NFF hand call-up to NPFL star to replace Omeruo as Leganes decide to follow Almeria's lead
Published: March 20, 2021
Spanish Segunda Division club Leganes have reneged on a previous agreement with the Nigeria Football Federation and have decided not to release their central defender Kenneth Omeruo for the Super Eagles' upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches with the Republic of Benin and Lesotho. Speaking at a press con...
Promotion-chasing Almeria inform Sadiq Umar not to report for Super Eagles duty
Published: March 19, 2021
Promotion-chasing Spanish Segunda Division club Almeria issued a statement on Friday, informing Umar Sadiq not to honour his invitation to the Super Eagles for the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Lesotho. Almeria have argued that their top scorer will not be r...
Leganes permit Omeruo to report for international duty as center back recovers from injury
Published: March 19, 2021
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday before CD Leganes' LaLiga SmartBank clash against CF Fuenlabrada in Butarque, coach Asier Garitano has confirmed that the club have permitted Kenneth Omeruo to link up with the Nigeria squad for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and L...
Europa League : Slavia Prague star Olayinka reacts after scoring against Rangers
Published: March 19, 2021
Peter Olayinka was delighted to get on the scoresheet as Slavia Prague moved into the quarterfinals of the Europa League with a 2-0 win over Glasgow Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. Fourteen minutes into the contest, the Nigeria international opened the scoring with a header on the near post after a lovely ball in whipped...
Olayinka on target, Balogun sent off as Rangers are beaten 3-1 on aggregate by Slavia Prague
Published: March 18, 2021
Scottish champions Glasgow Rangers have crashed out of the Europa League with a 3-1 loss on aggregate to Czech side Slavia Prague at the Ibrox Stadium on Thursday night.  Super Eagles winger Peter Olayinka passed a late fitness test to be included in Slavia's starting lineup, while Rangers pair Leon Balogun and Joe Ar...
Ex-Nigeria U23 winger provides assist as Dinamo Zagreb send Tottenham out of Europa League
Published: March 18, 2021
Former Nigeria U23 international Iyayi Believe Atiemwen helped Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb pull off a shock 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur to advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night. The 25-year-old came off the bench to replace Kristijan Jakić with fifteen minutes left on the ...
Republic of Ireland move to beat Nigeria to Bazunu as Man City-owned GK earns first senior call up
Published: March 18, 2021
The Football Association of Ireland are aiming to finally beat their Nigeria counterparts to the services of Manchester City loanee Gavin Bazunu. Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has named a 29-man squad for the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifying matches, with the Rochdale goalkeeper making the cut. Th...
'An immeasurable talent' - Bologna Technical Director Sabatini tips Osimhen to play at highest level
Published: March 18, 2021
Bologna Technical Director Walter Sabatini is backing Victor Osimhen to play at the highest level of European football provided that he remains injury-free. Signed from Lille for a club record fee of 70 million euros last summer, the Napoli striker has struggled in his first season in Italy as a result of fitness i...
Okoye to seek advice from Rohr about transfer to Ajax; English, Italian, Belgian clubs also interested
Published: March 18, 2021
Sparta Rotterdam glovesman Maduka Okoye will hold talks with manager Gernot Rohr during this month's international break about a potential move to Eredivisie powerhouse Ajax Amsterdam in the summer transfer window.   Ajax are in the market for a goalkeeper as they will be without first-choice keeper André Onana unti...
Slavia Prague striker Olayinka to undergo late fitness test before Glasgow Rangers clash
Published: March 17, 2021
Slavia Prague manager Jindrich Trpisovsky has confirmed that Peter Olayinka will undergo a late fitness test before their Europa League encounter with Scottish champions Glasgow Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on Thursday night. The Nigeria international picked up an injury during the first leg last week and missed the le...
Super Eagles AFCONQ Squad : Genk's Onuachu, Galatasaray's Onyekuru Replace French-based duo
Published: March 17, 2021
The Nigeria Football Federation confirmed on Wednesday that Bordeaux star Samuel Kalu and Nantes winger Moses Simon are unlikely to travel to Africa for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Lesotho. French clubs are set to block African players from representing th...
Rangers center-back Balogun says he's forbidden to mention Celtic; considers return to Germany
Published: March 17, 2021
Nigeria international center-back Leon Balogun has sensationally revealed that he is forbidden to mention Celtic's name ever since he linked up with Glasgow Rangers.   The two most successful clubs in Scotland, Rangers and Celtic have a heated rivalry and the Old Firm derby is one of the hotly-contested and complicat...
Confirmed : Nantes block Moses Simon from Super Eagles duty against Benin, Lesotho
Published: March 17, 2021
Through a press release published on their official website on Wednesday, French Ligue 1 side Nantes have confirmed that Nigeria international Moses Simon will not be reporting for international duty next week in Lagos, Nigeria. The winger has been named in the Super Eagles squad for the Africa Cup of Nations quali...
Benin to announce squad for AFCONQ vs Nigeria and Sierra Leone on Thursday
Published: March 16, 2021
The Benin Football Federation have confirmed that national team coach Michel Dussuyer will announce his roster for this month's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Nigeria and Sierra Leone on March 18. The squad announcement was earlier scheduled to hold today but it was postponed to Thursday, starting fro...
Rangers midfielder Aribo named Nigeria's most successful player between March 15, 2020 and March 10, 2021
Published: March 16, 2021
In its latest post, CIES Football Observatory has highlighted the footballers who have won the highest percentage of domestic league matches in which they participated as starting 11 players since 15th March 2020. Only players who started at least 20 games in their current league (regular season or play-off matches...