Red-hot Arsenal loanee Balogun reveals his ambitions this season
Published: August 15, 2022
England U21 international of Nigerian descent Folarin Balogun arrived at Stade de Reims in the form of a loan without an option to buy at the end of the 2022-2023 season.   Balogun is already shining brightly after two games with the six-time French Ligue 1 champions, netting in back-to-back matches against Mars...
Opinion: Why do so many top clubs need Ndidi in their team but few look his way?
Published: August 15, 2022
The Premier League season is underway and having concluded game week two, it is safe to say that the EPL has not lost any of its glamour, competitiveness and excitement.   On Saturday, Leicester City made the trip to the Emirates Stadium to face Mikel Arteta's in-form Arsenal. The score ended 4-2 in favour...
Chukwuemeka to make his Chelsea debut tonight but for development squad
Published: August 15, 2022
Carney Chukwuemeka is set to make his first appearance in a Chelsea shirt since signing from Aston Villa.   The official website of Chelsea reported this morning that Chukwuemeka is among the first team players set to accrue some valuable match minutes tonight to help their fitness when the development squad tak...
Boro boss admits he wants to keep Super Eagles hopeful after brace v Sheffield United
Published: August 15, 2022
Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder has admitted that he wants to keep Chuba Akpom at the club after his first goals of the season helped Boro pick up a point in a 2-2 draw against Sheffield United at the Riverside Stadium on Sunday afternoon.   The Super Eagles hopeful scored in each half as Boro twice came from...
Olayinka targets another win v Chelsea U21, hails Brazilian wonderkid Marquinhos
Published: August 15, 2022
Nigerian midfielder James Olayinka has had a fine start to the new Premier League 2 season, helping the Gunners register back-to-back wins against Manchester United and West Ham United.   The Hale End Academy product impressed as Arsenal came back from a goal down to beat the Hammers 3-2 on Friday, providing the...
Aston Villa fans question Chukwuemeka omission from Chelsea squad vs Tottenham Hotspur
Published: August 14, 2022
Nigeria-eligible Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka's move to Stamford Bridge has been condemned by a cross section of Aston Villa fans who are still hurt by the decision of the youngster not to renew his contract at Villa Park.   Chukwuemeka who was part of the England U-19 that won the European tourname...
Chelsea's Chukwuemeka left out of squad as Kane's late goal recuses Tottenham in 2-2 draw
Published: August 14, 2022
Stamford Bridge welcomed ex-manager Antonio Conte with his Tottenham Hotspur team in the second game-week of the new Premier League season.   The game ended in a 2-2 draw as both teams shared the spoils with new signing Kalidou Koulibaly getting on the score-sheet through a well-taken strike in the first half. ...
Super Eagles striker pens farewell message to Watford after joining Nottingham Forest
Published: August 14, 2022
Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Dennis has said his final goodbye to everyone associated with Watford via social media after completing his transfer to Nottingham Forest.   The two-time European champions confirmed the capture of the Nigeria international on Saturday night but the deal was not completed in time fo...
'Very proud of myself' - Awoniyi admits it was a dream to score on Nottingham Forest home debut
Published: August 14, 2022
Taiwo Awoniyi's place in Nottingham Forest's history books is assured after the Nigeria international opened the scoring in the Reds' first home game in the Premier League for twenty-three years.   In the second minute of first half stoppage time, the former Liverpool striker profited from a stroke o...
Arsenal loanee Balogun becomes first Reims player to score in first two Ligue 1 games since 1978
Published: August 14, 2022
Arsenal loanee Folarin Balogun continued his fine start to life at Stade de Reims by scoring on his home debut in a 4-2 loss to Clermont Foot in a Ligue 1 match at Stade Auguste-Delaune II on Sunday afternoon.   The Hale End Academy graduate also found the net on his debut for Reims, twenty minutes after coming ...
Nigeria-eligible defender lands in London this evening ahead of signing 5-year Tottenham deal
Published: August 14, 2022
Italian transfer market guru Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Italian-born wingback of Nigerian descent Destiny Udogie is on the verge of completing a transfer from Udinese to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.   The report states that Udogie will be landing in London this evening at 2000 hours with his me...
Chelsea & Spurs legends hail Super Eagles star after goal on Nottingham Forest home debut
Published: August 14, 2022
On his home debut, Taiwo Awoniyi made a bit of history on Sunday afternoon by becoming the first Nottingham Forest player to score in their first home game in the Premier League for twenty-three years.   There could have been a different narrative at the break but Forest headed into the dressing room with their ...
Opinion : Manchester United need Super Eagles striker this transfer window
Published: August 14, 2022
In our penultimate feature of Nigerian players, we look at why Victor Osimhen should be Erik ten Hag's next transfer target at Manchester United and second full fledged Super Eagles star to represent the elite club after Odion Ighalo.   Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen was reportedly attracting inte...
Brentford's Super Eagles midfielder reacts to historic win against Manchester United
Published: August 14, 2022
Frank Onyeka has taken to social media to react to Brentford's historic 4-0 victory of Manchester United in a Premier League game at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday evening.   It was Brentford's first victory over Manchester United since February 1938 and they became the third club to score four ...
Official : Yaya Toure to coach three Golden Eaglets-eligible players at Tottenham U16s
Published: August 13, 2022
African and Manchester City legend Yaya Toure has taken up the role of Tottenham Hotspur U16 coach, the official webpage of the north London club informed on Friday, August 12.   This is his first job in English football after previously working as assistant manager at Olimpik Donetsk and Akhmat Grozny.   ...