'I liked Udogie like crazy' - Pundit raves about the performance of Tottenham LB despite Italy's loss to England
Published: October 19, 2023
The director of TMW Radio Marco Piccari has praised Super Eagles-eligible defender Destiny Udogie for his performance during Italy's 2024 European Championship qualifier against England at Wembley on Tuesday, October 17.   Udogie was in action for 63 minutes as the four-time champions were beaten 3-1 by th...
'Right close to the end of the window' - Arsenal GK Okonkwo reveals how his move to Wrexham came about
Published: October 19, 2023
Nigerian goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo has confirmed that he agreed a loan move to Football League club Wrexham at the tail end of the summer transfer window.    The Hale End Academy graduate switched to Wrexham on a temporary basis in search of regular game time, something that manager Mikel Arteta could not offe...
Conquering pre-competition jitters: Tips for athletes
Published: October 19, 2023
Even the top athletes in the world can get nervous when they’re getting ready for a competition. In fact, one of the biggest differences between top performers and middle-of-the-road players is not talent. It’s the ability to perform under pressure when these jitters are at their worst.    People who are no...
MLS player salaries: Messi earns 16 times more than Nigeria's highest paid player Nwobodo (full list) 
Published: October 18, 2023
Major League Soccer's Players Association has revealed the salary information for all MLS players under contract as of September 15, 2023 with the players salaries broken down into current annualized base salary and annualized average guaranteed compensation.   Argentina's World Cup-winning captain, L...
Super Eagles midfielder Ndidi jointly wins Leicester City Goal of the Month for September 
Published: October 18, 2023
Wilfred Ndidi has won the Leicester City Goal of the Month for September alongside Stephy Mavididi.   The Nigerian midfielder and his English counterpart won 26% of the votes cast to beat other competitors. It was Ndidi's strike against Southampton that was deemed the joint-best goal scored by any Leicest...
AC Milan reveal why Chukwueze was not named in Super Eagles matchday squad v Mozambique
Published: October 18, 2023
AC Milan have revealed exactly why Samuel Chukwueze was not named in Nigeria's matchday squad in Monday's friendly against Mozambique.    According to AC Milan's official website, the 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup winner suffered a left hamstring injury while away on international duty, thus ruling him ou...
'Ibra had the same problem' - Orthopedic doctor reveals possible return date for Osimhen
Published: October 18, 2023
Matteo Vitali, orthopedic doctor at the Orthopedics and Traumatology Unit of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, has predicted that Victor Osimhen will be on the sidelines for a minimum of one month.    Osimhen was excused from Nigeria's most recent friendly against Mozambique after suffering an injury dur...
Sporting director cites Bellingham as he explains why Borussia Dortmund missed out on Boniface
Published: October 18, 2023
Borussia Dortmund's Sporting Director Sebastian Kehl has revealed the reason behind not signing Victor Boniface in the last transfer window.   As previously reported, the Black and Yellows were offered the opportunity to sign the Super Eagles forward but passed up the opportunity. One of the reasons cit...
UWCL: PSG reveal provisional squad to face Man Utd with Super Falcons star included 
Published: October 18, 2023
Paris Saint-Germain Féminine have revealed their provisional squad for Wednesday's big UEFA Women's Champions League clash with Manchester United.   Super Falcons defender Nicole Payne is among the twenty-five players selected by manager Jocelyn Prêcheur for the visit of the Red Devils.    Pay...
Chelsea midfielder Chukwuemeka rated touch-and-go for visit of Arsenal
Published: October 18, 2023
Chelsea's medical team are assessing the fitness of Carney Chukwuemeka ahead of the Blues' encounter with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on matchday 9 of the Premier League on Saturday.   According to Evening Standard, the Anglo-Nigerian midfielder is said to have felt some pain in his knee upon returning to...
History-maker: Tottenham's Nigeria-eligible LB Udogie enters the record books after debut for Italy 
Published: October 18, 2023
Tottenham Hotspur's Nigeria-eligible defender Destiny Udogie entered the record books after making his debut for Italy's national team in a 2024 European Championship qualifying match against Malta this past weekend.   Udogie made his first appearance for the four-time world champions when he came off t...
The GK who will save Super Eagles: Peseiro admits it will be tough convincing Freiburg star to switch allegiance
Published: October 18, 2023
Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro has admitted that it will be difficult to convince SC Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu to switch his international allegiance from Germany to Nigeria.    The Portuguese football tactician has a goalkeeping crisis on his hands ahead of the start of the 2026 World Cup qualifier...
'He was better in Feyenoord than here' - New Rangers boss admits he's familiar with Dessers
Published: October 17, 2023
Rangers' new boss Philippe Clement has admitted that he is familiar with Cyriel Dessers who has not had the best of starts in Scotland.  The Super Eagles forward has scored just one goal in the Scottish Premiership and lost his place in the starting XI under his former manager Michael Beale.   Dessers...
Former Germany youth teamer reacts to making his debut for Super Eagles against Mozambique 
Published: October 17, 2023
Former Germany youth teamer Jordan Torunarigha has taken to social media to react to making his debut for the Nigerian national team in a friendly against Mozambique on Monday evening.   The KAA Gent central defender can only represent the Super Eagles at international level after Fifa approved his change of as...
Search for a reliable goalkeeper ahead of AFCON: Nigeria should approach Arsenal's Hale End product
Published: October 17, 2023
Ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers next month and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in January, the Super Eagles goalkeeping department does not inspire confidence. Despite his shaky performances, Francis Uzoho seems to be good enough for José Peseiro and the rest of the coaching crew.   However, if Niger...