Stoke City boss tells Mikel he hopes to get 'that player on loan from Chelsea' again next season
Published: May 08, 2021
Stoke City manager Michael O'Neill has humorously remarked that he is hoping that Chelsea loan him their club legend John Obi Mikel for next season. The former Super Eagles captain showed his quality as the Potters defeated Bournemouth 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium on the final day of the Championship season. Mik...
Man Utd's Nigerian striker reaches double figures in goals and assists after hat-trick vs Boro U18s
Published: May 08, 2021
Manchester United's Nigeria-eligible striker Dillon Hoogewerf finished the season by netting his second hat-trick of the campaign in an U18 Premier League clash against Middlesbrough on Saturday. The Netherlands youth international was involved in four goals during the game at Trafford Training Centre as he provide...
'Toyed with Sheffield United whole game' - Ex-Chelsea stars hail Palace's Eze after sensational display
Published: May 08, 2021
Eberechi Eze was the star of the show as Crystal Palace secured their Premier League safety after a 2-0 victory against already-relegated Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon. Christian Benteke, in the second minute, and Eze in the second half were on target for the Eagles, both of the goals with th...
Napoli striker Osimhen highlighted as one of the top 5 talents in Europe after brace vs Spezia
Published: May 08, 2021
Victor Osimhen has reached double digits in terms of goals following his brace in Napoli's 4-1 rout of Spezia in an Italian Serie A clash at the Stadio Alberto Picco (La Spezia) on Saturday afternoon. This is the second straight season that the Nigeria international will finish the season with at least ten goals in th...
Why Nigerian-born midfielder was omitted from Arsenal squad against West Ham in PL2
Published: May 08, 2021
Promising Nigerian-born youngster Tim Akinola is unlikely to be in contention to make his first team debut for Arsenal this season. Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that he was not included in Arsenal's matchday squad for their final Premier League 2 game of the season against West Ham United on Friday n...
Odubeko on target but West Ham fail to leapfrog Arsenal in final game of PL2 season
Published: May 08, 2021
Arsenal secured their Premier League 2 safety on the final day of the 2020-2021 season despite being held to a draw by a strong West Ham side at the Rush Green Stadium (Romford, Greater London) on Friday night. As for team news, there were six players of Nigerian descent named in the matchday squad, with Ademipo Odube...
'He has been electric' - Ex-Chelsea captain hails Iheanacho as Leicester striker nets vs Newcastle
Published: May 07, 2021
Leicester City suffered a blow to their top four hopes as they went down to a surprise 4-2 defeat to Newcastle United at the King Power Stadium on Friday night. There were starts for Kelechi Iheanacho and his international teammate Wilfred Ndidi, with the midfielder lasting 63 minutes on the pitch and the striker goi...
Talented striker Fiabema on target to help Chelsea U23s end season with win
Published: May 07, 2021
Bryan Fiabema was among the scorers as Chelsea U23s ended the 2020-2021 season with a 4-2 win against Blackburn Rovers in a Premier League 2 match at The County Ground Lancashire on Friday evening. It was the first goal scored by the Norwegian-Nigerian striker in the division since October 24, 2020 when he found the...
PSV coach plans to convince Madueke to stay by citing development of Chelsea, Man City starlets
Published: May 07, 2021
PSV Eindhoven manager Roger Schmidt is confident that Nonso Madueke will remain at the club next season amid speculation linking the winger with possible moves to Leicester City and Manchester City in the summer. Madueke has made only ten starts from a possible 44 in all competitions, and Schmidt wants to creat...
'He's undroppable' - Ex-Tottenham coach says Iheanacho is showing everyone what he can do
Published: May 07, 2021
Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood is of the opinion that Kelechi Iheanacho is now an important member of the Leicester City squad and Brendan Rodgers cannot afford to drop him from the starting lineup. For a while in his Leicester City career, it looked like Iheanacho won't fulfill his talent or just be ...
Iheanacho's stunner against The Eagles nominated for Premier League Goal of the Month
Published: May 07, 2021
Kelechi Iheanacho's strike against Crystal Palace is in the running for the Premier League Goal of the Month award for April 2021, informs the official website of the Premier League. The in-form Leicester City striker bagged the winning goal against The Eagles at the King Power Stadium on matchday 33. His match-...
Barcelona star, Super Eagles strikers, Ighalo congratulate Chukwueze after Villarreal reach UEL final
Published: May 07, 2021
Villarreal have reached the final of the Europa League for the first time in their history after a scoreless draw against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night. With the Yellow Submarine winning the first leg 2-1, a goal would have been enough to take the Gunners to the final but they failed in their ta...
Iheanacho battles Liverpool, Man Utd stars, 5 others for Premier League Player of the Month
Published: May 07, 2021
Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho has been nominated for the English Premier League Player of the Month award for April 2021. Having won the award for March, The Foxes number 14 is hoping to follow in the footsteps of former West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie by becoming the second Nigerian player to win the ...
Newcastle United manager namechecks Ndidi as he reveals top four signings made by Leicester City
Published: May 07, 2021
Newcastle United take on Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Friday night with four games remaining in the Premier League this season. Magpies boss Steve Bruce faced the cameras on Thursday before the trip to LE2 7FL and one of the questions the former Manchester United captain addressed was whether he was ...
Reading boss explains exactly what Nigeria target Olise must do to get better
Published: May 07, 2021
Reading manager Veljko Paunovic has revealed exactly what Michael Olise must do to become a better player. The versatile playmaker has had a banner season at the Royals and was recently named the EFL Young Player of the Season. It has been much publicized that several Premier League clubs are keeping tabs on Olis...