Confirmed : No Europa League Action For Villarreal's Chukwueze On Thursday
Published: December 08, 2020
Nigeria national teamer Samuel Chukwueze won't be involved in UEFA Europa League action on Thursday, December 10. The matchday six fixture between Villarreal and Qarabag FK scheduled to hold at the Estadio de la Cerámica in Spain has been postponed because the Azerbaijani champions do not have the minimum number of...
Anjorin Makes Full Champions League Debut, 12 Years After Joining Chelsea Because Of Mikel
Published: December 08, 2020
Twelve years after joining the Chelsea Academy, Poole-born winger of Nigerian descent, Faustino Anjorin will start his first official game for the Premier League giants when they tackle Russian side Krasnodar in a Champions League Group E fixture at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night, and this is official. The official ...
'The Boys Understand What Is At Stake' - Nigeria U20 Coach Ahead Of Win-Or-Bust Duel Vs Ghana
Published: December 08, 2020
Nigeria U20s return to action at the ongoing WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations when they take on bitter rivals Ghana at the Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo on Wednesday afternoon. The Flying Eagles conceded right at the death to draw 1-1 with Ivory Coast in their opener on Sunday, l...
Crystal Palace Crowd-Pleaser Eze Joins Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool Stars In Premier League TOTW
Published: December 08, 2020
Crystal Palace crowd-pleaser Eberechi Eze has been included in the English Premier League Team of the Week by Whoscored following his brilliant performance in Crystal Palace's 5-1 rout of West Brom last weekend. The highlight of his display was setting up Palace's fourth goal scored by Wilfried Zaha midway through ...
What Erling Haaland Said About Moukoko Ahead Of His Last Chance To Break Babayaro's UCL Record
Published: December 08, 2020
Borussia Dortmund striker Youssoufa Moukoko has one last chance to break a longstanding UEFA Champions League record held by Celestine Babayaro's in this evening's clash against Zenit at the Saint Petersburg Stadium. Moukoko is 16 years and 18 days today and would etch his name in football's folklore if handed minut...
Club Brugge Chief Labels Okereke 'A Great Talent' Ahead Of Champions League Showdown Vs Lazio
Published: December 08, 2020
Club Brugge CEO Vincent Mannaert has praised former Nigeria U23 international David Okereke, revealing the winger is a great talent, ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash against Lazio at Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Okereke had his footballing education in Italy where he spent roughly three years before he was snap...
Snapped: Nigeria-Eligible Midfielder Called Up To Chelsea First Team Training Pre-Krasnodar
Published: December 08, 2020
Nigeria-eligible attacking midfielder Faustino Anjorin was called up to first team training by manager Frank Lampard ahead of tonight's Champions League meeting with Krasnodar at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea's official website has published photos of the team's final workout before taking to the pitch against the Russi...
Super Eagles Center Back Named In Portuguese Primeira Liga Team Of The Week
Published: December 08, 2020
Super Eagles defender Chidozie Awaziem has been named in the Portuguese Primeira Liga Team of the Week by football statistics website Whoscored.com. Awaziem shone at the heart of defence for Boavista as they were held to a goalless draw by Rio Ave at the Estádio dos Arcos on Sunday evening, the third clean sheet k...
Price Tag Of £40m Placed On The Head Of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool-Linked Playmaker Olise
Published: December 07, 2020
Championship club Reading will demand an astonishing transfer fee from clubs interested in securing the services of left-footed Nigerian playmaker Michael Olise, according to reports. The future of the Chelsea Academy product has been the subject of speculation in recent weeks following his fine start to the 2020-2...
Tottenham's Nigeria-Eligible Striker On A Run Of Scoring In Three Straight Premier League 2 Games
Published: December 07, 2020
Nigeria-eligible striker Kion Etete scored for the third consecutive Premier League 2 game as Tottenham Hotspur defeated Blackburn Rovers 3-2 on Monday night, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. This is the first time that the 19-year-old has achieved the feat since joining Tottenham Hotspur on a permanent deal in the su...
Nigeria Pitch Awards : Ighalo, Ndidi, Osimhen Up For Top Prize; Barca Star In Running For Women's Version
Published: December 07, 2020
Organizers have announced plans to hold the 7th Award Ceremony of the prestigious Nigeria Pitch Awards on 22 December 2020 at the Ibis Hotel Ikeja, Lagos. Speaking to journalists in the nation’s capital Abuja, the President of the Nigeria Pitch Awards, Shina Philips stated that the 7th Award Ceremony which had ea...
Onana Or Mendy? Sparta Rotterdam Star Okoye Names Who He Considers To Be Africa's Best GK
Published: December 07, 2020
Sparta Rotterdam rising star Maduka Okoye has revealed who he thinks is the best African goalkeeper in the world at the moment. The Super Eagles glovesman has stepped up his performances after a woeful top-flight debut against Heerenveen that saw him concede four goals and in his next game, this time for Nigeria, h...
Ighalo In Contention To Lead Manchester United Attack Vs RB Leipzig With Cavani, Martial Out
Published: December 07, 2020
Former Nigeria international Odion Ighalo is in contention to lead Manchester United's attack when they take on RB Leipzig in a crucial UEFA Champions League match at the RB Arena on Tuesday night, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will not be able to count on the services of Edinso...
Osimhen Rated As Doubtful For Napoli's Next Three Matches Including Trip To Inter Milan
Published: December 07, 2020
Victor Osimhen is rated as doubtful for Napoli's next three official matches, according to various reports in the Italian media. This coming Sunday will make it one month the former Lille striker last played competitively for club and country after dislocating his shoulder in the second half of Nigeria's 4-4 draw w...
Super Eagles Center Back Semi Ajayi Reveals Why West Brom Lost To Crystal Palace
Published: December 07, 2020
Super Eagles defender Semi Ajayi believes the red card shown to Matheus Pereira in the 34th minute of their 5-1 loss to Crystal Palace changed the game. Before the dismissal of the Brazilian winger for violent conduct after a VAR review, the Baggies were very much in the game as Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher had c...