Five Nigerian players leave Rangers within a year with Bassey's move to Ajax Amsterdam imminent
Published: July 17, 2022
Calvin Bassey is set to become the fifth Nigerian player to depart Scottish Premiership giants Glasgow Rangers within approximately a year, with the left-sided defender's transfer to Dutch Eredivisie champions Ajax Amsterdam imminent.   Last July, Dapo Mebude swapped Rangers for Watford after running down hi...
Video : Anjorin jogs on the pitch, frozen out of Chelsea squad in win v Club America
Published: July 17, 2022
Faustino Anjorin was frozen out of the matchday squad as Chelsea defeated Club America 2-1 in the first pre-season game staged at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday morning.   For the start of the game, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Hakim Ziyech, Ross Barkley and Kenedy got the nod in the attacking midfield and ...
Arsenal 2 Everton 0 : Iwobi suffers defeat against boyhood club; two other Nigerian Hale End products benched
Published: July 17, 2022
Alex Iwobi was the only player of Nigerian descent on parade at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland as Everton suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Premier League rivals Arsenal in their first pre-season friendly on Sunday morning.   Toffees boss Frank Lampard fielded a different starting XI for the second ...
Barcelona favourites to sign Anglo-Nigerian wonderkid linked with Arsenal, Man Utd & Liverpool
Published: July 16, 2022
La Liga giants Barcelona are the favourites to sign Aston Villa wonderkid Carney Chukwuemeka.   Italian transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano informed on Saturday evening that Aston Villa are now open to selling the England U19 sensation of Nigerian descent this summer and added that Barcelona are leading the c...
Luton Town frontrunners to sign history-making 2019 Golden Eaglets invitee
Published: July 16, 2022
EFL Championship outfit Luton Town are the frontrunners to sign 2019 Golden Eaglets invitee Aribim Pepple.   Football Insider claims that Luton Town have agreed a deal to sign the talented 19-year-old after his proposed move to Forest Green Rovers was hijacked.   Pepple's next destination has been hot...
Crystal Palace 4 Ipswich 2 : Super Eagles star scores & assists, Goodman impresses in goal
Published: July 16, 2022
Ipswich Town continued their pre-season preparations with a 4-2 defeat to Premier League opponents Crystal Palace at the Academy on Saturday, July 16.   Eberechi Eze and Anglo-Canadian-Nigerian goalkeeper Owen Goodman started for the Eagles , while the Ipswich Town squad was captained by Super Eagles striker Son...
Opinion : Three things to like from Aribo's friendly debut for Southampton against Leipzig
Published: July 16, 2022
Arguably the biggest Nigerian transfer story so far this summer transfer window, Joe Aribo has made his friendly debut for his new club Southampton against German club Leipzig today.   The Saints started their pre-season tour with a defeat against RB Leipzig with goals from Angelino, Forsberg and a long-range powe...
Leicester City coach provides positive update on training ground injury suffered by Ndidi
Published: July 16, 2022
Leicester City coach Brendan Rodgers provided a positive update on the injury suffered by Wilfred Ndidi ahead of his side's 3-3 draw with sister club OH Leuven in a pre-season fixture at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion on Saturday afternoon.   The Northern Irish football tactician fielded twenty-six players ...
Fans react to Joe Aribo's Southampton friendly debut against RB Leipzig
Published: July 16, 2022
Joe Aribo made his friendly debut for Southampton as they were beaten 3-1 by RB Leipzig in a 105-minute pre-season friendly held at Lavanttal-Arena on Saturday afternoon.   The Nigeria international completed his move to the Saints last weekend and was recently handed the club's number 7 jersey ahead of the ...
Would Calvin Bassey be an adequate replacement for Man Utd-bound Lisandro Martinez?
Published: July 16, 2022
With the transfer window in full flow, Nigerian left-back Calvin Bassey has been linked with a move to Eredivisie heavyweights Ajax as a replacement for Argentine left-back Lisandro Martinez who is close to making a move to Manchester United in a deal reportedly worth 48 million pounds.   However, will the Range...
Opinion: How can Lampard help Chelsea's Super Eagles-eligible AM break the youth barrier?
Published: July 16, 2022
The transfer window has now got to the point where all clubs have to show their hands in order to get their first-choice players ahead of the late window rush.   As reported by 90 Min, Everton are interested in signing Chelsea's Super Eagles-eligible attacking midfielder Faustino Anjorin.   The report...
Social : Obi Mikel, Victor Moses seemingly endorse Chelsea's signing of African star
Published: July 16, 2022
Former Blues players John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses have seemingly endorsed Chelsea's signing of one of the top African players in Kalidou Koulibaly after liking an Instagram post by Chelsea's official account announcing the acquisition of the Senegal captain on a four-year contract.   Almost everyone k...
Opinion - Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd, Bayern or Barca : Which would be Chukwuemeka's best choice?
Published: July 16, 2022
With the transfer window rumbling ahead and clubs doing all they can to strengthen their squads before the new season starts, monumental deals are getting completed with examples being Chelsea's capture of Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly.   However, a key transfer story doing the rounds is the reported...
Osimhen sends message to Koulibaly ahead of Napoli defender's imminent move to Chelsea
Published: July 16, 2022
Victor Osimhen has sent his love to Kalidou Koulibaly ahead of the Napoli defender's imminent move to English Premier League giants Chelsea.   After the capture of Raheem Sterling from Manchester City, the Senegal captain is set to become Chelsea's next marquee signing and he has already announced his de...
Wilshere hand starts to B. Okonkwo, Nwaneri in first game in charge as Arsenal U18 coach
Published: July 15, 2022
Jack Wilshere handed starts to two players of Nigerian descent in the form of goalkeeper Brian Okonkwo and Ethan Nwaneri in his first game in charge as Arsenal U18s boss - a pre-season fixture against non-league side Hendon at Silver Jubilee Park on Friday evening.   Wilshere was appointed head coach of the Gunn...