New Deal On The Cards For Chelsea's Nigerian Defender After Promotion To First Team
Published: August 10, 2019
Chelsea have the intention of offering a new deal to promising Nigeria-eligible defender Fikayo Tomori, according to reports. Evening Standard claims the England U21 international is set to hold talks with The Blues over a new deal following his promotion to the first team. Tomori had been linked with a departur...
Onomah's Move From Tottenham To Fulham: A Blessing In Disguise
Published: August 10, 2019
Josh Onomah  caught the attention of many fans and football pundits after showcasing lovely skills during his first-team debut for Tottenham against Burnley in an FA Cup fixture four years ago. Having watched the youngster's skills, potentials and confidence with the ball, the Lilywhites faithfuls predicted a great f...
Bournemouth Reveal Jersey Number For Four Nigeria-Eligible Players
Published: August 09, 2019
Bournemouth have confirmed their squad list ahead of their opening game of the new Premier League season against Sheffield United at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, August 10. Nnamdi Ofoborh and three other players classed as U21s have been allocated jersey numbers, with the Flying Eagles midfielder switching to t...
Did Manchester United Have A Good Transfer Window?
Published: August 09, 2019
It is difficult to truly know whether a club has had a good transfer window before the new arrivals actually start playing. But Manchester United fans will not be confident that this was a good summer. Some transfer targets were brought in, but many others were not, and there are now some major holes in the United fir...
Aubameyang Sends Emotional Message To 'Naija Boy' Iwobi As Nigerian Moves To Everton
Published: August 09, 2019
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Friday posted an emotional goodbye message to Nigeria forward Alex Iwobi following his move to Everton.Iwobi was signed on transfer deadline day by the Toffees for £35million on a five- year deal.The Hale End Academy product was a popular figure in the Gunners dressing room...
Former Arsenal & Manchester United Star Replaces Isaac Success As Watford No 10
Published: August 09, 2019
Nigeria international Isaac Success will no longer wear the number 10 shirt at Watford, informs the Hornets via their official website. Ahead of the new Premier League season, Watford have confirmed their full list of squad numbers and Success has been assigned the number 22 kit. Former Manchester United and Arsen...
Tottenham Confirm Eyoma's New Squad Number, Which Previously Belonged To KWP
Published: August 09, 2019
Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the squad numbers to be worn by the first team players for the upcoming season.   Nigerian defender Timothy Eyoma has received a new shirt number and will be wearing the number 43 if he features for Spurs in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The teenager wore the number 5...
Massive Aftermath Effect Of David Luiz's Switch To Arsenal On Fikayo Tomori
Published: August 09, 2019
The report of Arsenal's interest in Chelsea's highly-experienced defender broke out in the latter stages of the just-concluded summer transfer window, but many Chelsea fans saw it as one of the inevitable transfer rumors that often appears during the transaction period.A day after the report, specifically on Thursday, ...
Teenage Nigerian Winger Included As Arsenal Coach Name Checks 13 Players He's Excited To Work With
Published: August 09, 2019
Arsenal coach Unai Emery has hinted that Hale End Academy product Bukayo Saka is in contention to play some games for the first team in the new season. The 17-year-old winger was involved in five games for the Gunners in pre-season and took part in the first team's photo shoot ahead of their Premier League opener aga...
Iwobi Chooses Shirt Number Previously Worn By Everton's Record Goalscorer In Premier League History
Published: August 09, 2019
New Everton signing Alex Iwobi has opted to wear the same jersey number he played with in his last three seasons at Arsenal, informs the Goodison Park outfit on their official webpage. The Nigeria international who completed a move to The Toffees on deadline day has been allocated the number seventeen shirt he first...
Nigerian-Born Central Defender Seals Transfer To Stoke City
Published: August 09, 2019
Stoke City completed the signing of Nigeria U20 invitee Ashinme Kigbu before the close of the transfer window. The Potters have snapped up the highly-rated central defender from Austrian Bundesliga side Wolfsberger AC. A product of Manchester City Academy, Kigbu is returning to England a year after he left the C...
Nigerian Federation Announce Historic Friendly Against Ukraine In September
Published: August 09, 2019
The Super Eagles will face Ukraine in a post-AFCON friendly next month, according to the President of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick. The game will be staged in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on September 10, three days after a European Championship qualifier against Lithuania. The first window for inte...
Everton Coach Demands One Thing From Iwobi After Completing Move To Goodison Park
Published: August 09, 2019
Speaking to reporters at Friday's pre-match press conference, Everton manager Marco Silva revealed that Alex Iwobi was signed as replacement for Ademola Lookman and has urged the Super Eagles star to add more goals to his game. The Toffees had to go into the transfer market to find a new left winger after Lookman's...
Done Deal : Super Eagles Left Back Joins Portuguese Club Belenenses SAD
Published: August 09, 2019
Kalmar FF have informed via their official website that Super Eagles left back Chima Akas is no longer a player of the club after completing a transfer to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Belenenses SAD. Chima joined Kalmar from Enyimba in January 2018 and is credited with 35 appearances for the Swedish club across all...
'He Was At The Top Vs Tunisia' - Rohr Insists No Cause For Alarm Over Samuel Kalu's Health Scare
Published: August 09, 2019
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr insists there is no cause for alarm over the health of Samuel Kalu following the incident that occurred during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The Bordeaux winger collapsed in training a day before the Super Eagles opener against Burundi and there had been suggestions that he suffered...