Chuba Akpom Scores For Hull Again

Arsenal loanee Chuba Akpom continued his impressive run for English Championship side Hull City when he scored one of the goals to help them book a place in the next stage of Capital One cup on Tuesday.

Akpom gave Hull City a 1-0 lead in the in a game which was decided by penalties after the game ended 2-2 at the end of the extra time.

Chuba Akpom Scores In Hull Debut Against Huddersfield

Hull City made a flying start to their bid for a quick return to the Premier League as on-loan Arsenal youngster Chuba Akpom sealed a 2-0 win over Huddersfield on Saturday.

Tigers boss Steve Bruce this week admitted he had endured the most difficult three months of his 17-year managerial career in the aftermath of Hull's relegation from the top tier.

Despite losing 10 players during a tumultuous close-season, Bruce knows what it takes to lead a team to Championship promotion – the former Manchester United star achieved that feat twice with Birmingham and once with the Tigers – and Hull's lively showing in their first match of the new campaign suggests he might have assembled a squad capable of doing just that.

Arsenal's Chuba Akpom Joins Hull City On Loan Deal

Arsenal have announced that Nigerian-born striker Chuba Akpom has joined English Championship side Hull City on loan for the new season.

Akpom shone for Arsenal in the recent pre-season build-up, notching a hat-trick against Singapore XI and featuring in four of the five matches by the Arsenal main team leading up to the new campaign.

He has previously gone on loan to Nottingham Forest, Coventry and Brentford.

Odubajo, Akpom Set To Join Hull City

Chuba Akpom and Moses Odubajo are both set to join English Championship club, Hull City ahead of the 2015/16 season.

The Nigerian-born stars will team up with the Tigers on Monday as manager Steve Bruce continues to rebuild his squad following their relegation from the Barclays English Premier League last season.

Both players travelled to East Yorkshire on Sunday night ahead of medicals with City on Monday.
Odubajo arrives from Brentford in a £3.5 million deal while Arsenal man, Akpom comes in on a season-loan deal.

Community Shield: Chuba Akpom Dares Mikel & Moses As Arsenal-Chelsea Clash

The attention of foot­ball fans across the globe shift to the famous Wembley this afternoon as Premier League champions, Chelsea, clash with FA Cup winners, Arsenal, for the FA Community Shield, to herald the new EPL season.

No fewer than four Nigerian players are lieky to be on parade for both sides as Arsene Wenger seeks to beat a Jose Mourinho-tutored side for the first time in 14 meets.

Arsenal has been in fine form this summer, and has already won two pre-season tournaments including the Emirates Cup. In­terestingly, Nigeria-born striker, Chuba Akpom, who shone like a million stars throughout Arse­nal’s pre-season games is almost certain to get Wenger’s nod to start today’s game while his compatriot, Alex Iwobi, nephew of former Nigeria’s captain, Aus­tin Okocha, may also get a look in after showing some flashes during the pre-season.

Chuba Akpom Not Going On Loan - Wenger

Arsene Wenger has stressed he wants to include Chuba Akpom in his first-team plans this season after the Arsenal youngster netted an impressive hat-trick in Wednesday's Barclay's Asia Trophy semi-final against a Singapore Select XI.

Chuba Akpom Nets Hat-Trick As Arsenal Demolish Singapore Select XI

The 19-year-old Londoner opened the scoring after half an hour and bagged twice in three second-half minutes, after Jack Wilshere had converted a penalty, to seal his treble

Arsenal beat a Singapore Select XI 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the Asia Trophy final, with Chuba Akpom scoring a hat-trick.

Arsenal struggled to truly impose themselves for long spells but Akpom - who has spent time on loan at Brentford, Coventry City and Nottingham Forest in recent seasons without scoring - added late gloss having broken the deadlock after 30 minutes.