Brazil 1 Belgium 2: Jay-Jay Okocha Names His Man Of The Match And It's NOT Fifa's Pick
Published: July 06, 2018
Belgium have joined neighbors France in the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup after a 2-1 win over one of the pre-tournament favorites, Brazil, on Friday evening in Kazan. Belgium took the lead after 13 minutes when Fernandinho headed into his own net, Man City's Kevin De Bruyne doubled the advantage in the 31st minu...
NFF Target Determined To Impress Liverpool Coach Klopp In Pre-Season
Published: July 05, 2018
Nigeria Football Federation target Sheyi Ojo is determined to impress Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp after he was included in the squad for pre-season training. The Fifa U20 World Cup is a yardstick for measuring the most promising talents in the world, and The Reds decided to loan out Ojo to Fulham last season de...
Nigerian Midfielder Kehinde Training With Manchester United Despite Contract Standoff
Published: July 04, 2018
Tosin Kehinde has reported for pre-season training at Manchester United despite his contract standoff with the Premier League powerhouse. The highly-rated midfielder is now free to talk to interested clubs after he ran out of contract with the Old Trafford outfit on June 30,2018 but has been spotted training with th...
Young Nigerian Star Resumes Pre-Season Training Amid Uncertainty Surrounding Arsenal Future
Published: July 04, 2018
Very promising Nigerian defender, Tobi Omole has given the strongest hint yet that he is set to continue his association with Premier League club Arsenal. According to Jeorge Bird, the 18-year old defender was reportedly in training with the U23 squad at the club's London Colney on Tuesday. Omole,who made appear...
New Arsenal Coach Begins Running The Rule Over Chuba Akpom
Published: July 03, 2018
Young Nigerian striker, Chuba Akpom has returned to pre-season training with Arsenal for the preparations of a new season, it has been revealed. According to  Jeorge Bird,  the 22-year old who spent the second part of last season with Belgian club, Sint-Truiden is back in training with the first team as manager, U...
Nigerian Duo Return To Chelsea For Pre-Season Training
Published: July 03, 2018
London-born Nigerian duo Ola Aina and Tammy Abraham have returned to Chelsea for pre-season training. According to Carefree Youth, Abraham and Aina returned to Cobham to start pre season training yesterday and a few more players are expected to return on Tuesday, July 3. Whilst the England U21 international spent...
Photo Confirmation: Nigerian Winger Joseph Hungbo Goes Pro With The Eagles
Published: July 03, 2018
Very promising Nigerian winger Joseph Hungbo, 18, has penned his first professional contract with English Premier League side Crystal Palace. Last month, the Premier League published on its official website that Hungbo has been offered a fresh contract, and the player has confirmed that he will be on the books of th...
16-Year-Old Nigerian Goalkeeper Training With West Ham First Team
Published: July 02, 2018
Teenage Nigerian goalkeeper Daniel Jinadu is training with West Ham's first team ahead of the 2018-2019 season. West Ham Youth says goalkeeper Daniel Jinadu is amongst those that have gone to Switzerland with the first team for pre-season training. The Hammers first team players reported to Rush Green for the f...
Manchester City's Nigerian Striker Challenges Mbappe, 98 Others For 2018 Golden Boy Award
Published: July 01, 2018
German-born Manchester City striker of Nigerian descent Lukas Nmecha is in the running for the 2018 Golden Boy award after he was named on the 100-player longlist announced on Sunday, July 1. The 19-year-old is the only player of Nigerian decent that has been included on the list of candidates for the 16th Golden Bo...
Ex-PSG Star Okocha Expects France Duo Kante & Pogba To Shine Against Argentina
Published: June 30, 2018
Speaking as a pundit on SuperSport, former Nigeria international Austin Okocha has predicted that Premier League duo N'Golo Kanté and Paul Pogba will be among the key players for France when they take on Argentina in the last sixteen of the World Cup at the Kazan Arena, Kazan on Saturday afternoon. ''We talked about ...
Ex-Crystal Palace Youngster Egbo: I Was One Of The First To Reject Pro Deal
Published: June 27, 2018
Former Crystal Palace youngster Mandela Egbo has revealed that he was one of the first Academy players in England to turn down a professional contract with a Premier League club in order to move abroad in 2015. Now with German Bundesliga outfit, Borussia Monchengladbach, the highly-rated defender made his senior deb...
Ex-Nigeria Coach Siasia Explains Why Belgium's Lukaku Found It Hard To Score First Half
Published: June 18, 2018
Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku is an early contender for the Golden Boot Award of the 2018 World Cup following his second half brace in Belgium's 3-0 win over Panama on Monday evening.The Belgium number nine struggled in the first half, touching the ball only seven times (seven fewer than any other player on t...
Balogun, Moses, Iwobi, Iheanacho, Solanke Discover Premier League Opening Day Opponents
Published: June 14, 2018
The Premier League announced the schedule for the 2018-2019 campaign on Thursday morning, and there are some interesting match-ups involving players of Nigerian descent on the opening day, August 11, 2018. Super Eagles winger Alex Iwobi and Chuba Akpom will be hoping to be in the Arsenal squad for the visit of def...
Official : Manchester United Offer Nigerian-Born Midfielder New Deal
Published: June 08, 2018
English Premier League club Manchester United have submitted their retained and released list ahead of the start of preseason preparations.   The official website of the Premier League has informed that Nigerian-born midfielder Tosin Kehinde has been offered a new contract, but it remains to be seen if he would app...
England Skipper Harry Kane Highlights Nigeria Quality, Exchanges Jerseys With Ekong
Published: June 03, 2018
England skipper Harry Kane has admitted that their 2-1 win over Nigeria in Saturday evening's friendly was not a walk in the park. The Tottenham Hotspur goal machine fired in a low shot in the 39th minute to give England a 2-0 lead following a defensive blunder by Eddy Onazi. Reacting to the win, Kane was quoted ...