'Bundesliga is stronger than RPL' - Ex-CSKA star on Ejuke's possible move to Hertha BSC
Published: July 01, 2022
Former CKSA Moscow midfielder Alexander Grishin says he understands the decision of Nigeria winger Chidera Ejuke to swap the Russian Premier League for the German Bundesliga.   Hertha Berlin are on the verge of announcing the signing of the Super Eagles star who has agreed personal terms with the capital outfit....
Lookman offered new lifeline by RB Leipzig boss as winger resumes pre-season training next week
Published: June 29, 2022
Manager Domenico Tedesco is reportedly willing to offer Ademola Lookman a lifeline at RB Leipzig.   The Nigeria international was declared surplus to requirements in back-to-back seasons, leading to loan spells at English top-flight teams Fulham and Leicester City.   RB Leipzig planned to sell Lookman thi...
Man City stand to earn N5 billion from the sale of Nigeria-eligible winger to Bayer Leverkusen
Published: June 28, 2022
Bayer Leverkusen are in search of a winger to bolster the striking department and are reportedly working on a deal to sign Manchester City's England U19 international of Nigerian descent Samuel Edozie.   The German Bundesliga side have turned their attention to the Anglo-Nigerian starlet after a move for Sha...
Arsenal icon Lehmann admits he knows Balogun but explains why he's backing Frankfurt to beat Rangers
Published: May 18, 2022
Arsenal Invincible Jens Lehmann has admitted that he knows Rangers' German-born Nigeria international Leon Balogun but looking at the bigger picture, he is rooting for Eintracht Frankfurt to beat their Scottish opponents in Wednesday's Europa League showpiece in Seville.   Balogun played for six differen...
Taiwo Awoniyi brace fires Union Berlin into Europa League
Published: May 14, 2022
Taiwo Awoniyi fired Union Berlin into next season's Europa League as he netted a brace to help the capital outfit seal a hard-fought 3-2 win over Bochum in a German Bundesliga clash staged at Stadion An der Alten Försterei in Berlin on Saturday afternoon.   Prior to today's fixture, Union Berlin already...
Super Eagles defender preparing to bid farewell to German club Paderborn
Published: May 05, 2022
Super Eagles left-back Jamilu Collins is preparing to bid farewell to German 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn 07.   Paderborn Managing Director Fabian Wohlgemuth has confirmed that Collins will be moving on to pastures new in the summer.   The 27-year-old has entered the final two months of his contract wi...
'Aribo did a great job' - RB Leipzig boss does not expect Rangers to be weakened by absence of Morelos, Roofe
Published: April 27, 2022
RB Leipzig manager Domenico Tedesco faced the media on Wednesday ahead of his side's Europa League semifinal clash against Glasgow Rangers and one of the topics he touched on was the unavailability of strikers Kemar Roofe and Alfredo Morelos. Roofe is not at the disposal of Giovanni van Bronckhorst due to a knee in...
Union Berlin's Awoniyi overtakes Eintracht Frankfurt hero Okocha in Bundesliga scoring charts
Published: April 17, 2022
Union Berlin have climbed to sixth in the German Bundesliga table after a 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt at An der Alten Försterei on Easter Sunday. The capital outfit broke the deadlock in the seventeenth minute when Taiwo Awoniyi held off challenges from Martin Hinteregger and Evan N’Dicka and fired past the ...
Ex-Golden Eaglet assistant coach hails NNL striker scouted by Atletico Madrid, Dortmund in January
Published: April 08, 2022
Former Golden Eaglets' assistant coach Bunmi Haruna has lauded striker Emmanuel Ihezuo after he won City FC of Abuja's player of the month for March, 2022. Ihezuo was in Spain in January where he was scouted by legendary Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone, Borussia Dortmund and a host of clubs from Belgium.Emma...
Super Eagles striker makes Union Berlin history with goal vs Cologne; also shatters personal record
Published: April 02, 2022
Union Berlin have moved up to seventh in the German Bundesliga table following a 1-0 win over Kingsley Ehizibue's FC Cologne at An der Alten Försterei on Friday night.  In a keenly contested first half that ended goalless, the visitors dominated possession in Berlin, but Nigeria international Taiwo Awoniyi had a cha...
Super Eagles striker second fastest player in Bundesliga clash between Bayern and Union Berlin
Published: March 20, 2022
Nigeria international Taiwo Awoniyi was ranked the second fastest player during the German Bundesliga clash between Bayern Munich and Union Berlin on Saturday evening. The Union Berlin striker was recorded at a speed 34.74km/h during the clash at Allianz Arena, corresponding to the 27th round of matches in the top-f...
Hoffenheim starlet scouted by Rohr leaning towards representing Germany rather than Nigeria
Published: March 17, 2022
Red-hot Hoffenheim youth teamer Uche Destiny Obiogumu is leaning towards representing Germany at international level rather than Nigeria where he was born, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The German Football Association have made the first move to cap him by naming the talented winger on the standby list for their U18...
German-born 2017 Super Eagles invitee ruled out for the season after tearing his ACL
Published: March 16, 2022
2017 Super Eagles invitee Noah Sarenren Bazee will miss the remainder of the current season, FC Augsburg informed on Wednesday evening. The German-born winger got injured in training today and tests later confirmed that he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. Bazee has struggled with injur...
Report : Nigeria reignite interest in Hamburg's ex-Germany U20 center-back
Published: March 14, 2022
The Nigeria Football Federation have reportedly reignited their interest in talented Hamburg central defender Jonas David. The 22-year-old is provisionally cap-tied to his country of birth, Germany, having played competitive matches for their U19 national team during the 2019 U19 Euro qualifiers, and has also represen...
Awoniyi continues career-best scoring season after taking and netting first ever Bundesliga penalty
Published: March 12, 2022
Former Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi continued his career-best scoring season with another goal for Union Berlin in a 1-1 draw with VfB Stuttgart in a Bundesliga match at Stadion An der Alten Försterei on Saturday.  When he found the net against his former club Mainz 05 on February 26, the 2013 U17 World Cup winne...