Solanke Nominated For Golden Boy Award, Why Nwakali Missed Out
Published: September 19, 2017
Turin based sports daily Tuttosport has announced the nominees for the 2017 Golden Boy, an award for the best footballer in Europe under the age of 21.Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke is in the running for the prestigious award along with 24 other talented young stars.The nominees include Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Mila...
16-Year-Old Nigerian Goalkeeper Trains With Arsenal First Team Pre-Doncaster
Published: September 19, 2017
Talented Nigerian goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo trained with the first team of Arsenal on Tuesday, ahead of Wednesday night's League Cup clash with Doncaster Rovers at the Emirates Stadium.According to Arsenal youth team expert Jeorge Bird, Okonkwo was spotted training with the first team players at London Colney as the sq...
Super Strike From Nigerian Midfielder As Manchester United Are Held By Chelsea
Published: September 19, 2017
Nigerian teenagers Tosin Kehinde and Matthew Olosunde started for Manchester United as they battled to a 2-2 draw with Chelsea in a Premier League 2 encounter at Electrical Services Stadium (Aldershot, Hampshire) on Monday night.Whilst Kehinde was in the starting line-up for the second time this season, the United Stat...
Liverpool Coach Pleased With Solanke's Contribution Against Burnley
Published: September 18, 2017
England U20 World Cup star Dominic Solanke has earned praise from Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp for his performance against Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday after coming off the bench.Liverpool could have snatched all three points but the former Chelsea wonderkid hit the bar from close range in the 85th minu...
VVV Venlo Expert Highlights Qualities Of Arsenal Loanee Nwakali
Published: September 18, 2017
Nigeria U20 international Kelechi Nwakali has impressed in his two appearances for VVV Venlo in the Dutch Eredivisie, and the attacking midfielder is in line to make his full debut for the Limburg based club sooner rather than later.VVV Venlo expert Hans Straus of Dutch newspaper De Limburger reckons that the Arsenal l...
Chelsea Wing-Back Moses, Arsenal's Iwobi React To Dropped Points
Published: September 17, 2017
Alex Iwobi and Victor Moses have reacted to the goalless draw between Chelsea and Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.The two Super Eagles stars were named in the starting line-up and remained together on the pitch until the 80th minute when Iwobi was replaced after putting in an encouraging shift.Whilst ...
Ademola Lookman Omitted As Everton Lose 4-0 To Manchester United
Published: September 17, 2017
Manchester United scored a flurry of late goals to beat Everton 4-0 in a Premier League clash at at Old Trafford on Sunday evening.England U20 international of Nigerian descent Ademola Lookman remains out of favour as he failed to make the Toffees match day squad for the second consecutive game in the English top-fligh...
Encouraging Performance By Moses & Iwobi As Chelsea, Arsenal Share Spoils
Published: September 17, 2017
Chelsea and Arsenal played out a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge on match day five in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.Nigeria international Victor Moses looked very lively and productive in the opening 30 minutes.But the right wing-back was guilty of making a defensive error in the 38th minute when he missed a ...
Chelsea Vs Arsenal Team News : Moses & Iwobi Start, Akpom Not In 18
Published: September 17, 2017
Managers Antonio Conte and Arsene Wenger have announced their starting line-ups for the eagerly anticipated Premier League meeting between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.As previously speculated by allnigeriasoccer.com, Super Eagles target Chuba Akpom has failed to make Arsenal's 18-man squad but there is room ...
Nigerian Striker Ruled Out Of Chelsea Vs Arsenal Clash
Published: September 17, 2017
Former England U21 international Chuba Akpom is potentially out of the eagerly anticipated Premier League encounter between Arsenal and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.Manager Arsene Wenger is very unlikely to name the Hale End Academy product for today's clash for the simple reason that he was in action...
Chelsea Loanee Omeruo Makes Second Debut For Kasımpasa Against Galatasaray
Published: September 17, 2017
Kenneth Omeruo made his second competitive debut for Kasımpaşa S.K. in their 2-0 loss to Galatasaray at Türk Telekom Arena on Saturday evening.The Nigeria international has returned for a second loan spell at Kasımpaşa S.K after first joining the Istanbul club in the 2015-2016 season on loan from Premier League ch...
Manchester United 4 Arsenal 3: Olayinka & Saka On Target For Gunners In PL Cup
Published: September 17, 2017
Three Nigerian youngsters started for Arsenal in their 4-3 loss to Manchester United in an U18 Premier League Cup encounter held at Cliff training ground in Salford on Saturday.Joseph Olowu started in central defense, James Olayinka in attacking midfield and the versatile Folarin Balogun led the frontline.Arsenal were ...
Chelsea Striker Confirms He Received Offer From Manchester United
Published: September 16, 2017
Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has confirmed that he actually received an offer from Manchester United prior to his his transfer to the Premier League champions in the summer transfer window.The Spain international was heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford but United's plan to sign him hit a stumbling block and the...
Arsenal 1 Leicester 0 PL2: Akpom Sparkles, Ndukwu Starts, No Debut For Habib
Published: September 16, 2017
Arsenal have twelve points from their first five matches in the Premier League 2 following their 1-0 win over Leicester City at Meadow Park (Borehamwood) on Friday night.A day after Akpom was included in the Gunners' match day squad for the Europa League game versus Cologne, the former England U21 international made th...
Jordon Ibe Praised For His Moment Of Magic Vs Brighton
Published: September 16, 2017
Jordon Ibe has earned praised from manager Eddie Howe for his performance in Bournemouth's 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove in the Premier League on Friday night.The former England U21 international of Nigerian descent hopped off the bench in the 65th minute with the Cherries trailing by one goal and he made the difference...