Nigeria manager Rohr ready to make himself available to coach French club Bordeaux
Published: April 19, 2021
Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has revealed that he is ready to make himself available to coach French Ligue 1 club Bordeaux despite being contracted to the Nigeria Football Federation. Rohr is Bordeaux's record appearance holder in the French Ligue 1 over the past fifty years with 352 appearances made before hanging ...
Kehinde's hat-trick sees Umraniyespor edge Ankaraspor in seven-goal Turkish Ist Lig thriller
Published: April 19, 2021
In an extraordinary clash at the Umraniye Belediyesi Sehir Stadi on Monday, Nigerian center forward Lanre Kehinde bagged a hat-trick to help Umraniyespor defeat Ankaraspor 4-3 on gameweek 31 in the Turkish 1st League. The home team found themselves two goals down inside 30 minutes with Marcus Pedersen and Erdem Ceti...
'A bit weird' - Everton winger Iwobi highlights the difference between Nigeria and England invitation letters
Published: April 19, 2021
Everton winger Alex Iwobi has confessed that he didn't take it seriously when he was first called up to the Nigeria national team because the invitation letter was not professionally written. The Hale End Academy graduate racked up eleven appearances in total for England's U16, U17 and U18 teams before switching hi...
'Levante gave him space' - Ex-Barcelona star discusses Chukwueze's brilliant display
Published: April 19, 2021
In a very eventful La Liga game at the Ciutat de València on Sunday, Apil 18, Samuel Chukwueze was outstanding as Villarreal registered an impressive 5-1 road win against Levante. Villarreal had an early chance to open the scoring in the seventh minute but Chukwueze was denied by a brilliant save from goalkeeper Ait...
Genk goal machine Onuachu reveals the real reason he was substituted against Antwerp
Published: April 19, 2021
Racing Genk goal machine Paul Onuachu has suggested that he was replaced midway through the second half against Royal Antwerp because he was struggling with an injury. It had seemed manager John van den Brom replaced his top scorer to potentially avoid him picking up his fifth caution of the season. Onuachu was ...
'Chelsea's Nigerian fans love me' - Leicester's man of the moment Iheanacho ahead of FA Cup final
Published: April 19, 2021
Leicester City will meet Chelsea in the final of the Emirates FA Cup on May 15 after beating Southampton 1-0 at Wembley on Sunday evening. Red-hot striker Kelechi Iheanacho scored the all-important goal for the Foxes, putting away the rebound after his first shot was blocked following brilliant work from Jamie Vard...
Ahmed Musa Rejoins Kano Pillars For A Short-Term Deal
Published: April 19, 2021
Goals and assists aside, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing a little bit of reunion in sports. On April 13, Kano Pillars officially confirmed that former Leicester City star and current Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has made a comeback to the Sai Masu Gida for the remainder of the 2020-21 NPFL. Due to...
Chelsea's top-scoring loanee Ugbo on target for the third league game running
Published: April 19, 2021
Super Eagles hopeful Ike Ugbo was on target in the Belgian First Division A as Cercle Brugge were held to a 1-1 draw by KV Oostende at the Diaz Arena on Sunday. Manager Yves Vanderhaeghe's men took the lead three minutes after the restart thanks to a goal from the Chelsea loanee. Ugbo tapped in from close range a...
Chukwueze's first La Liga brace inspires Villarreal to big win against Levante
Published: April 18, 2021
Samuel Chukwueze boosted his chances of being named in Villarreal's starting lineup for their important games ahead after bagging a brace in their 5-1 rout of Levante in a La Liga clash at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia on Sunday evening. The victory took the Yellow Submarine to 49 points in the Spanish top-flight a...
Leicester boss lauds Iheanacho but identifies two areas of his game that were lacking against Saints
Published: April 18, 2021
Kelechi Iheanacho continued his rich vein of form since the start of March by netting the game-winner for Leicester City in their 1-0 win against Southampton in the Emirates FA Cup on Sunday. With his 55th minute strike, the Nigeria international took his tally for the season to 15 goals, breaking his personal singl...
'He's a great player' - Match-winner Iheanacho hails strike partner Vardy after scoring vs Southampton
Published: April 18, 2021
Kelechi Iheanacho, who has scored goals after goals in recent weeks, has fired Leicester City to the final of the Emirates FA Cup following their 1-0 victory over Southampton at Wembley on Sunday evening.   The Taye Academy product and fellow Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi put in a solid 90-minute shift for the ...
Tottenham's Etete scores consolation goal vs Chelsea U23, four days after training with first team
Published: April 18, 2021
Kion Etete was on target for Tottenham Hotspur but could not prevent the north London club from losing 4-1 to Chelsea in a Premier League 2 match on Sunday afternoon. Several players of Nigerian descent were given minutes at Hotspur Way Training Centre (London), with Etete, goalkeeper Joshua Oluwayemi and Tobi Omole...
Newcastle legend Shearer has his say on big chance missed by Maja in first half vs Arsenal
Published: April 18, 2021
English Premier League all-time top scorer Alan Shearer has had his say on Josh Maja's missed scoring opportunity during the first half of Fulham's 1-1 draw against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon. In the 21st minute, the Cottagers were close to taking the lead when a deflected shot landed on the...
Fulham's Maja on the verge of being match winner but Arsenal score 97th minute equaliser
Published: April 18, 2021
Bordeaux loanee Josh Maja was on the verge of being the match winner but Fulham suffered a cruel blow, drawing 1-1 with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Fulham manager Scott Parker included the Super Eagles striker, Ola Aina, Tosin Adarabioyo and fit-again Ademola Lookman in the starting lineup,...
FA Cup : Southampton hero reckons Tella could cause Leicester City problems at Wembley
Published: April 18, 2021
Former Southampton star Francis Benali reckons Nathan Tella has the quality to cause problems to Leicester City's backline in Sunday evening's Emirates FA Cup clash at Wembley. Aged 21, Tella has impressed for Southampton in recent weeks so much so that manager Ralph Hasenhuttl continues to give him minutes in the P...