Bukayo Saka
16 Apr 2021
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praised Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka after the youngsters blooded by his predecessor Unai Emery helped set up a Europa League semi-final between the two managers
31 Jan 2021
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United's forwards need to be more clinical after a 0-0 draw at an under-strength Arsenal dealt a second setback to their Premier League title challenge in four days.
24 Jan 2021
Holders Arsenal were dumped out of the FA Cup as the unlucky Gabriel Magalhaes settled a scrappy clash at Southampton with an own goal.
8 Nov 2020
Bukayo Saka's own goal opened the scoring for the visitors, who could have run up an even more flattering score as John McGinn saw a goal harshly ruled out by VAR and Jack Grealish was denied by a goal-line clearance from Dani Ceballos.
2 Nov 2020
Arsenal ended a run of 29 games without a win at a big-six side as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s second-half penalty gave them a 1-0 victory at Manchester United, reports skysports.com. In Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 100th game in charge, Manchester United’s much talked about diamond midfield struggled to deal with Arsenal’s energy, and the visitors had the…
4 Oct 2020
Mikel Arteta saluted Bukayo Saka's maturity after the Arsenal teenager celebrated his first England call-up by putting the Gunners on course for a 2-1 win against Sheffield United on Sunday.
2 Oct 2020
In a move that would tie down Bukayo Saka and make it difficult for him to switch allegiance to Nigeria in future, England has included the Arsenal striker in their squad to face Wales, Belgium and Denmark this month.
1 Oct 2020
Arsenal youngster Bukayo Saka has received his first senior call-up to the England national team. Saka's call-up to the Three Lions means he has dumped the chance to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The youngster and Arsenal teammate Ainsley Maitland-Niles were both called up by Gareth Southgate for the next international break. Saka,…
8 Sep 2020
The new Premier League season starts on Saturday with a clutch of young players eager to play a starring role. After Manchester United's Mason Greenwood was the breakout star last term, AFP Sport looks at five candidates aiming to emulate the striker's success in the coming months: Phil Foden (Manchester City) Widely regarded as the…
30 Aug 2020
Former international, Etim Esin, has expressed concern over the sudden shift in confidence on players with Nigerian descent...
7 Aug 2020
The Premier League on Friday released the list of players with outstanding performances in the recently concluded 2019/2020 Premier League season. Premier League sides - Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City had their players featured in the player of the season and best young player of the season categories. For the player of the…
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