Chelsea Star Moses Working His Socks Off As International Football Takes Center Stage
Published: September 07, 2018
With international football taking centre stage this weekend, that didn’t stop retired Super Eagles winger Victor Moses from working hard in training for Chelsea.The former Wigan Athletic star recently announced his retirement from international football to concentrate on club duties and family.However, he has been a...
Arsenal Player Of The Month: French Midfielder Dubbed The Next David Luiz Beats Iwobi To Award
Published: September 06, 2018
French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, who has been likened to Chelsea's David Luiz, has won Arsenal's Player of the Month for August 2018. Nigeria international Alex Iwobi had been in contention for the monthly prize but finished in fourth position with only four percent of the votes. Matteo Guendouzi produced a st...
Arsenal's Europa League Roster Gives Hint On Nigerian Whizkids In Line For Pro Debut
Published: September 06, 2018
Arsenal have submitted their 45-man Europa League roster to European Football governing body, UEFA, and as many as four Nigerian teenagers made the cut and of course Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi. Iwobi has been included on the Gunners List A as a locally trained player or in other words, he was on the books of the L...
Eagles Training Session Day One & Two : Get The Lowdown From Ex-Arsenal Youth Team Skipper
Published: September 05, 2018
Rotherham United star Semi Ajayi is one of the four players in line to make a debut for the Nigerian National Team in Saturday's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles. The former Arsenal U23 captain has provided the day-to-day happenings in the Super Eagles camp as they prepare to face the Pirates in a ga...
The Highly-Rated Nigerian Teenager Chosen To Train With Arsenal First Team On Wednesday
Published: September 05, 2018
Arsenal's Nigerian left-back, Tolaji Bola has trained with the club's first team as a break for a senior appearance beckons in no distant time. The talented youngster was part of the first team players who went through a training session at London Colney today, with a host of absentees conspicuously missing out due ...
Nmecha Withdraws From England U20 Squad, Chelsea's Anjorin Nets On England U18 Debut
Published: September 05, 2018
Manchester City loanee of Nigerian descent, Lukas Nmecha, will not make his debut for FIFA U20 World Cup champions England this month. The official website of Preston North End reported today that the striker  has been pulled out of the England U20 squad due to injury after missing Saturday's clash with Bolton Wand...
Ex-Super Eagles Star Named In Chelsea Europa League Squad; Three Nigerian Teenagers Eligible
Published: September 05, 2018
The governing body for European football, UEFA has published the squad lists for teams participating in this season's Europa League. Emirates FA Cup winners, Chelsea, have submitted their List A containing the names and jersey numbers of 23 players that will take part in the competition. The squad is made up of t...
Three Nigerian Teenagers Handed Jersey Numbers By Southampton For Premier League
Published: September 05, 2018
Three Nigerian teenagers have been handed jersey numbers by Southampton for Premier League games this season. The Premier League has published on its official website the numbers the players at each club will wear on the back of their shirts this season and it cannot be changed until June 2019. Republic of Irelan...
Iwobi Settles For Second Place In Arsenal Goal Of The Month, Registered For Europa League
Published: September 05, 2018
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi finished second in Arsenal's first goal of the month poll of the season, losing to only Henrikh Mkhitaryan, whose strike against Chelsea was named the most eye-catching scored by a Gunners player in August. Iwobi had been in the running for the award for his strike against Chelsea in...
Leicester City's Nigerian Striker Battling Chelsea, Man Utd Starlets For Top PL2 Award
Published: September 04, 2018
Leicester City's Nigerian striker Layton Ndukwu has been nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for August 2018 and has to see off competition from eight talented youngsters to win the accolade. The eight other contenders are : Manchester United's Angel Gomes, Chelsea's Tariq Lamptey, Brighton'...
Arsenal Legend Kanu Wants Kelechi Nwakali Back At Gunners ASAP
Published: September 04, 2018
Former Super Eagles captain Nwankwo Kanu hopes on loan FC Porto midfielder Kelechi Nwakali will be back soon at his parent club, Arsenal.The Golden Ball winner at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile has played for three different clubs on loan since he joined the Gunners in 2016 from Diamond Academy, Umuahia.Two time...
Three English-Based Players Of Nigerian Descent Earn Ireland Call-Ups
Published: September 04, 2018
Three English-based players of Nigerian descent have earned call-ups to the Republic of Ireland U19 side for the first international break of the 2018-19 season. Southampton duo Michael Obafemi and Jonathan Afolabi plus Norwich City's teenage sensation Adam Idah have been invited by manager Tom Mohan for the two int...
Two Super Eagles Stars Omitted, 7 Players Eligible For Nigeria Named In Chelsea Premier League Squad
Published: September 03, 2018
Chelsea have submitted their squad list for the first half of the 2018-2019 campaign to the Premier League and  two Nigeria internationals on the books of the Stamford Bridge outfit in the shape of Kenneth Omeruo and Ola Aina have been omitted. Omeruo is not a home-grown player even though he was on the books of Ch...
Eleven Nigerian Starlets Registered By Arsenal For Premier League
Published: September 03, 2018
Arsenal have submitted their squad list to the Premier League following the conclusion of the summer transfer window, with as many as eleven players eligible to represent the Nigerian national making the roster. Hale End Academy product Alex Iwobi is the most eye-catching Nigerian name on the roster and is the only ...
Arsenal Coach Reveals The Real Reason Why Iwobi Was Not In Squad Against Cardiff
Published: September 02, 2018
Arsenal coach Unai Emery has revealed the real reason why Nigeria international Alex Iwobi was not named in the 18-man squad for Sunday afternoon's Premier League tie at Cardiff City. Without Iwobi in the team, the Gunners won their second successive game, beating the Bluebirds 3-2, with Shkodran Mustafi, Pierre-Eme...