Gift Orban named Europa Conference League POTW for the second time in 2023
Published: November 10, 2023
KAA Gent marksman Gift Orban has been voted the UEFA Europa Conference League Player of the Week following his brilliant performance against Breidablik Kópavogur on matchday four.    The 21-year-old saw off competition from Jason Svanþórsson, Dor Peretz and Faris Moumbagna who bagged two goals apiece for ...
Hat-tricks in 2023: Gift Orban outranks Haaland; Gent star doing better at his age than 21yo Messi, Ronaldo 
Published: November 10, 2023
According to Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, Gift Orban has scored more hat-tricks than Manchester City's goal machine Erling Haaland in 2023.   For the fifth time this calendar year, the Nigerian striker took the match ball home after netting three goals in Gent's 3-2 win over Breidablik Kópavogur...
Header, right foot, left foot: Gent striker Gift Orban nominated for UECL POTW after scoring perfect hat-trick 
Published: November 10, 2023
Gift Orban has been nominated for the Europa Conference League Player of the Week for matchday 4 played on Thursday night. The 21-year-old bagged a perfect hat-trick - header, right foot, left foot-  for Gent in their 3-2 win over Icelandic side Breiðablik which has put the Buffalos in a good position to qualify...
'Will reach his peak again' - Gent chairman backs Gift Orban to rediscover his best form 
Published: November 09, 2023
Gent Chairman Ivan De Witte is confident that Gift Orban will rediscover his prolific form after a tough start to the season that has seen him muster just 3 goals in the Jupiler Pro League. The Nigerian striker has struggled to hit the lofty heights he set last season when he arrived at the Ghelamco Arena which h...
Super Eagles CB Torunarigha says he has been watching Brazil's all-time top scorer to improve his game
Published: November 08, 2023
Jordan Torunarigha has revealed that he has been watching Brazil's all-time top scorer Neymar Júnior to improve his game offensively.  Known for his defensive prowess, the former Germany youth international is keen to add to his skillset to become an all-round defender. The 26-year-old is already showin...
'A club cannot destroy my career' - Gift Orban hits out at Gent in explosive interview after scoring
Published: November 06, 2023
In an explosive interview shortly after KAA Gent's 3-1 road win over Sporting Charleroi in the Jupiler Pro League on Sunday, 2023 Super Eagles invitee Gift Orban threatened to quit the Buffalo's if manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck does not give him more playing time.   Orban came off the bench in the 80th m...
'We were talking about a big transfer to England' - Ex-GK on out-of-form Tottenham-linked striker Gift Orban
Published: November 04, 2023
Former KAA Gent glovesman Wim De Coninck has highlighted that 2023 Super Eagles invitee Gift Orban has not been performing at his best, a few months after he was linked with a big-money move to Tottenham Hotspur.    Orban is no more guaranteed a starting berth at the Buffalos due to a dip in form and fitness ...
CAF Young POTY nominee Gift Orban returns to action after injury relapse
Published: November 02, 2023
On the same day he was nominated for the men's Young Player of the Year by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) ,Gift Orban returned to action as Gent advanced to the next round of the Croky Cup after a 3-1 win over Patro Eisden Maasmechelen.    Orban had been rated as doubtful to take to the pitc...
Gent striker Gift Orban suffers injury relapse ahead of Super Eagles squad announcement for WCQ 
Published: October 30, 2023
KAA Gent striker Gift Orban has suffered an injury relapse ahead of the Super Eagles squad announcement for the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.   Orban had climbed up the pecking order of potential invitees with forwards Victor Osimhen (Napoli) and Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) all ...
Ilenikhena becomes youngest player to score in two consecutive JPL matches since Romelu Lukaku 
Published: October 29, 2023
Royal Antwerp suffered their third defeat on the bounce on Sunday afternoon, losing 2-1 to Club Brugge in a Jupiler Pro League game staged at the Jan-Breydel-Stadion with three Super Eagles-eligible players in action.   Nigeria international Raphael Onyedika and Alhassan Yusuf went the distance for their respe...
Gift Orban ends 578-minute goal drought as Gent thrash Breidablik in UECL 
Published: October 26, 2023
2023 Super Eagles invitee Gift Orban rediscovered his scoring touch on Thursday evening after finding the net during Gent's 5-0 rout of Breidablik Kópavogur on matchday three of the Europa Conference League, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.   Orban had gone nine matches in a row in all competitions without ...
Yusuf scores first Champions League goal, makes Antwerp coach not to regret decision to hand him start
Published: October 25, 2023
Belgian champions Antwerp remain without a point in the halfway stage of the UEFA Champions League after losing 4-1 to Porto in a matchday three clash at the Bosuilstadion (Deurne) on Wednesday night.   Just as was suggested in the build-up to the game, the absence of injured Mandela Keita paved the way for Ni...
'Knows exactly what to do' - Antwerp coach reveals Yusuf is certainly an option to replace injured Keita
Published: October 25, 2023
Speaking at the pre-match press conference before Antwerp's UEFA Champions League meeting with Porto, manager Mark van Bommel confirmed that Alhassan Yusuf is 'certainly one of the options' to replace Belgium international Mandela Keita.    Mark van Bommel will not be able to count on the services...
Worst goal drought of his career: Gent's Gift Orban no longer the most valuable player in Jupiler Pro League
Published: October 23, 2023
KAA Gent center forward Gift Orban is no longer the most valuable player in Belgium's Jupiler Pro League after the latest update by transfer news and statistics website Transfermarkt on Monday, October 23.    Royal Antwerp's central midfielder Arthur Vermeeren has knocked Orban off top spot to become ...
Torunarigha called back from dressing room after red card downgraded to yellow: Super Eagles CB reacts 
Published: October 23, 2023
KAA Gent suffered their first defeat in this season's Jupiler Pro League on Sunday, losing 2-0 to Cercle Brugge at Jan-Breydel-Stadion. Second half goals from Leonardo Lopes and Kévin Denkey secured a win for the home team.   Fresh from making his full debut for the Super Eagles, former Germany undera...