'I've come close' - Man Utd loanee Shoretire hoping to score his first senior goal
Published: February 24, 2023
Manchester United-owned winger Shola Shoretire is hoping to score his first senior goal for Bolton Wanderers.    Premier League 2 football was getting too easy for the England youth international of Nigerian descent, so he was loaned out to Bolton Wanderers for the remainder of the season in the winter transfer...
'Amazing return' - Arsenal legend Ray Parlour impressed with Akpom's form 
Published: February 24, 2023
Arsenal legend Ray Parlour has admitted that he has been impressed with the form of Nigerian striker Chuba Akpom.    The Hale End Academy product has starred since the appointment of Manchester United icon Michael Carrick as Middlesbrough manager, scoring sixteen goals in eighteen appearances across all comp...
Official : Selles to coach Aribo, Onuachu at Southampton; becomes sixth Spanish manager in PL 
Published: February 24, 2023
With a statement on their official website, English Premier League club Southampton have announced that  Rubén Sellés has been appointed as Men’s First Team Manager until the end of the 2022-2023 season.   The Valencia native becomes the sixth Spaniard currently coaching a Premier League club, following i...
Man Utd legend admits he would prefer Red Devils to sign Super Eagles star instead of Kane
Published: February 24, 2023
If Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand had his way, he would prefer the Red Devils to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen instead of Tottenham Hotspur superstar Harry Kane.    Manchester United bolstered their attack with the capture of Wout Weghorst on loan in the January transfer window but it was only a...
Supersub Orban on target as KAA Gent march on in Europa Conference League 
Published: February 24, 2023
KAA Gent booked their place in the last sixteen of the Europa Conference League after beating Qarabag 5-3 on penalties at the  KAA Gent Stadium-Ghent on Thursday night.   Gift Orban, a winter signing from Stabæk Fotball in Norway, played a key role in the win, scoring in the 74th minute to take the game to p...
FA Youth Cup :  Nwaneri finds the net as Arsenal win 5-goal thriller v Cambridge United
Published: February 23, 2023
Arsenal advanced to the semifinals of the FA Youth Cup after beating Cambridge United 3-2 in a five-goal thriller at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night.    There were starts for two players of Nigerian descent in the shape of schoolboy attacking midfielder Ethan Nwaneri and Cambridge United's Brandon N...
'We've been spoiled with Gakpo and Madueke' - Dutch coach on PSV's ineffective wingers
Published: February 23, 2023
Dutch football tactician Mike Snoei has pointed out that PSV Eindhoven wingers Johan Bakayoko and Ismael Saibari  are not on the same level as Noni Madueke and Cody Gakpo.     The England U21 international of Nigerian descent switched to Chelsea in the January transfer window, while Netherlands World Cup s...
Ex-Super Eagles defender backs Guardiola decision to not make any substitutions v Leipzig
Published: February 23, 2023
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, or indeed any other coach has the right to make substitutions late into games or otherwise, opines former Premier League defender and Nigerian  international, Ifeanyi Udeze.    The Spaniard has been widely criticized for his tactical decision in Wednesday's 1-1 draw ...
Huddersfield Town's Olagunju delighted to make his comeback after 20 months out
Published: February 23, 2023
Huddersfield Town defender Mustapha Olagunju is delighted to return to action after twenty months on the sidelines.    The Anglo-Nigerian starlet made his comeback from injury as Huddersfield Town B were beaten 1-0 by Fleetwood Town in a Central League game on Tuesday afternoon.   Prior to the game aga...
Three-time World Cupper urges Arsenal's Super Eagles-eligible striker to snub England for USA
Published: February 23, 2023
Retired United States international Eric Wynalda has urged Arsenal-owned striker Folarin Balogun to commit his international future to the United States and snub the Three Lions of England.    Born in New York to Nigerian parents, the Hale End Academy product, who is currently on loan at Stade de Reims, has no...
Manchester United loanee Oyedele scores again for National League club
Published: February 22, 2023
Manchester United loanee Maxi Oyedele is impressing at National League side Altrincham, where he is spending the remainder of the season.    The 18-year-old won over the coaching staff of the Robins after scoring his first senior goal against Woking on February 18.   And he was rewarded with a place in...
Aluko backs Chelsea to beat Man Utd in race for services of Osimhen 
Published: February 22, 2023
Former Chelsea Women striker, Eniola Aluko has tipped Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen to become a Chelsea signing at the expense of Manchester United.    The British-Nigerian, whose brother Sone Aluko played for the Super Eagles, was a former England international.    Eniola Aluko was one of three ...
'Could compete with Nketiah, Jesus' - Ex- Man Utd star reckons Balogun has future at Arsenal 
Published: February 22, 2023
Former Manchester United and Arsenal star Mikaël Silvestre reckons that Folarin Balogun has a future at Arsenal.    The England U21 international of Nigerian descent was loaned out to Stade de Reims last summer in a bid to improve his chances of playing first-team football on a regular basis.    The s...
'It shows the ability' - Crystal Palace U21 coach on Ozoh becoming club's youngest-ever PL player
Published: February 22, 2023
Crystal Palace U21 manager Paddy McCarthy has given his assessment on Valencia-born Nigerian midfielder David Ozoh.    Ozoh became Crystal Palace's youngest-ever player in Premier League history after coming on for Odsonne Edouard in a goalless draw against Newcastle United on January 21.   Aged 17 ...
Italian-Nigerian fullback watches parent club Tottenham Hotspur beat West Ham
Published: February 21, 2023
Italian-Nigerian fullback Destiny Udogie attended the Premier League match between his parent club Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, February 19.   Spurs climbed back into the top four in the Premier League thanks to second half goals from Emerson and Son Heung-Mi...