Cardiff City ready to battle with Fulham for 14-goal Nigeria-eligible winger
Published: April 20, 2022
Cardiff City are prepared to do battle with Premier League-bound Fulham for the signing of Nigeria-eligible winger Dapo Afolayan, according to reports. Bolton News says the Bluebirds have joined the Cottagers on the trail of the Bolton Wanderers star. Cardiff City sent one of their talent spotters to run the rul...
Napoli icon reveals what they told him about Osimhen amid transfer links
Published: April 20, 2022
Napoli legend Salvatore Bagni has revealed that he has received important news about Victor Osimhen amid speculation linking the striker with a departure from the Diego Maradona Stadium as from the summer transfer window.  The Nigeria national teamer has impressed since landing at Napoli from Lille in 2020 but has be...
Nephew of former Super Eagles star youngest player to start a Ligue 1 game this season
Published: April 20, 2022
The official website of the French Ligue 1 has compiled a list of the youngest players to start a league game for every club in the top-flight this season. The record holder for the season is Rennes midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu, who started in the top-flight from the first day of the championship in early August, at ...
'Extremely brave on the ball' - Brighton CB Offiah hails Saka, admits he looks up to Arsenal star
Published: April 20, 2022
Teenage Nigerian central defender Odel Offiah is being tipped to make his Premier League debut in the not too distant future, having been named in the matchday squad on four occasions in the last seven matches played by Brighton & Hove in the top-flight. Offiah watched proceedings from the bench as the Seagulls regist...
'He will be sad' - Ex-African POTY says Lookman will be upset Nigeria missed out on World Cup
Published: April 20, 2022
Former African Footballer of the Year Victor Ikpeba stated the obvious when he revealed that Ademola Lookman would be upset over Nigeria's failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.The Leicester City winger's application to switch association to Nigeria was approved by Fifa in the weeks leading up to the back-...
Brighton's Nigerian defender on wins against Arsenal, Spurs; what Potter told the players
Published: April 20, 2022
Brighton & Hove central defender Odel Offiah has insisted that the Seagulls were confident of causing upsets in their recent Premier League matches against north London clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. Brighton ended a seven-game winless streak by defeating Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on April 9 and a week...
He's got aspirations' - Ex-Leeds striker insists Rangers will find it very difficult to keep Aribo
Published: April 20, 2022
Former Leeds United striker Noel Whelan has insisted that Rangers will find it very difficult to retain the services of Joe Aribo in the summer.The Nigeria national teamer will enter the final one year of his contract with the Light Blues on July 1, 2022 and has no intention of renewing his deal.It is understood that s...
Samuel Chukwueze helps Villarreal go five games unbeaten ahead of trip to Liverpool
Published: April 19, 2022
Nigerian-born Netherlands international Arnaut Danjuma was the star of the night with a brace to his name as Villarreal defeated Valencia 2-0 at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Tuesday reports allnigeriasoccer.com. Danjuma scored the opener from the penalty spot  in the 10th minute. Danjuma then doubled the Yellow Su...
Flying Eagles-eligible midfielder pictured training with Arsenal first team pre-Chelsea
Published: April 19, 2022
Flying Eagles-eligible midfielder Miguel Azeez is in Arsenal's provisional squad for the Premier League match with Chelsea on Wednesday, April 20. Arsenal have published the latest training images of their final workout before the trip to Stamford Bridge, and Azeez, an England U20 international born to a Spanish mot...
2023 AFCONQ : Super Eagles drawn with Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome/Mauritius
Published: April 19, 2022
The draw for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers group stages was held in the studios of SuperSport in Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday evening. Forty eight countries that qualified for the second round of qualifiers were seeded into four pots based on the Fifa ranking released on March 31, 2022, meaning t...
'Played football at the highest level' - Ikpeba reveals NFF made right call to appoint Finidi Eagles assistant coach
Published: April 19, 2022
1996 Atlanta Olympics gold medalist Victor Ikpeba has revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation made the right call to appoint his former teammate Finidi George as one of the assistant coaches for the Super Eagles.  The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of the Technical & Development Sub-...
Flower provides assist within first minute of action in Chelsea U18 3-2 win vs Tottenham
Published: April 19, 2022
In a dramatic game at Cobham Training Centre on Tuesday afternoon, Chelsea left it late to secure a 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the U18 Premier League South. Louis Flower was the only player of Nigeria descent named in the the starting lineup and was on the pitch for 80 minutes before making way for first yea...
'Change is incomprehensible' - Pundit surprised Osimhen was replaced in Napoli's draw vs Roma
Published: April 19, 2022
Napoli required a response in their Italian Serie A meeting with AS Roma at the Diego Maradona Stadium on Easter Monday having lost to Forentina in the penultimate round of matches, but faltered as they played out a 1-1 draw with the Giallorossi.   Stephan El Shaarawy found the bottom corner in the first minute of se...
CIES : Rangers left-back Bassey ranked best 'air blocker playmaker' in Scottish Premiership
Published: April 19, 2022
In its latest weekly post, statistics expert CIES Football Observatory conducted a study to determine the best performing outfield players in 32 European leagues. Players were classified into fifteen technical profiles and ranked according to their performance level with respect to both teammates and opponents, their ...
Kanu scores second hat-trick for Tigres UANL after international duty with Super Falcons
Published: April 19, 2022
Uchenna Kanu continues to impress for Tigres UANL, with the Nigeria national teamer scoring her second hat-trick for the Mexican Liga MX Femenil club in the Clausura 2022 on Easter Monday. The former Flamingoes and Falconets goal poacher ended her association with Swedish club Linköpings FC in December. She was play...