'Me and Ekong bullied Mahrez, Slimani' - Rangers star Balogun reveals best memory with Eagles
Published: September 30, 2021
Glasgow Rangers defender Leon Balogun has revealed that beating an Algeria side containing the then Leicester City strikers Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani back in 2016 is one of the highlights of his career with the Super Eagles. Nigeria were placed in a difficult 2018 World Cup qualifying group, with Cameroon and ...
'He is tough' - Premier League pundit on why Brentford midfielder is called 'Frank the Tank'
Published: September 30, 2021
English Premier League pundit Darren Lewis has praised Brentford for their recruitment policy. The Bees brought in Kristoffer Ajer, Frank Onyeka, Yoane Wissa and Alvaro Fernández for their maiden season in the Premier League, and have also acquired free agent Zanka. Brentford got rid of their academy at the en...
'Exciting players' - Nigerian-born ex-Man City star waxes lyrical about two Arsenal youngsters
Published: September 30, 2021
Nigerian-born former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha has been left impressed by the impact  Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka have made in the new season. Onuoha noted that the two Hale End Academy graduates have demonstrated positional awareness despite their young ages. Saka and Smith Rowe assisted each ...
'Osimhen is very good' - Former Barcelona star heaps praise on Napoli striker
Published: September 30, 2021
Former Barcelona defender and 1998 World Cup winner with France, Lilian Thuram has lavished praise on Victor Osimhen, labeling him a 'very good' player. Thuram revealed that he has been keeping tabs on the Nigeria international since his time with French club Lille. Osimhen has impressed in 2021 after struggling ...
Glasgow Rangers' trio, Leicester, Watford, Everton stars named in Nigeria squad for 2022 WCQ
Published: September 30, 2021
The Nigeria Football Federation have announced a 23-man roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Central African Republic. The squad unveiled on Thursday morning contains three goalkeepers, nine defenders, five midfielders and six strikers. Promising Glasgow Rangers left-back Calvin Bassey h...
Photo confirmation : Nigeria international striker joins French club Dijon FCO (Women)
Published: September 30, 2021
Through their official website, French D1 Féminine club Dijon FCO have announced the signing of Nigeria international Esther Sunday. The length and financial terms of the contract have not been disclosed by Dijon FCO. The necessary paperwork is in place for Sunday to make her competitive debut for Dijon in thei...
'He's irreplaceable' - Leicester boss admits absence of Super Eagles midfielder will be felt
Published: September 29, 2021
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has highlighted the importance of Wilfred Ndidi to his squad, saying that the holding midfielder will be missed against Legia Warsaw. Against Napoli in the Foxes' Europa League opener, Portuguese referee Tiago Martins produced a red card in the 93rd minute after the Super Ea...
Two Nigerian internationals ruled out of Leicester City's Europa League clash against Legia Warsaw
Published: September 29, 2021
Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers will not be able to count on the services of Nigeria internationals Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi when his side face Polish giants Legia Warsaw at the Marshall Józef Piłsudski's Municipal Stadium  on Thursday evening.   It was known beforehand that Ndidi was not available ...
'He's doing fantastically well' - Arsenal invincible predicts Osimhen next Nigerian APOTY winner
Published: September 29, 2021
Arsenal legend and member of the Invincibles team, Nwankwo Kanu has predicted that Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is the next Nigerian player to win the prestigious African Footballer of the Year. Super Eagles fans have waited more than 21 years for a Nigerian player to win the APOTY award, with Kanu the last Nigeri...
'They have the best players' - Kanu boasts present Super Eagles 'can do more than' 1996 Dream Team
Published: September 29, 2021
Former Super Eagles captain Nwankwo Kanu has passed a vote of confidence on the ability of the present Nigeria squad to attain glorious heights, claiming that the Gernot Rohr-led side can do more than the original Dream Team that won the 1996 Olympic Football Tournament in Atlanta. Papilo stated this at the ...
UYL : Manchester United squad captained by Shoretire suffer heavy home defeat to Villarreal
Published: September 29, 2021
Manchester United suffered a heavy home defeat to Villarreal in their second group match of the UEFA Youth League at Leigh Sports Village on Wednesday afternoon. The Red Devils have registered four players of Nigerian descent for the UEFA Youth League namely Shola Shoretire, Dillon Hoogewerf, Habeeb Ogunneye and Ma...
CAR coach confirms French-born striker compared to Frei, Seferovic is in squad to face Nigeria
Published: September 29, 2021
Central African Republic manager Raoul Savoy has confirmed that Neuchâtel Xamax attacker Louis Mafouta has been included on his roster for the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria. Born in Beaumont-sur-Oise, France 27 years ago, Mafouta opted to pledge his international future to Central African Rep...
'They beat our rivals Celtic' - Rangers ace Aribo highlights the pedigree of Sparta Prague
Published: September 29, 2021
Joe Aribo has built up a lot of European experience since moving to Glasgow Rangers from Charlton Athletic in July 2019.  Everything is pointing to the fact that the versatile midfielder will make his 29th appearance for the Light Blues in European competitions on Thursday evening after he was selected for media duti...
Osimhen equals Napoli record jointly held by Cavani, Mertens; likened to Weah by ex-Lazio star
Published: September 29, 2021
When Victor Osimhen opened the scoring in Napoli's 2-0 win over Caagliari on Sunday, he equaled a Napoli record jointly held by Edinson Cavani and Dries Mertens. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport via casanapoli.net, the Nigeria international is the Napoli player with the most goals scored (6) after seven matches ...
Sanusi rated Porto's joint-second best player by Sky Sports in surprise start vs Liverpool
Published: September 29, 2021
Liverpool registered a convincing 5-1 win over Porto in their second group game of the Champions League at Estádio do Dragão - Porto on Tuesday night. The biggest surprise in manager Sérgio Conceicao's starting line-up was his decision to hand a start to  Zaidu Sanusi. Even though the Super Eagles left-back sta...