Man Utd concerned about Osimhen's lack of Premier League experience, injury record
Published: May 10, 2023
Manchester United may end their interest in Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen over his lack of Premier League experience, according to reports.    The Red Devils have been an admirer of the Napoli striker following his exceptional performance this season, scoring 28 goals in all competitions for the newly crowned S...
Flying fullback and versatile CB of Nigerian descent sign scholarship deals with West Ham
Published: May 10, 2023
Through their official website, Premier League club West Ham United have announced their new intake of academy scholars for the 2023-2024 season, with at least two players of Nigerian descent part of the group.   As per Premier League rules, all U17 players are required to start next season on a scholarship deal...
Romano reveals Napoli want Osimhen to break transfer record held by Chelsea-owned striker 
Published: May 10, 2023
Italian transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Napoli want Victor Osimhen to break the Serie A transfer record for outbound transfers held by Romelu Lukaku.   Chelsea broke the Italian transfer record when they re-signed the Belgium international for a fee of €113 million in August 2021, but...
Three players of Nigerian descent win Premier League Cup with Brentford 
Published: May 09, 2023
Brentford have won the Premier League Cup after beating Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in the showpiece on Tuesday evening at the Gtech Community Stadium.   Daniel Oyegoke, who is in contention to represent the Young Lions at the upcoming FIFA U20 World Cup, was joined in Brentford's starting lineup by two other pla...
'Showed strength and poise' - Premier League's all-time top scorer hails Awoniyi 
Published: May 09, 2023
Premier League's all-time top scorer with 260 goals, Alan Shearer hailed Taiwo Awoniyi as he included the Nottingham Forest striker in his PL Team of the Week for matchday 35.   The Nigeria national teamer played a key role as Nottingham Forest climbed out of the bottom three after a thrilling 4-3 win over f...
Former Super Eagles invitee urges Osimhen to join Bayern over Chelsea and Man Utd
Published: May 09, 2023
Former Super Eagles invitee, Precious Osasco Omama has advised Napoli's red-hot striker, Victor Osimhen to join Bundesliga giant, Bayern Munich instead of Manchester United, Chelsea and PSG. ​ Osimhen has been linked with a move away from Naples following his exceptional performance for Napoli in the last 1...
Two Super Eagles stars join Arsenal, Spurs, Everton, Leicester, Wolves players in PL TOTW
Published: May 09, 2023
Whoscored.com's Premier League Team of the Week is in following the conclusion of matchday 35 on  May 8.   In what was a historic day, twenty one goals were scored across three matches on Monday -  the highest on a single day of Premier League football with three games or fewer played.    Alex Iwo...
Lionel Messi's replacement: Paris Saint-Germain preparing bid for 2021 Super Eagles invitee 
Published: May 09, 2023
French Ligue 1 moneybags Paris Saint-Germain are ready to firm up their interest in 2021 Super Eagles invitee Michael Olise, according to reports.    The Daily Mail claims that the 10-time French champions are preparing a shock bid for the Crystal Palace winger.    Signing a winger is a priority for ...
Liverpool legend Michael Owen reveals qualities that make Awoniyi a real problem for PL defenders 
Published: May 09, 2023
Liverpool legend Michael Owen has highlighted the qualities that make Taiwo Awoniyi a difficult striker to face.    The performance of the Nigeria international was one of the major highlights as Nottingham Forest edged Southampton 4-3 in a seven-goal thriller in a Premier League encounter at the City Ground on...
Awoniyi nets first half brace as Nottingham Forest edge Southampton in 7-goal thriller 
Published: May 08, 2023
Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi scored a brace in Nottingham Forest's 4-3 win against Southampton at the City Ground to leap out of the relegation zone and into 16th place with 33 points.    Southampton remain bottom of the log with 24 points from 35 league matches.    Both strikes took the Nige...
Spanish-born Nigerian winger fires hat-trick for Liverpool youth team 
Published: May 08, 2023
Spanish-born Nigerian winger Elijah Gift was the standout performer as Liverpool U18s beat Leicester City 6-1 in a friendly at the Academy on Saturday afternoon.   Gift, who started the 2022-2023 season as a first year scholar, netted a hat-trick for the Reds while Ranel Young with a brace and Keyrol Figueroa ...
Exeter City beat Norwich to sign versatile midfielder of Nigerian descent on scholarship deal
Published: May 08, 2023
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that EFL League One club Exeter City have won the race for the services of promising player of Nigerian descent Santino Ohanaka.    Following a successful trial, Ohanaka has signed a scholarship deal with Grecians, which will be activated in July 2023.   The talented te...
'Definitely built for it' - Ex-Spurs star backs Leicester youth product Bassey for PL move 
Published: May 08, 2023
Former Tottenham Hotspur right-back Alan Hutton is backing Calvin Bassey for a Premier League move in the summer.   The Nigeria international transferred to Ajax Amsterdam last summer for a fixed fee of 23 million euros , a further 3.5 million euros in add-ons and a sell-on clause also included in the deal ta...
Man Utd-owned striker Shoretire scores his first senior goal for Bolton Wanderers
Published: May 07, 2023
Manchester United-owned striker of Nigerian descent Shola Shoretire netted his first senior goal as Bolton Wanderers secured a 3-2 win over Bristol Rovers on the final day of the season in the League One.    Twenty four minutes into the contest, Shoretire was on hand to prod home after Aaron Morley's corne...
Everton's Nigeria-eligible striker hits second half brace against Manchester United U18s 
Published: May 07, 2023
Everton's Nigeria-eligible striker Coby Ebere put on a show as the Toffees came back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw against Manchester United in their final U18 Premier League game of the season at Finch Farm on Saturday, May 6.   Ethan Wheatley got ahead of the Everton goalkeeper and nodded home in...