U18 PL national final: George bags assist but Chelsea miss out on UYL spot after loss to Man Utd
Published: May 14, 2024
Chelsea will not be competing in next season's UEFA Youth League via the domestic champions path following a 2-1 loss to Manchester United in the U18 Premier League national final on Tuesday evening.  Chelsea U18s manager Hassan Sulaiman selected two players of Nigerian descent in his matchday squad for the sh...
Crystal Palace's youngest-ever PL player David Ozoh reveals his Nigerian dad supports Man Utd 
Published: May 14, 2024
Crystal Palace defensive midfielder David Ozoh has revealed that his Nigerian dad is a fan of Manchester United.  The Anglo-Spanish-Nigerian footballer holds the record for the youngest-ever player to feature for the Eagles in the Premier League, aged 17 years and 260 days when he made his debut against Newcastle ...
Goztepe chief open to transfers with Southampton amid links with Paul Onuachu 
Published: May 14, 2024
Goztepe president Rasmus Ankersen has revealed that there may be transfers between the newly promoted Super Lig club and Southampton amid speculation linking Paul Onuachu with a potential move to Göz Göz in the summer transfer window.  According to Turkish sports daily Fanatik, Ankersen announced at the pres...
Chelsea close to agreeing personal terms with 2015 Fifa U17 World Cup Golden Boot winner
Published: May 14, 2024
Chelsea have intensified their approach to sign 2015 Fifa U17 World Cup Golden Boot winner Victor Osimhen. According to CaughtOffside, the Blues are close to agreeing personal terms with the Super Eagles forward ahead of a potential summer move. This follows a report where it was stated that transfer expert Fabri...
Super Eagles hopeful to end fourteen-year association with Arsenal in the summer transfer window
Published: May 14, 2024
English Premier League title contenders Arsenal will reportedly bid farewell to Super Eagles hopeful Arthur Okonkwo in the summer transfer window.  According to The Mirror UK, Arthur Okonkwo is due to depart north London upon the expiry of his contract at the end of June 2024. A product of the Hale End Academy...
Ex-Super Eagles invitee joins Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur stars in BBC's PL TOTW
Published: May 14, 2024
BBC Football pundit Gareth Cooks has named his Premier League Team of the Week for the penultimate matchday of the season which came to an end with a thrilling encounter between Aston Villa and Liverpool at the Villa Park on Monday night. The team includes former Super Eagles invitee Michael Olise, Chelsea forward C...
Super Eagles injury curse gets worse: After Onyemaechi and Chukwueze, Osimhen suffers same fate
Published: May 14, 2024
Nigeria boss Finidi George is sweating on the fitness of another Italian-based Super Eagles player, with Napoli striker Victor Osimhen the latest injury concern ahead of his squad announcement for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa's Bafana Bafana and Benin's Cheetahs, allnigeriasoccer.com rep...
'We want to win the game' - Chelsea's Nigerian coach ahead of U18 national final against Man Utd 
Published: May 13, 2024
Chelsea U18 manager Hassan Sulaiman is looking forward to Tuesday evening's U18 Premier League national final against Manchester United. The young Blues, winners of the U18 Premier League South, will take on northern section champions Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.  As Chelsea and Manchester United a...
Fabrizio Romano confirms Chelsea have contacted agent over deal for Napoli star Victor Osimhen
Published: May 13, 2024
Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Chelsea have spoken to the agent of Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen, on the possibility of joining the club. The Blues are undoubtedly one of the admirers of the Napoli striker with their interest in him dating back to last summer where his huge valuatio...
'He was jogging' - Onuoha criticises Casemiro for his performance during Man Utd's loss to Arsenal
Published: May 13, 2024
Nigerian-born former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha has torn into Manchester United star Casemiro after his performance against Arsenal in a Premier League game at Old Trafford on Sunday evening. Mikel Arteta's side picked up a vital win which means that the Premier League title race will go down right to...
Bournemouth boss urges Southgate to name Nigeria-eligible striker Solanke in England squad for Euro 2004
Published: May 12, 2024
Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has thrown his weight behind Dominic Solanke, urging Gareth Southgate to include the in-form striker in England's Euro 2024 squad. With the tournament in Germany just around the corner, national team bosses are busy selecting their provisional squads, and England's Gareth So...
What Gunners Invincible Kanu said after Arsenal's historic win against Manchester United at Old Trafford
Published: May 12, 2024
Arsenal Invincible Nwankwo Kanu took to social media shortly after the Gunners registered a historic win against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday evening.  Leandro Trossard's first half strike ensured the title race will go down to the final day of the season next weekend. The win against the Red ...
Report: Newcastle United ahead of other suitors in the race to sign Nigerian central defender 
Published: May 12, 2024
According to the online version of the Daily Mail, Newcastle are now in pole position to secure the signing of Nigerian central defender Tosin Adarabioyo who is also wanted by Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea. Tosin is reportedly keen on working with the Magpies manager Eddie Howe, and is said to be convince...
George names Hazard, Cole Palmer as his favourite Chelsea players past and present
Published: May 12, 2024
Speaking ahead of the U18 Premier League national final, England U18 international of Nigerian descent, Tyrique George has named Eden Hazard and Cole Palmer as his favourite Chelsea players past and present.  Chelsea are mathematically out of contention to qualify for next season's UEFA Youth League via their p...
'I know' - Former Everton CEO reveals Toffees are interested in signing 2013 Fifa U17 World Cup winner
Published: May 12, 2024
Former Everton CEO Keith Wyness has revealed that the Toffees are interested in signing Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho in the summer transfer window.  Iheanacho will walk away from the King Power Stadium as a free agent on July 1, 2024 if he does not put pen to paper on a new contract in the coming weeks...