Lille also in the running to sign Arsenal-owned center forward Balogun
Published: April 15, 2023
Monaco and Marseille are not the only French Ligue 1 clubs targeting a summer move for Anglo-American-Nigerian center forward Folarin Balogun.    According to French sports daily L'Equipe, via Le 10 Sport, Balogun is also drawing interest from Lille. who could be in the market for a striker at the end of th...
Confirmed : Argentine football tactician won't be coaching Awonyi, Dennis at Nottingham Forest  
Published: April 15, 2023
With a statement on their official website, Brazilian Serie A club Flamengo have confirmed the appointment of Argentine football tactician Jorge Sampaoli as the new coach of the team.   The 63-year-old has put pen to paper on a contract that will keep him at Flamengo until December 2024.   Sampaoli was i...
Brentford send scout to watch Super Eagles player who shone in AFCONQ v Guinea-Bissau 
Published: April 15, 2023
English Premier League side Brentford are set to send a representative to watch Super Eagles right-back, Bright Osayi-Samuel, in action this weekend when Fenerbahce host Ankaragücü in the Turkish Super Lig, according to Turkish outlet Fotomac.    Despite struggling to nail down a place in Fenerbahce's sta...
Golden Eaglets-eligible striker on target for Liverpool youth team in win over Leeds United 
Published: April 15, 2023
Golden Eaglets eligible forward, Elijah Gift scored for Liverpool U18s as the young Reds battered Leeds United 4-0 at Liverpool's Academy Ground on Friday evening.  ​ Jayden Danns gave Liverpool the lead from the penalty spot after Ranel Young was brought down. ​ Gift scored Liverpool's second goal...
'We didn't lose to Chelsea, Man City at home' - Awoniyi issues warning to Man Utd
Published: April 14, 2023
Taiwo Awoniyi has issued a warning to Manchester United ahead of their trip to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.    Heading into the fixture against the Red Devils this weekend, the two-time European champions are in the relegation zone with 27 points from thirty matches played, ...
Chelsea confirm Super Eagles-eligible player picked up a knock in training 
Published: April 14, 2023
Through their official website, Chelsea have revealed that it is uncertain whether Super Eagles-eligible player Carney Chukwuemeka will be named in the matchday squad against Brighton & Hove on Saturday afternoon.   The England U20 international has not been involved in the last three matches played by Chelsea...
PSG interested in one-time Cobham boy Olise ahead of potential departures of Messi, Neymar 
Published: April 14, 2023
One-time Chelsea's Cobham boy, Michael Olise on the radar of French Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain.    According to Calciomercato, via French weekly sports newspaper Le 10 Sport, Crystal Palace winger Olise is wanted by Paris Saint-Germain as a potential replacement for either Lionel Messi orNeymar. ...
Chelsea striker beats Crystal Palace's Irish-Nigerian defender to Premier League 2 POTM 
Published: April 14, 2023
Chelsea striker Mason Burstow has been named the Premier League 2 Player of the Month for March 2023.    A total of seven players had been nominated for the PL2 Player of the Month after being selected by the Premier League's Football Development Panel.   Crystal Palace defender Tayo Adaramola was r...
Everton, Wolves, Leicester, Brentford, Palace interested in Arsenal's Super Eagles-eligible forward 
Published: April 13, 2023
Everton, Wolverhampton Wanderers,  Leicester City, Brentford and Crystal Palace are set to slug it out for the signature of Arsenal-owned forward, Folarin Balogun in the summer, according to 90min.de.   Balogun, who is on loan with Stade de Reims, has been exceptional in Ligue 1 this scoring 18 goals, one shy ...
Arsenal youth product Akpom quadruple-nominated for Middlesbrough's Goal of the Season
Published: April 13, 2023
Arsenal's Hale End Academy product Chuba Akpom is in the running for Middlesbrough's Goal of the Season award.   The sensational forward has bagged 26 goals for Middlesbrough in the Championship this season and four of them have been nominated for Boro's Goal of the Season. ​ The first was the t...
Arsenal-owned Nigerian-born midfielder falls out of favour at Chesterfield 
Published: April 13, 2023
Nigerian-born central midfielder Tim Akinola is out of favour at National League club Chesterfield.    Akinola pushed for a loan move to Chesterfield last summer to get a taste of first-team football after recovering from a serious ankle injury he suffered in the second half of last season during his loan spel...
Arsenal-owned striker Balogun earns back-to-back UNFP Player of the Month nomination 
Published: April 13, 2023
Arsenal-owned striker Folarin Balogun has been shortlisted for the UNFP Player of the Month for March following his outstanding performance for Stade de Reims. ​ Balogun continued his rich vein of form in March by scoring two goals in three appearances in the Ligue 1.    The Hale End Academy product  net...
'Scored a hat-trick in Istanbul' - West Ham boss Moyes wary of 'dangerous' Gift Orban
Published: April 13, 2023
Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of his side's Europa Conference League quarterfinal first leg clash against KAA Gent at the Ghelamco Arena on Thursday evening, West Ham manager David Moyes has warned his players to be wary of the threat posed by Gift Orban.   In Gent's last outing in th...
The possible reason Chukwuemeka missed Chelsea's 2-0 loss to Real Madrid  
Published: April 12, 2023
England U20 international of Nigerian descent Carney Chukwuemeka was not listed for Chelsea in their 2-0 loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday night.    The central midfielder was also omitted from the matchday squad against Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend in what was Frank Lampard's...
Udinese confirm signing of Bournemouth LB ahead of Udogie's return to Tottenham 
Published: April 12, 2023
With a statement on their official website, Udinese have confirmed the signing of Zimbabwe international Jordan Zemura on a free transfer from Bournemouth, with effect from the 2023-2024 season   The 23-year-old is currently out of favour at the Cherries following his refusal to renew his contract. ​ ​ Ze...