Chelsea Disagree With Nigerian Defender, Hull City : It Was An Own Goal
Published: April 23, 2018
Chelsea have disagreed with Hull City over the goal they credited to England U21 international of Nigerian descent Fikayo Tomori last weekend, saying it was an own goal.As the Blues are his parent club, it may not have helped the right back's case of claiming to have scored his first professional goal against Bristol C...
Red-Hot Chelsea Striker Named Number One Player In WSL
Published: April 23, 2018
Dazzling Chelsea striker, Fran Kirby has been recognized for her influential performances in the English WSL with the Professional Footballers Association Women's Player of the Year award.The Blues Ladies goal poacher was one of five players from Chelsea to be shortlisted for the award alongside her teammates Millie Br...
Victor Moses Reacts To Chelsea's FA Cup Win Vs Southampton
Published: April 23, 2018
Nigeria Player of the Year Victor Moses was delighted that Chelsea are through to their second successive Emirates FA Cup final following their 2-0 win over Southampton at the National Stadium in London on Sunday.Olivier Giroud opened the scoring shortly after the restart before Alvaro Morata made sure of the win with ...
Nigeria's Best Moses Impresses As Chelsea Set Up FA Cup Final Date With Man Utd
Published: April 22, 2018
Chelsea moved into the finals of the Emirates FA on Sunday afternoon after beating Southampton 2-0 in their semifinal meeting at Wembley.Victor Moses made his second FA Cup appearance for the Blues this season and was impressive while Argentine goalkeeper, Willy Caballero was also preferred in goal by Chelsea.Caballero...
Manchester City's Nigerian Trio Miss Out On Premier League Winners Medal
Published: April 22, 2018
It is now one hundred percent confirmed that Manchester City's Nigerian trio in the shape of defender Tosin Adarabioyo, midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru and striker Lukas Nmecha will miss out on Premier League winners' medals.City manager Pep Guardiola has announced his match day squad for this afternoon's league match agai...
Alex Iwobi Features As Arsenal Hit West Ham For Four
Published: April 22, 2018
Arsenal toppled Premier League opponents, West Ham 4-1 in their league game at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon, coming out top thanks to late onslaught in the five-goal thriller.Alex Iwobi made his 22nd Premier League appearance for Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, starring from the off.The Super Eagle nearly ...
Chelsea Loanee Tomori Sends Message To EFL: It's Not An Own Goal
Published: April 22, 2018
Chelsea loanee Fikayo Tomori has sent a message to the English Football League, informing the organizers of the Championship that Hull City's second goal against Bristol City on Saturday should be credited to him.There's still a debate over whether the England U21 international should be awarded the disputed goal as hi...
Nigerian Striker Scores Four Goals For Crystal Palace Youth Team Vs Millwall
Published: April 22, 2018
Crystal Palace U16 team demolished Millwall 5-1 on Saturday with young Nigerian striker Josh Ajayi putting in a Man of the Match performance.In the game featuring several U15 players for the Eagles, Ajayi, who can also be deployed as a wing-back and winger, tallied four goals.He debuted for Crystal Palace U18 team at t...
Details Of Chelsea Final Workout: Moses Excused From 5-A-Side, Extra Drills For Argentina GK
Published: April 21, 2018
Victor Moses was part of Chelsea's first-team players that reported for training on Saturday ahead of tomorrow's Emirates FA Cup semifinal showdown against Southampton at the National Stadium in London.The Nigeria international did not participate in the full workout as manager Antonio Conte did not want to over-task t...
Chelsea Loanee Fikayo Tomori Scores First Professional Goal But.....
Published: April 21, 2018
Chelsea loanee Fikayo Tomori faces an anxious wait to find out if he scored his first professional goal in Hull City's 5-5 draw with Bristol City in an EFL Championship clash at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon.A minute before the interval, the Tigers were trailing 2-1 and the coach made a tactical change, bringing on...
EPL Wrap: NFF Targets With Senior Games For England, Italy Make Liverpool, Watford 18
Published: April 21, 2018
In the lunch-time kick off, West Brom battled back from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw against Liverpool in their Premier League clash at the Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon.Jurgen Klopp's side led earlier through Danny Ings 4th minute opener before Mohamed Salah struck his 31st league goal of the season to equal a...
I6-Year-Old Nigerian Goalkeeper Trains With Arsenal First Team Pre-West Ham
Published: April 21, 2018
Promising Nigerian goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo will fancy his chances of breaking into the first team of Premier League club Arsenal in the not too distant future.According to Arsenal youth-team expert, Jeorge Bird, schoolboy goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo trained with the first-team on Saturday morning ahead of the Premier L...
Nigerian Left-Back Bags Two Assists As Arsenal Win Premier League 2 Title
Published: April 20, 2018
On a day a verdict was made regarding the future of the club's first-team manager, Arsenal were crowned Premier League 2 Division One champions after seeing off West Ham 3-1 in their last league game of the season at the London Stadium on Friday evening.The game had its Nigerian flair in abundance as Steve Gatting's bo...
Nigeria's Record Appearance Holder In UYL Hails Chelsea For Reaching Final
Published: April 20, 2018
Nigeria international Ola Aina has congratulated Chelsea on qualifying for the final of the UEFA Youth League following their shootout win over Porto in Nyon on Friday afternoon.The right-back has fond memories of the UEFA Youth League, having represented Chelsea in the competition for three successive seasons ...
Luis Enrique Could Coach Iwobi Next Season As Arsenal Hold Talks With Barca Legend
Published: April 20, 2018
Barcelona legend Luis Enrique could be coaching Nigeria international Alex Iwobi next season as Arsenal have held talks with the Spaniard over replacing Arsene Wenger at the club.Today, Friday, Wenger, who handed Iwobi his first-team debut in October 2015, announced he would step down at the end of this season after 22...