Golden Moments In Nigerian Sports: Nwankwo Kanu’s Hattrick Against Chelsea In 1999
Without a doubt, it is the dream of almost every aspiring Nigerian football player to make it to Europe and feature in the grandest stage of them all. However, there are Nigerian players whose past exploits in Europe opened Nigeria to the world as a country filled with football talents. One of such players […]
Nigerians In Sports: Ndidi Excited With First Goal For Leicester Since 2019
Super Eagles of Nigeria and Leicester City of England star, Wilfred Ndidi has expressed his delight at having to score in his club’s 2-0 victory over Chelsea in the English Premier League on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Ndidi, however, has opined that the Foxes have a lot to improve on despite an impressive win […]
Mikel Eager To Bring Winning Mentality To Stoke
Nigerian football legend and former Chelsea FC of England midfielder, Mikel Obi, has expressed his desire to impact his winning mentality on his Stoke City teammates after joining the club as a free player on Monday, August 17, 2020. Mikel, 33, became a free player since March 2020, after he fell out with the […]
Nigerians In Sports: Chukwueze Open To Future Chelsea Move
Villareal CF of Spain winger, Samuel Chukwueze, has stated that he is open to joining English Premier Legaue giants, Chelsea FC, in future if a deal is presented to him. With 12 goals in 67 appearances for Villareal, the 20-year-old Super Eagles star has been heavily linked with a potential move to top English sides […]
Osimhen Scores First UEFA Champions League Goal
Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen, registered his first UEFA Champions League on the evening of Wednesday, October 2, 2019 against Chelsea FC of England. The Nigerian got his first goal in the Europe’s elite club competition when his French club, Lille OSC, hosted Chelsea at home for their second group stage match in […]
Victor Moses Undergoes Fenerbahce Medical
Things are finally looking up for ex-Super Eagles international, Victor Moses, who has been facing serious club issues since Maurizio Sarri’s arrival at Stamford Bridge. Moses has completed a medical at Fenerbahce, with an imminent loan move to the Turkish football club. The Nigerian has featured only six times for The Blues this season and […]
Victor Moses Linked With Transfer To Cardiff City
Ex-Super Eagles International and Chelsea midfielder, Victor Moses, has only made five appearances for the English outfit in all competitions this season. The player’s quandary began after team manager, Maurizio Sarri, took over running of The Blues, and deemed the Nigerian unfit to be part of his 11-man dream squad. Only last season, Moses was […]
Mikel Obi Withdraws From Super Eagle’s AFCON Qualifiers
Super Eagles skipper John Mikel Obi has opted out of Nigeria’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Seychelles in September. This decision according to the player is to help aid his recovery from a recent injury he picked up with Chinese side Tianjin TEDA. Mikel, who captained the Nigeria senior men’s’ football team to […]
Nigeria vs Iceland: What to Expect
At 16:00hrs on 22nd June 2018, Nigeria will play against Iceland. More than enough has been said so far concerning the Super Eagles losing their World Cup opener against Croatia — “maybe Rohr could have done this or that better…” However, all that does not change the real fact — a match is not won […]
Victor Moses In Action As Chelsea Loose To Tottenham, Kayode Scores on Shakhtar Debut
Victor Moses Super Eagles top gun, Victor Moses, was in a action for Chelsea in their 1-3 home loss to Tottenham in Sunday’s premier league fixture at Stamford Bridge. After thirty minutes without a goal from both teams, Moses was in position to send a timely pass to Alvaro Morata who swiftly netted the ball to […]
Moses Off As Chelsea Looses to United, Antonio Conte Speaks Up
Victor Moses was out on injury and unable to help Chelsea maintain their top-four status as Manchester United defeated Conte’s men 2-1 over the weekend. The defeat pushed The Blues down to fifth place on 53 points, two points adrift of the fourth spot. Chelsea took the lead via a goal by William and was hoping […]
Moses In Action As Chelsea Draw Barcelona In UEFA Champions League Game
Nigerian International and Chelsea midfielder, Victor Moses was in full-on action for the Blues as they took on La Liga Champions, Barcelona in the first-leg of the round of 16 in the 2017/2018 UEFA Champions League season at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. The Blues, who proved more formidable than their fans expected, forced Barcelona to a […]
Victor Moses’ Fate With Antonio Conte At Chelsea
Over the past few matches, Chelsea has experienced a significant drop in their performance, and of course in points gained, having only won twice in eleven games in all competitions. Chelsea’s manager, Antonio Conte has been under severe fire from fans and a few others for his wrong calls this season, and after their last […]
“It’s About Time”: Moses Relishes First Season Goal
The Super Eagles top gun, Victor Moses scored his first goal this season for Chelsea, in their 4-2 win against Brighton and Hove Albion, in the Premier League, last Saturday. Moses has looked to put in a goal since his last one for Chelsea last August, where Chelsea suffered a defeat to Arsenal for Community […]
Carabao Cup Semi-Final: Moses, Iwobi Shoot Blanks
Some would definitely refer to the game as really disappointing, some others may see the outcome of the matchup as a ray of light in Arsenal’s dark tunnel. With 55% ball possession, 21 shots (six on target), and 10 corners, Chelsea could not dismiss determined Arsenal in the first-leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on […]
Russia 2018 World Cup: We Are Like Chelsea – Moses
Super Eagles top gun and Chelsea forward Victor Moses has likened the Nigeria senior men’s football squad to English top flight Chelsea FC. In an interview with the media, Moses described the Super Eagles squad as brave and dauntless “Nigeria was the first African country to qualify for the world cup. We are like Chelsea. […]