Ndidi, Iheanacho Set For Spain Trip With Leicester Team Ahead Chelsea FA Cup Game
Published: March 12, 2018
Nigerian duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho will be traveling to Spain with the rest of their Leicester City teammates on Tuesday for a four-day training camp ahead of an FA Cup clash against Chelsea on Sunday, March 18.Leicester City manager Claude Puel believes the warm weather camping in Southern Spain will ...
Chelsea Win Over The Eagles Excites Nigeria Star Victor Moses
Published: March 11, 2018
Chelsea right wing-back Victor Moses is thrilled by the 2-1 win of the current Premier League champions over struggling Crystal Palace on Saturday evening despite being dropped for the game at Stamford Bridge.Moses took to social media on Sunday to show how excited he was with win which was a massive boost in the Blues...
Arsenal 3 Watford 0: Iwobi Features, Okaka Makes Cameo As Gunners Join Man Utd In History Books
Published: March 11, 2018
Arsenal won their first Premier League game since February 3rd as they resoundingly beat Watford 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.Super Eagle Alex Iwobi started for Arsenal in the clash while Stefano Okaka was named among the substitutes for the Hornets.Arsene Wenger's side gave a perfect start to the sc...
Was Victor Moses Rested Or Dropped Ahead Of Chelsea's Showdown Vs Barcelona?
Published: March 11, 2018
Nigeria Player of the Year Victor Moses was a non-playing substitute in Chelsea's 2-1 victory over his former club Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday evening.The Blues Italian manager Antonio Conte opted to start summer signing Davide Zappacosta at right wing-back ahead of the Super Eagles star.This is th...
Iwobi Claims Arsenal Have Leaders, Admits Defensive Frailties
Published: March 11, 2018
Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi insists the North London side have players who are leaders in the face of criticisms that the team lack 'team leaders' with strong characters.Iwobi who was an unused substitute in the Gunners' impressive 2-0 win against AC Milan on Thursday in the first leg clash of the  UEFA Europa League st...
Wenger Calls Up 18-Year-Old Nigerian Defender To Train With Arsenal First Team
Published: March 11, 2018
Promising Nigerian defender Tobi Omole trained with Arsenal first-teamers at London Colney on Saturday morning ahead of their Premier League clash against Watford at the Emirates Stadium.Omole was pictured wearing a white bib and trained alongside Rob Holding and Armenian captain Henrikh Mkhitaryan.Aged 18, he joined A...
Arsenal 1 Tottenham 3 PL2: Eyoma Scores Against Brother's Team; Bennetts Nets Another Worldie
Published: March 10, 2018
Arsenal U23s fell to a 3-1 home defeat to Tottenham U23s in their Premier League 2 clash at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.Two players of Nigerian descent, Keanan Bennetts and Timothy Eyoma were on target for Spurs against the young Gunners which had Tolaji Bola, Xavier Amaechi, Folarin Balogun, Joseph Olow...
EPL Wrap: Iheanacho Scores & Assists; Ndidi Shines; Moses On The Bench; Obafemi Not In 18
Published: March 10, 2018
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, 10th March.Nigerian players with dual nationalities that have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted.Marcus Rashford struck twice in the first half fo...
Manchester United 2 Liverpool 1: Tosin & Olosunde Not Selected; Solanke Features Off Bench
Published: March 10, 2018
Manchester United continued their impressive run of form with a 2-1 win over rivals, Liverpool at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon, thanks to a first half masterclass from Marcus Rashford.Manchester United teenage sensation, Tosin Kehinde starred for the team's U23s in their 2-1 win in the PL2 yesterday against the y...
Man City's Nigerian Goal Machine Delighted To Score Third Hat-Trick Of The Season
Published: March 10, 2018
Nigerian striker Lukas Nmecha put up a five-star performance in Manchester City's 4-0 demolition of Derby County in a Premier League 2 tie staged at iPro Stadium at Friday, March 9.The England youth international netted a hat-trick as City enjoyed their biggest win of the current season.Hamburg-born Lukas Nmecha, who i...
Arsenal Loanee Kelechi Nwakali Sets Personal Goalscoring Record In MVV Win
Published: March 10, 2018
Nigeria youth international Kelechi Nwakali helped MVV Maastricht to beat Utrecht II 3-1 in the Eerste Divisie on Friday night by netting two goals for the Limburg based club.The central midfielder opened his account for the season for MVV midway through the first half and doubled their lead two minutes into the second...
PL 2 Wrap: Nmecha Bags Hat-Trick For City; Bashiru Assists; Kehinde Starts; Adekanye Sub
Published: March 09, 2018
Manchester City claimed a 4-0 win over Derby County in the Premier League 2 on Friday, with England youth international of Nigerian descent Lukas Nmecha bagging a hat-trick for the Etihad outfit.Luke Bolton opened the scoring for the visitors on three minutes after he was teed up by Tom Dele-Bashiru.Three minutes befor...
'New Mikel' Notches Assist As Chelsea U18 Rout Brighton & Hove
Published: March 09, 2018
England youth international of Nigerian descent Tariq Uwakwe impressed once again as Chelsea U18s thrashed Brighton & Hove 4-1 in the U18 Premier League on Friday evening.The central midfielder played the full ninety for the Young Blues while teammate Faustino Anjorin was not selected by manager Jody Morris for the sec...
AC Milan 0 Arsenal 2: Iwobi Watches From The Bench As Gunners Impress In Europa League
Published: March 08, 2018
Arsenal put one foot in the last eight of the Europa League after beating AC Milan 2-0 in their round of 16 first leg tie played at the San Siro on Thursday evening.Super Eagles winger, Alex Iwobi was named among the substitutes for the visitors in the encounter.Arsenal made a brilliant start in the game and were ahead...
Super Eagles Star Iwobi Gushes Over 'WhatsApp Craze' By Arsenal Players
Published: March 08, 2018
Super Eagles of Nigeria and Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi has revealed how active the under pressure Gunners have been on social media platform WhatsApp.Iwobi who expectedly has made Nigeria's squad for the pre World Cup friendlies later this month against Poland and Serbia, alongside Arsenal teammate, Hector Bellerin, has...