London Football Awards : Olise battles Arsenal trio Saka, Martinelli, Saliba for Young POTY
Published: February 07, 2023
2021 Super Eagles invitee Michael Olise has been nominated for two accolades at the 2023 London Football Awards.    The London Football Awards celebrate the very best in London clubs consisting of Arsenal, Brentford, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Queen Park Ranger...
Napoli set African record price for Chelsea and Manchester United target Osimhen
Published: February 07, 2023
Premier League clubs Manchester United and Chelsea will reportedly  have to break the African transfer record to sign Victor Osimhen in the summer transfer window.    According to the print edition of Italian newspaper la Repubblica, via gonfialarete, Napoli president De Laurentiis knows the value of Osim...
Former Fenerbahce winger Victor Moses prays for Turkish earthquake victims
Published: February 07, 2023
2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner Victor Moses has offered his prayers for the victims and families of those who were affected by the earthquake that struck south-east Turkey and northern Syria.   Thousands of people are known to have died and the toll is expected to rise with many people unaccounted for and sti...
Iheanacho partnered in attack by Harry Kane, Mbeumo in Alan Shearer's PL TOTW
Published: February 07, 2023
Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has selected Kelechi Iheanacho in his Premier League Team of the Week for matchday 22.   This is the second recognition the Nigeria international is getting after starring for Leicester City in their come from behind 4-2 win at Aston Villa on Saturday, having made Whoscored....
Super Eagles legend questions Chelsea's signing of Enzo Fernandez, treatment of Aubameyang
Published: February 07, 2023
Super Eagles legend Victor Ikpeba has questioned Chelsea's January transfer business and wondered why a fellow past African Footballer of The Year winner is not considered good enough for the team right now.    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang won the Confederation of African Football award in 2015 as Africa's b...
'I think it's impossible' - Reims chief comments on the future of Arsenal loanee Balogun 
Published: February 06, 2023
Stade de Reims president Jean-Pierre Caillot has admitted that it's almost impossible for Arsenal-owned striker Folarin Balogun to continue with The Red and Whites next season.    Balogun joined Stade de Reims last summer on a season-long loan without an option to buy included in the agreement between both...
FA Youth Cup : PL youngest debutant helps Arsenal overcome two-goal deficit to beat Watford
Published: February 06, 2023
Arsenal roared back from two goals down to beat Watford 4-2 at Vicarage Road and secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the FA Youth Cup on Monday night.    Watford U18s boss made two changes from the round four win against  Everton, one of which say Hamzat Balogun miss out on the matchday squad.    To...
Super Eagles-eligible player helps Chelsea break 113-year-old club record after PL debut
Published: February 06, 2023
Chelsea have confirmed through their official website that the 2022-2023 campaign has set a new all-time club record, which had stood since way back in 1909, after Enzo Fernandez and Noni Madueke made their Premier League debuts in the goalless draw with Fulham on Friday, February 3.   Madueke became the sixtee...
Global rankings of best take on players : Chukwueze on the same level as Tottenham striker Kane
Published: February 06, 2023
In its weekly post,  CIES Football Observatory has presented the players who have performed best in the area of take on over the past year on the basis of an exclusive index based on 100 taking into account the frequency of successful dribbles and crosses, playing time, as well as the sporting level of matches playe...
Arsenal-owned striker of Nigerian descent makes senior debut for EFL club 
Published: February 06, 2023
Arsenal-owned striker of Nigerian descent Nathan Butler-Oyedeji made his professional debut on Saturday as Accrington Stanley suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Lincoln City in an EFL League One match at the Wham Stadium.    The Hale End Academy product joined Accrington Stanley on loan on transfer deadli...
Iheanacho joins Brentford, Brighton, Forest, Fulham, Tottenham, Wolves stars in PL TOTW
Published: February 06, 2023
Kelechi Iheanacho has been named in Whoscored.com's Premier League Team of the Week for matchday 22.    The Nigeria international was impressive as Leicester City came from behind to thrash Unai Emery's Aston Villa 4-2 at Villa Park on Saturday, having a hand in the three goals netted by the Foxes in t...
Revealed : Length of new deal signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers' Italian-Nigerian midfielder
Published: February 06, 2023
Through their official website, Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers announced last week that versatile Italian-Nigerian midfielder Temple Ojinnaka has signed his first professional contract.   Wolverhampton Wanderers have not disclosed the length of Ojinnaka's new deal.    Allnigeriasoccer.c...
'Very good player' -  Ex-Barcelona CB admits it's difficult to defend against Terem Moffi 
Published: February 06, 2023
Former Barcelona central defender Jean-Clair Todibo was full of praise for his new teammate at OGC Nice Terem Moffi shortly before the start of the Ligue 1 match at Marseille, saying it is difficult to defend against the Nigeria international.    Moffi was linked with a plethora of clubs in the winter transfe...
Lookman best-rated player in Serie A Team of the Month but Osimhen misses out 
Published: February 06, 2023
Ademola Lookman has been named in the Italian Serie A Team of the Month for January 2023 by celebrated football statistics website Whoscored.com but there was no spot for the league's leading marksman Victor Osimhen.   Last month, the 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup winner notched five goals in five matches, netting...
Where does Osimhen rank among world's best strikers?
Published: February 06, 2023
It is no longer news that Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen was on target on Sunday as Serie A leaders Napoli beat Spezia 3-0 to consolidate their position at the summit of the Serie A.   Osimhen scored Napoli's second and third goals of the match in the 68th and 73rd minutes.   One of Osimhen'...