Brentford's Oyegoke plays against Eagles first team stars Benteke, Clyne, Gallagher in friendly
Published: August 11, 2021
Anglo-Nigerian fullback Daniel Oyegoke is preparing himself for what lies ahead after impressing for Brentford B in a pre-season friendly against a Crystal Palace XI on Tuesday. The Eagles squad contained several first team stars including Christian Benteke, Jack Butland, Nathaniel Clyne, Martin Kelly and Chelsea l...
Racing Genk on brink of deal for Chelsea's Nigerian striker
Published: August 11, 2021
Belgian cup winners Racing Genk are reportedly on the brink of finalizing the signing of Super Eagles hopeful Ike Ugbo. Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad is speculating that the Chelsea striker is about to sign for Genk for a fee of 3.5 million euros. Despite scoring in a pre-season friendly against Bournemouth, ...
Official : Three-time World Cupper with Super Falcons joins CSKA Moscow
Published: August 11, 2021
Through a statement on their official website, WFC CSKA Moscow, the women's team of CSKA Moscow, have announced the signing of Nigeria international Francisca Ordega. The length of contract and financial details of the deal have not been disclosed by the Muscovites. Ordega, a seasoned international with the Sup...
17-year-old center-half of Nigerian descent makes competitive debut for Charlton Athletic
Published: August 11, 2021
Deji Elerewe, 17, made his senior debut for Charlton Athletic as they suffered a 1-0 loss to AFC Wimbledon in the first round of the Carabao Cup at The Valley on Tuesday night. It was inevitable that the Anglo-Nigerian center-half was going to make his competitive debut for the Addicks this term as he trained with ...
Rangers 1 Malmo 2 : Bonke sees red, Aribo & Balogun go 90 as Scottish giants suffer shock loss
Published: August 10, 2021
Scottish Premiership champions Glasgow Rangers have crashed out of the UEFA Champions League at the third qualifying round stage after a shock 2-1 loss to Swedish club Malmo on Tuesday night. Manager Steven Gerrard handed starts to two Super Eagles stars in Joe Aribo and Leon Balogun , while defensive midfielder Inno...
Done deal : Anglo-Nigerian LB departs Arsenal after 13 years, joins League One club
Published: August 10, 2021
Anglo-Nigerian defender Tolaji Bola has ended a 13-year association with Arsenal following a permanent transfer to EFL League One club Rotherham United on Tuesday, August 10, informs the official website of Arsenal. The 22-year-old, who joined the Gunners at the age of nine, departs the north London club without ma...
'Out for sure' - Emery confirms Super Eagles star is ruled out of UEFA Super Cup clash vs Chelsea
Published: August 10, 2021
Villarreal boss Unai Emery has confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets regarding his team news for Wednesday night's UEFA Super Cup clash against Chelsea, which is the unavailability of Samuel Chukwueze. There were strong indications that the Super Eagles star wasn't going to be involved against the Champions League ...
'It's a massive game' - Rangers' Super Eagles star ahead of UCLQ showdown with Malmo
Published: August 10, 2021
It's a huge day for Scottish Premiership giants Glasgow Rangers as they aim to qualify for the UEFA Champions League playoff round on Tuesday night. Steven Gerrard's side battle Allsvenskan champions Malmo at Ibrox Stadium, with Nigeria internationals Joe Aribo and Leon Balogun named in the starting lineup and a third ...
Super Eagles winger makes his debut for Ipswich Town vs Newport County
Published: August 10, 2021
Barring an injury in the pre-match warm-up, out-of-favour Super Eagles winger Sone Aluko will make his competitive debut for Ipswich Town when they take on Newport County in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening.   Manager Paul Cook has made ten changes to the starting eleven from Saturday's season opener against Moreca...
Official : Napoli loan out midfield and attacking all-rounder Folorunsho
Published: August 10, 2021
Italian Serie A club Napoli have loaned out Rome-born Nigerian attacking midfielder Michael Folorunsho ahead of the new season.  Serie B club Pordenone confirmed on Tuesday afternoon the signing of Folorunsho on a season-long loan from Napoli. Since transferring to Napoli in 2019, the Italian-Nigerian midfielder h...
Olowu, Hoogewerf start; Shoretire scores again as Man Utd U23s hit four past Owls
Published: August 10, 2021
Manchester United youth team coaches continue to run the rule over Joseph Olowu before making a decision on whether or not to offer the free agent a contract. The Arsenal Academy product helped United defeat Sheffield Wednesday in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday, playing for 79 minutes in a 4-2 win at Carrington....
Nigeria-eligible duo axed from Chelsea squad to face Villarreal in UEFA Super Cup
Published: August 10, 2021
It is looking likely that no Nigeria-eligible player will be on parade at Windsor Park in Belfast in the 46th edition of the UEFA Super Cup,  contested by the holders of the two biggest European club competitions. Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has taken twenty-four players to the Northern Irish capital but Ike Ugbo an...
Nigeria-eligible PSV sensation wants to emulate Saka and feature for England in 2022 World Cup
Published: August 10, 2021
PSV Eindhoven teenage sensation Nonso Madueke wants to follow in the footsteps of Bukayo Saka and represent England's senior team. Saka was heavily courted by Nigeria Football Federation and manager Gernot Rohr before he became cap-tied to his country of birth. The Arsenal winger went on to star for the Three Lions...
Sporting director confirms Genk intend to sign another striker amid link with Chelsea's Ugbo
Published: August 10, 2021
Racing Genk sporting director Dimitri De Condé has confirmed that the Belgian cup winners intend to sign a new striker  before the close of the summer transfer window.The Limburg club are strongly linked with a permanent move for Super Eagles hopeful Ike Ugbo who is not in the plans of Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel f...
Onyeka's jersey number revealed ahead of Brentford's first-ever Premier League game vs Arsenal
Published: August 09, 2021
Through their official website, Brentford have announced their squad numbers for the 2021-2022 season ahead of their first-ever Premier League game at home to Arsenal on Friday, August 13. Summer arrival from FC Midtjylland in Denmark, Frank Onyeka was allocated a provisional squad number of 39 when he made his unof...