Southampton 1 Arsenal 1 : Alex Iwobi Benched As French Super Sub Rescues Point
Published: December 10, 2017
Olivier Giroud's 88th minute header salvaged a point for Arsenal in a 1-1 draw against Southampton after Charlie Austin's goal had looked to edge the visitors at St Mary's Stadium on Sunday afternoon.Super Eagles winger Alex Iwobi started on the bench for the Gunners in the encounter while his compatriot, Chuba Akpom w...
England U20 World Cup Stars Of Nigerian Descent In Line To Feature In Merseyside Derby
Published: December 10, 2017
Golden Ball winner of the 2017 Fifa U20 World Cup Dominic Solanke has a slight chance of featuring in his first Merseyside derby in Sunday's showdown between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield.The England international has been included in the Reds provisional squad that will take part in the game.Solanke got some minute...
Nigerian Defender Ruled Out Of Manchester United-Manchester City Derby
Published: December 10, 2017
Talented Nigerian defender Tosin Adarabioyo is not in contention to feature in his first-ever Manchester derby when City face United at Old Trafford on Sunday evening.The center back has been left out of the Citizens provisional squad list, meaning he will not make his Premier League debut against the Red Devils, barri...
Nigerian Striker Among Players To Have Netted Hat-Tricks For Chelsea U18 2017
Published: December 10, 2017
London-born Nigerian striker Ike Ugbo is among the talented players in the ranks of Chelsea youth team to have scored a hat-trick in 2017.According to Chelsea Youth, six different players have netted hat-tricks for #CFCU18 this calender year : Mason Mount, Martell Taylor-Crossdale, Luke McCormick, Charlie Brown, Iké U...
Newcastle 2 Leicester City 3: Ndidi Provides Assist For Mahrez Third Time This Season
Published: December 09, 2017
Wilfred Ndidi continued his fine fine for Leicester City as the Foxes edged a five-goal thriller against Newcastle at St James Park on Saturday evening.The Super Eagles star provided an assist for the Foxes' first goal scored by Riyad Mahrez, the third time the number twenty-five has laid on a goal for the Algeria nati...
EPL Wrap: Moses Stars; Success Bench; Iheanacho In 18; Ndidi Starts; Ibe Subbed In; Ladapo Missing
Published: December 09, 2017
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, December 9.Nigerian players with dual nationalities that have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted.In the early kickoff, Victor Moses came off...
Victor Moses Shines Off The Bench But Chelsea Lose 1-0 To West Ham
Published: December 09, 2017
Victor Moses dropped to the bench in the only change from the team that drew with Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, with Marcos Alonso taking his place, as Chelsea lost 1-0 to West Ham in the Premier League this afternoon.The Hammers began the game on the front foot and deservedly took the lead j...
Nigerian Trio Directly Involved In Three Goals As Arsenal U18 Make It Five Wins In A Row
Published: December 09, 2017
Arsenal U18s won their fifth game in a row across all competitions by thrashing Swansea City 3-0 on the road at Swansea City FC Youth Academy Training Centre on Saturday afternoon.England youth international Xavier Amaechi continued his fine form in front of goal, giving the Gunners the lead after seven minutes, and th...
New Mikel, Anjorin Star As Spurs & Chelsea Play Out Eight-Goal Thriller In U18PL
Published: December 09, 2017
Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea shared the spoils in a 4-4 thriller in an U18 Premier League encounter staged at Hotspur Way Training Centre (London) on Saturday, with four players of Nigerian parentage making the match day squad for their respective teams.England U17 World Cup-wining defender Timothy Eyoma started for t...
Super Eagles Star Alex Iwobi Names The One Arsenal Player He Looks Up To
Published: December 08, 2017
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi has admitted that he looks up to England star Theo Walcott at Arsenal.Like Walcott, Iwobi was tipped for stardom at a young age and has made the grade after breaking into the Gunners first team towards the end of the 2015-2016 season.This season, the Hale End Academy product has been ca...
New Everton Hero Ademola Lookman : I Should Have Scored A Hat-Trick
Published: December 08, 2017
Everton winger Ademola Lookman was disappointed not to bag a hat-trick in the Premier League team's 3-0 rout of Apollon Limassol in the Europa League on Thursday evening.The England U21 international of Nigerian parentage has been talk of the town after his first-half brace helped the Toffees beat the Cypriots opponent...
Arsenal 6 BATE Borisov 0 : Iwobi Not In 18, Akpom Benched
Published: December 07, 2017
Arsenal cruised into the next round of the Europa League in some style, running riot over BATE Borisov in the final group game, with Arsene Wenger's charges displaying their ruthless attacking edge over their hapless visitors in a 6-0 victory.Super Eagles attacker Alex Iwobi was not in the 18-man squad to face the Bela...
Lookman Puts On A Show In Everton's Big Win, Praised By Manager
Published: December 07, 2017
Ademola Lookman has been praised by Everton first-team coach Craig Shakespeare on the back of his display for the Premier League club in their 3-0 rout of Apollon Limassol in the Europa League on Thursday.The England U21 star of Nigerian descent netted his first goals of the season for the Toffees in their comfortable ...
Javier Mascherano Explains Why He Flopped Against Nigeria : I Was Physically Tired
Published: December 07, 2017
Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano has opened up on why he didn't play well in Argentina's 4-2 loss to Nigeria in an international friendly in Krasnodar last month. What the Nigerian fans took away from the performance of Alex Iwobi against the two-time world champions was when the Arsenal winger embarrassed Maschera...
Pep Guardiola Pleased With Nigerian Defender : Everyone Saw He's A Talented Player
Published: December 07, 2017
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola was pleased with the contribution of Manchester-born Nigerian defender Tosin Adarabioyo despite his side losing 2-1 to FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night.The promising central defender started on the right side of a three-man central defense and was i...