Victor Moses Disappointed Over Chelsea Draw Against Athletico Madrid
Super Eagles and Chelsea forward, Victor Moses, has expressed his disappointment at the end result of Chelsea’s match up against Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge, in their final Group C, UEFA Champions League game on Tuesday. The Blues were behind by a goal in the 56th minute, but managed to equalize in the 75th minute […]
Sir Alex Ferguson Told Mikel Obi He’d Regret United Snub
Super Eagles skipper and former Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi has spoken up about the talks that ensued between him and Sir Alex Ferguson after he opted for Chelsea over Manchester United. Despite trial trainings at Old Trafford and even appearing with the United shirt to a conference, Mikel made a last minute call and chose Chelsea […]
Beşiktaş Offers Chelsea €5 Million for Mikel Obi
Turkish giant Beşiktaş has offered Chelsea €5 million for Nigerian intentional Mikel according to the Punch newspaper. Mikel has found himself on the fringes of the Chelsea squad after falling down the pecking order. He has also been linked with Istanbul rivals Fenerbahçe and UAE side Al Ain over the transfer window. The experienced midfielder made […]
Nigerians in the English Premier League
EVERTON 3-6 CHELSEA Nigerian midfielder, John Mikel Obi was a second half substitute for Chelsea in the 9-goal thriller at Goodison Park. The defensive midfielder replaced Brazilian, Willian on the 75th minute with a 4-2 score. However, Chelsea conceded a goal just a minute after his introduction after their former employee, Samuel Eto’o reduced […]
Super Eagles’ Kenneth Omeruo, Extend Chelsea Deal
Super Eagles defender and Chelsea player, Kenneth Omeruo, has sealed a long-term deal with the club after agreeing on a three-year contract extension that will keep him at Chelsea until 2018. The 20-year-old defender, who is part of the Nigeria World Cup squad preparing for the team’s pre-World Cup friendly with Scotland, is excited about the deal. […]
Nigerians in the English Premier League
LiverPool 4-1 West Brom Victor Anichebe played all 90 minutes for West Brom. Victor Moses played no part as he watched the game from the bench. Luis Suarez got a hat-trick and Daniel Sturridge scored a deft chip to give Moses and his teammates the win. Norwich 0-0 Cardiff Osaze Odewingie started for the […]
Weekend Update: EPL Opening Day
Norwich 2 – 2 Everton Everton’s Nigerian international Victor Anichebe started the new season on the bench, coming on for Ross Barkley in the 90th minute of the season opener against Norwich, which ended 2-2. Though Barkley has represented England in the past in under-16, under-17, under-19, and under-21 international matches, he is eligible to […]
Mikel Speaks Out about Leaving Chelsea
John Mikel Obi has expressed his desire to leave English giants, Chelsea for Turkish club side Galatasaray this summer. The midfielder is adamant Chelsea and Galatasaray will agree to a deal for him to complete the transfer. Mikel starred in Eagles’ loss to Uruguay last night, scoring Nigeria’s lone goal. Mikel sought the advice of […]
Ahmed Musa Triumphs With CSKA Moscow
By Arinze Ude Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa scored CSKA Moscow’s only goal in regulation time against Anzhi Makhachkala in the Russian Cup finay yesterday. The Nigerian winger cum striker saw his shot squeeze past goalkeeper Vladimir Gabulov from a tight angle in the 7th minute. Former Chelsea, Portsmouth, Arsenal and Real Madrid midfielder, Lassana Diarra equalised […]
Weekend Update: Nigerians in the English Premier League
By Arinze Ude MAN UTD O-1 CHELSEA Mikel Obi missed the fourth game on the trot for Chelsea as he’s still side-lined with a hip injury. Victor Moses played all 90 minutes as Chelsea earned a slim win over Manchester United to leapfrog Arsenal into third place and keep their hopes of Champions League football […]
Dream of “All-Nigerian” Final Squashed
By Arinze Ude Nigeria’s hopes of having their stars face each other in the final of Europa League were squashed on Thursday when Benfica overturned a 1-0 first leg deficit to beat Fenerbahce and set up a date with Chelsea. Fenerbahce, who are the employers of Super Eagles captain, took the 1-0 advantage to Benfica’s […]
I May Drop Sunday Mba, Over Wolves-Rangers Fray, Stephen Keshi Says
A major transfer battle was waged between Chelsea and Manchester United in 2005, over John Obi Mikel, who was in the middle of a contract dustup. The issue got so much attention after his display when Nigeria came second at the FIFA U-20 World Cup that it caused Sepp Blatter, the FIFA President, to make a […]
AFCON 2013: Super Eagles Player Profile – John Mikel Obi
By Arinze Ude The 25 year-old midfield marshal was born in Jos on 22 April 1987. He made his mark at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands where Nigeria lost to a Messi-led Argentine side in the final. He was named silver ball winner at the end of the tournament just behind […]
Victor Moses Scores First Goal For Chelsea!
By Arinze Ude. Victor Moses was in maverick form last night where Chelsea put six past Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Capital One Cup. The Capital One cup was renamed this season after capital one bought the rights and sponsorship deal for the competition. This competition was previously known as Coca-cola, Worthington and Carling cup in […]
Weekend Update: Nigerians In The English Premier League
By Arinze Ude. In the early kickoff on Saturday afternoon, Victor Anichebe helped Everton beat Swansea City away from home. The Nigerian International striker scored the opening goal of the game before Belgians, Kevin Mirallas and Marouane Fellaini scored the secure a 3nil win for the Merseyside club. Mikel Obi John started Chelsea’s game with […]
How Nigerian Players Fared In The Champions League
By Arinze Ude. Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine boasts a quartet of Nigerian players: Yusuf Ayila, Brown Ideye, Haruna Lukman and Taye Taiwo. They played away to Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday night and were annihilated by the French side who went 3 goals up in the first half through Zlatan Ibrahmiovic, Thiago Silva, Alex and […]