Official: Super Eagles-eligible striker signs new deal with Bournemouth 
Published: September 14, 2023
With a statement on their official website, Bournemouth have announced that Super Eagles-eligible striker Dominic Solanke has committed his future to the club.    The statement revealed that he has signed a new four-year contract which will keep him at the Vitality Stadium till 2027.   Solanke joined th...
Nottingham Forest PL squad: Dennis axed; Chelsea alum Aina, Liverpool product Awoniyi HGP 
Published: September 14, 2023
Nottingham Forest has confirmed its finalized Premier League squad list for the first half of the 2023-2024 season with two Super Eagles stars in the shape of Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi named on the roster.    The two-time European champions have hinted that a third Nigeria international, Emmanuel Dennis is su...
Benin City-born CB, two other 17-year-olds of Nigerian descent named in Liverpool's PL squad
Published: September 14, 2023
Liverpool have submitted their squad list for the first half of the 2023-2024 Premier League season following the closure of the summer transfer window.     Twenty-two players have been registered on Liverpool's main list with six classed as homegrown players.    A homegrown player is defined as &#...
Chukwuemeka, Ugochukwu among 8 players of Nigerian descent named in Chelsea's PL squad
Published: September 13, 2023
Through their official website, the Premier League have published the 25-man squad for Chelsea for the 2023/2024 season. The rules permit every club to name a 25-man group of players, of which not more than 17 must be overseas players with the remaining 8 slots left for homegrown players. In the aforementione...
Five Nigeria-eligible players registered by Tottenham Hotspur in Premier League squad 
Published: September 13, 2023
Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou will be able to count on the services of five Nigeria-eligible players for Premier League matches in the first half of the season.    Apart from the 25-man roster consisting of eight homegrown players and seventeen players who do not fulfill the criteria, an additiona...
Two youngsters of Nigerian descent promoted to Arsenal first team training pre-Everton 
Published: September 13, 2023
Manager Mikel Arteta promoted two youngsters of Nigerian descent in the shape of 2023 Flying Eagles invitee Ovie Ejeheri and midfielder Miguel Azeez to first team training ahead of Arsenal's Premier League meeting with Everton.   With sixteen Arsenal players called up for international duty this month, the S...
Madueke reveals what has impressed him about Chelsea manager Pochettino
Published: September 13, 2023
England U21 international of Nigerian descent, Noni Madueke has praised Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino for the impact he has made since his arrival at the club.   The Argentine tactician became Chelsea boss with effect from July 1, replacing Graham Potter who was sacked in April following a poor run of resu...
Nigeria line up friendly against three-time Asian champions ahead of World Cup qualifiers 
Published: September 13, 2023
The Super Eagles will face three-time Asian champions Saudi Arabia ahead of the start of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.    Nigeria will lock horns with Saudi Arabia in an international friendly match in the city of Portimão, Portugal on Friday, 13th October 2023.   The friendly against the Saudi Arabian...
Arteta supplements Arsenal's Premier League squad with six players of Nigerian descent 
Published: September 13, 2023
Arsenal have submitted their 25-man squad to the Premier League following the closure of the summer transfer window on September 1, 2023.   There are two separate lists - the main one containing a total of 25 players and another reserved for only U21 players and scholars irrespective of nationality.    G...
Gent chief cites Antony's N76b move to Man Utd as he insists Spurs-linked striker Orban is worth N24b
Published: September 13, 2023
KAA Gent CEO Michel Louwagie has insisted that 30 million euros (approximately N24 billion in Nigerian currency) is not a huge fee to sign Gift Orban and to drive home his point, he emphasized that Brazil international Antony departed Ajax Amsterdam for Manchester United in exchange for 95 million euros (N76 billion)...
'In Nigeria, it is one of the big clubs that everyone supports' - Ugochukwu on his move to Chelsea 
Published: September 13, 2023
Lesley Ugochukwu could not turn down the chance to join Chelsea in the summer transfer window despite the fact that he was guaranteed game time at his boyhood club Rennes in the new season.   When all the players are fit, the likes of Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, who cost a combined €299.1 ...
Arsenal's Golden Eaglets-eligible striker reveals Tottenham passed up the chance to sign him
Published: September 12, 2023
Golden Eaglets-eligible player Daniel Oyetunde has revealed that Tottenham Hotspur passed up the opportunity to sign him before his move to Arsenal at U15 level following a successful trial.   Oyetunde was one of the three players of Nigerian descent that signed a scholarship deal with Arsenal in the off season...
'I should have won the man of the match' - Mikel reveals his best-ever game for Chelsea
Published: September 12, 2023
Retired Nigeria international John Obi Mikel believes that the best-ever performance he produced as a Chelsea player was against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on May 19, 2012 at the Allianz Arena.   Mikel dominated a Bayern Munich midfield that had Toni Kroos and Bastian Schweinsteiger who wer...
Liverpool, Arsenal, Leicester scouts watch Denmark U21 players including Dorgu and Chukwuani
Published: September 12, 2023
Scouts representing English and German clubs were in attendance at the Vejle Stadium, where the Danish U21 national team played a friendly match against Slovakia on Monday evening.    Two Super Eagles-eligible players were given game time as the Danes conceded two late goals to lose 2-0 to Slovakia.    ...
Adana Demirspor and Istanbul Basaksehir interested in signing Nottingham Forest forward Dennis
Published: September 12, 2023
Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on the future of Super Eagles forward Emmanuel Dennis, amidst the interest of two Turkish sides in acquiring his signature. The transfer guru has confirmed that the Nigeria international will leave Nottingham Forest having fallen out of favour with Steve Cooper. The fo...