Red-hot Arsenal loanee Balogun scores third goal in four games for Middlesbrough
Published: April 02, 2022
Arsenal loanee Folarin Balogun continued his rich vein of form for club and country by getting on the scoresheet for Middlesbrough in their 4-0 rout of Peterborough United at Weston Homes Stadium on Saturday. The England U21 international of Nigerian descent notched three of the seven goals scored by the Young Lions...
EPL wrap : Tella returns; Dennis subbed in; Onyeka misses win at Chelsea; Ekong, Etebo not in squad
Published: April 02, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up of Nigeria-eligible players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, April 2, 2022.In the early kickoff, Liverpool made it ten league wins in a row by beating Watford 2-0 at Anfield.Oghenekaro Etebo and William Troost-Ekong were omitted fr...
Arsenal wonderkid Nwaneri enhances his growing reputation by scoring vs Southampton U18s
Published: April 02, 2022
Arsenal wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri enhanced his growing reputation by getting on the scoresheet as the Gunners defeated Southampton 4-2 in the U18 Premier League on Saturday afternoon.   The Anglo-Nigerian is not eligible to sign scholarship forms until July 1, 2023 but is being fast-tracked into the U18 setup whil...
Nigeria-eligible trio score five of Crystal Palace U18s six goals in win against Aston Villa
Published: April 02, 2022
Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 6-1 in a U18 Premier League fixture at Crystal Palace Training Ground on Saturday afternoon, with four teenagers of Nigerian descent on parade. Midfielder David Ozoh was joined in Crystal Palace's starting lineup by strikers Victor Akinwale and Ademola Ola-Adebomi, while Chisom Afoka ...
Burnley manager responds to transfer links to former Chelsea winger Victor Moses
Published: April 01, 2022
Burnley reportedly attempted to strengthen their squad last month by bringing in former Chelsea winger Victor Moses from Spartak Moscow but the proposed move did not happen. The Premier League did not sanction the transfer of the former Nigeria international as it would affect the sporting integrity of the competiti...
Nigerian-born midfielder returns to Arsenal as Dundee United loan looks over due to injury
Published: April 01, 2022
Nigerian-born midfielder Tim Akinola has returned to parent club Arsenal for treatment on an undisclosed injury, two months before his loan deal with Scottish Premiership side Dundee United expires. Dundee United boss Tam Courts has revealed that Akinola is unlikely to feature for the club again this season after he...
Tottenham Hotspur planning third consecutive loan for talented 20yo striker of Nigerian descent
Published: April 01, 2022
Tottenham Hotspur are planning to loan out talented Anglo-Nigerian center forward Kion Etete for the third consecutive time. Football Insider says Tottenham have opened preliminary talks with an unnamed Championship club over a loan deal for Etete ahead of next season. Signed from Notts County in 2019, Etete spen...
Burnley, Huddersfield Town, West Brom keeping tabs on 6ft 4in tall Anglo-Nigerian striker
Published: April 01, 2022
English Premier League and Championship clubs are interested in 6ft 4in tall Anglo-Nigerian striker Elijah Adebayo ahead of the reopening of the transfer window. According to Football League World, Burnley, Huddersfield Town, and West Bromwich Albion are keeping tabs on Adebayo who is having a banner season at Luton...
Super Falcons star looks set to miss Arsenal clash after confirmed update from Leicester boss Bedford
Published: April 01, 2022
Super Falcons central defender Ashleigh Plumptre looks set to miss out on Leicester City's matchday squad when they battle Arsenal in the Women's Super League on Sunday, April 3. Plumptre was replaced after thirty minutes as the Foxes were hammered 9-0 by Chelsea on Sunday after suffering a head-related injury. A...
'You can see how he's developing' - Arsenal manager says Balogun's loan proving beneficial
Published: March 31, 2022
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has expressed his delight with Folarin Balogun's performances on loan at Championship outfit Middlesbrough. In search of regular first team action after failing to force his way into Arsenal's starting lineup despite his promotion to the senior team before the start of the season, Balog...
'Ndidi out for the season' - Leicester boss confirms ahead of trip to Manchester United
Published: March 31, 2022
Wilfred Ndidi will not be involved for Leicester City when they take on Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday, with manager Brendan Rodgers confirming that the Nigeria international will miss the remainder of the season. The holding midfielder was forced off injured in the second half of the Foxes' Eur...
17-year-old striker Akinwale shortlisted for Crystal Palace's March Goal of the Month
Published: March 30, 2022
Through their official website, Crystal Palace have announced the nominees for the club's Goal of the Month for March 2022, with a teenager of Nigerian descent making the cut. Victor Akinwale, 17, is one of five contenders to win the monthly accolade and has to see off competition from Jairo Riedewald, Fionn Mooney,...
Three youngsters of Nigerian descent in starting XI as Arsenal thrash Brentford B 4-1 in friendly
Published: March 30, 2022
Arsenal thrashed Brentford B 4-1 in a friendly arranged by both teams to give their players match practice ahead of the their upcoming Premier League fixtures, with three youngsters of Nigerian descent making the starting lineup. According to the match report published by the official website of the Bees, defender M...
Premier League block ex-Chelsea star Victor Moses from moving to Burnley
Published: March 26, 2022
Former Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses has been blocked from joining Burnley by the English Premier League, according to multiple reports in the English media. Sky Sports says Burnley's attempt to rescue Moses from the distress of being left in limbo in warring Russia has been blocked by the Premier League. UEFA a...
SWAN FCT chief urges NFF to mobilise fans to cheer Eagles to victory in return leg vs Ghana
Published: March 26, 2022
Chairman of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) FCT chapter Bunmi Haruna has thumbed-up the  Super Eagles for earning a positive first-leg result in their Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Ghana even as he urged NFF to mobilize Nigerians to fill the Moshood Abiola National Stadium for the retu...