Leicester City's Super Falcons defender ruled out of clash against Manchester United
Published: March 03, 2022
Nigeria international Ashleigh Plumptre will not be available for selection when Leicester City take on Manchester United in the Women's Super League on Saturday. The central defender was not involved in Leicester City's Vitality Women’s FA Cup tie against Chelsea at the weekend due to illness and she has not suf...
Gabriel Osho goes the distance as Chelsea fight back to edge Luton Town 3-2 in FA Cup
Published: March 02, 2022
World champions Chelsea came from behind on two occasions to earn a thrilling 3-2 win over Championship outfit Luton Town in the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup at Kenilworth Road on Wednesday night. Hatters top scorer Elijah Adebayo failed a fitness test and was omitted from the matchday squad along with Lagos-bor...
'I'm a big fan of Thiago Silva' - Luton Town's Nigerian CB admits he looks up to Chelsea star
Published: March 02, 2022
In-form Championship side Luton Town are back in action this evening as they take on world champions Chelsea in the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup at Kenilworth Road in Bedfordshire.  Hatters central defender Gabriel Osho has claimed that he is not scared of Chelsea who have in their ranks AFCON winner édouard M...
Adaramola reveals the only problem he had with his starting debut for Crystal Palace
Published: March 02, 2022
Irish-Nigerian left-back Tayo Adaramola made his starting debut for Crystal Palace as they advanced to the next round of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Stoke City at Selhurst Park on Tuesday night. A Republic of Ireland U19 international, Adaramola has admitted that the only problem over the course of 65 minut...
Torino hoping to sell West Ham, Crystal Palace-linked wing-back Aina to Premier League club
Published: March 02, 2022
Nigeria international Ola Aina is preparing to bid farewell to Italian Serie A club Torino in the summer. According to Calciomercato (via Footballnews24), Torino would like to sell the Chelsea academy product at the end of the 2021-2022 season and have set a price tag of ten million euros for the versatile wing-bac...
Report : Napoli outline plan for Osimhen amid links with Manchester United and Newcastle United
Published: March 02, 2022
Napoli have reportedly outlined a plan for Victor Osimhen amid speculation linking the striker with possible moves to Manchester United and Newcastle United. According to Area Napoli, president of Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis is not thinking of selling Osimhen in the summer except the club receive a monster bid, t...
Luton Town sweating on fitness of top scorer Adebayo ahead of FA Cup clash vs Chelsea
Published: March 02, 2022
Championship outfit Luton Town are sweating on the fitness of their top scorer Elijah Adebayo before their FA Cup meeting with world champions Chelsea at Kenilworth Road on Wednesday evening. Adebayo went off in the 78th minute of the 1-0 win over Derby County at the weekend after picking up a knock, leaving his par...
'Familiar rivals' - Arsenal loanee Balogun reacts to Boro knocking Spurs out of FA Cup
Published: March 02, 2022
Folarin Balogun has taken to social media to react to Middlesbrough knocking Tottenham Hotspur out of the FA Cup on Tuesday night. In search of regular game time, the Anglo-American-Nigerian striker was loaned out to Boro by parent club Arsenal until the end of the 2021-2022 season. Balogun entered the pitch as a ...
Chelsea looking to cash in on Southampton-linked winger Anjorin to generate transfer funds
Published: March 02, 2022
Faustino Anjorin could be ending his fourteen-year association with Chelsea in the summer transfer window.According to Evening Standard, the world champions are looking to cash in on more homegrown players to generate funds for the signing of new players in the summer.The club-record acquisition of Romelu Lukaku was fu...
2003-born Irish-Nigerian left-back makes first senior start for Crystal Palace in win vs Stoke
Published: March 01, 2022
2003-born Irish-Nigerian left-back Tayo Adaramola made his starting debut for Crystal Palace as they advanced to the next round of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Josh Maja's Stoke City at Selhurst Park on Tuesday night.The Republic of Ireland youth teamer made his first team debut for the Eagles in the fourth round of ...
UYL : Shoretire and Collins among the young stars on show as Dortmund see off Man Utd
Published: March 01, 2022
Borussia Dortmund caused an upset in the round of sixteen of the UEFA Youth League by seeing off Manchester United on penalties to advance to the last eight of the competition. In the game staged at Leigh Sports Village Stadium, United winger Shola Shoretire and Dortmund center back Nnamdi Collins were some of the y...
Manchester United decline the chance to sign N46.3b-rated Nigeria international
Published: March 01, 2022
Manchester United have reportedly declined the chance to sign Nigeria international Victor Osimhen in the summer. According to the Daily Star, the Red Devils ruled out a move due to Napoli's 100 million euros (approximately 46.3 billion in Nigerian currency) valuation of the striker. Manchester United are in th...
Three Nigerian stars nominated for Leicester Goal of the Month for February
Published: March 01, 2022
Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman have been nominated for Leicester City's Goal of the Month for February, informs the official website of the Foxes. In their bid to win the monthly accolade, the three Nigerian stars are facing competition from four other players namely James Maddison who has been ...
18yo Anglo-Nigerian defender trains with Arsenal at Emirates Stadium pre-Watford
Published: March 01, 2022
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta ran the rule over promising Anglo-Nigerian center back Zach Awe, 18, on Tuesday, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The north London club head into this weekend's fixture against Emmanuel Dennis' Watford with their top four hopes very much alive following back-to-back wins against Brentford ...
UYL : Two Nigeria-eligible players involved in Man Utd's final workout pre-Borussia Dortmund
Published: March 01, 2022
Two players of Nigerian descent were involved in Manchester United's last training session before their UEFA Youth League clash with Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday evening. Central midfielder Maxi Oyedele and attacking midfielder Shola Shoretire participated in the training session at Carrington Training Ground on Mon...