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...
Dortmund reignite interest in N19.2b-rated PSV winger Madueke as replacement for Sancho
Published: September 28, 2021
Borussia Dortmund have reportedly reignited their interest in PSV Eindhoven's Anglo-Nigerian wonderkid Nonso Madueke ahead of the reopening of the transfer window. The online edition of German television channel Sport1 claims that Dortmund are in the market for a winger as a replacement for Jadon Sancho, who joined ...
Photo : Tochukwu, younger brother of Chelsea legend Mikel, completes move to Croatian club
Published: September 28, 2021
Tochukwu Patrick Obi, the younger brother of Super Eagles and Chelsea legend John Mikel Obi, has competed his move to Croatian club NK Urania Baška Voda following a successful medical examination. The 1999-born player agreed terms with the third-tier club before the close of the summer transfer window but was awaiti...
Brighton, Crystal Palace would be a good fit for Genk goal machine Onuachu, says pundit
Published: September 28, 2021
Belgian football pundit Filip Joos has revealed that two Premier League clubs Brighton & Hove and Crystal Palace would be a good fit for Racing Genk striker Paul Onuachu. Onuachu surprisingly stayed put at Belgian Cup winners Genk when the transfer window closed for business despite an outstanding 2020-2021 campaign...
Chukwuemekas score four of Aston Villa's eight goals in PL 2 win over Stoke City
Published: September 28, 2021
Caleb Chukwuemeka and his younger brother Carney Chukwuemeka were clinical as Aston Villa demolished Stoke City 8-0 in a Premier League 2 clash at Clayton Wood Training Ground on Monday night, with both scoring a pair of goals for the visitors. Mark Delaney opted to name a strong squad, handing starts to the Chukwu...
Will Chukwueze play against Man Utd? Villarreal boss has an update on Super Eagles star
Published: September 28, 2021
Villarreal coach Unai Emery faced the cameras on Tuesday afternoon before his side's Champions League clash against Manchester United and provided an update on the fitness of his squad during the media briefing.  As envisaged, the former Arsenal manager has confirmed that he will not be able to count on the services ...
Denmark coach insists Premier League stars keeping Billing out of squad not Nigeria comments
Published: September 28, 2021
Bournemouth midfielder Philip Billing has been omitted from the latest Denmark squad announced on Monday ahead of the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Austria. The Danish-Nigerian star has been in brilliant form in the new season, scoring five goals in nine appearances for the Cherries, who top ...
Pundit tips Osimhen to become a world class striker like Spurs, Chelsea, Real Madrid stars, 2 others
Published: September 28, 2021
Victor Osimhen has been tipped to become a world class striker like Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane, Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku, Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski and Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland. Respected Italian-born ESPN pundit Gabriele Marcotti believes the Nigeria international ...