Arsenal 4 Watford 1 : Anglo-Nigerian midfielder scores pick of the goals; Etebo, Dennis feature
Published: July 28, 2021
Arsenal continued their pre-season preparations with a 4-1 victory against Premier League new boys Watford at London Colney on Wednesday afternoon. The friendly was hastily arranged after the Gunners cancelled their pre-season trip to the United States for the Florida Cup. For the first time in pre-season, youn...
Chelsea and Fulham's Anglo-Nigerian starlets not joining Owls after impressing at trials
Published: July 28, 2021
EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday have passed up the opportunity to sign two players of Nigerian descent in  Chelsea's Tariq Uwakwe and Fulham's Sylvester Jasper, according to reports. The Anglo-Nigerian players were left out of the matchday squad as the Owls concluded pre-season with a 2-1 win over Port Vale ...
Young Nigerian GK drops the biggest hint yet he'll extend his 13-year association with Arsenal
Published: July 28, 2021
Promising Nigeria-eligible goalkeeper Ovie Ejeheri has dropped the biggest hint yet that he will be a player of Arsenal for the 2021-2022 season by reporting for pre-season training, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. There is speculation over the future of the Hale End Academy product at the Emirates Stadium as his cont...
Hudson-Odoi, Joe Hart, Abraham, Aina congratulate Ugbo on his winning goal for Chelsea
Published: July 28, 2021
Chelsea stars past and present including Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ola Aina, Tammy Abraham and Tariq Uwakwe, and Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Joe Hart have congratulated Ike Ugbo on scoring the winning goal for the European champions in a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth on Tuesday night. Ugbo is training with Chelsea's first ...
Dutch-Nigerian striker continues where he left off last season with brace for Man Utd U23s
Published: July 28, 2021
Dillon Hoogewerf has continued where he left off last season with a brace for Manchester United U23s in their 5-1 hammering of Northern League Premier Division club Stalybridge Celtic in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday, July 27. The friendly was in honour of Bert Whalley, who played for both Stalybridge Celtic and ...
Nigeria-eligible winger reacts after scoring 18 minutes into his senior debut for Man City
Published: July 28, 2021
Premier League champions Manchester City began their pre-season preparations on a positive note by beating Championship side Preston North End 2-0 at the Academy Stadium on Tuesday night. With several City players still on extended vacations following their participation in the 2020 European Championship and Copa A...
Bournemouth 1 Chelsea 2 : Super Eagles hopeful scores winning goal for European champions
Published: July 27, 2021
European champions Chelsea began their pre-season campaign with a 2-1 win against Championship club Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Tuesday night. The Blues played a training game against Peterborough United at Cobham and an in-house game in Dublin before their trip to the South Coast. Onetime Nigerian Fe...
Official : Manchester United bolster academy ranks with signing of Nigeria-eligible striker
Published: July 27, 2021
English Premier League giants Manchester United have bolstered their academy ranks with the signing of talented striker of Nigerian descent Victor Musa Aigbomian. St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, Aigbomian's alma mater, have suggested via their official website that the player has signed a four-year deal...
Photo confirmation : Austria Vienna loan in ex-Man Utd youth teamer of Nigerian descent
Published: July 27, 2021
German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig have loaned out promising Anglo-Dutch-Nigerian striker Noah Ohio to Austria side Austria Vienna for the entirety of the 2021-2022 season. This is the second time Ohio has been loaned out by RB Leipzig to get more minutes and continue his development, having spent the second half of...
Queen of the South hoping to close deal for former Chelsea schoolboy Debayo
Published: July 27, 2021
Scottish Championship side Queen of the South are hoping to wrap up a deal for former Nigeria U17 invitee Josh Debayo in the coming days. The Daily Record says Queen's boss Allan Johnston is looking for the deal to be done for Debayo to be available for Saturday's Championship opener at Partick Thistle. Debayo i...
Official : Liverpool loan out Nigeria-eligible winger to Brighton & Hove Albion Women
Published: July 26, 2021
Through their official website, Brighton & Hove have confirmed the signing of Nigeria-eligible winger Rinsola Babajide on loan from Championship club Liverpool FC Women. The ex-England U20 international will be spending the whole of the 2021-2022 campaign at the Seagulls. Before her celebrated move to Liverpool...
Two assists in two games : Man Utd rising star Shoretire catching the eye in pre-season
Published: July 26, 2021
Talented youngster of Nigerian descent Shola Shoretire is proving his worth in pre-season with Manchester United first team, with a goal involvement in each of the two games played so far. Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær is once again taking a look at the promising striker with several of his first teamers yet t...
'It was a brilliant moment for me' - West Ham's Okoflex delighted to score vs Celtic
Published: July 26, 2021
Irish-Nigerian winger Armstrong Okoflex has spoken of his happiness at scoring against Glasgow Celtic in a pre-season fixture staged at Celtic Park on Saturday, July 24. The former Arsenal schoolboy entered the game as a substitute thirteen minutes from time, replacing Algeria international Said Benrahma. Eigh...
Southampton boss running the rule over Super Eagles hopeful in pre-season
Published: July 26, 2021
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl has promoted versatile Nigerian defender Oludare Olufunwa to first team training. The 19-year-old trained with the Southampton first teamers last week and participated in the pre-season friendly against Fulham on Saturday, coming off the bench for the last thirteen minutes. Sa...
Tottenham Hotspur using Nigeria-eligible striker as bargaining chip to land Northampton starlet
Published: July 26, 2021
According to Football Insider, Tottenham Hotspur are offering Derbyshire-born Nigeria-eligible striker Kion Etete in exchange for another striker of Nigerian descent Caleb Chukwuemeka, 19. The authoritative website has suggested that Etete could be used as a bargaining chip in the proposed deal taking Northampton T...