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....
Nigeria-eligible duo axed from Chelsea squad to face Villarreal in UEFA Super Cup
Published: August 10, 2021
It is looking likely that no Nigeria-eligible player will be on parade at Windsor Park in Belfast in the 46th edition of the UEFA Super Cup,  contested by the holders of the two biggest European club competitions. Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has taken twenty-four players to the Northern Irish capital but Ike Ugbo an...
Nigeria-eligible PSV sensation wants to emulate Saka and feature for England in 2022 World Cup
Published: August 10, 2021
PSV Eindhoven teenage sensation Nonso Madueke wants to follow in the footsteps of Bukayo Saka and represent England's senior team. Saka was heavily courted by Nigeria Football Federation and manager Gernot Rohr before he became cap-tied to his country of birth. The Arsenal winger went on to star for the Three Lions...
Sporting director confirms Genk intend to sign another striker amid link with Chelsea's Ugbo
Published: August 10, 2021
Racing Genk sporting director Dimitri De Condé has confirmed that the Belgian cup winners intend to sign a new striker  before the close of the summer transfer window.The Limburg club are strongly linked with a permanent move for Super Eagles hopeful Ike Ugbo who is not in the plans of Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel f...
Onyeka's jersey number revealed ahead of Brentford's first-ever Premier League game vs Arsenal
Published: August 09, 2021
Through their official website, Brentford have announced their squad numbers for the 2021-2022 season ahead of their first-ever Premier League game at home to Arsenal on Friday, August 13. Summer arrival from FC Midtjylland in Denmark, Frank Onyeka was allocated a provisional squad number of 39 when he made his unof...
Ex-Chelsea star Victor Moses definitely out of Spartak Moscow's UCLQ vs Benfica
Published: August 09, 2021
Spartak Moscow coach Rui Vitoria will not be able to count on Victor Moses when his side battle Benfica in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on Tuesday night. The former Chelsea wing-back is definitely out of the clash as he has not traveled with the Spa...
Anjorin trains with Chelsea first team before trip to Belfast; aims to emulate Babayaro, Kanu
Published: August 09, 2021
Anglo-Nigerian midfielder Faustino Anjorino is still in contention to be named in Chelsea's traveling squad to Belfast, where they will take on Villarreal in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. The England youth international participated in Chelsea's workout held at Chelsea Training Ground in Cobham on Monday,  a day ...
Aston Villa trying to beat Tottenham Hotspur to the signature of Nigerian striker
Published: August 09, 2021
Aston Villa are trying to beat Tottenham Hotspur to the signature of Northampton Town's Nigeria-eligible striker Caleb Chukwuemeka, according to reports. Football Insider has claimed that Aston Villa have hijacked Tottenham Hotspur's bid to sign the 19-year-old. The sale of Jack Grealish to Manchester City has ad...
2001-born winger Azeez reacts after making full Championship debut for Reading
Published: August 09, 2021
Reading manager boss Veljko Paunovic handed a full Championship debut to Nigeria-eligible winger Femi Azeez as the Royals began their campaign in the second-tier with a 3-2 loss to Stoke City at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday, August 7. Femi, who is the older brother of Arsenal wonderkid Miguel Azeez, had made his s...
Onyedinma named in EFL Championship Team of the Week after MOTM display vs Peterborough
Published: August 09, 2021
Nigerian-born winger Fred Onyedinma has been included in Whoscored.com's Championship Team of the Week following his outstanding display for Luton Town in their 3-0 rout of Peterborough United on Saturday. The 24-year-old, a summer signing from Wycombe Wanderers, had a dream debut after providing two assists and sco...
'In second half, Sam was better than Pereira' - Guardiola hails Nigerian winger despite loss to Foxes
Published: August 09, 2021
Samuel Edozie was one of the players singled out for praise by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola following his side's loss to Leicester City in Saturday's Community Shield at Wembley Stadium. On his competitive debut for the Citizens, the Anglo-Nigerian winger didn't look out of place playing with much older and...
Super Eagles star on target for Salernitana in loss to Aston Villa
Published: August 08, 2021
Nigeria national teamer Joel Obi got on the scoresheet but his goal could not prevent Italian Serie A new boys Salernitana from losing 3-1 to Premier League club Aston Villa in a pre-season friendly at Villa Park on Sunday. Last month, the former Inter Milan and Parma midfielder joined Salernitana on a one-year cont...
Tottenham Hotspur 1 Arsenal 0 : Omole unused sub; Balogun features; Super Eagles invitee not in squad
Published: August 08, 2021
Tottenham Hotspur rounded off their pre-season preparations with a 1-0 win over north London neighbors Arsenal in their final outing in the Mind Series on Sunday afternoon. Hale End Academy product Tobi Omole was an unused substitute against his former club while Folarin Balogun was back in action after he was left ...