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Kelechi Iheanacho Asks to leave Leicester City

Kelechi Iheanacho has told Leicester boss he needs to go out on loan for regular football, with Newcastle said to be up for a deal if Jorgensen is no longer a possibility.
The 21 year old Kelechi Iheanacho has had a tough time at Leicester after his £25m move last summer, Newcastle claimed to be interested back then, before reality kicked in and Rafa had to settle for £5m Joselu on a very limited budget.

The former Manchester City striker has only started two Premier League matches for Leicester and played only 255 PL minutes in total with no goals.
More or less limited to cup games, Iheanacho has a decent five goals in four cup starts (plus one off the bench), including scoring twice in Saturday’s 5-1 win over Peterborough.
Looking a good player at Man City and with a very decent goals to start ratio, Kelechi Iheanacho just couldn’t though get a regular game at the Etihad due to the competition for places.

At Man City, the Nigerian international scored 21 goals (all competitions) in 20 starts (plus 44 appearances off the bench).
It is over 10 weeks since Kelechi Iheanacho even came off the bench in the Premier League, so a loan deal looks likely, to somewhere.

If there is any substance to claims of Newcastle interest, then hopefully Leicester wouldn’t see a problem in the player going to St James Park. The Foxes have really picked up since Claude Puel’s arrival and are nowhere near the relegation zone, now sitting in seventh place with 34 points and only a couple of wins off certain safety.
Only two days now until deadline day and the clock ticking ever louder for Newcastle to bring in essential signings.

Source :http://megasportsarena.com/iheanacho-asks-to-leave-leicester-city/

The only person I know in that house is Lolu

Damn!
Used to enjoy his 90 minutes football with Deji Omotoyinbo...may God grant him eternal rest..

Any one of us with family history of sudden death should endeavor to go for ECG and ECHO examination..

This must have been a made in China doll

Congrats to Baba Iyabo

Musa scores

NIGERIA AND LEICESTER CITY STRIKER AHMED MUSA NOT GOING TO TURKEY


Nigeria and Leicester City striker Ahmed Musa not going to Turkey

Nigeria and Leicester City striker Ahmed Musa’s agent has rubbished claims that the Super Eagles international is heading to Turkey.

According to Tony Harris, Musa is not interested in a move to Turkey, saying the player will remain in the English Premier League and take his chances with the Foxes.

This comes after reports that Turkish Super Ligue side Bursaspor and City are in negotiations for a loan deal for Musa who is yet to start a game for the former EPL champions this season.

"Ahmed Musa is a very influential player who will be able to add value and class to us," said Bursaspor's Hasan Parlakay.

"If we are realistic, we cannot buy him. But he wants to play with Nigeria in the World Cup. For this you have to keep playing and keep form in the league. We have players in our team from the same national team, [Mikel] Agu and [William] Troost-Ekong.

"Wearing the Bursaspor shirt on loan until the end of the year is an attractive offer. We hope to give good news in the coming days."

Despite confirming the interest from Turkish sides, Harris said the winger will not consider a move away from King Power Stadium.

"We have indeed been approached by the top three clubs in Turkey but Musa is not keen to go to Turkey just yet,” said Harris.

"There's a big chance that Musa will remain in England. I'm however, surprised about the link to Bursaspor.

"I don't know where the rumour came from. It's a complete joke and a figment of someone's imagination. Rest assured Musa is not going to Bursaspor."


Source: https://africanfootball.com/news/738964/Nigeria-and-Leicester-City-striker-Ahmed-Musa-not-going-to-Turkey

Anthony Ujah on target for Mainz 05 against St Gallen in an international club friendly

At least our musicians smiled home with some raba in their accounts...

Definitely it's going Salah's way

Premier League goalscorers by nation
02/01/2018
Gael Bigirimana, Newcastle
Which countries have scored the most PL goals? Which the least? We list the nations

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After Ragnar Klavan made Estonia the 97th nation to have a player score in the Premier League, we look at how all the countries fare in the rankings.

Not surprisingly, England top the pile with 10,826 Premier League goals from 800 different players.

France occupy second spot, with 116 Frenchmen combining to score 1,477 goals.

Republic of Ireland (945), Scotland (942) and Netherlands (904) complete the top five of goalscoring nations.

Estonia became the fifth nation with only one goal scored.

They join Burundi, for whom Gael Bigirimana (pictured above) scored, Gambia, Sierra Leone and St Kitts & Nevis.

