Manchester United Hero Ferdinand Hails Partnership Between Saka And Teenage Brazilian Sensation
Published: March 24, 2020
Legendary Manchester United central defender Rio Ferdinand has hailed the partnership between Anglo-Nigerian starlet Bukayo saka and teenage Brazilian sensation Gabriel Martinelli. Ferdinand cited the game against Bournemouth as an example when the two 18-year-olds combined for the opening goal scored by the Gunners. ...
Coronavirus : Galatasaray's Onyekuru Sends Get Well Message To Legendary Coach Terim
Published: March 24, 2020
Monaco loanee Henry Onyekuru has sent a get well message to legendary Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim after he tested positive for coronavirus. The 66-year-old football tactician who is in his fourth stint as coach of the Super Lig giants revealed on Monday that he had tested positive for Covid-19. In a message po...
Ighalo Double Nominated For Manchester United's Goal Of The Month For March
Published: March 23, 2020
Odion Ighalo has been double-nominated for Manchester United's Goal of the Month for March 2020. The official website of the Red Devils has unveiled a shortlist of ten goals for the best goal scored by a Manchester United player across all levels, including the first team, women's team, U18s and U23s. Ighalo faces...
Arsenal's Premier League Top Tacklers Since 2010 : Saka The Second Best This Season
Published: March 23, 2020
Through their official website arsenal.com, Arsenal have listed their top five tacklers from the past ten Premier League seasons. During the period under review, three Nigerian players Alex Iwobi, Chuba Akpom and Bukayo Saka featured for Arsenal in the Premier League but only one of the aforementioned Hale End Acad...
Europa League Team Of The Season So Far : Two Nigerian Players Make List
Published: March 23, 2020
Two Nigerian players in Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka and Partizan Belgrade's Umar Sadiq have been named to the Europa League Team of the Season so far by football statistics website Whoscored. While Arsenal surprisingly failed to progress to the last sixteen of the competition after losing to Olympiakos via the way go...
Arsenal To Consider Flogging Bosnia Star As Arteta Set To Place His Trust In Bukayo Saka
Published: March 23, 2020
Premier League side Arsenal will consider selling Bosnia international Sead Kolasinac in the summer transfer window. according to reports. Football.London says the Gunners are likely to be busy when the transfer window reopens for business with as many as five players tipped to be heading for the Emirates exit door...
Arsenal's Top Chance Creators In EPL Since 2010 : Iwobi Makes Top 5 Two Seasons
Published: March 22, 2020
To mark the 52nd birthday of their former player Paul Merson on March 20, the official website of Arsenal, arsenal.com listed the club's top-five chance creators in the Premier League since 2010. Nigeria international Alex Iwobi was among the top five chance creators in his last two seasons with the Gunners. For ...
Manchester United Linked With Move For Odion Ighalo's Protege
Published: March 22, 2020
Manchester United are being linked with a move for Nigeria international Victor Osimhen, according to reports in the French press. Le 10 Sport has claimed that Osimhen is on the shortlist of players the Red Devils want to sign in the summer transfer window but face competition from several European giants, with the...
Best Available 5-A-Side Lineups : Ndidi Makes Second-Placed Leicester City Team
Published: March 21, 2020
Football statistics gurus Whoscored.com have published an alternative English Premier League table based on the best available five-a-side lineups with Leicester City ranked second behind Liverpool, while Manchester City, Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers complete the top five clubs in that order. For t...
Bruno Fernandes Beats Ighalo To Manchester United Player Of The Month
Published: March 21, 2020
Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes has won Manchester United's Player of the Month award for March 2020, informs the Red Devils on their official website. Odion Ighalo and two other Reds, namely Harry Maguire and Fred, had been in contention for the monthly accolade but lost out to the winter signing from Sporti...
Manchester United Star Ighalo Not Thinking About Contract Situation Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Published: March 21, 2020
Odion Ighalo is not thinking about his contract situation at Manchester United and is more bothered about the health challenges being faced due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League and English Football League are protecting the players and fans by opting to postpone matches until no earlier than April 30...
Paul Ince Admits Ighalo Has Done Well But Advises Man Utd To Sign 20-Goal-A-Season Striker
Published: March 20, 2020
Manchester United legend Paul Ince has acknowledged that Odion Ighalo has impressed since his arrival at Old Trafford but wants the club to sign a striker who can guarantee them at least 20 goals a season. The former Nigeria international has been prolific since debuting for United, needing only 318 minutes...
'Be On The Look Out For Anjorin' - Reece James Backs Midfielder To Break Into Chelsea First Team
Published: March 20, 2020
Chelsea defender Reece James has backed Faustino Anjorin to break into the first team under manager Frank Lampard. One of the most promising Academy players, the Poole-born starlet of Nigerian descent is the top scorer for the U23s in the Premier League 2 and has been appointed captain of the team for the FA Youth ...
Chelsea GK Adegoke On Strengths & Weaknesses; Emulating Anjorin; Cites Cech As Role Model
Published: March 20, 2020
Chelsea goalkeeper Prince Adegoke has opted to remain at Stamford Bridge ahead of next season as he fancies his chances of breaking into the first team in the coming years. Another talented goalkeeper of Nigerian parentage, Kelechi Chibueze has been usurped as Chelsea U16s first choice shot stopper by Adegoke, who ...
Anjorin Singles Out Three Elite Players At Chelsea He's Excited To Work With
Published: March 20, 2020
Poole-born midfielder Faustino Anjorin is excited to work alongside seasoned professionals at Chelsea.   The England U19 international has made two appearances for Chelsea with the last coming against Everton in the Premier League this month and he's often invited to train with the first team by manager Frank Lampard...