Ex-England U19 Stars Moses, Tomori, Aluko Feature As Chelsea Take Fulham To The Cleaners
Published: July 15, 2017
Premier League champions Chelsea thrashed Championship side Fulham 8-2 in a behind-closed-doors friendly staged at Cobham on Saturday evening.Three former England U19 internationals of Nigerian descent Victor Moses, Sone Aluko and Fikayo Tomori were all involved for their respective teams, with the first two named in t...
(Photo Confirmation) Official : Chelsea Win Race For Bakayoko, Ahead Of Manchester United
Published: July 15, 2017
Premier League champions Chelsea have announced the signing of highly-rated midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, who was on the radar of Manchester United, from Monaco.The 22-year-old will remain on the books of Chelsea until at least the end of the 2021-2022 season after putting pen to paper on a five-year contract.Bakayoko s...
Kenneth Omeruo Sparkles, Ike Ugbo Starts As Chelsea Are Held By Red Devils
Published: July 15, 2017
Kenneth Omeruo made a rare appearance for Chelsea at any level in their 1-1 draw with EFL League Two club Crawley Town in a pre-season friendly at the Checkatrade.com Stadium on Saturday evening.Back home, most of the talk leading up to the game was that the former Sunshine Stars defender was going to make his debut fo...
Ex-Arsenal Star Among The Scorers As Nigeria Lose 3-0 To Brazil
Published: July 15, 2017
Super Eagles Legends lost 3-0 to Brazil in their final group game at the ongoing Star Sixes six-a-side indoor football competition in London on Saturday afternoon. Brazil number 20 Júlio Baptista, well known for his stint with Arsenal, opened the scoring for the South Americans with a thunderous shot that beat goalkee...
Fulham Teen Sensation Of Nigerian Descent Speaks Ahead Of U19 EURO Showpiece Game
Published: July 15, 2017
Fulham defensive midfielder of Nigerian heritage Tayo Edun is set for the biggest game of his young career when he steps out onto the Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori turf for the final of the European U19 Championship on Saturday.The young star lasted ninety minutes on Wednesday as the Young Lions set up a meeting with...
Super Eagles Star Iwobi Notches Assist Again As Arsenal Beat WS Wanderers
Published: July 15, 2017
Premier League side Arsenal recorded an impressive 3-1 win over A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers at ANZ Stadium on Saturday afternoon.Nigeria international Alex Iwobi made his first start for the Gunners since March 4, 2017 when he lasted 90 minutes against Liverpool, and was in action for 67 minutes today agains...
Chelsea 1 Man Utd 1: Premier League Champions Set To Announce Signing Of New Yaya Toure
Published: July 15, 2017
After weeks of speculations, Premier League champions Chelsea are set to announce the signing of France international of Ivorian descent Tiemoué Bakayoko.The highly-rated defensive midfielder is expected to append his signature to a five-year deal with the Stamford Bridge outfit.The 22-year-old was a mainstay in the M...
Manchester United Lose 3-0 In Friendly Game, Return To England Today
Published: July 15, 2017
Manchester United Academy and Reserve teams will return to England on Saturday, July 15 after their training camp in Austria. In a practice game held on Friday afternoon, Manchester United's U23s lost 3-0 to German club TSV Freilassing in Salzburg.Nigerian youngsters Matthew Olosunde and Tosin Kehinde were in the Red D...
Why Liverpool's World Cup-Winning Winger Did Not Face Old Club Wigan
Published: July 15, 2017
Liverpool continued their preparations for the forthcoming season with another friendly on Friday evening against League One club Wigan Athletic.England U20 international Sheyi Ojo missed  the chance to face his former team after he was left out of the traveling party to the DW Stadium while Ovie Ejaria was snubbed fo...
Yakubu Has Still Got It, Ex-Everton Striker Nets Third Goal As Nigeria Lose To Italy
Published: July 15, 2017
Nigeria lost 2-1 to Italy in their second match at the ongoing Star Sixes six-a-side indoor football competition on Friday night.The Italians took the lead in the 19th minute, Alessandro Del Piero was on hand to tap home a rebound after goalkeeper Peter Rufai had parried the ball into his path.Rufai was beaten again wh...
Arsenal Winger Iwobi : England Wanted Me To Play For U21 Team Before My Nigeria Debut
Published: July 15, 2017
Arsenal wonderkid Alex Iwobi has revealed that the English Football Association attempted to persuade him to represent their U21 national team before he made his competitive debut for the Super Eagles.Born in Lagos, the 21-year-old Hale End Academy product previously represented England's U16, U17 and U18 teams but did...
Omeruo Absent From Chelsea Training; Moses & Tomori Deployed As Wing-Backs
Published: July 14, 2017
Speculations linking Kenneth Omeruo with an imminent departure from Chelsea were reignited on Friday after the Nigeria international did not train with the first team for the first time this week.Italian manager Antonio Conte continued to run the rule over Victor Moses and Fikayo Tomori, and the England U20 internation...
Ex-Manchester United Striker Ajose, Nigeria Target Iorfa Join New Clubs On Loan
Published: July 14, 2017
EFL League One club Bury FC have confirmed the signing of former Manchester United striker Nicky Ajose on a season-long loan from Charlton Athletic.Nicky Ajose, who was on the books of Manchester United for ten years, previously had two loan spells with the Shakers in 2010 and 2013.The 25-year-old numbers Peterborough ...
Chelsea Reward World Cup-Winning Defender, Dubbed The New John Terry, With New Deal
Published: July 14, 2017
Chelsea have announced via their official webpage that young central defender Jake Clarke-Salter has been rewarded with a new deal.The England youth international has appended his signature to a four-year contract that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until the end of the 2020-21 season.Aged 19, Clarke-Salter helped th...
(Photo Confirmation) Official : Manchester United Loan Out Talented Goalkeeper To Aston Villa
Published: July 14, 2017
EFL Championship club Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of former England U20 glovesman Sam Johnstone on a season-long loan deal from Premier League powerhouse Manchester United.The 24-year-old goalkeeper is returning to The Lions for a second spell, as he also played for the club on loan during the 2016-17 season...