Newcastle United face competition from Portuguese giants Benfica in race to sign Nigerian defender
Published: May 17, 2021
Newcastle United are interested in signing Italian-born Nigerian center back Udoka Chima but face competition from Portuguese Primeira Liga clubs, allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report. The Magpies have firmed up their interest in the former Burnley defender by inviting him to train with their youth team duri...
Hodgson says Crystal Palace need Eze more than Manchester United and Manchester City
Published: May 17, 2021
Crystal Palace came from behind to register a 3-2 win against Aston Villa in their antepenultimate match of the season on Sunday, with Nigerian Federation target Eberechi Eze impressing for the Eagles. The England U21 international caused problems for the Aston Villa defence throughout the game and set up Wilfried ...
Lazio target Simy receives attractive offer from English Championship club
Published: May 16, 2021
Following the relegation of Crotone to the second-tier of Italian football, the future of one of the top scorers in the Serie A, Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo is set to dominate the back pages in the coming weeks. There is no shortage of clubs interested in signing the Nigeria international in the summer. According t...
Oshoala enters game as sub as Barca thrash Chelsea in UWCL final with Abramovich in attendance
Published: May 16, 2021
Barcelona have won their first UEFA Women's Champions League title after thrashing Chelsea 4-0 in Sunday night's showpiece at the Gamla Ullevi in Göteborg. The Blaugranes eliminated PSV Eindhoven , Fortuna Hjörring , Manchester City and PSG before defeating the Blues in the showpiece, and banished memories of thei...
What Iheanacho and Ndidi said after Leicester City's FA Cup win against Chelsea
Published: May 16, 2021
Nigeria internationals Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi have taken to social media to react to Leicester City's 1-0 win against Chelsea in the final of the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday evening. The Foxes became the 44th different team to win the oldest football competition in the world thanks to Youri Tielemans' ma...
Southampton coach labels Super Eagles target 'biggest talent we have' after first EPL goal, assist
Published: May 15, 2021
Southampton coach Ralph Hasenhüttl singled out Nathan Tella for praise following his outstanding performance in his side's 3-1 win over already-relegated Fulham at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday. The Arsenal-reared winger played a starring role after coming off the bench in the 58th minute, scoring his first-ever g...
Ndidi and Iheanacho hailed by ex-Man Utd striker after Leicester's FA Cup win vs Chelsea
Published: May 15, 2021
Leicester City have won their first-ever FA Cup after beating Chelsea 1-0 in Saturday evening's showpiece staged at Wembley Stadium. Super Eagles duo Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi were in action for 67 minutes and 90 minutes respectively for the Foxes. In the fourth minute, Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa was able...
Leicester City hero : Vardy will be happy Iheanacho is scoring from his assists
Published: May 15, 2021
Danny Simpson, a member of Leicester City's Premier League title-winning team in 2016, has revealed that Jamie Vardy will be delighted that Kelechi Iheanacho is benefiting from his key passes. While Iheanacho has scored thirteen goals in his last twelve appearances across all competitions, Vardy is struggling for g...
UEFA Announces New Venue for the Champions League Final
Published: May 15, 2021
The Champions League final 2020/21 has been moved from Istanbul to Porto. The governing body finalized this decision on the 13th of May after several attempts to host the final in England. Fans of both Manchester City and Chelsea would be allowed into the stadium to support their teams. Initially, the Final was...
Millwall, QPR, Bristol City, Charlton considering move for Arsenal-reared Super Eagles hopeful
Published: May 14, 2021
A number of Championship clubs are weighing up a move for Super Eagles hopeful Chuba Akpom, according to reports. Teamtalk claims that the Arsenal-reared striker has been declared surplus to requirements at Middlesbrough ahead of next season. Akpom did not quite hit the heights manager Neil Warnock expected of ...
Photo : Nigeria-eligible youngster officially joins 'biggest club in the world' Manchester United
Published: May 14, 2021
With a statement on their official social media handle, grassroots club JNS Football have confirmed that one of their exciting youngsters Joseph Akinsanya has completed his transfer to Manchester United. The Anglo-Nigerian was playing for JNS Football U10 side when he was spotted by the Red Devils.   The transfer...
Tosin gives two reasons for Fulham's relegation to the Championship
Published: May 14, 2021
Fulham, who have in their first-team ranks five Nigeria-eligible players in Tosin Adarabioyo, Ola Aina, Josh Onomah, Ademola Lookman and Josh Maja, have made an immediate return to the Championship. The Cottagers suffered relegation with three games to go after they were beaten 2-0 by Burnley on Monday. Central ...
Gunners hero Nwankwo Kanu delivers his verdict on Arsenal's win against Chelsea
Published: May 13, 2021
Arsenal registered their third consecutive away clean sheet by beating Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge to keep alive their slim hopes of a top-seven finish in the Premier League with two matches to go. The Gunners netted the game-winning goal in bizarre circumstances as Emile Smith-Rowe tapped in following an error b...
Chelsea shocked by Arsenal with Anjorin watching from the bench
Published: May 12, 2021
Faustino Anjorin watched proceedings from the bench as Chelsea were shocked 1-0 by Arsenal in a London derby at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. With Chelsea chasing the game, manager Thomas Tuchel opted to introduce the more experienced trio Callum Hudson-Odoi, Olivier Giroud and Hakim Ziyech in the second half...
Nephew of ex-Super Eagles stars helps Man City win clean sweep of Premier League titles
Published: May 12, 2021
Tai Sodje, nephew of former Super Eagles defenders Sam and Efe Sodje, helped Manchester City become the first club to claim a clean sweep of Premier League titles in the same season on Wednesday. The Citizens have clinched the U18 Premier League North title following their hard-fought 1-0 win over Burnley this after...