Photo : Goalkeeper Okonkwo Called Up Again To Train With Arsenal First Team Pre-Fulham
Published: September 08, 2020
Nigeria-eligible goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo has been called up again to train with Arsenal's first team ahead of their first Premier League game of the 2020-2021 season at Fulham, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The Hale End Academy product was among four players of Nigerian descent that trained with the Gunners first...
Carabao Cup Goal Of The Round : Charlton Athletic Striker Aneke's Goal Nominated
Published: September 08, 2020
Former Arsenal youth-teamer Chuks Aneke's strike against Swindon Town has been shortlisted for the Carabao Cup Goal of the Round for round one. The Charlton Athletic striker entered the game as a substitute in the 71st minute as the Addicks advanced to the second round thanks to their 3-1 win at the County Ground. ...
Crystal Palace Emerge As Candidates To Sign Queens Park Rangers' Nigerian-Born Winger
Published: September 08, 2020
English Premier League side Crystal Palace have emerged as prime candidates to sign Queens Park Rangers' Nigerian-born winger Bright Osayi-Samuel, according to reports. Team Talk claims that the Eagles are leading the race to sign the Queens Park Rangers Young Player of the Year after he rejected signing a new deal...
'I Get Compared To Kante' - Arsenal's Akinola Wants To Become The Best Central Midfielder
Published: September 08, 2020
Arsenal's new kid on the block, Tim Akinola has said that he wants to become the best central midfielder of his generation, ahead of a potential debut for the Gunners development squad in their EFL Trophy clash against League One side Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Tuesday evening. The Nigerian-born starlet has reve...
Why Chelsea Will Still Need A New Keeper
Published: September 08, 2020
Kepa Arrizabalaga completed his signing for Chelsea FC in August 2018 for £70 million from Spain's Athletic Bilbao. This transfer made Kepa the world's most expensive goalkeeper in history.By signing for such a mammoth fee, there was always going be high expectations on the youngster. Unfortunately for Kepa, his time ...
Four Nigeria-Eligible Teenagers Assigned Squad Numbers By Chelsea For 2020-21 Season
Published: September 08, 2020
English Premier League club Chelsea have assigned squad numbers to four Nigeria-eligible teenagers ahead of the 2020-2021 season, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Chelsea's development squad will face Oxford United in the EFL Trophy at the Kassam Stadium in Oxfordshire on Tuesday evening, with Faustino Anjorin, Bryan F...
Ex-Nigeria U23 Invitee Adeloye Reveals What Chelsea Told Him Before He Joined Charlton
Published: September 07, 2020
Former Nigeria U23 invitee Tomi Adeloye has revealed that he tested at Chelsea for few weeks before joining Charlton Athletic.   The center forward, who is good pals with Everton's Nigeria international Alex Iwobi, admitted that the Stamford Bridge outfit passed up the opportunity to sign him but informed him that th...
'I'm Born And Raised In Nigeria' - Arsenal's Dual-Eligible Starlet Akinola Clarifies On His Future
Published: September 07, 2020
Arsenal's new kid on the block Tim Akinola has stressed that he is open to representing the Nigerian and English national teams amid speculation in the local media that he would turn down an invitation to the Young Lions. The international future of Akinola has been the subject of debate in recent weeks following h...
Photo Confirmation : Liverpool Loan Out Nigeria-Eligible Winger For The Sixth Time
Published: September 07, 2020
Both Liverpool and Cardiff City have officially confirmed that Nigeria-eligible winger Sheyi Ojo will be spending the entirety of the 2020-2021 season on loan at the Championship club, subject to international clearance. This is the sixth time in Ojo's Liverpool career that he has been farmed out on loan, having pr...
Chelsea Midfielder Uwakwe's First Words After Season-Long Loan Move To The Reds
Published: September 07, 2020
League One club Accrington Stanley have officially confirmed the signing of Nigerian midfielder Tariq Uwakwe on a season-long loan move, subject to Premier League, EFL and FA ratification. His temporary transfer to The Reds is the first time in his career he has departed Chelsea since joining the club thirteen years...
League One Club Accrington Stanley On Brink Of Deal For Chelsea Young Star Uwakwe
Published: September 07, 2020
EFL League One club Accrington Stanley are on the brink of announcing the signing of Nigerian midfielder Tariq Uwakwe, according to reports. Goal.com's Chelsea reporter Nizaar Kinsella says that Uwakwe is set to join Accrington Stanley on loan today and an official announcement is imminent. The versatile midfie...
EPL New Boys Fulham Linked With Summer Move For Third London-Born Nigerian Player
Published: September 07, 2020
RB Leipzig winger Ademola Lookman is the latest London-born player of Nigerian descent linked with a summer move to English Premier League newcomers Fulham. According to matching press reports in England and Germany including German newspaper Bild, Lookman is on the wish list of Fulham who are interested in signing...
'He Plays For My Favorite Team Man Utd' - Norrby GK Cites De Gea Among His Role Models
Published: September 07, 2020
Talented Norrby IF goalkeeper Abraham Oluware has named Manchester United star David de Gea among his role models. Born in Sweden to an Italian-Croatian mother and Nigerian father fifteen years ago, Oluware has pledged his international future to Nigeria and hopes to be called up to the Golden Eaglets in the coming...
Super Eagles Defender Ola Aina Returns To Fulham But Not Chelsea
Published: September 06, 2020
Super Eagles defender Ola Aina is set to return to Fulham but will not be joining his former club Chelsea, who are also based in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham as the Cottagers. According to Italian transfer market expert, Gianluca Di Marzio, Aina will be joining Fulham on a season-long with a purchas...
Cardiff City Join Nottingham Forest, Reading In Race For Liverpool Winger Ojo
Published: September 06, 2020
Cardiff City have joined the list of Championship clubs interested in signing Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo in the summer transfer window, according to reports. The Beautiful Game Podcast claims that Ojo is a target for Cardiff City with a season-long loan being mooted. The 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup winner, who is n...