor Moses might be blocking the chances of England star Ruben Loftus-Cheek featuring for Chelsea in the first half of this season, manager Maurizio Sarri insinuated at Friday's press conference. Winger Moses has been included in The Blues 18-man match day squad for Chelsea's first two...