Tottenham Hotspur Nigerian Wonderkid Named Player Of The Tournament In France
Published: July 31, 2017
Two players of Nigerian descent played key roles as Tottenham Hotspur Development Squad won a European Under-21 Tournament in France on Sunday.England youth internationals Timothy Eyoma and Keanan Bennetts both started for Spurs in the showpiece game against Standard Liege, which the London team won after a penalty sho...
Manchester United Lose To Crystal Palace, Maiden City In Oldest Football Tournament
Published: July 31, 2017
Manchester United U14s were beaten 3-1 by Maiden City Soccer in the Youdan Trophy on Monday morning.The young Red Devils are in Group C of the competition along with Maiden City, Seattle Sounders, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest.The Youdan Trophy is taking place in Sheffield July 31 to August 4 and Manchester Unit...
'Nigerian Messi' Adekanye : My Target Is To Play For Liverpool First Team
Published: July 31, 2017
Ibadan-born winger Bobby Adekanye, otherwise known as the Nigerian Messi in these parts, has targeted making his competitive debut for the first team of Liverpool in the forthcoming season.The 18-year-old's performance in pre-season has ticked the right boxes, and he is in tip-top condition.Adekanye surprisingly made a...
Chelsea Dazzler Moses To Train For Four Days Before Arsenal Clash, Gets One More Day Off
Published: July 31, 2017
Versatile Nigeria international Victor Moses, England U20 star of Nigerian descent Fikayo Tomori and other Chelsea first-teamers will no longer resume training at Cobham on Tuesday, August 1.Ahead of the Community Shield against Arsenal on Sunday, manager Antonio Conte has given the team one more extra day off, accordi...
Valerenga's Nigerian Iniesta : Not Easy Playing Against Man Utd's Pogba, Lukaku, They Were Too Good
Published: July 31, 2017
Vålerenga's Nigerian winger Chidera Ejike, who has been dubbed the Nigerian Iniesta back in his homeland, was delighted to be named in the starting line-up in Sunday's friendly against European powerhouse Manchester United.The 19-year-old fulfilled his ambition to play against Manchester United stars Paul Pogba, Romel...
Only Three Starts : Wenger Explains Why He Benched Kanu In Final Year At Arsenal
Published: July 31, 2017
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has explained why former Nigeria international Nwankwo Kanu found game time difficult to come by in the final year of his contract with the Gunners.Kanu managed only three starts for the Emirates outfit in the Premier League during the 2003-2004 season, whereas he made 25 appearances in al...
Valerenga 0 Man Utd 3: Nigerian Iniesta Impresses, Lukaku On Song, McTominay Nets First Senior Goal
Published: July 30, 2017
Manchester United recorded a routine 3-0 win over Norwegian club Vålerenga at the Ullevaal Stadion (Oslo) on Sunday evening.Vålerenga's Nigerian wonderkid Chidera Ejike fulfilled his ambition to play against Manchester United stars Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku after making the starting line-up.It was stalemate until ...
Nigerian Messi Starts As Liverpool Lose 3-1 To PSV In Nuneaton Tourney
Published: July 30, 2017
Ibadan-born winger Bobby Adekanye, wearing the number seven jersey, was surprisingly named in Liverpool XI's starting eleven on Sunday for the pre-season friendly against his former club PSV Eindhoven in the Nuneaton tournament.Just yesterday, the Netherlands youth international was in action for an hour as The Reds we...
Arsenal 1 Sevilla 2: Iwobi Subbed In, Lacazette On Target, Oxlade-Chamberlain Sparkles
Published: July 30, 2017
Arsenal found Sevilla a tough nut to crack in the final game of the 2017 Emirates Cup, losing 2-1 to the Spanish club at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday evening.It was a foregone conclusion that Alex Iwobi was going to be named on the bench after playing 74 minutes of the 5-2 win over Benfica on Saturday, but the Nigeri...
Arsenal Watch Ex-Watford Man Uche Debut For Standard Liege
Published: July 30, 2017
Nigeria international Henry Uche Agbo has made his competitive debut for Belgian First Division A club Standard Liege, lasting the distance in their 1-1 draw with Mechelen on Sunday afternoon.As previously reported, Premier League club Arsenal plus Ajax Amsterdam, PSV and AC Milan sent their trusted scouts to observe t...
No Training For Chesela's Victor Moses, Tomori Until Five Days Before Facing Arsenal
Published: July 30, 2017
Nigerian right wing-backs Victor Moses and Fikayo Tomori landed in the English capital on Sunday morning following their tour of Asia, where they participated in the International Champions Cup and faced Arsenal in a friendly.The Blues manager Antonio Conte has decided to give the players two days off after the long tr...
Chelsea Loanee Abraham After Netting Two In Three : I Came Here To Score Goals
Published: July 30, 2017
Welsh club Swansea City warmed up for their Premier League opener against Southampton in two weeks time by beating Birmingham City 2-0 at St. Andrew's Stadium on Saturday.England U21 star Tammy Abraham tallied his second goal in three matches for the Swans.The Chelsea loanee opened the scoring before the hour mark with...
Chelsea Loanee Ugbo Ghosts Past Three Nigerian Defenders To Win Penalty For Barnsley
Published: July 30, 2017
Chelsea loanee Ike Ugbo continues to dazzle for Barnsley in pre-season, despite the Reds losing 4-0 to Rotherham United at the AESSEAL New York Stadium on Saturday.Four players of Nigerian descent in the shape of Ike Ugbo (Barnsley) and defenders Semi Ajayi, Michael Ihiekwe and Joshua Oluwadurotimi (Rotherham United) s...
Man City's Adarabioyo Hops Off Bench, Alli Starts As Spurs Suffer Big Loss In Music Capital
Published: July 30, 2017
Manchester-born Nigerian defender Tosin Adarabioyo hopped off the bench in the second half for another pre-season shift as Manchester City thrashed Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur at the Nissan Stadium (Nashville) on Saturday.Pep Guardiola's side won 3-0 thanks to a first half strike from John Stones, the playe...
How Golden Ball Of Nigerian Descent Reacted After Scoring On First Start For Liverpool
Published: July 30, 2017
England U20 international of Nigerian descent Dominic Solanke was delighted to register his name on the score-sheet in Liverpool's 3-0 rout of Hertha BSC at the Olympiastadion on Saturday evening.The Golden Ball winner at the 2017 Fifa U20 World Cup rose and powered his header into the back of the net to give The Reds ...