'Extremely brave on the ball' - Brighton CB Offiah hails Saka, admits he looks up to Arsenal star
Published: April 20, 2022
Teenage Nigerian central defender Odel Offiah is being tipped to make his Premier League debut in the not too distant future, having been named in the matchday squad on four occasions in the last seven matches played by Brighton & Hove in the top-flight. Offiah watched proceedings from the bench as the Seagulls regist...
Brighton's Nigerian defender on wins against Arsenal, Spurs; what Potter told the players
Published: April 20, 2022
Brighton & Hove central defender Odel Offiah has insisted that the Seagulls were confident of causing upsets in their recent Premier League matches against north London clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. Brighton ended a seven-game winless streak by defeating Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on April 9 and a week...
He's got aspirations' - Ex-Leeds striker insists Rangers will find it very difficult to keep Aribo
Published: April 20, 2022
Former Leeds United striker Noel Whelan has insisted that Rangers will find it very difficult to retain the services of Joe Aribo in the summer.The Nigeria national teamer will enter the final one year of his contract with the Light Blues on July 1, 2022 and has no intention of renewing his deal.It is understood that s...
Flying Eagles-eligible midfielder pictured training with Arsenal first team pre-Chelsea
Published: April 19, 2022
Flying Eagles-eligible midfielder Miguel Azeez is in Arsenal's provisional squad for the Premier League match with Chelsea on Wednesday, April 20. Arsenal have published the latest training images of their final workout before the trip to Stamford Bridge, and Azeez, an England U20 international born to a Spanish mot...
Flower provides assist within first minute of action in Chelsea U18 3-2 win vs Tottenham
Published: April 19, 2022
In a dramatic game at Cobham Training Centre on Tuesday afternoon, Chelsea left it late to secure a 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the U18 Premier League South. Louis Flower was the only player of Nigeria descent named in the the starting lineup and was on the pitch for 80 minutes before making way for first yea...
Ex-Golden Eaglets invitee Ebiowei to make decision on his future after Derby County's relegation
Published: April 18, 2022
Malcolm Ebiowei suffered relegation with Derby County on Easter Monday after a 1-0 defeat to Queens Park Rangers. The Rams, coached by Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, had a tough task on their hands to avoid the drop after they were slapped with a 21-point deduction for breaching English Football League rule...
Fulham interested in signing Arsenal-owned Anglo-American-Nigerian attacker
Published: April 18, 2022
Premier League-bound Fulham are interested in signing Arsenal-owned attacker Folarin Balogun in the summer. HITC, making reference to the Daily Mail (subscription required) says the Cottagers have identified transfer targets ahead of their return to the Premier League and Balogun is one of them. Fulham are worki...
Crystal Palace send scouts to watch 17-cap Nigeria international in Europa League
Published: April 18, 2022
Crystal Palace have reportedly stepped up their interest in signing Glasgow Rangers midfielder Joe Aribo in the summer.Football Insider has reported that the Eagles are keeping tabs on the 17-cap Nigeria international and sent scouts to run the rule over him during Rangers' 3-1 win over Sporting Braga in the Euro...
Son Heung-min: Attacking Monster From South Korea
Published: April 18, 2022
The discussion of top football is mostly linked with the names from Europe and South America, where this sport is super popular and gave birth to numerous talents. The Asian region looks worse compared even to Africa, but the room for manoeuvring is huge because of the huge human resources on the continent. And the pat...
Anglo-Spanish-Nigerian striker impresses for Manchester United U17s in Generation adidas Cup
Published: April 18, 2022
Manchester United U17s finished sixth overall in the 2022 Generation adidas Cup after losing on penalties to CM Rayados. Two players of Nigerian descent were in the United squad for the tournament namely Victor Musa and Habeeb Ogunneye. Musa is a striker with caps for England and Spain youth team, and also eligi...
Former Golden Eaglets invitee named in official Championship Team of the Week
Published: April 17, 2022
2019 Golden Eaglets invitee Malcolm Ebiowei has been named in the official Championship Team of the Week, powered by Whoscored.com ratings. The Hale End Academy product was in action for ninety minutes for the Rams side that caused an upset by beating Premier League-bound Fulham 2-1 at the Pride Park Stadium on Good ...
FA Cup: No Wembley return for two ex-Super Eagles invitees in May as Crystal Palace lose to Chelsea
Published: April 17, 2022
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira deployed 2017 Super Eagles invitee Eberechi Eze in attacking midfield in the Eagles' FA Cup semifinals 2-0 defeat against Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on Sunday evening. Chelsea will now face Liverpool in the final on May 14 at Wembley.  Eze  played in the absence of Conor Ga...
Lookman scores for third consecutive league start as Newcastle steal all three points vs Leicester
Published: April 17, 2022
Leicester City winger Ademola Lookman was on the scoresheet Sunday afternoon but it proved to be inconsequential as the 2015/2016 Premier League champions were defeated 2-1 by Newcastle United at St. James' Park. Lookman scored for the third consecutive league start when he opened the scoring in the 19th minute, havin...
Genk assistant coach convinced Onuachu can play significant role if signed by Liverpool, Atletico Madrid
Published: April 17, 2022
Racing Genk striker Paul Onuachu reunited with his former FC Midtjylland coach Glen Riddersholm in November 2021. With Riddersholm in the Midtjylland dugout, the Super Eagles star totaled twenty-seven appearances combined for the Wolves in three seasons and was on the scoresheet on three occasions. Having won the...
Ex-coach reveals Olise trained with Arsenal before joining Chelsea as a schoolboy
Published: April 17, 2022
Sean Conlon, who worked with 2021 Super Eagles invitee Michael Olise in his formative years as a footballer, has revealed that the Crystal Palace winger trained with Arsenal before joining Chelsea as a schoolboy. At that age, young footballers are allowed to sound out the local academies before making a decision on...