'Unbelievable ball from Iheanacho' - Ex-Chelsea winger hails Leicester striker for delicious assist vs Southampton
Published: April 30, 2021
Leicester City suffered a minor dent in their charge for a Champions League spot after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton at the St. Mary's Stadium on Friday. Three Nigerian players made the starting lineup - Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho for the Foxes and Nathan Tella for the Saints. However, th...
'A very good offensive midfielder' - Crystal Palace manager agrees with Rohr about Eze
Published: April 30, 2021
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson and Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr have said the same thing about England U21 international on the radar of the Nigeria Football Federation, Eberechi Eze. Last week, Rohr described Eze as one of the best offensive midfielders he has ever seen in England and it is something that ha...
Snapped: Okonkwo, Balogun train with Arsenal first team in Valencia ahead of Newcastle tie
Published: April 30, 2021
Arsenal began preparations for their Premier League meeting with Newcastle United with a training session held in Valencia on Friday morning, following last night's slender loss to Villarreal. It is now confirmed that Folarin Balogun traveled with the squad to Spain as he was pictured by the official website of Ars...
'He is the real deal' - Expert view on Manchester United-linked midfielder of Nigerian descent
Published: April 30, 2021
Aston Villa journalist Gregg Evans has urged Premier League side Aston Villa to fast-track talented England youth international of Nigerian descent Carney Chukwuemeka into the first-team fold following his imperious display in the quarterfinals of the FA Youth Cup this week. Chukwuemeka enhanced his burgeoning repu...
Pundit reveals EPL clubs will gladly pay 30M Euros to sign 31-goal Racing Genk striker Onuachu
Published: April 30, 2021
Belgian football pundit Patrick Goots believes that English Premier League clubs will not hesitate to sign Racing Genk star Paul Onuachu for a fee of thirty million euros. The lanky striker is Nigeria's top scoring player in Europe this season with 31goals in all competitions - 29 in the Belgian First Division and ...
'Tella does a good job' - Southampton boss impressed by Super Eagles-eligible winger pre-Leicester
Published: April 30, 2021
Manager Ralph Hasenhüttl spoke to the media ahead of Southampton's return to St Mary's Stadium, where they will meet Leicester City in the Premier League on Friday 30th April 2021. One of the questions the Austrian was asked had to do with the youngsters he wants to see in the final six games of the season, apart f...
Chukwueze joins six Man Utd stars, Arsenal, Roma, Villarreal players in Europa League TOTW
Published: April 30, 2021
Samuel Chukwueze has recognized for his performance against Arsenal, with the winger making Whoscored.com's Europa Team of the Week following the conclusion of the Europa League semifinals, first leg encounters. The Nigeria international was involved in the build-up to Villarreal's opening goal netted by Manuel Trig...
Europa League : Chukwueze sparkles as Villarreal claim slender lead over Arsenal
Published: April 29, 2021
It's advantage Villarreal at the end of the first leg of their Europa League semifinal following their 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Thursday night. Nigeria international Samuel Chukwueze went the full ninety and looked lively especially towards the end of the second half. Villarreal dre...
Pundit reveals the key fact why Chukwueze has been named in Villarreal starting XI against Arsenal
Published: April 29, 2021
Villarreal manager Unai Emery has included in-form winger Samuel Chukwueze in his starting lineup for Thursday night's Europa League semifinal clash against Premier League opponents Arsenal at the Estadio de la Cerámica. Emery will set up his team in a 4-3-3 formation, with Paco Alcácer leading the line, flanked b...
Ex-Chelsea star Obi Mikel shortlisted for Stoke City Player of the Month April
Published: April 29, 2021
Former Chelsea star John Obi Mikel has been shortlisted for Stoke City's Player of the Month for April 2021, informs the official website of the Potters. With the exception of the 3-2 loss to Coventry City in which he came off the bench at half-time, Mikel went the distance in all the games played by Stoke City in ...
Southampton coach reveals how he plans to deal with Leicester City striker Iheanacho
Published: April 29, 2021
Southampton are facing one of the English Premier League's most in-form strikers, Kelechi Iheanacho at the St. Mary's Stadium on Friday night. Heading into the fixture, the Nigeria national teamer has tallied nine goals in his last seven top-flight appearances and is the current Premier League Player of the Month. ...
'I wanted to use Arsenal to make money' - Nigerian tycoon opens up on failed bid to buy Gunners
Published: April 29, 2021
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the founder of SLOK Holdings and former Abia State Governor, has opened up about his failed bid to buy Premier League club Arsenal. Kalu expressed his interest to buy Arsenal but the owners were not willing to do business with the Nigerian tycoon. Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke is under pres...
'Special game for me' - Fulham's Ola Aina ahead of return to Stamford Bridge
Published: April 29, 2021
Fulham defender Ola Aina is relishing facing his former club Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday. The Nigeria international has fond memories of his time at The Blues, where he spent twelve years before joining Torino on a permanent deal in the summer of 2019. Handed his professional debut by Antonio Conte...
Agent confirms CSKA's interest in Chelsea-owned striker Ugbo but warns they face competition
Published: April 28, 2021
Ike Ugbo's agent, Oliver Ward, has confirmed that Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow are interested in signing the Chelsea-owned striker in the summer transfer window. Allnigeriasoccer.com broke the news that the Army Men were in the mix for the signature of the Super Eagles hopeful, who is having a banner sea...
'He's running out of celebrations' - Leicester boss on Iheanacho's amazing goalscoring run
Published: April 28, 2021
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is pleased with the form of Kelechi Iheanacho and said with tongue in cheek that the striker is running out of goal celebrations. Everyone has been talking about Iheanacho since the start of March, several Premier League defenders have found it difficult containing the Nigeria...