Conte To Beat Record Held By Mourinho If Chelsea Defeat Ndidi's Leicester
Published: January 13, 2018
Italian manager Antonio Conte might surpass a record he currently shares with his bitter rival Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti if Chelsea beat Wilfred Ndidi's Leicester City at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.The three managers accumulated twenty five wins in their first thirty Premier League home matches.As at match ...
Felix Nmecha On Target For Man City U23 In Win Vs Liverpool, Brother Backs Him
Published: January 13, 2018
Talented Nigerian striker Felix Nmecha netted his first-ever goal in the Premier League 2 as Manchester City came back from a goal down to beat pacesetters Liverpool 3-2 at the Academy Stadium on Friday night.Midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru logged ninety minutes for City and he was joined on the pitch by Nmecha on ...
Talented Nigerian Defender Scores For Norwich In Six-Goal Thriller FA Youth Cup
Published: January 13, 2018
Norwich City are into the last sixteen of the prestigious FA Youth Cup after digging deep in extra time to claim a 4-2 win over Derby County on Friday at Carrow Road.Two players of Nigerian descent, Republic of Ireland U18 international Adam Idah and central defender Timi Odusina, started for the home team.Morgan Whitt...
Highly Rated Nigerian-Brazilian Goalkeeper Targets Move To Premier League Giants
Published: January 11, 2018
Nigerian-Brazilian glovesman Bryankizito Nnna Nyereugo Uzoukwu would like a move to the English Premier League, with Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea amongst his preferred destinations.Born in Sao Paulo 21 years ago to a Nigerian father and Brazilian mother, Uzoukwu is in search of a new employer following his re...
Victor Moses Was Chelsea's Biggest Threat In Attack Against Arsenal
Published: January 11, 2018
Victor Moses was at his best in attack in Chelsea's goalless draw with Arsenal in the semifinal of the League Cup on Wednesday night and has been rated the Blues biggest threat going forward.At Stamford Bridge where he has not scored since November 2016, the right wing-back contributed more offensively and was unfortun...
Why Iwobi Started Ahead Of Sanchez Against Chelsea? Wenger Explains
Published: January 10, 2018
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has explained why he started Alex Iwobi and named Alexis Sanchez on the bench in his side's goalless draw with Chelsea in the semifinal of the League Cup on Wednesday night.It was thought the Nigeria international would not even make the match day squad after he trended for all the wrong rea...
Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0: Moses & Iwobi Outstanding In Attack In London Derby
Published: January 10, 2018
Chelsea and Arsenal settled for a goalless stalemate in the EFL Cup semi-final first leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.Two Super Eagles players in the shape of Chelsea's Victor Moses and Arsenal's Alex Iwobi were in the starting XI for their respective clubs while Chuba Akpom was not included in the 18 for the ...
Chelsea Striker Ruled Out Of Action For Remainder Of The Season
Published: January 10, 2018
Chelsea striker Izzy Brown has been ruled out of action for the remainder of the 2017-2018 campaign.The England youth international was farmed out on loan to Premier League rivals Brighton & Hove until the end of the season but has to return to his parent club after picking up a serious injury.Brown tore the anterior c...
Nigeria Target Eze Pleased To Return To Queens Park Rangers
Published: January 10, 2018
Eberechi Eze has spoken of his happiness at returning to parent club Queens Park Rangers after spending the first half of the season on loan at League Two club Wycombe Wanderers.Despite his limited experience in first-team football, the former Super Eagles invitee caught the eye at the Chairboys, scoring 5 goals in 20 ...
20-Year-Old Manchester City's Nigerian Defender Buys House Worth N1.1 Billion
Published: January 10, 2018
Manchester City's Nigerian central defender Tosin Adarabioyo has invested in a house valued at 2.25 million pounds (approximately N1.1 billion).According to the Sun, the 20-year-old who has never started in a Premier League game has splurged on a £2.25million mansion.With the central defender earning around £25,000 a...
Kanu's Classic Strike Shortlisted For Arsenal's Best Goal Vs Chelsea
Published: January 09, 2018
Ahead of Arsenal's visit for the League Cup clash with Chelsea on Wednesday, the official website of the Gunners has asked fans to pick their best goal against the London rivals.To date, only one Nigerian player in Nwankwo Kanu has found the net against the Blues and on more than one occasion.The former Nigeria interna...
Wenger Reveals Iwobi Will Be Fined For Attending Drug-Fueled Party Before Forest Defeat
Published: January 09, 2018
Alex Iwobi has landed in hot water for attending a drug-fueled party before Arsenal's humiliating 4-2 loss to Nottingham Forest in the Emirates FA Cup, where he was a shadow of himself.Speaking to the national press in the United Kingdom on Tuesday morning, the very experienced and matured French manager Arsene Wenger ...
Chelsea Loanee Ola Aina: How I Scored My First Senior Goal
Published: January 09, 2018
Nigeria international Ola Aina has opened up on how he netted his first professional goal just last weekend, in Hull City's 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup.Aina's primary responsibility as a defender is to stop the opponents from getting into scoring positions, and he has said th...
Who Is Ajibola Alese? Meet The 16-Year-Old Nigerian Who Outplayed Man Utd Starlets
Published: January 09, 2018
Right now, Ajibola Alese has the world at his feet, and deservedly so.Featuring in the heart of defence for the youthful Hammers side that completely nullified the threat of Manchester United in their Premier League 2 clash on Monday evening, it would be fair to say that the precocious defender has fully matured beyond...
Report: Iheanacho Earning N2.9B A Year, Leicester Regret Signing Striker?
Published: January 08, 2018
Leicester City are willing to offload Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho in the January transfer window.According to The Sun, the Foxes have admitted they made a mistake and are prepared to let Kelechi Iheanacho leave - even if it means making a loss on the £25million striker.It is claimed that the stumbling bloc...