'Akinwale was there one-on-one' - Eagles boss Vieira reacts to red card shown to Man Utd CB
Published: July 19, 2022
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has reacted to the red card shown to Manchester United centre-back Will Fish during the closing minutes of his side's 3-1 defeat to the Red Devils in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday, July 19.   With six minutes remaining, Fish, who replaced captain Harry Maguire in the ...
Opinion : Five reasons Chelsea need to take a look at Super Eagles-eligible midfielder
Published: July 19, 2022
The transfer market is moving quite quickly with clubs around the world making deals to strengthen their various playing squads before preseason training and matches begin. After a somewhat slow start, the Blues have launched an assault on the transfer market with the signing of superstars like Raheem Sterling and...
Confirmed : Released Tottenham Hotspur Nigerian goalkeeper joins Portsmouth
Published: July 19, 2022
Through their official website, EFL League One club Portsmouth have announced the signing of 2021 Super Eagles invitee Joshua Oluwayemi.   Oluwayemi has joined Pompey as a free agent following his release by Tottenham Hotspur at the end of last season, after deciding not to extend his stay at the north London cl...
Two things to like from Ebiowei's performance against Manchester United
Published: July 19, 2022
Manchester United and Crystal Palace stepped up their pre-season preparations for the upcoming Premier League season with a fiesty-friendly match at the Melbourne Cricket ground in Australia.      Patrick Vieira's men suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of new manager Erik Ten Hag's team with Anthony Ma...
Nigerian defender breaks his silence on Southampton exit this summer
Published: July 19, 2022
Nigerian central defender Oludare Olufunwa has broken his silence on his exit from Premier League club Southampton this summer.   The Academy product was released by the Saints upon the expiry of his contract on June 30, 2022.   Olufunwa has departed Southampton without making his professional debut or be...
Man Utd 3 Crystal Palace 1 : Five Nigerian teenagers including Ebiowei feature for Eagles
Published: July 19, 2022
Five teenagers of Nigerian descent were given minutes by manager Patrick Vieira as Crystal Palace suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of a star-studded Manchester United side in a pre-season friendly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia on Tuesday.   Vieira included several academy stars on the roster due...
Pundit insists Man Utd new boy Martínez has better ball-playing skills than Ajax-bound Bassey
Published: July 19, 2022
ESPN Netherlands presenter Cristian Willaert reckons that Manchester United new signing Lisandro Martínez has better ball-playing skills than Rangers defender Calvin Bassey.   The Super Eagles star is on the verge of completing a move to Ajax Amsterdam as a replacement for Martinez.   Just as the Argenti...
Chelsea's United States tour : Anglo-Nigerian midfielder departs first team training camp
Published: July 19, 2022
Through their official website, Premier League side Chelsea have confirmed that Faustino Anjorin is one of four young players who have departed the first team's training camp in the United States.   The Anglo-Nigerian midfielder, Billy Gilmour and Harvey Vale will continue pre-season preparations with the de...
Rangers interested in exciting Nigerian left-back but face competition from League One club
Published: July 18, 2022
Scottish Premiership side Rangers are reportedly interested in signing exciting Nigerian left-back Ali Koiki.   According to Football Insider, the 22-year-old Koiki is subject to interest from the Light Blues and EFL League One club Derby County.   As at three days ago, Rangers were lagging behind the Ram...
Derby County and Owls in transfer battle to sign Man Utd academy product Sotona
Published: July 18, 2022
Two EFL League One clubs Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday are reportedly battling to sign OGC Nice winger Deji Sotona in the summer transfer window.   Football Insider claims the Rams and Owls are plotting moves for the Republic of Ireland youth international of Nigerian descent after catching the eye of the...
Championship and Bundesliga clubs interested in Arsenal striker of Nigerian descent
Published: July 18, 2022
Clubs in the Championship and the German Bundesliga are interested in signing Arsenal striker of Nigerian descent Folarin Balogun on loan in the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports Transfer Center.   Balogun is currently on the club's preseason tour of the United States and manager Mikel Arteta w...
Arsenal's Anglo-Nigerian defender on brink of joining Scottish Premiership new boys on loan
Published: July 18, 2022
According to FootballScotland, Arsenal defender Ryan Alebiosu is close to agreeing a season-long loan move to Scottish Premiership new boys Kilmarnock FC.   Alebiosu is highly rated at the Emirates Stadium as a promising youngster, however, his best chance of getting game-time is generally agreed to be through a...
Hertha Berlin confirm Super Eagles-eligible CB has left training camp ahead of transfer
Published: July 18, 2022
The permanent transfer of Nigeria Football Federation target Jordan Torunarigha to KAA Gent is drawing closer.   On Sunday, Sky Sport Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg revealed that the former Germany U21 international is on the brink of returning to KAA Gent for a second spell, adding that a medical has been...
Chelsea's Nigeria-eligible midfielder wanted by Coventry, Huddersfield, Norwich and QPR
Published: July 18, 2022
Chelsea's England U20 international of Nigerian descent Faustino Anjorin is reportedly drawing interest from Championship clubs this summer.   The Chelsea Academy product was frozen out of the squad as the Blues beat Club America 2-1 in their first pre-season fixture on Sunday morning - a potential red flag ...
Algarve Cup : Tosin unable to prevent Fulham from shipping five goals to Benfica
Published: July 18, 2022
Premier League newsboys Fulham suffered a huge 5-1 defeat at the hands of Portuguese giants SL Benfica in their pre-season friendly on Sunday at the Estadio Algarve.   The Cottagers claimed the  Algarve Cup runner-up prize for their efforts after seeing off OGC Nice 2-0 to advance to the final.   The mat...