Talented Nigerian Midfielder Rated One Of The Best Finishers At Chelsea
Published: December 18, 2017
It has not escaped the notice of Chelsea U18s manager Jody Morris that talented Nigerian midfielder Faustino Anjorin is one of the best finishers in his squad at the moment.Born November 23, 2001, Anjorin is still a schoolboy at Chelsea and has made an impact off the bench in recent games.The England youth internationa...
Moses Delighted To Reach New Milestone With Chelsea In The Space Of Four Days
Published: December 17, 2017
Victor Moses says he is delighted to reach another milestone with Chelsea in the space of four days.The right wing-back made his 200th career Premier League appearance at Huddersfield on his 27th birthday, before making his 50th Premier League start for the Blues in their 1-0 win over Southampton at Stamford Bridge on...
Chelsea Boss Drops Big Hint Moses Will Not Be Rested Against Bournemouth
Published: December 17, 2017
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has dropped a big hint that Victor Moses will not be rested when the Premier League champs tackle Jordon Ibe's Bournemouth in the quarterfinals of the League Cup in three days time.Match hero against Southampton Marcos Alonso received his fifth caution of the season on Saturday while Italy...
Alex Iwobi Reacts To Arsenal's 1-0 Win Vs Newcastle United
Published: December 17, 2017
Nigeria talent Alex Iwobi was delighted to play a part in Arsenal's hard fought 1-0 win over Newcastle United on Saturday evening.The Hale End Academy product was one of the most impressive players on the Emirates Stadium turf, and had a chance to double the Gunners advantage in the 66th minute when he wriggled free in...
EPL Wrap: Moses New Milestone; Ndidi Sees Red; Iwobi Injured; Success, Ladapo & Tosin Not In 18
Published: December 16, 2017
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, December 16.Nigerian players with dual nationalities that have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted.In the early kickoff, Leicester City's fou...
Arsenal 1 Newcastle 0: Iwobi Hobbles Off With Injury, German Scores Wonder Goal
Published: December 16, 2017
Arsenal beat Newcastle 1-0 in an English Premier League encounter on Saturday evening, with Alex Iwobi making the starting line-up for the London team.Arsene Wenger's men ended a worrying three-match winless run in the top-flight.Ozil riffled in a stunner with just 23 minutes played, pouncing on a poor clearance from L...
Leicester Coach Blames Red Card For Defeat, Ndidi Available To Face Man Utd Next Weekend
Published: December 16, 2017
Leicester City coach Claude Puel has blamed the dismissal of Wilfred Ndidi for his side's worst defeat of the season, a 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. Trailing 2-0 at the interval, the Frenchman argued that they were trying to get back into the game when the Nigeria international rec...
Wilfred Ndidi Receives Birthday Card As Leicester City Lose To The Eagles
Published: December 16, 2017
Crystal Palace ended Leicester City's four-match unbeaten run in the Premier League in some style, thrashing the Foxes 3-0 at the King Power Stadium on Saturday afternoon.Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, who is celebrating his 21st birthday today, made his 18th consecutive start in the English top-flight this ter...
Nigeria Target Chuba Akpom Reaches Milestone For Arsenal Development Squad
Published: December 16, 2017
Nigeria Football Federation target Chuba Akpom reached a milestone when he was named in the starting line-up in Arsenal's 3-3 draw with Derby County in Premier League 2 on Friday evening.Akpom's appearance against the Rams was his 50th game for Arsenal's Development Team, which comprises the U21 and U23 squads.The Hale...
Nigerian Midfielder On Target As Chelsea Demolish Scunthorpe 4-0 In FA Youth Cup
Published: December 15, 2017
Chelsea U18s swept aside Scunthorpe 4-0 in the third round of the FA Youth Cup at the Ebbs Stadium, Aldershot, with Tariq Uwakwe starring from the off for the tournament holders.Hudson-Odoi gave the holders the lead after eight minutes of play, volleying in off a deflection.His second of the night would come deep into ...
Arsenal 3 Derby County 3 PL2 : Akpom On Target, Bola Goes 90, Omole Subbed In
Published: December 15, 2017
Young Nigerian striker Chuba Akpom was on target for Arsenal U23s in their 3-3 draw with Derby County U23s in the Premier League 2 on Friday evening.Derby County took the lead in the 11th minute through Charles Vernam whose shot got the better of Matt Macey in the Arsenal goal to open the scoring.Akpom was on hand to l...
Fit Victor Moses Set To Hit Another Chelsea Milestone Against Southampton
Published: December 15, 2017
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has confirmed that Chelsea have a full complement of players to choose from apart from Brazil defender David Luiz for Saturday's Premier League clash against Southampton.It means Victor Moses is closing in on his 100th career appearance for Chelsea in all competitions, with the Nigeria int...
Nigerian Striker Obafemi Nets 18-Minute Hat-Trick As Southampton March On In FAYC
Published: December 15, 2017
Talented Nigerian striker Michael Obafemi scored a hat-trick in Southampton's 4-1 rout of Wolverhampton Wanderers at St Mary's Stadium in the third round of the FA Youth Cup on Thursday.Obafemi started in attack for the young Saints along with Jonathan Afolabi, while United States Soccer Federation target Owen Otasowie...
Nigerian Striker On The Mark As Leicester City Held By Legia Warsaw In PLIC
Published: December 14, 2017
Promising Nigerian striker Layton Ndukwu was on the mark as Leicester City U23s were held to a 2-2 draw by Polish club Legia Warsaw in the Premier League International Cup at Holmes Park on Thursday night.The visitors took the lead in the tenth minute through Piotr Cichocki who fired the ball past goalkeeper Bramley.Th...
Arsenal's Nigerian Prodigy Nets Brace In FA Youth Cup Vs Sheffield Wednesday
Published: December 14, 2017
Arsenal began their FA Youth Cup campaign with a hard fought 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Wednesday night, with five players of Nigerian parentage named in the Gunners match day squad.Xavier Amaechi started and put in a full shift, Tobi Omole and Bukayo Saka were introduced in the second half, goalkeeper Arthur ...