Nigeria have named Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel as one of the three allowed overage players in their Olympic squad. Mikel, who will captain Nigeria in the tournament, will now miss the start of Chelsea’s Premier League season and has already left the Blues to join up with his national team-mates at a training campContinue reading “Veteran Mikel chosen to lead Super Eagles at Olympics”
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Sadio Mané: Africa’s most expensive football player in history
Sadio Mané completed a GBP£34m move from Southampton to Liverpool on Tuesday, becoming the most expensive African football player in history. The Senegal international is also the Merseysiders’ third most expensive signing, behind fellow forwards Christian Benteke and Andy Carroll, and will join the club in an exciting period as Jürgen Klopp prepares for hisContinue reading “Sadio Mané: Africa’s most expensive football player in history”
Alex Iwobi on his meteoric rise with Arsenal and on representing Nigeria in the Olympics
When Alex Iwobi was substituted in an under-21s match against Blackburn on a cold afternoon in January, little did he – or anyone else in fact – know that it would probably be the final time he would play for Arsenal’s second string. Five months later, with 13 first-team starts, an international debut and twoContinue reading “Alex Iwobi on his meteoric rise with Arsenal and on representing Nigeria in the Olympics”
Will Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan join Chelsea this summer?
Gyan is currently on a huge salary at Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG, but with Chelsea on the lookout for a striker this summer, a return to the Premier League for the 30-year-old has been mooted. The forward spent two years at Sunderland and scored 12 goals during his time at the Stadium ofContinue reading “Will Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan join Chelsea this summer?”
Exclusive interview with Emmanuel Adebayor ahead of Crystal Palace FA Cup Final
‘If I can add my name to that particular list I will be very happy because it means in 15, 20 or 100 years when people are talking about African players that scored in the FA Cup Final, they will mention my name.’ As he enters the autumnal years of his career in England, EmmanuelContinue reading “Exclusive interview with Emmanuel Adebayor ahead of Crystal Palace FA Cup Final”