Rangers 2 Arsenal 2: Super Eagle on target; Okonkwo, Balogun, Bassey start; Aribo missing
Published: July 17, 2021
Premier League club Arsenal continued their pre-season preparations with a glamour friendly against Scottish champions Glasgow Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The friendly was hosted by the Light Blues to commemorate 150 years of Rangers today. As for team news, four players of Nigerian descent we...
Manchester United's Nigeria-eligible striker in contention to face Derby County
Published: July 17, 2021
Manchester United striker of Nigerian descent Shola Shoretire is in contention to suit up for the Red Devils when they tackle Derby County in their first pre-season game at Pride Park on Sunday. The England youth international, predominantly an U23 player, has been training with Manchester United first team since t...
Confirmed : Aggressive 6ft 4in striker Iwobi signs new deal at Stoke City
Published: July 17, 2021
With a statement on their official website, Championship club Stoke City have announced their latest intake of academy scholars ahead of the start of the 2021-2022 season. Promising Nigerian teenager Justin Iwobi and nine other youngsters have put pen to paper to become scholars at The Potters. Apart from Iwobi, ...
Official : Four-time Belgian champions sign Yusuf on four-year deal, pending a physical
Published: July 17, 2021
Four-time Belgian champions Royal Antwerp have announced through their official website that they have reached an agreement with Swedish Allsvenskan side IFK Göteborg for the transfer of talented Nigerian midfielder Alhassan Yusuf. The 20-year-old Yusuf is joining Royal Antwerp on a four-year deal, pending a physi...
Manchester United offer new deal to promising Nigeria-eligible midfielder
Published: July 17, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Premier League giants Manchester United have offered a new contract to promising Anglo-Nigerian midfielder Maximilano Oyedele. The Red Devils will announce their new intake of academy scholars in the coming days and credible feelers from Old Trafford recruitment staff confirm t...
Chelsea striker Ike Ugbo not joining West Ham United
Published: July 17, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report with certainty that Chelsea striker Ike Ugbo will not be joining West Ham United in the summer transfer window. It was claimed that the Hammers were showing interest in the Super Eagles hopeful who finished the 2020-2021 season as Chelsea's top-scoring loanee with 16 leag...
Official: Arsenal promote another Nigeria-eligible youngster to first team, handed new jersey no
Published: July 16, 2021
Folarin Balogun has become the second Nigeria-eligible youngster promoted to Arsenal's first team ahead of the new season, after goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo. Arsenal have introduced their home kits for the 2021-2022 season and Balogun has been listed as a first-teamer by the official website of the Gunners. The t...
Danish club reject Barnsley's N350m bid for ex-Manchester United winger of Nigerian descent
Published: July 16, 2021
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Championship club Barnsley have had a bid for former Manchester United winger Tosin Kehinde rejected by Danish Superliga team Randers. The offer worth £500,000 (approximately N350 million in Nigerian currency) was rejected by Randers because it did not meet their va...
West Ham the latest club linked with move for Chelsea's Nigerian attacker
Published: July 16, 2021
West Ham United are the latest club credited with an interest in signing Chelsea's Nigerian striker Ike Ugbo. According to Het Belang van Limburg via Hammers News, West Ham are showing interest in signing the former England youth international. Despite an excellent season at Cercle Brugge, for whom he scored six...
Done deals : Manchester City confirm two Nigerian young stars have signed new contracts
Published: July 16, 2021
With a statement on their official website, Manchester City have announced that seventeen of their players who contributed to the club winning the U18 Premier League national title and Premier League 2 have signed their first professional contracts, with two of the players of Nigerian descent. As exclusively report...
'Show them' - Akinola sends message to outgoing Arsenal defender following loan switch to Marseille
Published: July 15, 2021
Nigerian-born midfielder Tim Akinola has sent a message to William Saliba after the Frenchman completed a season-long loan move to Marseille on Thursday, July 15. Saliba, a France U20 international, has been declared surplus to requirements by manager Mikel Arteta and has been farmed out on loan for the third time i...
Seven Hale End products of Nigerian descent send messages of support as Saka breaks silence
Published: July 15, 2021
Seven Arsenal products past and present of Nigerian descent have sent messages of support to Bukayo Saka after the England midfielder broke his silence following his missed penalty in the European Championship showpiece against Italy on Sunday, July 11. Saka, Manchester United duo Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were...
Brentford-bound midfielder Onyeka finally shows up for FCM training ahead of season opener
Published: July 15, 2021
Frank Onyeka has finally reported for training at Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland, a day before their first competitive match of the new season against Odense Boldklub.  The Nigeria national teamer is strongly linked with a move to Premier League new boys Brentford and it is believed only the paperwork is delayi...
'He has earned his place' - Arteta confirms Okonkwo will have another chance against Rangers
Published: July 15, 2021
Arsenal first team manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Nigeria-eligible goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo will be given more minutes in the upcoming friendly against Scottish champions Glasgow Rangers. The England youth international was singled out for criticism following his performance in the 2-1 loss to Hibernian i...
Celtic pull off transfer coup by beating Chelsea, Norwich, Fulham to sign Lawal
Published: July 15, 2021
Glasgow Celtic are on the verge of announcing the signing of Irish-Nigerian midfielder Bosun Lawal. The Scottish Premiership giants have reportedly pulled off a transfer coup by luring the former Watford wonderkid to the club. According to The Herald, Celtic sealed the signing of Lawal ahead of Norwich City, Fu...