Two Nigerian Youngsters Making Waves At Manchester United
Published: February 07, 2018
Manchester United U23 youngsters Tosin Kehinde and Matthew Olosunde would yet face off against Chelsea U23s in their upcoming league fixture next time out, a game which would always throw up interesting caveats and trivias when many things are considered.For Kehinde,  it would be good riddance that he would be making ...
England Legend: Ex-Nigeria Left Back Is Responsible For Chelsea's Poor Form, Not Conte
Published: February 07, 2018
England legend Ray Wilkins has blamed former Nigeria international Michael Emenalo for Chelsea's poor form, saying the replacements he signed in Alvaro Morata and Tiemoue Bakayoko have not lived up to their billing.French midfielder Tiémoué Bakayoko, who replaced Matic at The Blues, was red carded against Watford and...
Leicester City Hail Ndidi: He's The Top Tackler In The EPL Ahead Of Old Boy Kante
Published: February 06, 2018
Leicester City have acknowledged that their number 25 Wilfred Ndidi is the top tackler in the Premier League after 26 games played.The Nigeria international has racked up 109 tackles to place first ahead of Idrissa Gueye (Everton), Leicester City old boy N'Golo Kanté , Pablo Zabaleta (West Ham United) and Aaron Mooy (...
Eagles Young Striker Finishes Third In Youdan Trophy Goal Of The Tournament
Published: February 06, 2018
Crystal Palace's young Nigerian striker Josh Ajayi finished in third position in the 2017 Youdan Trophy Goal Of The Tournament,  the organizers have announced.The Eagles U18 whizkid accumulated 13.2 percent of the votes which was not enough for him to win the accolade.Lewis Warrington's 30-yard screamer was voted Youd...
Victor Moses Granted Permission Not To Train With Chelsea Until Friday
Published: February 06, 2018
Nigeria star Victor Moses will not train with Chelsea until Friday,  February 9.According to Evening Standard, manager Antonio Conte decided to give his Chelsea players an extra two days off this morning in the wake of their humiliating 4-1 defeat to Watford on Monday night.Chelsea's next game is against West Brom on ...
Top 7 Hardest Shots In EPL History: Ex-Newcastle Star Obafemi Martins, Beckham Make List
Published: February 06, 2018
Nigeria international Obafemi Martins has been included in the list of players with the top seven hardest shots in the history of the Premier League by British newspaper The Sun. The former Newcastle United striker finished in sixth position ahead of Manchester United legend David Beckham's effort against Derby County ...
Queens Park Rangers Still Running The Rule Over Arsenal's Nigerian Winger
Published: February 06, 2018
EFL Championship outfit Queens Park Rangers remain interested in the signing of Nigerian starlet Aaron Eyoma, but will continue observing the winger at close quarters before making a decision.The Gunners submitted Eyoma's name to the Premier League at the end of the January transfer window, but it appears he is not in ...
Victor Moses Rated Chelsea's Most Outstanding Player In Loss To Watford
Published: February 06, 2018
Victor Moses was rated Chelsea best player in their 4-1 loss to Watford at The Vic on Monday night by Mirror UK.Most Chelsea stars did not live up to the billing, with the team conceding three goals in the final six minutes after Eden Hazard equalized in the 82nd minute.Moses was awarded seven out of ten marks, ahead o...
Watford 4 Chelsea 1: Moses Goes 90 As Blues Are Blown Away At The Vic
Published: February 05, 2018
Chelsea hit a new low with another insipid display on Monday evening, succumbing to another crushing 4-1 defeat to Watford in their Premier League clash at Vicarage Road.Victor Moses returned to the Blues starting XI after missing out of the 3-0 loss to Bournemouth last time out.Tiemoue Bakayoko's early sending off sum...
Arsenal 22-Year-Old Nigerian Striker Makes Debut For Seventh Club
Published: February 05, 2018
Super Eagles hopeful Chuba Akpom made his competitive debut for Sint-Truiden as they were beaten 2-0 by Abdul Ajagun's Kortrijk in the Belgian First Division A this past weekend.The former England U21 international entered into the fray in the 75th minute at Stayen (Sint-Truiden), six minutes after Ajagun was substitut...
This Is The Reason Why Everton Loanee Was Almost Substituted After Coming On 78th Min
Published: February 05, 2018
Nigeria winger Ademola Lookman came off the bench to net the winner for RB Leipzig on his Bundesliga debut against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday.RB Leipzig boss Ralph Hasenhüttl has claimed that he was about substituting Lookman, who came on in the 78th minute, because he was wearing the wrong pair of boots an...
Iheanacho Had Most Shots On Target, Ndidi Top Tackler Leicester Vs Swansea City
Published: February 04, 2018
Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi were named together in Leicester City starting line-up for only the third time in the Premier League in their 1-1 draw against Swansea City on Saturday, February 3.And statistically speaking the Nigeria internationals were among the standout performances on both teams. Leicester City...
Nigerian Winger On Target Against Manchester United U18s As Derby Concede Six Goals
Published: February 04, 2018
Derby County are now winless in their last three matches in the U18 Premier League after they were thrashed 6-3 by Manchester United at the Aon Training Complex on Saturday afternoon.On the hour mark, it was 3-0 United, thanks to goals from Jimmy Garner, Mason Greenwood and Nishan Burkart.Nigerian winger Ayomide Jibodu...
What Iwobi Said About Arsenal New Boys Mkhitaryan & Aubameyang After Crushing Everton
Published: February 04, 2018
Alex Iwobi has commented on the performance of Arsenal newcomers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan in their 5-1 rout of Everton in the Premier League on Saturday evening.The Gabon international netted in his maiden appearance for the Gunners, while the ex-Manchester United star provided three assists on ...
Chelsea New Signing Suffers The Same Injury As Victor Moses
Published: February 04, 2018
Chelsea's winter signing Ross Barkley has suffered an injury and will miss the upcoming game against Watford scheduled for Monday, February 5.According to The Telegraph, it is feared Barkley may have suffered a hamstring injury in training this week, although the exact nature and severity of the 24-year-old’s problem...