Connect with us

Iheanacho Sets New Premier League Record

Piroll

Published

on

Follow
SPORTS NEWS: Iheanacho Sets New Premier League Record [New Sports News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl

The Nigerian striker; Kelechi Iheanacho becomes the first player in Premier League history to score a goal on all seven days of the week within a single season, and this has made him clinch the Craig David statue.



The striker was on target for Leicester City as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in Tuesday’s league encounter.

With the hosts taking a two-goal lead through Antonio Rudiger and Jorginho, the Iheanacho was introduced for James Maddison on the hour mark.

In the 76th minute, he reduced the deficit for Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes. Receiving a pass from compatriot Wilfred Ndidi, Iheanacho knocked the ball calmly into the bottom right corner of Edouard Mendy’s goal.

Click Here To Comment




Piroll
 

Piroll is a creative writer, social-political commentator, socio-researcher, and sports analyst. He holds certificates in media management and data journalism from the Thomas Foundation Institute of Journalism. He works as a... Read More

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Be first to comment


Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Haaland breaks another Premier League record

Victorious

Published

on

SPORTS NEWS: Haaland breaks another Premier League record [New Sports News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl
Erling Haaland of Manchester City, who scored in his team's 3-0 victory over Wolves on Saturday, broke yet another Premier League record.Haaland, Jack Grealish, and Phil Foden each scored three goals to give Man City the victory over Wolves at Molineux.With nine goals in his first five appearances, Haaland broke the previous records of Micky Quinn and Sergio Aguero in the Premier League.Haaland has now become the first player to ever score in all four of his away ga...
Continue Reading

Premier League Sets to Introduce Special Course for Players

Piroll

Published

on

SPORTS NEWS: Premier League Sets to Introduce Special Course for Players [New Sports News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl
The Premier League is set to introduce mandatory sexual consent courses to every player across the 20 top-flight clubs following successful lobbying from campaign groups amid a rise in accusations.As first reported by the Telegraph, the new rules are being brought in following discussions between the league and three organisations - End Violence for Women, the Three Hijabis and Level Up.The league has already run training for underage players, from under-14 up to un...
Continue Reading

Ahmed Musa Sets To Return To Nigeria Premier League Club

Piroll

Published

on

SPORTS NEWS: Ahmed Musa Sets To Return To Nigeria Premier League Club [New Sports News] » Naijacrawl
Photo: Naijacrawl
After being clubless for several months now, the captain of the Nigerian national team, Ahmed Musa, is set to return to Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Kano Pillars, according to revive the team his started his career. Musa spent three years playing for the Kano club, before his first European sojourn in VVV-Venlo.The 28-year-old is set to join Pillars on a flexible short-term deal, as he is yet to land a foreign team.It is understood the transfer...
Continue Reading

Latest


Download Naijacrawl App today

Fastest way to read on the go

Download the Naijacrawl App.