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 & Manchester City Battling For Signature Of Poland Central Defender
Published: July 31, 2017
Manchester United and Manchester City are competing for the signature of Poland youth international Lukasz Bejger.The central defender started trials with the Old Trafford outfit on Monday, July 31, ahead of a potential transfer, according to Manchester United youth team expert Academy ManUtd.After training with the Re...
Official : Chelsea Confirm Matic Has Joined Manchester United On Three-Year Deal
Published: July 31, 2017
Premier League champions Chelsea and Manchester United have confirmed that Serbia international Nemanja Matic has joined the Old Trafford outfit on a three-year deal.United have an option to extend Matic's deal by an additional twelve months on or before the end of the 2019-2020 season.After signing the contract, the d...
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...
Kelechi Iheanacho May Remain At Man City, Why West Ham Opted Out
Published: July 31, 2017
The future of Africa's most promising talent Kelechi Iheanacho remains unresolved, less than two weeks before the beginning of the 2017-2018 campaign, and a month before the World Cup qualifiers versus Cameroon. The Citizens number seventy two's transfer to Leicester City is being delayed due to a dispute between his i...
Man Utd-Bound Chelsea Ace Racked Up More Assists Than Pogba, Rashford, Mata Last Season
Published: July 31, 2017
Serbia international Nemanja Matić is on the verge of completing his transfer to Manchester United, where he will be reunited with his former coach at Chelsea Jose Mourinho.The Red Devils have been on the trail of the central midfielder all summer and a deal is now imminent, with the player already undergoing a medica...
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...
Spurs Won't Break Wage Structure To Sign Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea Target Of Nigerian Descent
Published: July 31, 2017
Tottenham Hotspur have said they won't break the bank to sign wantaway Everton midfielder of Nigerian descent Ross Barkley.According to the Daily Mail, Spurs have insisted that they don't pay their top stars Hugo Lloris and Harry Kane more than £100,000-a-week, less than the wages offered Barkley to prolong his stay a...
Ten Chelsea Players Of Nigerian Descent Involved In International Action Last Season
Published: July 31, 2017
Chelsea have officially revealed that sixty-two players on the books of the club were involved in international action for their respective countries last season at senior to U17 level.If the U16 age group is included in the mix, ten players of Nigerian descent were called up to defend the colours of either Nigeria or ...
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...
Manchester United Run the Rule Over Free-Scoring Chelsea Striker Abraham
Published: July 30, 2017
Manchester United posted a scout to monitor the pre-season friendly between Swansea City and Birmingham City on Saturday.Birmingham City have revealed via the official scouts and intermediaries guest list that a representative of the Red Devils Stephen McCarthy was among the spectators that watched the entertaining enc...
Chelsea's Omeruo Suffers Injury A Month Before WCQ Vs Cameroon, Subbed Out In Friendly
Published: July 30, 2017
Kenneth Omeruo picked up a yet to be disclosed injury in Chelsea's 2-0 win over French fourth-tier club Bergerac Périgord FC in a pre-season friendly at the Gaston Simounet Stadium on Saturday evening.The Nigeria international played through the pain barrier before he was substituted at half-time, according to Canal+ ...
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 ...