Chelsea Hook Nigeria U17 Scout for Africa XI Street To Stamford Faculty
Published: July 16, 2018
Popular Abuja based OAP cum football coach Bunmi Haruna has been contracted by London based EPL club Chelsea FC and their partner Rexona-Nigeria. Bunmi who is also a scouting coach to the Nigeria National U-17 team has put pen to paper alongside NPFL champion, Plateau United coach, Kennedy Boboye and former youth in...
Arsenal Confirm Iwobi For Pre-Season Tour of Singapore
Published: July 16, 2018
Arsenal Football Club have confirmed that Nigeria international Alex Iwobi will be part of the club's pre season tour of Singapore where they will compete in the International Champions Cup (ICC).The Super Eagles star has been on holidays after his World Cup exertions and is now due to return to club duties ahead of th...
Uwakwe, Adeniran & Bennetts Omitted As England Announce Roster For U19 EURO
Published: July 16, 2018
No player of Nigerian descent will represent defending champions England at the 2018 UEFA European U19 Championship, with manager Paul Simpson omitting at least three age-eligible players from the roster announced on Monday morning. Everton central midfielder Dennis Adeniran earned the last of his three internationa...
Nigerian Right Back Omitted From Manchester United Tour Squad Amid Possible Departure
Published: July 16, 2018
Matthew Olosunde has been omitted from Manchester United's traveling party to United States, where they will continue their pre-season preparations and participate in the International Champions Cup. Manchester United Academy players Angel Gomes, Tahith Chong and Mason Greenwood were included in the first team squad...
What Nigerians Are Saying After Hugo Lloris' Comical Error in World Cup Final
Published: July 15, 2018
Hugo Lloris's error on Mario Mandzukic's goal on Sunday evening has got Nigerians talking on twitter.France beat Croatia 4-2 to emerge as 2018 World Cup winners in Russia, with goals coming from Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe but one of the talking point goals was Croatian's second of the game, no than...
Liverpool Striker Dominic Solanke Excited By Club's New Signings
Published: July 15, 2018
Liverpool starlet Dominic Solanke says he is excited by the club's new signings ahead of the 2018-2019 campaign. The Reds have bolstered their ranks with the capture of the signatures of Naby Keïta (RB Leipzig), Fabinho (Monaco) and most recently Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City). ''It always gives you a boost, bring...
Ademola Lookman Scores Hat-Trick In 18 Minutes As Everton Break 133-Year-Old Record With 22-0 Win
Published: July 14, 2018
Everton began their pre-season schedule with a ruthless 22-0 hammering of Austrian Landesliga club ATV Irdning on Saturday afternoon. England U21 international of Nigerian descent Ademola Lookman was in brilliant form for the Toffees, scoring a hat-trick before he was replaced at the interval. Marco Silva's...
Boreham Wood 0 Arsenal 8 : Super Eagles Hopeful Ilesanmi Features, Akpom Non-Playing Sub
Published: July 14, 2018
Arsenal blew away National League side, Boreham Wood FC 8-0 at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon in the first of the Gunners pre-season activities as Unai Emery's reign started on a winning note.Nigerian defender, Femi Ilesanmi was handed a place in the starting XI by Wood's manager, Luke Garrard and he was in action f...
Official: Maurizio Sarri To Coach Nigeria Stars Victor Moses & Aina, Chelsea Announce
Published: July 14, 2018
Chelsea has officially announced the capture of erstwhile Napoli manager, Maurizio Sarri on a three-year deal, a publication on the club's official website has revealed. The 59-year old replaces his compatriot, Antonio Conte who severed ties with the Blues after a lot of speculations throughout the summer.''I am ver...
Ex-Spurs Young Star Of Nigerian Descent Scores Three Minutes Into Borussia Mönchengladbach Debut
Published: July 13, 2018
Borussia Mönchengladbach started their pre-season schedule with a 2-0 win over Regional League side VfB Lübeck on Friday, with new signing Keanan Bennetts scoring on his debut for the Bundesliga club at Stadion Lomühle. This summer, Bennetts became one of the latest English-born youngsters to move abroad and foll...
Chelsea 4 Aldershot 2: Super Eagles Defender Features, Ike Ugbo On Target
Published: July 13, 2018
As part of their pre-season preparations, Chelsea beat National League side Aldershot Town 4-2 in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Friday afternoon, with two players of Nigerian descent involved. Carefree Youth has informed that Ike Ugbo netted a brace in the friendly, Todd Kane and Jeremie Boga got the other goals, ...
Chelsea's Nigerian Quintet Set To Work Under New Manager As Conte's Exit Looms
Published: July 12, 2018
A host of Chelsea's Nigerian first team players are set to get a new handler at Stamford Bridge with several English media outlets including Daily Mail reporting that the club hierarchy has decided to replace Antonio Conte with Napoli manager, Maurizio Sarri.The future of the Italian had come under the spotlight for mu...
Young Nigerian Midfielder Training With Tottenham Hotspur First Team
Published: July 12, 2018
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is observing at close quarters young Nigerian midfielder Luke Amos in the first few days of pre-season training. The official website of the North London club has informed that Amos was among the U23 players invited to train with the first team on Wednesday, July 11. ...
Shrewsbury Town New Boy Okenabirhie Nets Brace Vs Kidderminster Harriers
Published: July 11, 2018
Former Arsenal youth teamer, Fejiri Okenabirhie is off to a flying start for new club, Shrewsbury Town after scoring twice in a 3-0 win over Kidderminster Harriers in a pre-season game held behind closed doors on Wednesday 11th, July.The 22-year old had joined The Salop from Dagenham and Redbridge on 9th June and has s...
Abraham Names Three England Young Stars He's Proud Of Ahead Of Showdown Vs Croatia
Published: July 11, 2018
England U21 international Tammy Abraham says he is delighted for three young players in the Three Lions squad in the shape of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Marcus Rashford and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. Abraham played on the same England team as Loftus-Cheek and Rashford that drew goalless with Germany and Brazil in pre-Worl...