Former Super Eagles defender Sam Sodje donates boots, cash to Delta Queens
Published: August 12, 2021
Retired Nigeria international Sam Sodje has donated boots and an unspecified amount of cash to Nigeria Women Premier League club Delta Queens FC, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The former Brentford and Charlton Athletic defender is currently the Head of Technical/Youth Development at the Delta State Football Associat...
Watford confirm shirt numbers for six Nigerians including Reading-bound Dele-Bashiru
Published: August 12, 2021
Ahead of their opening game in the Premier League against Aston Villa this weekend, Watford through their official website have confirmed the shirt numbers the first team players will be wearing this season. The Hornets bolstered their squad with the signings of Oghenekaro Etebo on loan from Stoke City, Club Brugge...
Watford's Nigeria underage international joins Reading on loan without option to buy, subject to medical
Published: August 12, 2021
Championship club Reading are on the verge of announcing the signing of Watford midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru. Watford Observer has reported that the Nigeria underage international is set to join the Royals on a season-long loan and allnigeriasoccer.com has additional confirmation that the move is 'definitely happenin...
Chelsea legend Obi Mikel celebrates Super Cup win against Villarreal
Published: August 12, 2021
Despite the time difference between Kuwait and Northern Ireland, Chelsea legend John Obi Mikel was awake to monitor proceedings at Windsor Park in Belfast on Wednesday as the Blues faced Villarreal in the 2021 edition of the Super Cup. Chelsea's class of 2021 did one better than Mikel and his teammates in 2012 and 2...
Tottenham Hotspur-owned striker of Nigerian descent scores brace on Northampton debut
Published: August 12, 2021
Northampton Town are through to the second round of the Carabao Cup after an impressive 2-1 road win over Championship outfit Coventry City at Coventry Building Society Arena in the West Midlands on Wednesday night. Tottenham Hotspur-owned striker Kion Etete, who is spending the whole of this season on loan at Nort...
Nigerian trio not involved as Chelsea beat Villarreal to win Super Cup after Kepa's heroics
Published: August 11, 2021
Kepa Arrizabalaga was the hero as Chelsea clinched the UEFA Super Cup after beating Europe League holders Villarreal 6-5 on penalties at Windsor Park in Belfast on Wednesday night.   No player of Nigerian descent was involved in the Super Cup, with Chelsea duo Ike Ugbo and Faustino Anjorin left behind in London, whi...
Super Eagles winger named in Russian Premier League Team of the Week
Published: August 11, 2021
Nigeria international Chidera Ejuke has been included in Whoscored.com's Russian Premier League Team of the Week following the conclusion of matchday three. The former Liverpool trialist opened his account for the season as CSKA Moscow were beaten 2-1 by Dynamo in the Moscow derby on Sunday, August 8. In his firs...
talkSPORT pundit touts Wilfred Ndidi for Manchester United switch
Published: August 11, 2021
Leicester City’s Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is being talked up for a transfer to Old Trafford ahead of the launch of the new 2021/22 English Premier League (EPL) season. Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjær is known to be focused on adding a new defensively minded midfielder to the Red Devils’ ranks b...
The wonderkid tipped to replace Chukwueze in Villarreal starting XI against Chelsea
Published: August 11, 2021
Celebrated English and Spanish newspapers The Times and Marca reckon that Spanish wonderkid Yeremi Pino will get the nod to start for Villarreal in their UEFA Super Cup clash against Chelsea on Wednesday night.  Manager of the Yellow Submarine Unai Emery could have opted to name Samuel Chukwueze in the starting lineu...
Newcastle-bound Willock, Reiss Nelson react as Bola sends farewell message to Arsenal
Published: August 11, 2021
Newcastle United-bound midfielder Joe Willock, and Reiss Nelson have taken to social media to react to the news of Tolaji Bola's departure from his boyhood club Arsenal. Rotherham United confirmed the capture of the young left-back on Tuesday, putting pen-to-paper on a three-year-deal in South Yorkshire. The def...
Brentford's Oyegoke plays against Eagles first team stars Benteke, Clyne, Gallagher in friendly
Published: August 11, 2021
Anglo-Nigerian fullback Daniel Oyegoke is preparing himself for what lies ahead after impressing for Brentford B in a pre-season friendly against a Crystal Palace XI on Tuesday. The Eagles squad contained several first team stars including Christian Benteke, Jack Butland, Nathaniel Clyne, Martin Kelly and Chelsea l...
Racing Genk on brink of deal for Chelsea's Nigerian striker
Published: August 11, 2021
Belgian cup winners Racing Genk are reportedly on the brink of finalizing the signing of Super Eagles hopeful Ike Ugbo. Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad is speculating that the Chelsea striker is about to sign for Genk for a fee of 3.5 million euros. Despite scoring in a pre-season friendly against Bournemouth, ...
17-year-old center-half of Nigerian descent makes competitive debut for Charlton Athletic
Published: August 11, 2021
Deji Elerewe, 17, made his senior debut for Charlton Athletic as they suffered a 1-0 loss to AFC Wimbledon in the first round of the Carabao Cup at The Valley on Tuesday night. It was inevitable that the Anglo-Nigerian center-half was going to make his competitive debut for the Addicks this term as he trained with ...
Done deal : Anglo-Nigerian LB departs Arsenal after 13 years, joins League One club
Published: August 10, 2021
Anglo-Nigerian defender Tolaji Bola has ended a 13-year association with Arsenal following a permanent transfer to EFL League One club Rotherham United on Tuesday, August 10, informs the official website of Arsenal. The 22-year-old, who joined the Gunners at the age of nine, departs the north London club without ma...
Olowu, Hoogewerf start; Shoretire scores again as Man Utd U23s hit four past Owls
Published: August 10, 2021
Manchester United youth team coaches continue to run the rule over Joseph Olowu before making a decision on whether or not to offer the free agent a contract. The Arsenal Academy product helped United defeat Sheffield Wednesday in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday, playing for 79 minutes in a 4-2 win at Carrington....