Premier League's opening weekend: Iroegbunam top tackler, most ball recoveries in the division
Published: August 21, 2024
England youth international of Nigerian descent Tim Iroegbunam impressed on his competitive debut for Everton despite the Merseyside club suffering a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Brighton & Hove in their Premier League opener at Goodison Park on Saturday, August 17. Two key statistics back up the claim that the summer...
Tosin among three Nigeria-eligible players registered by Chelsea for UEFA Conference League
Published: August 21, 2024
Tosin Adarabioyo has been registered in Chelsea's 22-man squad to face Servette in the UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs tomorrow at Stamford Bridge. The former Fulham centre-back joins Noni Madueke and Carney Chukwuemeka as the Nigeria-eligible players registered by the Premier League giants for their fir...
Talented teenagers Nwaneri, Nichols train with Arsenal first team pre-Aston Villa
Published: August 21, 2024
Two Nigeria-eligible teenagers trained with the Arsenal first team at the Sobha Realty Training Centre on Tuesday, August 20 ahead of the matchday two Premier League clash with Aston Villa at Villa Park, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Record-breaking midfielder Ethan Nwaneri and Anglo-Nigerian fullback Josh Nichols ...
Nigerian midfielder closing in on a move from Manchester United to Legia Warsaw
Published: August 20, 2024
15-time Polish champions, Legia Warsaw are close to completing the signing of talented Manchester United midfielder of Nigerian descent Maxi Oyedele.  Oyedele has not played competitively for the youth teams of the Red Devils in the new season and was not called up for the Community Shield clash versus Manchester C...
'Chelsea have badly bought players' - Ex-Super Eagles winger delivers damning verdict on Blues' bloated squad
Published: August 20, 2024
Former Super Eagles winger Victor Ikpeba has criticized Chelsea's transfer strategy, taking issue with the club's recent transfer decisions and the size of their squad. Ikpeba expressed his concerns over Chelsea's continuous spending on expensive players during the last two years, suggesting it has not b...
How did Nigeria's Premier League exports fair in the opening weekend of the 2024/25 season?
Published: August 20, 2024
The 2024/25 Premier League season is underway, and the usual suspects are already rearing their heads. Arsenal and Liverpool have pushed Manchester City over reason seasons, finishing as runners-up to the unstoppable Blues five teams between them in recent years. Both teams began their new campaigns with 2-0 victories,...
Chukwuemeka will only be allowed to leave Chelsea on loan with an obligation to buy
Published: August 20, 2024
According to The Athletic via Chelsea News, Chelsea have revealed their stance on the possibility of letting Anglo-Nigerian midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka leave on loan before the closure of the transfer window. Chukwuemeka is not in the plans of current Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca and didn't make the matchday squa...
Ikpeba insists Zirkzee is not a 20-goal striker, urges Manchester United to target Brentford star
Published: August 20, 2024
Retired Nigeria international Victor Ikpeba has insisted that Joshua Zirkzee is not the solution to Manchester United's goalscoring problems and is urging the Premier League giants to target a move for Brentford striker Ivan Toney. On his competitive debut for the Red Devils last Friday, the cap-tied Netherlands...
'He's a good finisher' - Chelsea coach not surprised Ezenwata scored a brace on U18s debut
Published: August 20, 2024
Chelsea U18s head coach of Nigerian descent, Hassan Sulaiman has admitted that he is not surprised that Chizaram Ezenwata helped himself to two goals during the first half of his side's 5-2 loss to Brighton & Hove in an U18 Premier League fixture at Cobham on Saturday. Although Sulaiman was disappointed to s...
'Sensational' - Ex-Arsenal striker reacts to Ndidi's brilliant moment during Leicester v Tottenham 
Published: August 19, 2024
Former Arsenal striker Alan Smith has hailed Wilfred Ndidi for his brilliant moment during the Foxes' 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in the last game on matchday one of the new Premier League season, played on Monday at the King Power Stadium. Pedro Porro gave the away side the lead, turning James Maddison'...
'A little bit pricey' - Ex-Liverpool striker Michael Owen reckons Tottenham overpaid by N62b to sign Solanke 
Published: August 19, 2024
Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen reckons that Tottenham Hotspur overpaid to sign Super Eagles-eligible attacker Dominic Solanke.  Solanke completed his transfer to Tottenham Hotspur nine days ago, ending his five-year association with Bournemouth for a fee of  £65 million, which makes the one-cap England i...
Nottingham Forest target another striker to rival Taiwo Awoniyi 
Published: August 19, 2024
Super Eagles star Taiwo Awoniyi will have to brace up for more competition at Nottingham Forest as the Premier League side are being linked with another striker. According to Telegraaf,  Nottingham Forest are interested in snapping up Feyenoord striker Santiago Giménez and have submitted a €25m bid for him thou...
'A proven goalscorer' - Ex-Super Eagles star Mikel advises Arsenal to sign Toney amid Saudi links
Published: August 19, 2024
Former Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel has advised Arsenal to pursue a deal for Brentford striker Ivan Toney in the ongoing transfer window amid speculation linking the England international with a possible move to the Saudi Pro League. Toney was dropped from Brentford's opening match of the Premier League a...
'Is he going to play that for us? ' - Maresca hints Chukwuemeka should depart Chelsea this summer
Published: August 19, 2024
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has alluded to the potential departure of midfielder Carney Chukuemeka amid speculation linking him with Barcelona and Crystal Palace in the summer transfer window. The 20-year-old signed with Chelsea in the summer of 2022 from Aston Villa, but has struggled to make a significant impact ...
Juventus, Napoli, Real Sociedad pushing to sign Omorodion after failed PL move
Published: August 18, 2024
Spain U23 international of Nigerian descent Samu Omorodion was on the brink of joining Premier League giants Chelsea but the deal collapsed at the last minute. The proposed deal would have seen the Atlético de Madrid striker join Chelsea on a seven-year contract for a fee of 40 million euros, with Conor Gallagher ...