Eight Or Nine? Chelsea Confirm Squad Number For Record Signing Morata
Published: July 24, 2017
Chelsea have confirmed the squad number for new signing Alvaro Morata, the official website of the Premier League champions is reporting. For the forthcoming season, the Spain international and former Real Madrid star will wear the number nine shirt.On Friday, shortly after announcing the capture of Morata, Chelsea had...
Chelsea's Pedro Doubtful To Face Arsenal, Conte Refuses To Blame Arsenal GK
Published: July 24, 2017
Spanish winger Pedro is in a race against the clock to be fit for the Community Shield clash between Chelsea and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on August 6.The Blues manager Antonio Conte has revealed that Pedro's injury he sustained against the Gunners this past weekend in a friendly is worse than first feared, with the p...
Nigerian-Born Defenders Stop Chelsea's Abraham From Scoring In Swansea's Latest Friendly
Published: July 24, 2017
England U21 sensation Tammy Abraham played his second game in a Swansea City shirt on Sunday, but failed to find the back of the net as the Swans battled to a goalless draw with North Carolina FC in a pre-season friendly at Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park.Nigerian-born defenders Christian Ibeagha and Bolu Akiny...
Lingard & De Gea Star; Lukaku, Pogba Subbed In As Man Utd Beat Real Madrid
Published: July 24, 2017
Manchester United beat European champions Real Madrid 2-1 on penalties in a pre-season fixture at the Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, California) on Sunday nightThe Red Devils won their first three pre-season games against LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake and Manchester City in the United States. Jesse Lingard nearly opened the ...
Nigerian Wonderkid Poised To Face Manchester United In Prestigious Tournament
Published: July 23, 2017
Nigerian wonderkid Roland Idowu is in line to face Manchester United at the prestigious SuperCupNI, formerly known as Dale Farm Milk Cup.Idowu has been included in Southampton's 18-player roster for the competition in Northern Ireland.The Saints youth team play their first game against Co Antrim on Monday (July 24), th...
(See Photo) Chelsea Dazzler Moses Arrives In Singapore; Trains With New Boy Morata
Published: July 23, 2017
Super Eagles star Victor Moses and England U20 international Fikayo Tomori have arrived in Singapore with the Chelsea squad to continue their pre-season preparations.The two right wing-backs were in the Blues 24-player traveling party that departed the Chinese capital on Saturday after a routine win against Arsenal.Spa...
Two Attacking Midfielders Of Nigerian Descent Help Classy Tottenham Earn Win Vs PSG
Published: July 23, 2017
Tottenham Hotspur beat French club Paris Saint-Germain 4-2 in the International Champions Cup at the Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida) on Saturday night, local time.Two attacking midfielders of Nigerian descent in the shape of Josh Onomah and Dele Alli were on parade for Spurs, with the England U20 World Cup-win...
Nigerian Right Wing-Back Allocated New Shirt Number By Chelsea
Published: July 22, 2017
Canadian-born England U20 international of Nigerian parentage Fikayo Tomori has been allocated a new shirt number at Chelsea ahead of the forthcoming season.Tomori wore the number 31 shirt in Chelsea's 3-0 win over Arsenal in a pre-season friendly staged at the Beijing National Stadium (Beijing) on Saturday.The 19-year...
New Signing From Ajax Shines As Manchester United Beat Northern Ireland In SuperCupNI
Published: July 22, 2017
Manchester United U18s began their campaign in the SuperCupNI with a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland U18 at the Coleraine Showgrounds on Saturday, July 22.Two days after Manchester United confirmed the signing of Millen Barrs, the ex-Ajax Amsterdam wonderkid was named in the starting line-up by manager Kieran McKenna and...
Sunderland Rising Star Maja Tallies Fourth Goal In Pre-Season But Gets Injured
Published: July 22, 2017
Sunderland continued their pre-season preparations with a 3-2 win over Bradford City at Valley Parade on Saturday.The in-form Nigerian striker Josh Maja has a strong case to force his way into the first team picture in the new season after scoring another goal for the Black Cats.The sore point is that he had to be repl...
Liverpool 2 Leicester City 1: Egyptian Messi Strikes, Solanke Stars As Liverpool Win First Trophy
Published: July 22, 2017
Africa's most expensive player Mohammed Salah netted his second goal in a Liverpool shirt in their 2-1 win over Leicester City in the final of the Premier League Asia Trophy.Nigeria internationals Wilfred Ndidi and Ahmed Musa entered into the fray in the 56th and 65th minute respectively for the Foxes, and Liverpool ne...
Chelsea 3 Arsenal 0: Batshuayi Bags Brace, Moses And Tomori Impress, Iwobi Starts
Published: July 22, 2017
Premier League champions Chelsea produced a devastating display to beat FA Cup winners Arsenal 3-0 at the Beijing National Stadium (Beijing) in a pre-season friendly on Saturday afternoon.All three players of Nigerian descent Victor Moses, Fikayo Tomori and Alex Iwobi were in action, with the Arsenal number seventeen a...
Chelsea To Decide Between Number Eight And Nine Jersey For Record Signing Morata
Published: July 22, 2017
Chelsea are set to make a decision on whether to hand club-record signing álvaro Morata the number eight or nine jersey for the forthcoming season.The Premier League champions announced the acquisition of the Spain international on a five-year deal from Real Madrid on Friday, July 21, and immediately updated his profi...
Arsenal Coach Wenger Warns Moses, Tomori, Chelsea : This Is Not A Friendly
Published: July 22, 2017
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has said that his team will not be treating Saturday's showdown with Chelsea at the  Beijing National Stadium (Beijing) like a friendly.Ahead of this pre-season fixture, the pressure appears to be on Chelsea because they lost twice to the Gunners last season, including the showpiece game of...
Nigerian Midfielder Dele-Bashiru Scores Twice For Manchester City In Friendly Win
Published: July 21, 2017
Manchester City U23s thrashed a Croatian regional team 6-0 in a pre-season friendly on Friday.The promising English-born Nigerian midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru, who has stated that he would love to play for the Super Eagles in future, helped himself to two goals.Richards (2), Jacob Davenport and Smith also registered the...