English Premier League Wrap: Latest On Twelve Nigerian Players
Published: August 18, 2018
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, August 18th. Nigerian players with dual nationalities and have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted. At Goodison Park,  England U21 star Ademol...
Nigerian Whizkid Scores In Fourth Straight Game As Chelsea Are Held By Leicester City
Published: August 18, 2018
Faustino Anjorin continued his goal scoring prowess of the new season for Chelsea in a 1-1 draw with Leicester City U18s in their league encounter at the Cobham Training Centre on Saturday afternoon. The scintillating 16-year-old who had started the new campaign with a goal in the 3-1 victory over Southampton last tim...
Tottenham Hotspur Set The Record Straight On The Defender Sent Off Against Liverpool
Published: August 18, 2018
Tottenham Hotspur have set the record straight on the identity of the player that was sent off in their impressive 1-1 draw against Liverpool in a Premier League 2 encounter at Anfield on Friday evening. Spurs had erroneously tweeted that Nigerian defender Timothy Eyoma took the walk of shame in the second minute af...
PL2 Liverpool 1 Tottenham 1 : Adekanye Scores, Eyoma Sent Off After Two Minutes
Published: August 17, 2018
Netherlands youth teamer of Nigerian descent, Bobby Adekanye opened his 2018/2019 Premier League 2 goal account for Liverpool with a delightful strike in their 1-1 draw versus Tottenham on Friday evening.The winger started on the right side of the hosts attack while his compatriot on the opposing side, Timothy Eyoma pa...
Official : Chelsea Loanee Tomori Finally Credited With First Professional Goal For Derby County
Published: August 17, 2018
Chelsea's Nigerian defender Fikayo Tomori has finally been credited with his first ever professional goal for Derby County, the organizers of the Carabao Cup, the EFL informed on Friday. Derby County's first goal in Tuesday’s 2-0 win at Oldham Athletic was initially awarded as an own goal by Sam Graham by several ...
Manchester United's Nigerian Number 10 Wins MOTM Award In Final Of Hong Kong Tournament
Published: August 17, 2018
Manchester United U16s have won the 2nd Jockey Club Youth Football Academy tournament in Hong Kong following their 3-0 rout of Guangdong U17 in the showpiece game on Friday, August 17. The Red Devils thrashed Hong Kong FA Academy U17 6-1 in their opening game, before beating Hong Kong District All-Stars 2-1 in their...
Taiwo Awoniyi Speaks After Scoring First Goal For Gent, Shown Yellow For Religious Message
Published: August 17, 2018
Former Nigeria U23 international Taiwo Awoniyi was delighted to score his maiden goal in a KAA Gent shirt in their 3-1 win over Jagiellonia Bialystok in a UEFA Europa League qualifier on Thursday evening. The Liverpool loanee had spent 264 minutes on the pitch in five matches before ending his mini goal drought with...
Iheanacho, Ndidi, Balogun, Success, Osayi-Samuel, Ibe Discover Carabao Cup Opponents
Published: August 17, 2018
The draw for the second round of the Carabao Cup second round has been made and there are some interesting match-ups that will involve Nigerian players. Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi's Leicester City will face Fleetwood Town at King Power Stadium in the week beginning Monday, August 27. The Nigeria intern...
Europa League : Liverpool Loanee Awoniyi Opens His Account For KAA Gent Vs Jagiellonia Bialystok
Published: August 16, 2018
Young Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi has opened his goal account for his Belgian First Division side, Gent after scoring in their 3-1 win over Jagiellonia Bialystok in their UEFA Europa League qualifier on Thursday evening.The 21-year-old who joined The Buffaloes on a season-long loan deal from Liverpool last month ope...
Nigerian Midfielder Returns To Tottenham Hotspur Training Pre-Fulham
Published: August 16, 2018
Nigerian midfielder Josh Onomah has resumed training with Tottenham Hotspur's first team ahead of their Premier League clash against Fulham on Saturday, August 17. The dual-eligible Onomah, who is an England U21 international, was left out of Spurs' pre-season trip to the United States last month, fueling speculatio...
Arsenal Coach Rules Out Fielding Nigerian Defender As Emergency Left-Back Vs Chelsea
Published: August 16, 2018
Nigerian defender Tolaji Bola will not be considered for the left-back role when Arsenal take on Chelsea in the English Premier League on Saturday, manager Unai Emery has stated. Ahead of the trip to Stamford Bridge, the Gunners are facing a defensive crisis at left-back, with Sead Kolasinac and Ainsley Maitland-Nil...
Ex-Chelsea Striker Who Once Played On The Same Team As Abraham, Solanke Scores For Daggers
Published: August 15, 2018
One-time Nigeria Football Federation target Chike Kandi opened his goalscoring account for the 2018-2019 campaign as Dagenham & Redbridge lost 2-1 to Aldershot Town in the latest round of matches in the English National League on Tuesday evening. Aldershot Town had established a two-goal lead before Kandi pulled a g...
Chelsea Loanee Tomori Reacts As First Senior 'Goal' Is Taken Away A Second Time
Published: August 15, 2018
Chelsea loanee, Fikayo Tomori has weighed in his thoughts from last night's 2-0 first round cup win over Oldham Athletic at the Boundary Park, stressing his happiness to get back to winning ways while also expressing his disappointment with the goal which was not given in his favour.The 20-year-old defender thought he ...
Three Nigerian Starlets On Target As Manchester United Put On A Show In Hong Kong
Published: August 14, 2018
A brilliant performance from three Nigerian starlets helped Manchester United U16s beat Hong Kong FA Academy U17 6-1 in their opening game of the 2nd Jockey Club Youth Football Academy Summit in Hong Kong. United took the lead in the 12th minute thanks to Mipo Odubeko's left-footed strike and he doubled the advantag...
Burnley's Bayode Nets A Beauty; Leicester's Ndukwu & Bolton's Olawale On Target
Published: August 13, 2018
Catch up on the Nigerian players that were on target for their respective clubs in the Premier League 2 and Professional Development League on Monday, 13th August.At the King Power Stadium where Leicester City hosted Swansea City, and it was young Nigerian winger, Layton Ndukwu who scored the young Foxes first goal of ...