Money may not have been as much a motivation as a desire to play at the FIFA World Cup, but Nigeria’s Super Eagles will have no shortage of cash after their comprehensive win over Cameroon.
At the last count, the Gernot Rohr-coached team will earn a total of about N75-million (about $202 000) in gifts, outside of their usual match bonuses, for the 4-0 win over Cameroon.
Emmanuel Udom, governor of Akwa Ibom State where the team played this World Cup qualifier, visited the squad on the eve of the…
Victor Moses’s successful conversion into a right wing-back last season looks to have made a big impression on Mark Hughes, who appears to be doing something similar with Mame Biram Diouf.
Nigeria international Moses was something of a forgotten man at Stamford Bridge after three seasons away on loan – with varying degrees of success – to Stoke City, Liverpool and West Ham United.
With competition in Chelsea’s attack intense, Moses appeared set for a season on the sidelines, before Conte took the…
The new season is upon us, and as ever, Africa’s players across the world wasted little time in making headlines this weekend.
Here are five who impressed the team at KweséESPN this weekend.
Victor Moses: A new season means a clean slate for many players, but we suspect there will have been one or two Chelsea fans who won’t have forgotten Moses’s moment of madness in the FA Cup final in May.
On that occasion, the Nigeria wideman was the villain as his mindless dive saw him dismissed, leaving…
Janusz Michallik tells Alexis Nunes what stood out for him from both sides of Arsenal’s penalty shootout win over Chelsea in the Community Shield.
Arsenal won the Community Shield for the 15th time after defeating Chelsea in a penalty shootout.
Chelsea contrived to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory as Arsenal prevailed via a penalty shootout win following a 1-1 draw in the Community Shield pre-season curtain raiser at Wembley.
Victor Moses gave Chelsea the lead early in the second-half and despite the narrow margin, the Blues looked to be coasting to victory until Pedro needlessly scythed down Mohamed Elneny with 10 minutes left. Cesc Fabregas negligently played Arsenal’s forward players onside at Granit Xhaka’s resultant free kick…
Four of Nigeria’s Super Eagles starting XI now play in England’s Premier League. Of that number, three are forwards.
On Sunday, two of those come face-to-face as League champions Chelsea take on FA Cup winners Arsenal in the Community Shield, the traditional curtain-raiser to the season.
When the clubs met in the Cup Final at the end of last season, things did not end well for either Chelsea, or Moses on a personal level. And while Alex Iwobi celebrated, not being personally involved on the pitch…
Chelsea’s new kits were unveiled on Saturday, as the reigning Premier League champions launched their new relationship with Nike in some style.
The Blues announced a 15-year kit deal with the German sportswear manufacturers in October, and opted to use FIFA 18 ‘star’ Alex Hunter to unveil the new strip this weekend.
The designs, while simplistic, have largely been warmly received by Chelsea fans, and Nigeria wideman Victor Moses has also tweeted his approval of the kit.
“Quality new Nike Chelsea…
Antonio Conte praises Chelsea’s effort throughout the season, but says they need to add more quality.
Victor Moses wed his long-term partner the day after he was sent off in Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in the FA Cup final.
Moses was dismissed after receiving a second yellow card for simulation in the penalty area in the 68th minute at Wembley, and Chelsea captain John Terry said after the match that the players were trying to raise his spirits.
“He is down, but it is important that the group pick him up,” Terry said. “He has come back to the club, because year after year he has been sent away…
Chelsea were reduced to 10 men in the FA Cup final after Victor Moses received a second yellow card for diving.
Antonio Conte praises Chelsea’s effort throughout the season, but says they need to add more quality.
LONDON — Antonio Conte defended Victor Moses as “an honest player” who would not try to cheat a referee after the Nigeria international was shown a second yellow card for diving in Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat against Arsenal in Saturday’s FA Cup final at Wembley.
Moses was sent off in the 68th minute by referee Anthony Taylor for falling to the floor under no contact in the Arsenal penalty area, having been booked earlier in the second half for a foul on Danny Welbeck.
Chelsea’s 10-men still managed to…
A late goal from substitute Michy Batshuayi secured a win at the Hawthorns and sealed the Premier League title for Chelsea.
Eden Hazard and Marcos Alonso reflect on the positive impact Antonio Conte brought to Chelsea in his first year as manager.
Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi says winning the Premier League title is the best moment of his career.
John Terry heaps praise on his Chelsea teammates after they clinched the Premier League title at West Brom.
Chelsea are Premier League champions! A 1-0 victory over a dogged West Brom side at the Hawthorns ensured that the Blues secured the title with two games to spare. Substitute Michy Batshuayi, yet to start a top-flight game for the London club, scored the goal that mattered inside the final 10 minutes to seal the deal for Antonio Conte’s team, who were tenacious throughout the contest and deserved to win.
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The result is all that matters. Chelsea as a complete unit once again demonstrated…
The Exploding Heads preview the Chelsea-Man United clash, as Jose Mourinho again prepares to face his former club.
Jose Mourinho’s career is defined by him seeking revenge over adversaries and settling old scores. And while Mourinho surely looks back upon his two periods at Chelsea with some degree of fondness, he’ll recall his bitter departure much more strongly. This weekend, he has his third chance to inflict defeat upon his former players — broadly the same group who won him a third Premier League title, but also those who downed tools last season.
His previous two reunions with Chelsea have ended in defeats…