'I want to keep scoring' - Glasgow Rangers star Aribo reacts to goal against Hibernian
Published: April 11, 2021
Rangers are still keeping their standards high despite already being crowned champions of the Scottish Premiership, beating Hibernian 2-1 on Sunday to move  20 points clear at the top of the table. Joe Aribo opened the scoring with a volley in the 20th minute before Ryan Kent clinched it for Steven Gerrard's team on 6...
Leicester City ready to swoop for Nigerian winger if Fulham go down
Published: April 11, 2021
Leicester City are ready to make a move for Nigerian winger Ademola Lookman in the summer if Fulham are relegated to the Championship at the end of the season, according to reports. The print edition of the Sunday Mirror claims that the Foxes would be interested in offering Lookman the chance to remain in the Premi...
'Osimhen is a special player' - Italian pundit waxes lyrical about Napoli striker after 5th league goal
Published: April 11, 2021
Sky Sport Italia pundit Alessandro Bonan has heaped praise on Victor Osimhen for his all-round contribution during Napoli's 2-0 win over Sampdoria at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday afternoon. The former Lille striker did well in the beginning of the season but had struggled for form when he came back from inju...
'Iheanacho is a striker in form' - Former West Ham captain lauds Leicester striker after latest heroics
Published: April 11, 2021
This season's surprise package West Ham United are back into the top four once again following a statement win against Leicester City at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Nigeria internationals Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi went the distance for the Foxes though the holding midfielder was walking a disc...
Terem Moffi on target but Lorient are well beaten by Lens in French Ligue 1
Published: April 11, 2021
Terem Moffi continues to push for an invitation to the national team ahead of the World Cup qualifiers on the back of his fine form for Lorient. The left-footed striker got on the scoresheet at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday afternoon but it was futile with Lorient losing 4-1 to Lens on gameweek 32 in the Fre...
Man of the moment Onuachu scores 27th league goal of the season for Racing Genk
Published: April 11, 2021
Red-hot striker Paul Onuachu was on target as Racing Genk thrashed Sint-Truiden 4-0 in a Belgian First Division A clash at the Luminus Arena on Sunday afternoon. The former FC Midtjylland man is in the best form of his career for club and country as he has now netted 31 goals combined for Genk and the Super Eagles ...
James Maddison return: Leicester legend admits Rodgers to make key decision on Iheanacho
Published: April 11, 2021
Leicester City legend and club ambassador Gerry Taggart has admitted that manager Brendan Rodgers faces a selection headache before his side's meeting with West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Northern Irishman has one key decision to make, whether to retain Kelechi Iheanacho in the starting line...
'We're going there with a strategy' - Spartak's Moses ahead of derby against RPL's form team Lokomotiv
Published: April 11, 2021
Chelsea loanee Victor Moses believes Spartak Moscow have done their homework and is confident that they can take all three points when they face off with Lokomotiv Moscow in a Russian Premier League clash at the RZD Arena on Sunday, starting from 1700 hours. It sounds like a very ambitious target though, considering...
'He played really well' - West Ham teammate hails Odubeko for hat-trick vs Manchester United U23s
Published: April 11, 2021
West Ham United winger Amadou Diallo has praised Irish-Nigerian striker Mipo Odubeko following his hat-trick against Manchester United in a Premier League 2 clash on Friday night. Trailing 2-0 against a strong opponent, Odubeko secured a victory for the Hammers when he put the icing on the cake to make it 3-2 in th...
Osimhen costing more than Haaland : Serie A legend confident Nigerian will deliver for Napoli
Published: April 10, 2021
Former Lazio and Napoli striker Bruno Giordano, top scorer in the Serie A for the 1978-79 season, is confident that Victor Osimhen will deliver for Napoli in the long run. In truth, the Nigeria national teamer, who netted 18 goals for Lille last term, has had some teething problems in adjusting to the Serie A, scori...
Chelsea loanee Ugbo nets brace in Cercle Brugge's 3-0 rout of Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Published: April 10, 2021
Chelsea loanee Ike Ugbo was on target twice to help Cercle Brugge secure a comprehensive 3-0 win over Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the Belgian First Division A on Saturday, April 10. A minute before the interval, the Super Eagles hopeful managed to squeeze through some defenders and pushed the ball under goalkeeper Rafael...
Crotone's Simy two goals away from breaking Nigerian record held by ex-Blackburn striker Yakubu
Published: April 10, 2021
Super Eagles striker Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo was on target but could not prevent relegation candidates Crotone from losing 3-2 to Spezia in a Seria A match staged at the Stadio Alberto Picco (La Spezia) on Saturday. In doing so, Simy took his tally for the season to 16 goals from 30 appearances in the Italian top-f...
EFL: Barnsley's Dike, Luton's Adebayo, Bournemouth's Solanke, Wigan's Solomon-Otabor on target
Published: April 10, 2021
Four Nigeria-eligible strikers were on target for their respective clubs in the English Football League on Saturday, April 10. We begin at Oakwell, where Barnsley battled Middlesbrough. It finished 2-0 in favour of the home team - a victory that sees the Reds consolidate their fifth position in the table. With f...
Azeez involved in Arsenal's final training session before trip to Sheffield United
Published: April 10, 2021
Spanish-Anglo-Nigerian midfielder Miguel Azeez was involved in Arsenal's last training session before their trip to South Yorkshire, where they face relegation candidates Sheffield United in the Premier League. The official website of Arsenal has published the latest training images and the England youth internatio...
Dutch-Nigerian winger Ideho scores third goal in four games for Arsenal U18s in loss to Fulham
Published: April 10, 2021
Dutch-Nigerian winger Joel Ideho has been in descent goalscoring form for Arsenal U18s and continued his purple patch as the Gunners were beaten 3-1 by Fulham in the U18 Premier League on Saturday afternoon. After failing to score in nine straight games in all competitions, the former Ajax Amsterdam wonderkid has n...