Manchester City striker Sodje makes Premier League 2 debut against Liverpool
Published: August 15, 2021
Tai Sodje, nephew of former Nigeria internationals Sam and Efe Sodje, made his Premier League 2 debut for Manchester City U23s as they were held to a goalless draw by Liverpool at the Academy Ground in Merseyside on Sunday. Sodje was one of two Nigeria-eligible teenagers involved for the champions, the other being S...
Nigerian center-back features as Chelsea thrash Weymouth 13-0 in friendly
Published: August 15, 2021
National League side Weymouth FC suffered a huge loss in their final pre-season friendly, losing 13-0 to a strong Chelsea side with several internationals at Cobham Training Center on Sunday afternoon. The friendly took place behind closed doors at Chelsea's Cobham Training Center in Surrey, with manager Thomas Tuch...
Official : Three Nigeria-eligible teenagers including Shoretire named in Man Utd PDP squad
Published: August 15, 2021
Premier League giants Manchester United confirmed their Professional Development Phase (PDP) squad before the start of the 2021-2022 season, with forty-nine players listed. Three Nigeria-eligible teenagers in the shape of Dillon Hoogewerf, Shola Shoretire and Max Oyedele have been picked to represent United's youth...
Roma end pursuit of Super Eagles striker as Chelsea No. 9 agrees move to Mourinho's team
Published: August 15, 2021
Serie A club AS Roma have ended their pursuit of Leicester City frontman Kelechi Iheanacho, if matching press reports in the English and Italian media are anything to go by. Roma had considered turning their attention to the Super Eagles star should their bid to land Chelsea number 9 Tammy Abraham prove unsuccessfu...
Watford legend reckons Aston Villa's downfall was failure to cope with pace of Super Eagles star
Published: August 15, 2021
Watford's Premier League season started in style with three goals and three points on the board following a 3-2 win over Aston Villa at Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon. Emmanuel Dennis was the star of the show, scoring on his Premier League debut in the tenth minute before setting up the second goal netted by I...
Promising Nigeria-eligible defender makes competitive debut for Manchester United Youth
Published: August 15, 2021
Promising Nigeria-eligible defender Habeeb Ogunneye made his competitive debut for Manchester United U18s as they suffered a 3-0 loss at the hands of national champions Manchester City on the opening day of the new U18 Premier League season on Saturday, August 14.New United U18 coach Travis Binnion lined up a youthful ...
Genk-bound Ugbo sends message to Chalobah after Premier League debut goal for Chelsea
Published: August 14, 2021
One of the favorites to win this season's English Premier League title, Chelsea made a statement start after demolishing Crystal Palace 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.   Marcos Alonso curled a trademark free-kick to open the scoring on the half hour mark, and Christian Pulisic made it 2-0 when he pounce...
'I'm happy for my Nigerian brother' - Etebo pleased to see Dennis score on Premier League debut
Published: August 14, 2021
Emmanuel Dennis did exactly what was expected of him on his Premier League debut on Saturday afternoon, scoring as an impressive Watford team defeated Aston Villa 3-2 at Vicarage Road. The Super Eagles winger gave the Hornets an early lead, slotting past goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez after his initial attempt was bl...
EPL wrap : Dennis scores; Iwobi assists; Etebo, Ekong debut; Shoretire, Anjorin not in squad & more
Published: August 14, 2021
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, August 14, 2021. In the early kickoff, Shola Shoretire was not involved as Manchester United thrashed Leeds United 5-1 at Old Trafford. Portugal star Bruno Fernandes was instrumental in the win...
2019 Golden Eaglets invitee makes competitive debut for Stoke City U18s vs Liverpool
Published: August 14, 2021
2019 Golden Eaglets invitee Iffy Udanoh has made his competitive debut for Stoke City youth teams, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Wearing the number five on the back of his jersey, Udanoh was named in the starting lineup as the Potters were beaten 5-3 by Liverpool in their U18 Premier League opener on Saturday afterno...
Sancho and Varane not enough : Man Utd urged to sign Super Eagles holding midfielder
Published: August 14, 2021
Manchester United have been urged to make a move for Leicester City ace Wilfred Ndidi before the close of the summer transfer window. The Red Devils have bolstered their squad with the signing of Jadon Sancho and are on the brink of completing a move for France World Cup winner Raphael Varane after reaching a club-...
Pundit backs Iwobi to be handed Everton No. 10 role ahead of 2014 World Cup Golden Boot winner
Published: August 14, 2021
Football pundit Josh Williams has predicted that Alex Iwobi will be given Everton's number 10 role ahead of former Real Madrid star James Rodriguez in the new season. Right from his days at the Arsenal Academy, Iwobi sees himself as an attacking midfielder more than a left winger he has often been deployed as by man...
Southampton striker Tella given jersey number previously worn by Luke Shaw
Published: August 14, 2021
English Premier League side Southampton announced their squad numbers on Saturday morning ahead of their season opener against Everton at Goodison Park. Super Eagles target Nathan Tella has retained the number he wore in 2020-2021, meaning the striker will be wearing 23 on the back of his jersey again this term. ...
Chelsea reach agreement with Belgian club for the sale of Nigerian striker
Published: August 14, 2021
Super Eagles hopeful Ike Ugbo will end his lengthy association with Chelsea in the coming days.Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Chelsea have reached an agreement with Belgian First Division A team Racing Genk for the sale of the former England youth international.The latest bid put in by Racing Genk for...
'Solid first performance' - Carney hails Brentford's Onyeka after starring on Premier League debut
Published: August 13, 2021
Brentford started their Premier League campaign with a shock but deserved 2-0 win over Arsenal at the Brentford Community Stadium on Friday night courtesy of goals from Sergi Canos and Christian Noorgaard. The Bees smashed their transfer record twice this summer with the signings of Frank Onyeka from FC Midtjyllan...