Kanu Set To Attend Wenger's Last Arsenal Home Game Against Burnley
Published: May 01, 2018
Former Nigeria international Nwankwo Kanu is among the elite of former Arsenal superstars billed to honour departing manager Arsene Wenger with their presence on Sunday when the Gunners host Burnley at the Emirates Stadium.Several media sources close to the club on Tuesday evening are reporting that Arsenal legends who...
Iwobi Confident Of Getting A Result Against Atletico, But May Miss Out On Milestone
Published: May 01, 2018
Alex Iwobi is confident of Arsenal getting a result when they tackle Atletico Madrid in the second leg of the Europa League semifinal at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano (Madrid) on Thursday evening. The Gunners must score to have a chance of qualifying for the final after they were held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg at th...
Manchester United Coach A Contender To Replace Wenger At Arsenal
Published: May 01, 2018
Jose Mourinho's right hand man, Rui Faria has emerged as one of the contenders to take up the mantle of nurturing Arsenal's Nigerian youngsters, Alex Iwobi, Chuba Akpom and Kelechi Nwakali, as per reports from The Sun.Faria, 42, has worked with Mourinho since 2001 and is believed to posses inestimable knowledge of mana...
Nigerian Prodigy On Target As Chelsea Beat Arsenal To Win FA Youth Cup
Published: April 30, 2018
Arsenal were taught a proper footballing lesson by Chelsea at their own background in their FA Youth Cup final return fixture on Monday evening, succumbing to a 4-0 defeat to lose out on the trophy on a 7-1 aggregate loss.Arsenal quartet of Joseph Olowu, Bukayo Saka, James Olayinka and Xavier Amaechi were all in the Gu...
Two Nigerian-British Strikers Shortlisted For Liverpool's Players Awards
Published: April 30, 2018
Two England youth internationals of Nigerian descent have been shortlisted for Liverpool FC's annual Players' Awards, writes the official website of the Reds.The awards to be presented at Anfield on Thursday May 10 are Player of the Season, Young Player of the Season, Ladies Player of the Season and Goal of the Season ...
Chelsea Highlight Victor Moses Important Contribution Vs Swansea City
Published: April 30, 2018
Chelsea have highlighted Victor Moses's important contribution in their hard-fought 1-0 win over Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, where he went the distance for the third successive game.In their statistical breakdown of the game published on the official webpage, Chelsea noted that the Nigeria international record...
Fifth Player Of Nigerian Descent To Debut In Premier League This Season Expresses His Pride
Published: April 30, 2018
Lukas Nmecha, 19, has expressed his pride after making his Premier League debut for Manchester City in their superb 4-1 win over West Ham on Sunday, April 29. The German-born striker got his first taste of Premier League action at the London Stadium, replacing Brazilian wonderkid Gabriel Jesus in the 79th minute, with...
Iwobi Gets Good Ratings Despite Arsenal's Loss To Manchester United
Published: April 29, 2018
Super Eagles winger Alex Iwobi was rated highly by English sports media outlets in Arsenal's 1-2 away loss to rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford Sunday evening in what was manager Arsene Wenger's last game at the home of the Red Devils.Iwobi played all 90 minutes in the game and was excellent as he was deployed i...
Alex Iwobi Stars For Arsenal In Last-Gasp Defeat To Manchester United
Published: April 29, 2018
A very late Marouane Fellaini header handed Manchester United a 2-1 victory over Alex Iwobi's Arsenal in their Premier League game at Old Trafford on Sunday evening.Iwobi was handed his 23rd league appearance for the Gunners, starring from the off.The Red Devils who started the day on the front foot went in front after...
Teenage Nigerian Striker Makes Premier League Debut For Man City
Published: April 29, 2018
German-born Nigerian striker Lukas Nmecha made his Premier League debut for champions in principle Manchester City as they registered a 4-1 road win over West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.The England U19 star was a non-playing substitute for Premier League games against Leicester City (February 10) and...
Victor Moses Hails Chelsea's Massive Win, Can't Wait To Face Liverpool
Published: April 29, 2018
Victor Moses has lavished praise on the Chelsea team after their hard-fought 1-0 win over Swansea City in a Premier League encounter at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday evening.The former champions got fresh hope that they would qualify for next season's Champions League after beating the Swans thanks to Cesc Fabregas's...
Victor Moses Shines Again As Chelsea See Off Swansea City
Published: April 28, 2018
Cesc Fabregas's 50th Premier League goal was all Chelsea needed to keep their hopes of finishing in the top-four alive, following a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday evening.Nigerian international Victor Moses was handed his 26th league appearance for Chelsea in the game, star...
Manchester United's Nigerian Number 10 Scores Against Liverpool In Singapore
Published: April 28, 2018
Nigerian winger cum striker Shola Shoretire was on target for Manchester United U16s as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Liverpool at the ongoing 2018 JSSL Singapore Professional Academies 7s.Wearing the number ten jersey, Shoretire scored with a brilliant shot from outside the area after receiving a pass from The Red D...
EPL Wrap: Ndidi Injured; Iheanacho & Moses Start; Abraham Ineligible; Billing & Ibe Subbed In
Published: April 28, 2018
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, April 28th.Nigerian players with dual nationalities and have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted.In the early kick off at Anfield, Liverpool failed...
FAYC Chelsea 3 Arsenal 1 : Nigerian Winger On Target, Four Others Feature
Published: April 27, 2018
Xavier Amaechi's opening goal for Arsenal in the fiercely contested FA Youth Cup final first leg at Stamford Bridge on Friday evening proved scant consolation as Chelsea ran out 3-1 winners ahead of the return leg.Arsenal Nigerian youngsters, James Olayinka and his compatriot, Amaechi were named amongst the visiting te...