First squad involvement for young Arsenal goalkeeper Okonkwo in UEL clash vs Olympiakos
Published: March 18, 2021
England youth international of Nigerian descent Arthur Okonkwo has been included in an Arsenal matchday squad for the first time in his career. The 2001-born glovesman trained with Arsenal first teamers this week and manager Mikel Arteta has rewarded him with a place on the bench in Thursday evening's Europa League...
Arsenal beat Chelsea to the signing of talented Nigeria-eligible midfielder
Published: March 18, 2021
Arsenal have won the race for the services of talented teenager of Nigerian descent Henry Timi Davies. Rising Ballers broke the news that the Gunners have fended off interest from London rivals Chelsea to sign Davies who started the season with Manchester City, and allnigeriasoccer.com has directly confirmed that th...
Former Ajax Amsterdam winger Ideho opens up about how his move to Arsenal came about
Published: March 18, 2021
Former Ajax Amsterdam starlet of Nigerian descent Joel Ideho has revealed that Arsenal started showing interest in him after he scored a world class goal against FC Midtjylland in the quarterfinals of last season's UEFA Youth League.  Ideho snubbed advances of Southampton and Hertha Berlin before signing a three-year...
Anjorin watches on from the bench as Chelsea knock Atletico Madrid out of Champions League
Published: March 18, 2021
Faustino Anjorin watched proceedings from the bench as Chelsea booked their place in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League by beating La Liga table-toppers Atletico Madrid 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. With four first team players namely Jorginho, Mason Mount, Thiago Silva and Tammy Abraham no...
Barnsley striker of Nigerian descent celebrates United States call-up with brace vs Wycombe
Published: March 18, 2021
The international future of Oklahoma-born Orlando City loanee Daryl Dike could be decided in the coming months. Dike has been named in the United States Men's National Team squad for their international friendlies against Jamaica and Northern Ireland this month. If the Nigeria-eligible attacker were to appear in ...
Solskjaer reveals why Nigeria-eligible winger was not named in Man Utd squad to face AC Milan
Published: March 17, 2021
Nigeria-eligible winger Shola Shoretire will certainly not make his third appearance for Manchester United's first team when they take on AC Milan in a Europa League round of 16 second leg clash at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Thursday night. Fresh from winning the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for Febru...
Manchester City's next big thing Sodje takes tally to 18 goals for the season
Published: March 17, 2021
Anglo-Nigerian striker Tai Sodje continues to top the scoring charts in the U18 Premier League after getting on the scoresheet in a six-goal thriller between Manchester City and Derby County at Moor Farm Training Centre on Tuesday evening. The number 9 went the distance for the Citizens and same applies to Derby Cou...
Italian pundit says Napoli's Osimhen reminds him of legendary Milan striker George Weah
Published: March 17, 2021
Paolo Bargiggia, a journalist from Sportitalia, has revealed that Napoli striker Victor Osimhen reminds him of legendary AC Milan striker now president of Liberia, George Weah. Bargiggia is backing the Nigeria national teamer to rediscover his goalscoring touch and highlighted that the number 9 has struggled in his...
Ex-Tottenham star includes clinical Leicester City striker Iheanacho in Premier League TOTW
Published: March 17, 2021
Former Tottenham Hostpur striker turned BBC pundit Garth Crooks has picked Kelechi Iheanacho in his Premier League Team of the Week following his outstanding performance in Leicester City's 5-0 rout of Sheffield United last weekend. The Nigeria international was in his element against the Blades, netting his first ...
'Target is to be a first team player' - 'New Wilfried Zaha' eyes Arsenal senior debut after first goal for club
Published: March 17, 2021
Dutch-born Nigerian winger Joel Ideho, who has drawn comparisons with Crystal Palace's Ivory Coast star Wilfried Zaha, is confident he will be playing for Arsenal's first team in the coming years. The former Ajax Amsterdam wonderkid scored one of the best goals in last season's UEFA Youth League when he lobbed the bal...
Anjorin involved in Chelsea's final training session ahead of UCL match vs Atletico Madrid
Published: March 17, 2021
Anglo-Nigerian attacking midfielder Faustino Anjorin was spotted training with Chelsea's first-teamers in their final workout before Wednesday night's Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge. The Premier League side hold a slender 1-0 advantage from the first leg in Bucharest, so manager Th...
Spartak Moscow director reveals exact nature of injury suffered by Chelsea loanee Victor Moses
Published: March 16, 2021
Victor Moses faces a spell on the sidelines after he was diagnosed with a tear of the lateral ligament of the knee joint, Spartak Moscow PR Department Director, Anton Fetisov has informed  Sport Express Russia.  The Chelsea loanee picked up the injury during the first half of Spartak Moscow's 2-1 win in the derby...
Confirmed : 2001-born defender of Nigerian descent signs new West Ham contract
Published: March 16, 2021
Through their official website, Premier League club West Ham United have announced that 2001-born defender of Nigerian parentage Ajibola Alese has signed a new contract. An England youth international, Ajibola's new deal keeps him at West Ham until at least the summer of 2023 and the contract also includes the opti...
Snapped : Arsenal manager Arteta runs the rule over teenage Nigeria-eligible GK pre-Olympiakos
Published: March 16, 2021
Anglo-Nigerian goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo is seemingly in contention to be included in Arsenal's matchday squad when they take on Olympiakos in the Europa League round of 16 second leg clash at the Emirates Stadium in London on Thursday evening. Arsenal's official website has published pictures from Tuesday's traini...
Crystal Palace whizkid Omilabu scores fourth brace of the season in win against Chelsea U18
Published: March 16, 2021
Crystal Palace showed their title credentials with a 2-1 victory over Chelsea in the U18 Premier League on Tuesday afternoon, a victory that sees them return to the top of the southern section. The Eagles started with three players of Nigerian descent in the form of David Omilabu, Victor Akinwale and Tayo Adaramola...