'Has to fight for his place' - Arsenal boss explains why Balogun missed last couple of games
Published: September 09, 2021
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta faced the cameras on Thursday afternoon before his side's Premier League meeting with Norwich City at the Emirates Stadium in London and one of the questions he was asked had to do with Folarin Balogun not given minutes in the last few games before the international break. The Hale End Acad...
Tottenham Hotspur boss runs the rule over 2021 Super Eagles invitee pre-Crystal Palace
Published: September 09, 2021
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Nuno Espírito Santo is running the rule over 2021 Super Eagles invitee Joshua Oluwayemi ahead of his side's London derby against Michael Olise's Crystal Palace this weekend. According to the latest training images published by the official website of Tottenham Hotspur, the former Englan...
Arsenal negotiated recall option in loan deal taking Nigeria-eligible midfielder to League One club
Published: September 09, 2021
Premier League club Arsenal negotiated a recall option in the loan deal that took Nigeria-eligible midfielder Miguel Azeez to League One club Portsmouth last month. As first reported by Hampshire Live, the Gunners could recall the newly-capped England U20 international from his loan spell at Fratton Park in January...
Chelsea loanee Anjorin likened to De Bruyne by Lokomotiv Moscow chief, pundit reveals
Published: September 08, 2021
Faustino Anjorin has been likened to Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne by Lokomotiv Moscow chief Ralf Rangnick, according to English football expert Paul Brown of the Mirror UK. The Chelsea Academy graduate has joined the Railwaymen on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy him outright set a...
'I just need to add more goals and assists' - Iwobi agrees with Everton boss
Published: September 08, 2021
Alex Iwobi has admitted that he needs to improve one area of his game to become a better player. Everton boss Rafael Benitez has been left impressed by the performances of the Super Eagles playmaker in the new season but challenged him to add goals and assists to his game. The stats show that Iwobi's goal contr...
Arsenal's Dutch-Nigerian winger opens account for the season in Papa John's Trophy
Published: September 08, 2021
Dutch-born Nigerian winger Joel Ideho opened his account for the season but scored in vain as Arsenal were beaten 2-1 by the first team of League Two club Swindon Town in their opening game of the Papa John's Trophy on Tuesday. Four players of Nigerian descent, all aged 18 years, were on parade for the Gunners at T...
Arsenal boss Arteta calls up Nigerian midfielder to first team training pre-Norwich
Published: September 07, 2021
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta called up Nigeria-eligible midfielder James Olayinka to first team training on Monday, September 6 in preparation for their next Premier League game against Norwich City, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. With several Arsenal's first teamers and academy stars not loaned out away on internat...
UEL: Expert pinpoints ex-Chelsea star, Napoli's record buy as the players Leicester have to watch out for
Published: September 07, 2021
European football expert Chris Parrott has been contacted by the official website of Leicester City to assess their UEFA Europa League opponents. The Foxes, who have in the ranks Nigerian trio Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman, are competing in the Europa League for the second consecutive season ...
Nigerian midfielder misses out on Chelsea's UEFA CL squad after failing to secure summer move
Published: September 06, 2021
Nigeria-eligible midfielder Tariq Uwakwe will not make his Champions League debut for Chelsea in the first half of the season. European Champions Chelsea have submitted their squad list for the group stage of the Champions League and the London-born former England U20 international has not been selected. Uwakwe ...
Explained : Why Shoretire is eligible to represent Man Utd in UCL despite omission from squad
Published: September 06, 2021
English Premier League giants Manchester United have submitted a 25-man squad list to UEFA ahead of their opening game of the Champions League against Young Boys. Norwegian football tactician Ole Gunnar Solskjær has selected three goalkeepers, eight defenders, ten midfielders and four strikers on his roster. Ang...
'I expected to join Juventus' - Super Eagles legend admits he didn't originally consider Everton
Published: September 05, 2021
Super Eagles legend Joseph Yobo has confessed that Everton had been lagging behind Juventus in the race for his signature before his switch to the Toffees on an initial loan deal from Marseille in the summer of 2002, making him manager David Moyes' first signing. Yobo was drawing interest from a plethora of clubs i...
'He isn't afraid to shoot from distance' - Pompey boss sings the praises of Arsenal loanee Azeez
Published: September 05, 2021
Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley has sung the praises of Miguel Azeez following his switch to the League One club a day before the close of the summer transfer window. The Anglo-Spanish-Nigerian midfielder is departing the Emirates Stadium on a temporary basis in search of regular playing opportunities, thirteen yea...
Nigerian dad reveals why Chelsea midfielder Anjorin transferred to Lokomotiv Moscow
Published: September 05, 2021
Faustino Anjorin's Nigerian dad Sheriff Anjorin has revealed that the Chelsea midfielder transferred to Lokomotiv Moscow on loan in the summer transfer window because the Russian Premier League club have big ambitions just like his son. The England youth international was unveiled by the Railwaymen on Saturday and has...
'Has the dream to play football in the EPL' - Genk chief on Super Eagles striker's ambition
Published: September 05, 2021
Racing Genk technical director Dimitri de Condé has revealed that playing in the English Premier League is one of the ambitions of Paul Onuachu. Almost everyone expected the Nigeria international to move on to pastures new after scoring 35 goals and providing five assists in 41 appearances across all competitions ...
Liverpool loanee Ojo reveals what he'll bring to the table after deadline day move to Millwall
Published: September 04, 2021
Nigeria Football Federation target Sheyi Ojo is gearing up to make his competitive debut for Millwall after sealing a deadline day move to the Championship club.   The Liverpool-owned winger has joined the Lions on loan for the remainder of the 2021-2022 season, with the deal completed just before the 2300 hours dead...