PL goals by nation

Nation Goals Nation Goals
England 10,826 Egypt 60
France 1,477 Peru 55
Republic of Ireland 945 Mexico 54
Scotland 942 Bosnia & Herzegovina 52
Netherlands 904 Greece 52
Wales 898 Slovakia 47
Spain 673 Ecuador 45
Norway 510 Switzerland 44
Belgium 476 Latvia 43
Nigeria 471 Romania 43
Argentina 420 Grenada 37
Italy 414 Montserrat 36
Brazil 366 Benin 35
Ivory Coast 321 Japan 31
Senegal 314 Paraguay 31
Jamaica 270 Guyana 28
Germany 268 Ukraine 24
Australia 264 Hungary 21
N Ireland 237 Venezuela 21
Denmark 236 New Zealand 20
Sweden 221 Congo 18
Portugal 211 Georgia 17
Trinidad & Tobago 178 Bermuda 13
Iceland 171 Barbados 12
Uruguay 168 Guinea 12
Croatia 163 Tunisia 12
USA 156 Montenegro 10
Serbia 150 Gibraltar 9
Bulgaria 135 Belarus 8
Colombia 123 Kenya 8
Czech Rep 122 Curaçao 7
Finland 107 Iran 7
Russia 104 Liberia 7
Ghana 100 Honduras 6
S Africa 98 Armenia 5
Togo 97 Gabon 5
Cameroon 95 China 4
Austria 89 Macedonia 4
Morocco 79 Antigua and Barbuda 3
Chile 78 Slovenia 3
Congo DR 77 Angola 2
Turkey 75 Burkina Faso 2
Israel 72 Poland 2
S Korea 72 Burundi 1
Algeria 66 Estonia 1
Mali 66 Gambia 1
Canada 64 Sierra Leone 1
Costa Rica 63 St Kitts and Nevis 1
Zimbabwe 61


Source : https://www.premierleague.com/news/585146

Nigeria ranked 10th in EPL goals scored


EPL

Nigeria have made an indelible mark on the history of the English Premier League in many ways. One reference point is the quality of players the country have supplied to the league and the number of goals they have scored.

When the nations of the world were ranked according to the goals their nationals have scored in the EPL, Nigeria ranked 10th with 471 goals as at the end of 2017.

Apart from the country’s leading all other African countries on the list, Nigeria also made the list ahead of top footballing countries like Brazil, Argentina, Italy and Germany.

The list, which was compiled by the EnglishPremiereLeague.com was topped, not surprisingly, by England with 10,826 goals. France are in second place with 1,477 goals while the Republic of Ireland came in the third position with 945 goals.

Coming in 14th globally and second among African countries were Ivory Coast with 321, followed closely at number 15 by Senegal with 314.

Source: http://punchng.com/nigeria-ranked-10th-in-epl-goals-scored/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

safarigirl:
this is really bad for him and his World Cup chances

When a player is out for so long, especially a young one as Onyekuru, it may not end well. Hopefully, Onyekuru bounces back next year. I feel really bad for the kid, so unfortunate

I really feel sad for the young lad particularly at this stage of his blazing football career. I pray he recovers fully in good time .

Horror news for Everton striker Henry Onyekuru



Back in the summer Henry Onyekuru joined Everton from Belgian side KAS Eupen.

The striker was on blistering form last season as he scored 22 goals in Belgium’s top flight.

Everton paid £6.8 million for the striker, while Onyekuru has been loaned to Anderlecht for the season.

Earlier in the season, as Everton were struggling in the wrong end of the table, some wondered whether Onyekuru should be recalled to Goodison Park.

But after this weekend’s action in Belgium, Onyekuru is unlikely to be playing football in the next few months.

Anderlecht 1 – Eupen 0

In a meeting between Henry Onyekuru’s former and current employers on Friday, Anderlecht beat Eupen 1-0.

Anderlecht full-back Francis Amuzu was the surprise match winner for RSCA.


But towards the end of the match the hosts suffered a major blow as Onyekuru was forced out the game on a stretcher.


Onyekuru’s bad news

On Saturday night the bad news had been confirmed.

Everton striker Onyekuru will need surgery on his knee injury for a torn medial ligament.

That could well rule the striker out for the rest of the season.

Onyekuru has scored nine goals for Anderlecht on loan from the Toffees.



Source :
https://www.101greatgoals.com/news/horror-news-everton-striker-henry-onyekuru/amp/

tbaba1234:
Kelechi is not playing badly

Whoscored rates him 5.9..

Icon4s:
It is just a factor. Not the only factor.

