Chelsea loanee Anjorin makes full Championship debut for Huddersfield Town
Published: August 06, 2022
Chelsea loanee Faustino Anjorin made his full Championship debut on Friday night as Huddersfield Town suffered a 2-1 loss to Birmingham City on matchday two in the division.   Prior to the trip to the St. Andrew's Stadium, the England U20 international of Nigerian descent had recorded eight appearances in th...
Crystal Palace 0 Arsenal 2 : England boss watches 2019 Nigeria U17 invitee make EPL debut
Published: August 05, 2022
The long-awaited return of the Premier League featuring Mikel Arteta's Arsenal against Patrick Vieira's Crystal Palace ended in a  2-0 win for the Gunners.   Three months before the start of the 2022 World Cup, England boss Gareth Southgate was at Selhurst Park to run the rule over Three Lions stars Aar...
Crystal Palace star Eze receives plaudits from Liverpool and Arsenal icons
Published: August 05, 2022
Nigeria Football Federation target Eberechi Eze on Friday evening received plaudits from two of the greatest players in the history of the Premier League ahead of the first game of the 2022 /2023 season at Selhurst Park.   Liverpool legend Michael Owen and Arsenal icon Ian Wright while analyzing Crystal Palace&#...
Olise's unavailability : How can Patrick Vieira set up his attack against Arsenal?
Published: August 05, 2022
The long-awaited return of the Premier League is here and Mikel Arteta's Arsenal would be facing Patrick Vieira's Crystal Palace in a classic showdown at Selhurst Park tonight.   The same fixture last season saw the Gunners lose by three goals to nil. If anything, it shows that the Gunners would need to ...
Bournemouth confirm squad number for Super Eagles-eligible striker ahead of season opener
Published: August 05, 2022
Premier League new boys Bournemouth have confirmed their squad numbers for the 2022-2023 season, a day before they take on Aston Villa in their opening game of the campaign.   Super Eagles-eligible striker Dominic Solanke will keep the number 9 jersey he has been wearing since the start of the 2019-2020 season. ...
Done deals : Chelsea do two transfer businesses with Premier League rivals on same day
Published: August 05, 2022
English Premier League giants Chelsea did two transfer businesses with Premier League rivals Brighton & Hove on Friday, August 5.   Spain international Marc Cucurella has signed for The Blues on a six-year contract from the Seagulls.   The Blues have pulled off a significant transfer coup to land the serv...
Aston Villa confirm squad number for Anglo-Nigerian midfielder
Published: August 05, 2022
Through their official website, Aston Villa have confirmed their squad numbers ahead of the start of the 2022-2023 English Premier League season.   Carney Chukwuemeka ended a six-year association with Aston Villa on Thursday after completing his move to Chelsea.   Chukwuemeka's number 33 kit has not b...
Two ways Chelsea boss Tuchel can utilize new signing Chukwuemeka
Published: August 05, 2022
Chelsea announced the capture of Super Eagles eligible midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka from Premier League rivals Aston Villa on Thursday morning.   The deal is set to be worth up to 20 million pounds and the player has resumed immediately at Chelsea's Training Centre.   Ahead of the new season which be...
What number will Chukwuemeka wear? Chelsea confirm squad numbers for 2022-23 season
Published: August 04, 2022
Through their official website, Premier League giants Chelsea have confirmed their squad numbers for the 2022-2023 season.   England U19 international of Nigerian descent Carney Chukwuemeka was officially unveiled as a player of Chelsea on Thursday, joining the Blues from Aston Villa on a six-year contract until...
Snapped : Tuchel begins running the rule over Chelsea brand new signing Chukwuemeka
Published: August 04, 2022
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has started running the rule over The Blues' brand new signing Carney Chukwuemeka.   The official website of Chelsea has published images of Chukwuemeka's first training session with his new teammates.   Tuchel was pictured having a chat with the England U19 internationa...
Patrick Vieira confirms 2021 Super Eagles invitee will not face Arsenal in season opener
Published: August 04, 2022
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has confirmed the worst fears of the Eagles fans after revealing that 2021 Super Eagles invitee Michael Olise is not available for selection for the season opener against Arsenal.   The France U21 international was omitted from Palace's pre-season tour to Singapore and A...
'A different red and white' - Arsenal's Nigeria-eligible striker reacts after sealing loan transfer
Published: August 04, 2022
England U21 international of Nigerian descent Folarin Balogun has taken to social media to react to his transfer to French Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims.   The six-time French champions announced on Wednesday the arrival on loan of the Anglo-American-Nigerian centre-forward, without an option to buy included in th...
Tottenham pushing to sign Italy prospect of Nigerian descent; Brighton, Man City also interested
Published: August 03, 2022
According to reports from the Italian press, Tottenham Hotspur have not given up in their pursuit of Italy hopeful of Nigerian descent Destiny Udogie.   Sky Sport Italia reported on Wednesday evening that Tottenham are still interested in the Udinese wonderkid and are hoping to reach an agreement with the Little...
Chukwuemeka's Chelsea contract length : Good or bad career choice?
Published: August 03, 2022
The transfer window is gradually coming to an end with the new Premier League season set to kick off on Friday 5th of August 2022.   As expected, clubs are scrambling to get their deals over the line with Chelsea being one such club.   The Blues made a sensational and well-covered transfer on Tuesday by s...
Football Association of Ireland confirm West Ham's Nigeria-eligible CB has joined Celtic
Published: August 03, 2022
The Football Association of Ireland have confirmed that West Ham youth teamer of Nigerian descent Justin Osagie has completed his move to Scottish Premiership giants Glasgow Celtic.   In preparation for the UEFA European Championship Qualifiers which take place in September, Republic of Ireland U19 manager Tom M...