'An incredible player' - Atalanta striker Lookman speaks about his rivalry with Osimhen
Published: February 10, 2023
2017 U20 world champion Ademola Lookman will put aside his friendship with 2015 U17 World Cup winner with the Golden Eaglets, Victor Osimhen to one side when he steps out on to the pitch in the current season, with both strikers competing for the Italian Serie A top scorer award.    In the race for the Paolo ...
Nigerian center back promoted to Arsenal first team training pre-Brentford
Published: February 10, 2023
Apart from Ethan Nwaneri, a second teenager of Nigerian descent trained with Arsenal's first team on February 9, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.   Spanish football tactician Mikel Arteta also ran the rule over central defender Zach Awe at London Colney on Thursday as the Arsenal first teamers stepped up their...
Arteta promotes teenage midfielder of Nigerian descent to Arsenal first team training 
Published: February 09, 2023
Manager Mikel Arteta promoted teenage attacking midfielder of Nigerian descent Ethan Nwaneri to first team training on Thursday, February 9, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.    Nwaneri needs no introduction at home and abroad thanks to the midfielder entering the record books as the youngest player to feature in ...
1982 World Cup winner insists Osimhen must take penalties without having any fears
Published: February 09, 2023
1982 World Cup-winning striker with the Italian national team Francesco Graziani has insisted that Victor Osimhen should be on penalty-taking duties for Napoli to improve his chances of winning the Golden Boot in the Serie A.    The Nigeria international has often conceded the ball to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia i...
'Should be fine' - Leicester boss confirms Super Eagles star in contention to face Tottenham
Published: February 09, 2023
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that Super Eagles star Wilfred Ndidi could be involved in some capacity on Saturday when his side face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.    The holding midfielder has not figured for the Foxes in their last three games due to a muscle-related injury bu...
Golden Eaglets-eligible center forward ends ten-year association with Glasgow Celtic
Published: February 09, 2023
Scottish-Nigerian center forward Eseosa Sule has taken to social media to confirm that he has ended his ten-year association with Scottish Premiership champions Glasgow Celtic.     The Golden Eaglets-eligible striker has not disclosed his next destination, but he was heavily linked with a transfer to West Br...
Harvey Elliott beats Spanish-Nigerian-Cuban winger to win Liverpool Goal of the Month
Published: February 09, 2023
Promising winger Elijah Gift has missed out on Liverpool's Goal of the Month  for January 2023.   The Spanish-Nigerian-Cuban starlet was nominated for the accolade alongside eight other Liverpool players across all levels namely Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Darwin Núñez, Mohamed Salah, Billy Koumetio, Luca S...
Jay-Jay Okocha admits Partey is having a very solid season, backs Arsenal to win EPL
Published: February 09, 2023
Nigeria and Bolton Wanderers legend Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, in an interview with the German press, has acknowledged that Black Stars assistant captain Thomas Partey is having a very solid season at Arsenal.   Partey joined Arsenal in 2020 after his 50 million euro buyout clause was activated by the Gunners.  ...
Club chief confirms West Ham missed out on nine-cap Nigeria international in January
Published: February 09, 2023
Lorient president Loïc Féry has confirmed that Premier League side West Ham United missed out on signing nine-cap Nigeria international Terem Moffi in the recently concluded transfer window.     The Hammers, who were in the market for a center forward, saw a bid accepted by Lorient, but couldn't get th...
Madueke's transfer has same impact on Chelsea as Bassey's transfer has on Ajax 
Published: February 08, 2023
The transfer of Chukwunonso Madueke has the same impact on Chelsea as Calvin Bassey's transfer has on Ajax Amsterdam, according to Dutch football magazine Voetbal International,  via PSV Fans website.    Madueke ended his association with PSV Eindhoven after putting pen to paper on a seven-and-a-half-yea...
Update on the future of Ligue 1 top marksman Balogun at Arsenal
Published: February 08, 2023
Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun was never considered by his parent club, Arsenal, for a return to the Premier League as he continues to impress in his loan stint in France according to  Caughtoffside.    Italian transfer market guru Fabrizio Romano revealed that German Bundesliga side, Borussia Monchengladbach...
'The criticisms were too much' - Iwobi reveals a lot of people questioned his abilities at Arsenal
Published: February 08, 2023
Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi has revealed the part played by his family in the early days of his career at Arsenal to overcome pressure from supporters.      The Nigeria international who ultimately chose to represent the country of his origin despite an opportunity to play for England at the senior le...
Average goals per game England's top 4 tiers : Arsenal product Akpom third, behind Haaland and Kane
Published: February 08, 2023
Arsenal's Hale End Academy product Chuba Akpom has the third best goalscoring record in the top four divisions of English football so far in the 2022-2023 campaign, according to football statistics website Whoscored.com.   Akpom outranks the likes of Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Ivan Toney (Brentford...
Anglo-Nigerian young star reveals what has impressed him about Brentford striker Toney
Published: February 08, 2023
Anglo-Nigerian young star Michael Olakigbe has revealed how Brentford striker Ivan Toney has impressed him and admitted that he wishes to imbibe the qualities of the 26-year-old in his game.    Toney is the first Brentford player to score a hat-trick in the English Premier League, scoring all three goals in a 3...
Not for sale : Manchester United, Chelsea suffer blow in pursuit of Super Eagles striker 
Published: February 08, 2023
Premier League duo Manchester United and Chelsea have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Victor Osimhen, with Napoli president  Aurelio de Laurentiis revealing that the Nigeria international is not for sale.   Chelsea have identified Osimhen as the ideal striker to replace the aging Pierre-Emerick Aubameya...