Glasgow Rangers' trio, Leicester, Watford, Everton stars named in Nigeria squad for 2022 WCQ
Published: September 30, 2021
The Nigeria Football Federation have announced a 23-man roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Central African Republic. The squad unveiled on Thursday morning contains three goalkeepers, nine defenders, five midfielders and six strikers. Promising Glasgow Rangers left-back Calvin Bassey h...
Two Nigerian internationals ruled out of Leicester City's Europa League clash against Legia Warsaw
Published: September 29, 2021
Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers will not be able to count on the services of Nigeria internationals Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi when his side face Polish giants Legia Warsaw at the Marshall Józef Piłsudski's Municipal Stadium  on Thursday evening.   It was known beforehand that Ndidi was not available ...
'He's doing fantastically well' - Arsenal invincible predicts Osimhen next Nigerian APOTY winner
Published: September 29, 2021
Arsenal legend and member of the Invincibles team, Nwankwo Kanu has predicted that Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is the next Nigerian player to win the prestigious African Footballer of the Year. Super Eagles fans have waited more than 21 years for a Nigerian player to win the APOTY award, with Kanu the last Nigeri...
'They have the best players' - Kanu boasts present Super Eagles 'can do more than' 1996 Dream Team
Published: September 29, 2021
Former Super Eagles captain Nwankwo Kanu has passed a vote of confidence on the ability of the present Nigeria squad to attain glorious heights, claiming that the Gernot Rohr-led side can do more than the original Dream Team that won the 1996 Olympic Football Tournament in Atlanta. Papilo stated this at the ...
CAR coach confirms French-born striker compared to Frei, Seferovic is in squad to face Nigeria
Published: September 29, 2021
Central African Republic manager Raoul Savoy has confirmed that Neuchâtel Xamax attacker Louis Mafouta has been included on his roster for the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria. Born in Beaumont-sur-Oise, France 27 years ago, Mafouta opted to pledge his international future to Central African Rep...
'They beat our rivals Celtic' - Rangers ace Aribo highlights the pedigree of Sparta Prague
Published: September 29, 2021
Joe Aribo has built up a lot of European experience since moving to Glasgow Rangers from Charlton Athletic in July 2019.  Everything is pointing to the fact that the versatile midfielder will make his 29th appearance for the Light Blues in European competitions on Thursday evening after he was selected for media duti...
Will Chukwueze play against Man Utd? Villarreal boss has an update on Super Eagles star
Published: September 28, 2021
Villarreal coach Unai Emery faced the cameras on Tuesday afternoon before his side's Champions League clash against Manchester United and provided an update on the fitness of his squad during the media briefing.  As envisaged, the former Arsenal manager has confirmed that he will not be able to count on the services ...
Pundit tips Osimhen to become a world class striker like Spurs, Chelsea, Real Madrid stars, 2 others
Published: September 28, 2021
Victor Osimhen has been tipped to become a world class striker like Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane, Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku, Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski and Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland. Respected Italian-born ESPN pundit Gabriele Marcotti believes the Nigeria international ...
Chukwueze awaiting green light from Villarreal medics ahead of Manchester United clash
Published: September 28, 2021
Samuel Chukwueze is still awaiting green light from Villarreal's medical team ahead of the Champions League group stage match against Manchester United at Old Trafford.   The latest Villarreal training video suggests that the Nigeria international participated in Monday's workout held at the Ciutat Esportiva de M...
Team of the Week honours for Glasgow Rangers duo, Genk's Onuachu and Sutton Utd's Ajiboye
Published: September 27, 2021
Four Nigerian players have been included in the Team of the Week for their respective leagues by football statistics website Whoscored following their outstanding performance in the last round of matches. Glasgow Rangers duo Joe Aribo and Calvin Bassey have been named in the Scottish Premiership Team of the Week af...
Brighton starlet, who models his game after Van Dijk & Kyle Walker, open to representing Nigeria
Published: September 27, 2021
Brighton & Hove defender Odeluga Offiah has not yet decided the country he would pledge his international allegiance to and clarified that he is not eligible to represent the Ghanaian national team. The 18-year-old can suit up for the Super Eagles through his mom and dad, who originally hail from Nigeria, and Engla...
Ex-Scotland star of Nigerian descent sings the praises of Glasgow Rangers midfielder Aribo
Published: September 27, 2021
Retired Scotland international of Nigerian descent Chris Iwelumo sang the praises of Joe Aribo after Glasgow Rangers' 1-0 win over Dundee in a Scottish Premiership clash on Saturday. The Super Eagles midfielder has shown that he can be relied on for goals and assists in recent matches, notching three (2 goals, 1 as...
Osimhen is on fire : Napoli striker scores for fourth game in a row, wins penalty vs Cagliari
Published: September 26, 2021
Victor Osimhen was the star performer for Napoli as they registered a 2-0 win over Cagliari in a Serie A match at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples on Sunday night. Despite drawing the eyes and attention of the Cagliari defenders, Osimhen once again showed why Napoli paid big bucks to sign him from Lille f...
Super Eagles star Simon opens account for the season but Nantes are roundly beaten by Reims
Published: September 26, 2021
Moses Simon opened his account for the 2021-2022 season but his goal was in vain as Nantes were roundly beaten 3-1 by Reims in a French Ligue 1 match staged at Stade Auguste-Delaune II on Sunday afternoon. The Super Eagles winger has been in great form in terms of assists this season but had not managed to find the...
'Enjoyed it' - Super sub Dessers reacts after first goal at Feyenoord home ground
Published: September 26, 2021
Cyriel Dessers is proving his worth to Feyenoord following his loan move from Racing Genk on transfer deadline day. By scoring in the 92nd minute in the crazy game against NEC Nijmegen on Saturday night, it took his goal involvement to three (2 goals, 1 assist) in three appearances as a substitute in the Dutch Eredv...