Moses not playing in this year' s AFCON is a major negative for him.

You cannot be an African footballer of the year when you didn't take part in the AFCON while the other strong tenders did.

But none of the players from Cameroon made the cut of the top 3.

I still find the inclusion of Aubameyeng questionable ..

My condolences, certitude...may God grant him eternal rest.

Kelechi not making Leicester bench tonight...

Mo Salah just won BBC African footballer of the year

Ndidi Is Africa's Most Valuable U21 Player; Iwobi, Abraham & Iheanacho Listed In Top 100
Published: December 04, 2017


Ndidi Is Africa's Most Valuable U21 Player; Iwobi, Abraham & Iheanacho Listed In Top 100
Seven players eligible to represent the Nigerian national team have been named among the 100 most valuable U21 players in the world, in a survey conducted by the CIES Football Observatory.

According to the report published on Monday, December 4, Leicester City's Young Player of the Year Wilfred Ndidi is the eleventh most valuable U21 footballer in the world, with his transfer value increasing from 48.7 million euros to 64.8 million euros, a 33 percent increase.

The Nigeria international midfielder is the highest ranked African on the list and is ahead of Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham (25th), Arsenal's Alex Iwobi (34th), Dominic Solanke (55th), Kelechi Iheanacho (56th), Ademola Lookman (71st) and Jordon Ibe (86th).

Iwobi's transfer value has reduced from €36.2 million to €31.5 million, while Iheanacho's value has reduced to €19.4m after spending less minutes on the pitch following his transfer to Leicester City.

PSG striker Kylian Mbappe (€182.8 million) is currently the most expensive U21 player in world football, followed by Tottenham's Dele Alli (€180.2 million) and Manchester City's Leroy Sane (€124.5 million).

Seven of the eleven players with the highest transfer values for U21 players represent English Premier League clubs, including Wilfred Ndidi.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Source:http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=25696#.WiVcvSZEK7A.twitter

tbaba1234:
Croatia can be hurt with speed... their defenders are criminally slow. We need to perfect our speedy counters before the WC.

They also love to control possession, their midfield can keep the ball. Perisic has some decent speed on the left but i think Ebuehi or Shehu can handle it.

I agree with you. With right formation, good preparation and some luck, we can even top our group.

6 months is not too far away...God spares our lives

That wouldn't pay his bills nah

lexyman:
we will keep monitoring Ivan Peristic, Raktic and modric ....

We shouldn't forget Mario Mandžukić as well..

Hope our defenders will be able to curtail Ivan Perisic when we meet Croatia ? Got a hatrick for Inter millan today.

Sylvester Igboun with a brace and an assist for FC Ufa against Fegor Ogude's Amkar

Dennis Bonaventure with a brace for Club Bruges yesterday evening ...

Another young lad doing greatly in Belgium

People quickly react to news without even making an attempt to verify such news.

Fake news alert! ���⚠️

A story has been going around social media claiming the footballer Samuel Eto'o bought plane tickets for Cameroonian migrants so they could return home from Libya.

But Eto'o called it a rumour which "is completely baseless".

https:///LeBjYBr0AV https:///ICpUnIxzhO

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-42149492?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5a1d8a42e4b0af5adb844cf6%26Cameroon%27s+Eto%27o+denies+saving+%27slaves%27+from+Libya%26&ns_fee=0&ocid=socialflow_twitter#post_5a1d8a42e4b0af5adb844cf6

Congrats tbaba1234 on the arrival of your baby girl.
Happy birthday oga TheGoodjoe, I wish you many more awesome years ahead.

Obagoàl doing what he knows how to do best..

He is likely going to make it to Russia

Most goals or assists in English league football this season? �

Kane? ❌
de Bruyne? ❌
Salah? ❌
Aguero? ❌

It's Adebayo Akinfenwa (10 goals, 6 assists) �

Too big to play football they said � https:///lHyuGJdMIp

Source @ODDSbible

Will give myself a treat with gizdodo + boiled rice + chilled cup of red wine tomorrow

TGIF

Joebie:
ENG vs GER

I'm almost done watching the first half

For a debutant, Tammy had a pretty good game. Good positional awareness. Was never overwhelmed by the occasion. Good link ups. Did not play like a debutant. Great attempt at goal. So far i'd give him a 7/10.

Oga Joebie...not surprise with your verdict though

tbaba1234:
Please vote Victor Moses for BBC African Footballer of the Year... Forget your club side and vote for Moses..


http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41890718

We have the numbers advantage, let us take advantage of it..

Just voted for him ...