Arsenal loanee Okonkwo to undergo further examinations to determine severity of jaw injury 
Published: December 04, 2023
Arsenal-owned goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo has booked an appointment with a specialist in order to determine the severity of the jaw injury he suffered during the first half of Wrexham's League Two meeting with Harrogate Town on Tuesday, November 28.   The Hale End Academy graduate played through the pain ba...
'Ministry played a role in that employment' - Sports Minister confirms Peseiro's future will be determined after AFCON 
Published: December 04, 2023
Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh has confirmed that the future of Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro will be determined after the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.    Based on the pronouncement of the Sports Minister, Peseiro will be in the Nigeria dugout during the upcoming tournament in Ivory Coast amid calls...
Penalty or no penalty? Italy and Inter Milan great Bergomi has his say on incident involving Osimhen
Published: December 04, 2023
Inter Milan showed why they are favourites for the Scudetto on Sunday night at the Diego Maradona Stadium with a statement 3-0 win over Napoli but there was a touch of controversy to some refereeing decisions.    Napoli manager Walter Mazzarri skipped the post-match press conference as he wanted to avoid maki...
Super Eagles-eligible winger joins Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham stars in BBC's PL TOTW 
Published: December 04, 2023
BBC football pundit Garth Crooks has revealed his standout performers for the Premier League games played at the weekend, with a Nigeria-eligible player making the cut.    Italy U21 international of Nigerian descent, Luca Koleosho has been selected in the BBC Team of the Week on the back of his outstanding dis...
Gift Orban shows he's more than a goalscorer in Gent's 2-2 draw with Genk 
Published: December 04, 2023
Gift Orban showed that he is more than a  goalscorer during Gent's 2-2 draw with Genk at the Cegeka Arena in a Jupiler Pro League encounter on Sunday. While the talented forward didn't get on the scoresheet in the clash, he demonstrated another facet of his game. According to statistics from Gent'...
Fifa U17 World Cup: Germany's Brunner follows in the footsteps of Iheanacho; Ruberto emulates Osimhen
Published: December 04, 2023
Germany forward Paris Brunner has won the Golden Ball award of the 2023 Fifa U17 World Cup following the conclusion of the tournament in Indonesia on Saturday, December 2.   The Borussia Dortmund starlet mustered five goals and provided an assist in seven appearances at the tournament including a brace in Germa...
Chukwuemeka sends message to Colwill as England defender scores first-ever goal for Chelsea
Published: December 04, 2023
Super Eagles-eligible midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka has sent a message to Levi Colwill after the England defender netted his first-ever goal for Chelsea.   Colwill opened his goalscoring account for the two-time European champions in their 3-2 win over Brighton & Hove  at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon on ...
Boniface ends 518-minute Bundesliga goal drought to help Bayer Leverkusen remain unbeaten 
Published: December 03, 2023
Victor Boniface saved Bayer Leverkusen from defeat at the BayArena on Sunday evening after netting a crucial equalizer in their 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund.    The Nigeria international was on a bad run of form in the Bundesliga alone before the visit of Borussia Dortmund, having failed to find the back of ...
Udogie features in six-goal thriller between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur 
Published: December 03, 2023
Honours were even in a drama-filled game between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday evening.    Italy international of Nigerian descent, Destiny Udogie slotted in at left-back in what was his 12th start from a possible fourteen in the Premier League.  South Korean stri...
Nigerian player scores against Scottish champions Celtic for the second matchday running 
Published: December 03, 2023
A Nigerian player has scored against Scottish Premiership champions Celtic for the second matchday running.    Norwich City-reared winger Diallang Jaiyesimi was on the scoresheet as St. Johnstone were beaten 3-1 by the Hoops at McDiarmid Park on Sunday afternoon.    By finding the net, Jaiyesimi fo...
Transfer guru Romano tells Chelsea what to do in order to tempt Napoli to sell Osimhen in January
Published: December 03, 2023
Transfer market specialist Fabrizio Romano has told Chelsea what can be done to lure Victor Osimhen away from Napoli in the January transfer window.   It is not news that Stamford Bridge outfit have the Nigerian forward as first choice in their search for a proven striker.   Despite bolstering their attac...
'It was a big moment for me' - Super Eagles striker reacts after first goal in West Brom colours 
Published: December 03, 2023
Super Eagles forward Josh Maja has expressed his happiness after opening his goal-scoring account for West Brom.   The one-cap Nigeria international scored his first goal for the Baggies in their 2-1 loss to Kelechi Iheanacho's Leicester City yesterday at the Hawthorns in an English Championship encounter. ...
'He's often in the right place' - 1988 European Championship winner Kieft praises Ajax super-sub Akpom 
Published: December 03, 2023
Wim Kieft, a member of the Netherlands squad that won the 1988 European Championship, has praised Chuba Akpom for his goal-poacher instincts but at the same time, the former Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven star reckons that the Nigerian striker is not on the same level as Brian Brobbey.   After struggling in ...
'The penalty was unnecessary' - Hoffenheim star Akpoguma rues late loss to Borussia Monchengladbach
Published: December 03, 2023
TSG Hoffenheim central defender Kevin Akpoguma has admitted that his side conceded unnecessary goals during their 2-1 defeat to Borussia Mönchengladbach in a German Bundesliga match held at Stadion im Borussia-Park on Saturday.   After a goalless first half, Alassane Plea dusted himself down and converted the ...
Umar Sadiq steals the headlines again with another long-range beauty to salvage point for Real Sociedad 
Published: December 03, 2023
Less than a week after ending a goal drought that lasted for 449 days, Umar Sadiq stole the headlines again after scoring another spectacular goal for Real Sociedad in their La Liga meeting with CA Osasuna at the Estadio El Sadar (Pamplona) on Saturday night.    The 2016 Olympics bronze medalist is beginning t...