Lookman most prolific rookie in the Serie A, outscores Napol dazzler Kvaratskhelia
Published: April 04, 2023
Super Eagles striker Ademola Lookman bagged his 13th league goal for Atalanta as the Bergamo outfit  beat Cremonese 3-1 on Saturday, thereby equaling a long-standing record in the history of Atalanta. ​ Lookman, who had not scored in his previous seven games, started the game on the bench and came on at th...
PL2 : 2023 Flying Eagles invitee on target for Crystal Palace in win over Chelsea
Published: April 03, 2023
Crystal Palace's development squad registered their fourth successive win in all competitions after beating Chelsea 2-1 in a Premier League 2 fixture at Kingsmeadow on Monday evening, with six Nigeria-eligible players in action for the Eagles.    2023 Flying Eagles invitees Owen Goodman and Ademola Ola-Ad...
Pundit credits ex-Barcelona coach for Chukwueze's impressive form this season
Published: April 03, 2023
Spanish football pundit Miguel Quintana has credited former Barcelona manager Quique Setién for Samuel Chukwueze's impressive form this season.    Setién returned to La Liga to coach the Yellow Submarine in October 2022 following the departure of Unai Emery to Aston Villa.    Quintana underli...
Wilshere hopes Chelsea-linked midfielder Nwaneri stays at Arsenal
Published: April 03, 2023
Arsenal U-18 coach, Jack Wilshere is hoping England U17 international of Nigerian descent, Ethan Nwaneri remains at Arsenal next season.   Chelsea are among the clubs monitoring the situation of the attacking midfielder with a view to a possible summer deal. . Nwaneri has been the subject of transfer specul...
Arsenal-owned Flying Eagles-eligible defender scores first senior goal 
Published: April 03, 2023
Republic of Ireland underage international of Nigerian descent, Mazeed Ogungbo scored his first senior goal this past weekend.   The Arsenal-owned defender was on target but the goal counted for nothing as Crawley Town were hammered 4-1 by Mansfield Town in a League Two match at the One Call Stadium.    ...
Former Spartak Moscow chief tips Victor Moses to step into the shoes of injured Quincy Promes
Published: April 03, 2023
Former deputy general director of Spartak Moscow, Vladimir Kuzmichev has backed Victor Moses to take over the duties of Quincy Promes, who is set for a spell on the sidelines.    Promes came off the bench in the goalless draw against Akhmat Grozny at the weekend but was replaced by Keita Baldé nine minutes...
Pundit admits PSV showed lack of ambition by selling 'crown jewel' Madueke to Chelsea
Published: April 03, 2023
Dutch football expert Valentijn Driessen has pointed out that PSV Eindhoven showed lack of ambition by sanctioning the sales of two of their key players Noni Madueke and Cody Gakpo to Premier League clubs in the January transfer window.    Halfway into the season, Madueke and Gakpo moved to Chelsea and Liverp...
Belgian Pro League sensation Gift Orban named in Team of the Week after brace, assist 
Published: April 03, 2023
Free-scoring Nigerian striker Gift Orban has been named in the Belgian Pro League team of the week by the Dutch news outlet, VoetbalPrimeur.  This follows his exceptional performance for KAA Gent in their 5-0 win over FC Seraing over the weekend where the Nigerian scored two goals and an assist. Orban got h...
Osimhen watches Napoli suffer biggest loss of the season from the stands 
Published: April 03, 2023
Victor Osimhen was in attendance at the Diego Maradona Stadium on Sunday as Napoli were humiliated 4-0 by defending champions AC Milan - their biggest loss of the 2022-2023 season in all competitions.    The Napoli number 9 wasn't called up by manager Luciano Spalletti as he's recovering from a tear i...
Eze voted Crystal Palace MOTM in Hodgson's first game back as Eagles boss
Published: April 03, 2023
Crystal Palace returned to winning ways at the weekend in Roy Hodgson's first game back as the Eagles boss, beating relegation threatened Leicester City 2-1 at Selhurst Park.    The Foxes' hierarchy reacted after the defeat, the club's fifth in six Premier League matches, by reaching a mutual agreem...
'My intentions were genuine'-  Balogun clears the air after confrontation with QPR fans
Published: April 03, 2023
Queens Park Rangers centre back, Leon Balogun has come out to clarify his action after QPR lost 1-0 to bottom-placed Wigan Athletic on Saturday afternoon.   Balogun who started his first game since returning from injury conceded the penalty that led to QPR's loss. The defeat didn't go down well with...
Arsenal-owned center forward Balogun takes his goal involvements to 19 in Ligue 1
Published: April 03, 2023
Arsenal-owned center forward Folarin Balogun returned to action at club level on Sunday after withdrawing from the England U21 squad for their March internationals due to injury.   The Anglo-American-Nigerian youngster started and was in action for 78 minutes as State de Reims thrashed Moses Simon's Nantes ...
AFCON 2025 Bid: CAF-appointed inspectors check out Nigeria's stadia facilities
Published: April 02, 2023
Inspectors appointed by the Confederation of African Football are checking out the stadia and related facilities that Nigeria has put forward in a joint bid with Benin Republic to host the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in the year 2025.   On the cards for evaluation are the Moshood Abiola National St...
Confirmed : Graham Potter will no longer coach Super Eagles-eligible duo at Chelsea
Published: April 02, 2023
With a statement on their official website, English Premier League giants Chelsea have announced the Graham Potter has departed the club.   Chelsea owners have decided to show Potter the exit door after only seven months in charge following a poor run of results in domestic competitions.    The Blues dro...
Super Eagles CB Akpoguma helps Hoffenheim register road win on his return to action
Published: April 02, 2023
Kevin Akpoguma received the medical green light from TSG Hoffenheim doctors to take to the pitch on Sunday as The Blues  registered a 2-1 road win over Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga.   The central defender was forced to sit out the Super Eagles' 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match agains...