Chelsea's Nigerian Goal Machine Scores Winner On England Return, New Mikel Stars
Published: May 29, 2017
England began the defense of the Festival International Espoirs de Toulon (Toulon Tournament) on a winning note, beating Angola 1-0 at Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne on Monday evening.Chelsea talent Tariq Uwakwe, dubbed the new Obi Mikel, started in midfield for the Young Lions, while teammate Ike Ugbo led the fr...
For The First Time In History, Nigerian Fails To Win Chelsea Academy Player Of The Year
Published: May 29, 2017
English Premier League champions Chelsea held their traditional end of season awards at Battersea Evolution in London on Sunday night, with several awards presented to the outstanding players across all levels.For the first time in history, a player of Nigerian descent has failed to win Chelsea's Academy Player of the ...
Chelsea Coach Defends Victor Moses: Oxlade-Chamberlain Made Contact With Him
Published: May 28, 2017
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has commented on the decision of the referee to dismiss Victor Moses in the 68th minute of his team's 2-1 loss to Arsenal in the FA Cup final on Saturday.The Italian has hinted that it was an unfair decision by Anthony Taylor, highlighting that the Super Eagles star made contact with Arsen...
Chelsea Defender Tomori Celebrates England Progress To Last Sixteen
Published: May 26, 2017
Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori has celebrated England's qualification for the knockout rounds of the 2017 Fifa U20 World Cup following their 1-0 win over South Korea on Friday night.Tomori made amends for his unfortunate own goal against Guinea in the Young Lions second match of the tournament by helping goalkeeper Fre...
Chelsea, Everton, Spurs, Liverpool Nigerian Wonderkids Impress As England March On In World Cup
Published: May 26, 2017
An impressive England U20s have topped Group A of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 after an entertaining 1-0 win over the host nation South Korea at the Suwon World Cup Stadium on Friday night, local time.There was not too much to separate the two teams, both of whom had chances to open the scoring, at the e...
Talented Nigerian Defender Begins Showing Off With Manchester United In The Netherlands
Published: May 26, 2017
The talented Nigerian defender Matthew Olosunde will start showing off in the Netherlands on Friday when the prestigious Terborg tournament begins.The right wing-back was part of Manchester United 18-player traveling party that arrived in the country on Thursday ahead of their opener against Ajax Cape Town.While Olosun...
Chelsea's Nigerian Defender Scores Wonder OG As England Labour To 1-1 Draw Vs Guinea
Published: May 23, 2017
England U20s remain in control of Group A at the ongoing Fifa U20 World Cup despite playing a 1-1 draw with Guinea at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium on Tuesday morning.Guinea started the game in a sluggish fashion and England were not able to take advantage, but the Africans got better as the game progressed.Everton's Ad...
Chelsea Star Moses Warns Arsenal : We Are Capable Of Winning The Match
Published: May 23, 2017
Super Eagles creator Victor Moses fancies the chances of Chelsea winning the Premier League and FA Cup double by beating Arsenal in their final game of the season on Saturday, May 27.The right wing-back reckons that Chelsea have the players that can punish Arsenal, and is focused on the showpiece game at Wembley after ...
Chelsea Dazzler Moses Ranked 28th Best Player In The Premier League, Ahead Of Kante
Published: May 22, 2017
Victor Moses finished in 28th position in the Sky Sports Power Rankings announced on Monday following the end of the 2016-2017 season.The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance by awarding points to players for 32 different stats and ranksEden Hazard, Diego Costa, Marcos Alonso, César Azpilicueta, ...
Arsenal Winger Alex Iwobi Admits He Is Still Learning His Craft
Published: May 21, 2017
Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi has admitted that he is still learning his craft, and has praised his teammates in the wake of their 3-1 win over Everton on the final day of the season in the Premier League.The Hale End Academy product has seen his first team opportunities limited in the last two months, with today's clash a...
Arsenal Loanee Nwakali Bags Assist From Near The Halfway Line As MVV Book Place In Final
Published: May 21, 2017
Nigeria U20 skipper Kelechi Nwakali inspired MVV Maastricht to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Cambuur in the semifinals of the playoffs at the Cambuurstadion (Leeuwarden) on Sunday.The Arsenal loanee came close to breaking the deadlock three minutes before the intermission, but hit the ball over the bar.Trailing by on...
EPL Wrap: Dele Scores; Ndidi & Moses Impress; No Debut For Man Utd Duo; Iheanacho, Iwobi Subbed In; Maja, Asoro Make Bench
Published: May 21, 2017
Catch up on the performances of Nigerian descent on the final day of the season in the English Premier League.Arsenal missed out on a place in the Champions League for the first time in 21 years despite a 3-1 success over Everton at the Emirates. Alex Iwobi got some much needed game time when he came off the bench in t...
Argentina FA To Review Sending Off Of Striker Who Elbowed Chelsea Defender
Published: May 21, 2017
The Argentina Football Association are not entirely in agreement with the decision of referee Mohamed Abdulla Hassan Mohd to send off striker Lautaro Martinez in the 77th minute in their opener against England at the Fifa U20 World Cup.The Racing Club frontman received a red card after a pitchside video review showed t...
Chelsea, Spurs Starlets React To England Impressive Win Over Argentina, Send Message To Guinea
Published: May 20, 2017
Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Joshua Onomah have reacted to England's impressive 3-0 rout of six-time champions Argentina in their opening game at the Fifa U20 World Cup on Saturday.Apart from Everton striker Ademola Lookman, all the players of Nigerian descent that traveled to South K...
Chelsea Defender Ola Aina Returns From Trip To Naples
Published: May 19, 2017
Super Eagles invitee Ola Aina is back in London after his trip to Naples, Italy earlier in the week.The former England U19 skipper had accompanied his good pal and teammate Nathaniel Chalobah, who spent time on loan at Napoli last season, to visit Napoli striker Dries Mertens.Nathan Ake, who received his first senior c...