Lookman wins award in Italy ahead of Super Eagles 2025 Afcon qualifier against Libya
Published: October 13, 2024
Ademola Lookman has won an award in Italy ahead of Nigeria's upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Libya's Mediterranean Knights.The Charlton Athletic academy product and his international teammates flew out to Benghazi on Sunday, two days before the matchday four fixture. Europa League holders ...
Atalanta boss reveals why Lookman should win the Ballon d'Or ahead of Vinicius Jr, Rodri, Bellingham, Yamal
Published: October 12, 2024
Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini has expressed strong support for Ademola Lookman, backing the Nigerian forward to clinch the prestigious Ballon d'Or ahead of the top contenders.In September, Ademola Lookman was nominated as one of the 30 contenders for the 2024 Ballon d'Or, recognizing his significant contributio...
'Udinese wanted N26.6b' - Super Eagles GK Okoye reveals why dream move to Inter Milan fell through
Published: October 09, 2024
Maduka Okoye has explained why a dream move to Italian Serie A champions Inter Milan did not materialize in the summer transfer window. The Super Eagles goalkeeper has suggested that Inter Milan were priced out of a move, with Udinese demanding a fee of fifteen million euros (approximately N26.6 billion). After the B...
Team of the Week honours for Atalanta's Lookman, Dundee United's Adegboyega
Published: October 07, 2024
Football statistics website Whoscored.com has unveiled its Team of the Week for the Italian Serie A and Scottish Premiership.Ademola Lookman has been included in a Serie A Team of the Week dominated by Atalanta, who have contributed five players to the Best XI.Joining Lookman as the Atalanta representatives are: Marten...
Who is Honest Ahanor? The youngest Nigerian player to feature in Europe's top 5 leagues this season
Published: October 07, 2024
Genoa defender Honest Ahanor is the youngest Nigerian footballer to make an appearance in the top five European leagues so far this season, comprising the Premier League, La Liga, German Bundeslga, Serie A and French Ligue 1.Aged 16 years and 218 days, he made his full Serie A debut against Juventus on September 28, pl...
Genoa's Ekhator becomes second youngest scorer Europe's top 5 leagues, after Barcelona prodigy
Published: October 05, 2024
Italian-born Nigerian striker Jeff Ekhator came off the bench to score his first ever goal in the Serie A as Genoa suffered a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Atalanta at the Gewiss Stadium on Saturday evening.Born in Genova, Ekhator played in his fifth game in the Italian top flight against the Nerazzurri, with all the appe...
'A leader' - Former Napoli striker explains why Napoli boss Conte chose Lukaku over Osimhen
Published: October 03, 2024
Former Napoli striker Emanuele Calaiò has explained why Antonio Conte opted for Romelu Lukaku to replace Victor Osimhen.This summer, Conte requested Lukaku as the new focal point for his Napoli project to replace the Super Eagles striker.The Belgian forward joined Napoli permanently from Chelsea for a fee worth about ...
'Not my best performance' - Modest Atalanta forward Lookman plays down display against Shakhtar Donetsk
Published: October 03, 2024
Ademola Lookman has played down his performance for Atalanta after he helped the Italian side record their first victory in this season's UEFA Champions League following a 3-0 drubbing of Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday night at Arena AufSchalke.The Super Eagles forward grabbed a goal and an assist in the encounter, sett...
After first UCL goal and assist, Lookman matches feat of Atalanta's highest non-Italian goalscorer
Published: October 02, 2024
Ademola Lookman scored and assisted as Atalanta beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League matchday two fixture played at Arena AufSchalke on Wednesday evening.The Super Eagles star forward got the assist for the first goal, playing a pass into the penalty area and Berat Djimsiti put it home in the 21st min...
Why former Chelsea striker Lukaku rejected Victor Osimhen's number 9 jersey at Napoli
Published: October 02, 2024
Italian newspaper La Repubblica, via Calcio Napoli, in its print edition on Wednesday, has explained why former Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku rejected wearing the number 9 jersey at Napoli.Napoli's number 9 shirt was worn by Nigeria international Victor Osimhen for four straight seasons, after joining the Blues from Li...
'Spoken about him' - AC Milan captain admits Chukwueze has given him the lowdown on Boniface
Published: October 01, 2024
Speaking at the pre-match press conference before the UEFA Champions League clash with Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena, AC Milan captain Rafael Leão admitted that Samuel Chukwueze has given him the lowdown on how to stop Victor Boniface from wreaking havoc. Chukwueze was consulted by the AC Milan forward because he ...
Former NWFL Premiership star bags assist on competitive debut for Napoli
Published: September 30, 2024
A day after Napoli confirmed the signing of Olamide Adugbe, the former NWFL Premiership star made her competitive debut for Italian club Napoli.Her transfer to the Tartarughine was completed in time, making her available for the matchday four Serie A fixture between AS Roma and Napoli.The Rivers Angels alum played her ...
'More of a box-to-box midfielder' - Agent reveals Man City product Dele-Bashiru sees Yaya Toure as role model
Published: September 29, 2024
Italian agent Maxime Juca-Parent has drawn a comparison between Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Manchester City icon Yaya Toure.Juca-Parent, who was among the intermediaries that brokered the deal that took the Super Eagles star to Lazio, described him as a box-to-box player with qualities reminiscent of the Ivory Coast legend...
'Took me four months’'- Ex-Napoli chief admits bringing Osimhen to Italy was his hardest transfer
Published: September 27, 2024
In an interview with Corriere della Sera, former sporting director of Napoli, Cristiano Giuntoli confessed that signing Victor Osimhen for Napoli was his most difficult transfer deal.Napoli pulled off a massive transfer coup by luring the 2015 Fifa U17 World Cup Golden Boot winner to the Diego Maradona Stadium, seeing ...
Debut delight for Dele-Bashiru: Lazio midfielder joins Tottenham star, 9 others in Europa League TOTW
Published: September 27, 2024
Super Eagles midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru has been rewarded for his brilliant display for Lazio in their 3-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Europa League opener on Wednesday.On his European debut, the Manchester City aacdemy product scored and assisted to help Lazio begin their Europa League campaign with a victory...