'Messi-Less' Liverpool Are Beaten In Denmark Despite Brace From Portuguese Wonderkid
Published: August 16, 2017
Liverpool U23s lost 4-2 to Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland in a friendly on Tuesday.Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Ibadan-born Netherlands youth international Bobby Adekanye, dubbed the Nigerian Messi, was not in the Reds traveling party to Scandinavia as he was undergoing special training in England. FC ...
New Mikel &Tomori Not Involved, Ghanaian Wonderkid Bags Brace As Chelsea Surrender Two-Goal
Published: August 15, 2017
Chelsea surrendered a two-goal lead before losing 5-4 on penalties to League One club Plymouth Argyle in an EFL Trophy clash at Home Park on Tuesday night.England U20 international of Nigerian descent Fikayo Tomori and England U18 star Tariq Uwakwe (new Obi Mikel) are eligible and have been registered for the competiti...
Nigerian Striker Nets Brace For Southampton In Win Over Reading
Published: August 15, 2017
Nigerian striker Jonathan Afolabi bagged a brace for Southampton in their 4-0 rout of Reading in the opening round of the Premier League 2 Division Two on Monday night at St Mary's Stadium.The Republic of Ireland youth-teamer made it 2-0 in the 25th minute, before Nigerian defender Gabriel Osho, who skippered the Royal...
Chelsea Confirm Squad Numbers For Two Nigerian Wonderkids
Published: August 15, 2017
Premier League champions Chelsea have published on their official webpage the revised squad numbers for their Development squad ahead of tonight's Checkatrade Trophy clash with Plymouth Argyle.England U20 World Cup-winning central defender Fikayo Tomori has retained the jersey number he wore in last weekend's clash aga...
Manchester United Readying N17 Billion Bid For Chelsea Target
Published: August 14, 2017
Manchester United are readying a bid for Barcelona star Sergi Roberto, according to reports.Spanish outlet Don Balon claims the central midfielder is not guaranteed a starting shirt at the Azulgranas in the new season, especially as the club recently signed former Tottenham Hotspur player Paulinho, and have been linked...
Update : Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs Linked Midfielder Of Nigerian Descent Suffers Hamstring Injury
Published: August 14, 2017
England international of Nigerian parentage Ross Barkley has resumed training with Premier League club Everton, ahead of a crucial Europa League qualifier against Hajduk Split at Goodison Park.Barkley's future at the Toffees remains in the air and the midfielder has been linked with Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea,...
Leicester 0 Man Utd 1 PL2: Three Nigerian Whizkids Feature, West Ham Product Testing
Published: August 14, 2017
Manchester United U23s began their campaign to win the Premier League 2 with a 1-0 road win over Leicester City at the The Leicester City Training Ground on Monday afternoon.Three players of Nigerian descent were handed game time by their respective coaches, Lagosian Tosin Kehinde and USA youth-teamer Matthew Olosunde ...
Solanke In, New Paul Pogba & Ojo Out As Liverpool Name Champions League Squad (Full List)
Published: August 14, 2017
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has announced a 22-man roster for Tuesday night's Champions League play-off game against Hoffenheim at Rhein-Neckar Arena, Sinsheim.England U20 World Cup-winning duo Ovie Ejaria and Sheyi Ojo were omitted from the squad list, while the Golden Ball winner Dominic Solanke has been included.The...
Lukaku Fails In Bid To Break Manchester United Record Held By Rashford & Ruud van Nistelrooy
Published: August 14, 2017
Romelu Lukaku impressed on his Premier League debut for Manchester United, scoring a brace in their 4-0 hammering of West Ham on Sunday, August 13.However, the Belgium striker could not break a Manchester United record jointly held by Ruud van Nistelrooy, Marcus Rashford and James Wilson, and could only match their ach...
Chelsea's Spanish Striker Fires Back: I Don't Care If Chelsea Fine Me N3.7 Billion
Published: August 14, 2017
Spain international Diego Costa, who has a frosty relationship with manager Antonio Conte, has confirmed that he has been fined by Chelsea after his refusal to return to Cobham for training ahead of a transfer this summer.Giving his version of events, the Blues number nineteen said that he has been treated like a crimi...
Liverpool Celebrate 'New Rashidi Yekini' After Debut Goal In Belgium
Published: August 14, 2017
Liverpool were presumably delighted with Nigeria U23 international Taiwo Awonyi after he made an immediate impact on his competitive debut for Belgian First Division A club Royal Excel Mouscron.Dubbed in some quarters as the New Rashidi Yekini in his homeland, Awoniyi celebrated his 20th birthday in a beautiful way by ...
Manchester United Beaten By Real Madrid In Adidas Cup Final
Published: August 13, 2017
Manchester United U18s lost 2-0 to their Spanish counterparts Real Madrid in the showpiece game of the 2017 Adidas Youth Tournament in Herzogenaurach, Germany on Sunday evening.The Red Devils qualified for the final after beating Juventus 1-0 on Saturday, but the young Los Blancos were too strong for the English team t...
Man Utd 4 West Ham 0: Lukaku At The Double, Matic & Rashford Impress, Nigerian Defender Features
Published: August 13, 2017
Jose Mourinho continued his unbeaten start to a Premier League season after Manchester United beat Angelo Ogbonna's West Ham 4-0 at Old Trafford on the opening weekend of the English top-flight on Sunday afternoon.On 33 minutes, West Ham were exposed which allowed Belgian international Romelu Lukaku to net his first Pr...
Nigerian Whizkid On Target, Six Make Squad As Arsenal Suffer Big Loss To Fulham
Published: August 13, 2017
Arsenal suffered a big 4-1 loss to Fulham at Motspur Park (New Malden, Surrey) in their first game of the U18 Premier League on Saturday, August 12.Six players of Nigerian descent- Tobi Omole, Joseph Olowu, Folarin Balogun, Joseph Olayinka, Bukayo Saka and goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo- were included in Arsenal's 16-man sq...
Chelsea Run Out Of Patience With Their Spanish Striker, Fined N141.6 Million
Published: August 13, 2017
Spain international Diego Costa is set to be fined two weeks wages after skipping training, according to reports.The online edition of the Sun says the Chelsea striker was due to report for training two weeks ago but was seen partying in Brazil.Diego Costa currently takes home around 150,000 pounds every week, meaning ...