Cardiff City Boss Bitterly Disappointed Not To Sign Nigerian Striker From Chelsea
Published: September 13, 2018
Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock has taken a swipe at Chelsea after an unsuccessful attempt to sign England U21 star of Nigerian descent, Tammy Abraham, in the summer transfer window. Warnock is unhappy over the manner in which Chelsea handled his request to sign Abraham on a season-long loan as they never got back to...
Checkatrade Trophy : Six Nigerians Feature As Arsenal Thrash Coventry City
Published: September 13, 2018
Six players of Nigerian descent were in action for their respective teams as Arsenal U21s thrashed Coventry City 3-0 in their first ever game in the Football League Trophy on Wednesday evening. Back from international duty with the Young Lions, winger Bukayo Saka played the last two minutes for the Gunners, his team...
Iwobi Returns To Full Training With Arsenal After Missing Super Eagles Games
Published: September 12, 2018
Alex Iwobi has resumed full training with Arsenal ahead of their next Premier League fixture against Newcastle United at St James' Park. The Hale End Academy product was not involved in Nigeria's convincing 3-0 win over Seychelles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier and the recent game vs Liberia due to injury, th...
Chelsea's England Star Ruben Loftus-Cheek Replies Victor Moses : I Am An All-Rounder
Published: September 12, 2018
England central midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has answered questions from the official website of Chelsea about his teammates and and revealed some behind-the-scenes information. Answering a question posed by Blues number fifteen Victor Moses on what he would have been if he weren't a footballer, Loftus-Cheek label...
Young Nigerian Striker Nominated For Leicester City Goal Of The Month
Published: September 11, 2018
Young Nigerian striker Layton Ndukwu has continued to get recognition for his impressive start to the season and the latest is his nomination for Leicester City's Goal of the Month for August 2018. The 20-year-old found the net three times in Premier League 2 matches last month against Swansea City and Blackburn Rov...
Nigerian Goalkeeper Stars As Tottenham Hotspur Win Euro Youth Cup In Germany
Published: September 10, 2018
Tottenham Hotspur U17s won the Euro Youth Cup in St Wendel, Germany on Sunday after beating Galatasaray in the final, with Nigerian goalkeeper Joshua Oluwayemi impressing for the London club. Spurs beat Anderlecht 3-0 in the semifinals to set up a meeting with the Turkish club in the showpiece and drew with the Bel...
Exciting Nigerian Striker Features As Liverpool Suffer Heavy 5-0 Defeat To Arsenal In WSL
Published: September 10, 2018
Liverpool suffered a heavy 5-0 defeat to Arsenal Women  in their opening game of the new WSL season at Meadow Park on Sunday, September 9. Fresh from representing England at the 2018 FIFA Women’s U20 World Cup, Liverpool striker of Nigerian descent Rinsola Babajide was introduced in the 46th minute. The Gunner...
Leicester City Striker Ndukwu Discovers His Fate As Premier League Announce PL2 POTM
Published: September 10, 2018
Leicester City striker Layton Ndukwu has missed out on the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for August 2018. The Premier League's official website informed on Monday morning that the award has gone to Reading youth-teamer Danny Loader who scored three goals in the month of August. Ndukwu also found the...
Tottenham Hotspur Product Obika Opens His 2018-2019 Account For Oxford United
Published: September 09, 2018
Former Tottenham Hotspur youth-teamer Jonathan Obika opened his account for the 2018-2019 season but could not prevent Oxford United from suffering a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Coventry City in an EFL League One encounter on Sunday afternoon. Obika was unable to register his name on the score-sheet in league games a...
Ex-Tottenham & Arsenal Wonderkids Of Nigerian Descent Debut For England U17 In 6-0 Rout Of Norway
Published: September 08, 2018
Two players of Nigerian descent in the shape of Nonso Madueke and Armstrong Okoflex debuted for world champions at U17 level, England, in their 6-0 rout of Norway in the The Syrenka Cup on Friday, September 7. This summer, Madueke ended his association with Tottenham Hotspur after penning a three-year contract with ...
Chelsea Winger Victor Moses Given The Weekend Off By Sarri
Published: September 08, 2018
Former Super Eagles star Victor Moses will not report at Cobham Training Center for training this weekend. Chelsea TV reporter Lee Parker has informed that the Chelsea first-team players not called up for international duty will resume training on Monday, ahead of their upcoming meeting with Cardiff City at Stamford...
Chelsea And Man City Still Keeping Tabs On Nigerian-Born LB 17 Months After Scouting Him In Italy
Published: September 08, 2018
Three Premier League clubs are keeping a close eye on Atlanta United's Nigerian-born left back George Bello, according to reports. Calciomercato says Genoa, Rome, Everton, Schalke, Chelsea and especially Manchester City coached by Pep Guardiola are monitoring the United States youth-teamer. Atlanta United signed Be...
Chelsea Midfielder Anjorin Scores Again, Arsenal GK Okonkwo Debuts As England U18s Seal 3-0 Win Vs Russia
Published: September 07, 2018
England U18s made it two successive wins at the ongoing Lafarge Foot Avenir in France after thrashing Russia 3-0 on Friday afternoon. Three Nigerian starlets were named in the starting lineup of the Young Lions, with Arsenal goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo making his debut, and West Ham U18 skipper Ajibola Alese and Arsen...
Chelsea Star Moses Working His Socks Off As International Football Takes Center Stage
Published: September 07, 2018
With international football taking centre stage this weekend, that didn’t stop retired Super Eagles winger Victor Moses from working hard in training for Chelsea.The former Wigan Athletic star recently announced his retirement from international football to concentrate on club duties and family.However, he has been a...
Arsenal Player Of The Month: French Midfielder Dubbed The Next David Luiz Beats Iwobi To Award
Published: September 06, 2018
French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, who has been likened to Chelsea's David Luiz, has won Arsenal's Player of the Month for August 2018. Nigeria international Alex Iwobi had been in contention for the monthly prize but finished in fourth position with only four percent of the votes. Matteo Guendouzi produced a st...