Left-footed 21-year-old Nigeria-eligible defender given more minutes by Tottenham coach
Published: July 29, 2021
It is inevitable that Nigeria-eligible defender Tobi Omole will make his professional debut for Tottenham Hotspur in the coming months if he is not loaned out by the Premier League club.The 21-year-old was given more minutes as Tottenham registered a 3-1 win over MK Dons in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday night, com...
Arsenal products Beckham, Ebiowei, Olayinka, Olowu send messages to Azeez after stunning goal
Published: July 29, 2021
Arsenal academy products Romeo Beckham, Malcolm Ebiowei, Joseph Olowu, James Olayinka and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji have sent messages of congratulations to Anglo-Spanish-Nigerian midfielder Miguel Azeez after his stunning strike for Arsenal in a 4-1 rout of Watford in a pre-season friendly at London Colney on Wednesday af...
Manchester United 2 Brentford 2 : Shoretire features; Super Eagles star debuts at Old Trafford
Published: July 28, 2021
Manchester United continued their pre-season preparations with a 2-2 draw against Premier League new boys Brentford at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. Super Eagles star Frank Onyeka, a recent summer signing from Danish outfit FC Midtjylland, made his eagerly anticipated debut for the Bees after entering the fray in ...
Thomas Tuchel believes Ugbo will thrive playing alongside another striker
Published: July 28, 2021
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel believes Ike Ugbo will thrive playing alongside another striker, more than he would playing as a sole striker in the team. Despite immense speculation linking the Super Eagles hopeful with a departure from Stamford Bridge before the close of the summer transfer window, the German football t...
Arsenal 4 Watford 1 : Anglo-Nigerian midfielder scores pick of the goals; Etebo, Dennis feature
Published: July 28, 2021
Arsenal continued their pre-season preparations with a 4-1 victory against Premier League new boys Watford at London Colney on Wednesday afternoon. The friendly was hastily arranged after the Gunners cancelled their pre-season trip to the United States for the Florida Cup. For the first time in pre-season, youn...
Chelsea and Fulham's Anglo-Nigerian starlets not joining Owls after impressing at trials
Published: July 28, 2021
EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday have passed up the opportunity to sign two players of Nigerian descent inĀ  Chelsea's Tariq Uwakwe and Fulham's Sylvester Jasper, according to reports. The Anglo-Nigerian players were left out of the matchday squad as the Owls concluded pre-season with a 2-1 win over Port Vale ...
Young Nigerian GK drops the biggest hint yet he'll extend his 13-year association with Arsenal
Published: July 28, 2021
Promising Nigeria-eligible goalkeeper Ovie Ejeheri has dropped the biggest hint yet that he will be a player of Arsenal for the 2021-2022 season by reporting for pre-season training, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. There is speculation over the future of the Hale End Academy product at the Emirates Stadium as his cont...
Hudson-Odoi, Joe Hart, Abraham, Aina congratulate Ugbo on his winning goal for Chelsea
Published: July 28, 2021
Chelsea stars past and present including Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ola Aina, Tammy Abraham and Tariq Uwakwe, and Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Joe Hart have congratulated Ike Ugbo on scoring the winning goal for the European champions in a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth on Tuesday night. Ugbo is training with Chelsea's first ...
Dutch-Nigerian striker continues where he left off last season with brace for Man Utd U23s
Published: July 28, 2021
Dillon Hoogewerf has continued where he left off last season with a brace for Manchester United U23s in their 5-1 hammering of Northern League Premier Division club Stalybridge Celtic in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday, July 27. The friendly was in honour of Bert Whalley, who played for both Stalybridge Celtic and ...
Nigeria-eligible winger reacts after scoring 18 minutes into his senior debut for Man City
Published: July 28, 2021
Premier League champions Manchester City began their pre-season preparations on a positive note by beating Championship side Preston North End 2-0 at the Academy Stadium on Tuesday night. With several City players still on extended vacations following their participation in the 2020 European Championship and Copa A...
Bournemouth 1 Chelsea 2 : Super Eagles hopeful scores winning goal for European champions
Published: July 27, 2021
European champions Chelsea began their pre-season campaign with a 2-1 win against Championship club Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Tuesday night. The Blues played a training game against Peterborough United at Cobham and an in-house game in Dublin before their trip to the South Coast. Onetime Nigerian Fe...
Official : Manchester United bolster academy ranks with signing of Nigeria-eligible striker
Published: July 27, 2021
English Premier League giants Manchester United have bolstered their academy ranks with the signing of talented striker of Nigerian descent Victor Musa Aigbomian. St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, Aigbomian's alma mater, have suggested via their official website that the player has signed a four-year deal...
Photo confirmation : Austria Vienna loan in ex-Man Utd youth teamer of Nigerian descent
Published: July 27, 2021
German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig have loaned out promising Anglo-Dutch-Nigerian striker Noah Ohio to Austria side Austria Vienna for the entirety of the 2021-2022 season. This is the second time Ohio has been loaned out by RB Leipzig to get more minutes and continue his development, having spent the second half of...
Queen of the South hoping to close deal for former Chelsea schoolboy Debayo
Published: July 27, 2021
Scottish Championship side Queen of the South are hoping to wrap up a deal for former Nigeria U17 invitee Josh Debayo in the coming days. The Daily Record says Queen's boss Allan Johnston is looking for the deal to be done for Debayo to be available for Saturday's Championship opener at Partick Thistle. Debayo i...
Official : Liverpool loan out Nigeria-eligible winger to Brighton & Hove Albion Women
Published: July 26, 2021
Through their official website, Brighton & Hove have confirmed the signing of Nigeria-eligible winger Rinsola Babajide on loan from Championship club Liverpool FC Women. The ex-England U20 international will be spending the whole of the 2021-2022 campaign at the Seagulls. Before her celebrated move to Liverpool...