Atalanta coach defends his decision not to start Lookman against Napoli 
Published: March 12, 2023
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini has defended his decision not to name Ademola Lookman in his starting lineup against Napoli on Saturday evening.    Duván Zapata and Rasmus Højlund got the nod to start in attack for the Lombardy outfit, a decision that saw Lookman remain rooted to the bench until the 89...
Cremonese's Super Eagles striker Dessers drawing interest from French Ligue 1 club
Published: March 09, 2023
Nigeria international Cyriel Dessers is being linked with a departure from Cremonese in the summer.    According to Sportal.it, the striker is attracting interest from French Ligue 1 club Stade Brestois 29 and it is claimed that the Pirates will go all out to sign him if they avoid relegation at the end of the...
Dessers' brace not enough as Cremonese lose five-goal thriller to Sassuolo
Published: March 06, 2023
Cyriel Dessers scored twice while David Okereke could not get his name on the scoresheet as Cremonese lost 3-2 to Sassuolo in an Italian Serie A match at Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore on Monday.  The defeat was Cremonese's fifteenth of the season, leaving them nineteenth on the log with 12 points, ...
'At the level of Haaland, Mbappe, Rashford - Ex-Napoli star labels Osimhen 'extraordinary striker'
Published: March 04, 2023
Former Napoli star Roberto Sosa has labeled Victor Osimhen 'an extraordinary striker', and reckons that the Nigeria national teamer is on the same level as Manchester City goal machine Erling Haaland, PSG's France superstar Kylian Mbappe and red-hot Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford.    Ha...
A Bridge too far : Osimhen fails to equal David Trezeguet's record as Napoli lose to Lazio 
Published: March 04, 2023
Victor Osimhen failed to equal an Italian Serie A record held by former Juventus striker David Trezeguet after firing blanks in Napoli's shock 1-0 loss to Lazio at the Diego Maradona Stadium on Friday night.   Had the Super Eagles player scored a non-penalty goal against the Biancocelesti, he would have be...
England or Nigeria? Fulham CB Tosin makes decision on international future pre-Guinea-Bissau
Published: March 03, 2023
Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report with certainty that Tosin Adarabioyo remains committed to England amid sensational reports in the local media that claimed Nigeria manager Jose Peseiro had invited the Fulham central defender for the national team's upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches agai...
Giordano insists Osimhen is on same level as Man Utd legend in terms of aerial ability
Published: March 03, 2023
Speaking ahead of Napoli's Serie A meeting with Lazio at the Diego Maradona Stadium,  Bruno Giordano, who has a foot in both camps, has insisted that Victor Osimhen is on the same level as Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of aerial ability.    The former Napoli and Lazio striker praised ...
Does Osimhen need new surgery? Surgeon who operated on Napoli star sets the record straight
Published: February 28, 2023
Professor Gianpaolo Tartaro, the surgeon that operated on Nigerian international Victor Osimhen, has revealed that the 24-year-old striker was lucky he didn't lose his eyesight following a head collision he had with an opponent back in November 2021.   It would be recalled that Osimhen suffered multiple facial...
Can Super Eagles striker Osimhen become the next African Footballer of the Year?
Published: February 28, 2023
Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, might be considered for the next CAF Player of the Year award due to his current form as he continues to blaze the trail in Italy's top flight football - Serie A.     It's been 24 years since a Nigerian footballer won the prestigious football award in the continent and t...
George Weah's African record : Osimhen one step away from making Serie A history
Published: February 25, 2023
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is one step away from making history as the top scoring African player in the history of the Italian SerIe A.    The Nigeria international extended his lead at the top of the scoring charts by netting his nineteenth goal of the season as Napoli registered a 2-0 road win over Empoli...
'He does everything well' - Olivier Giroud backs Osimhen to win Serie A top scorer award
Published: February 24, 2023
AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud is backing Victor Osimhen to win the Italian Serie A top scorer award for the 2022-2023 season.   After 23 matches in the topflight, the Nigeria international is the leading marksman with eighteen goals, five more than  Inter Milan's Argentina World Cup winner Lautaro Mart�...
Osimhen joins Inter Milan and Real Madrid stars, 5 others in UCL Team of the Week
Published: February 23, 2023
Victor Osimhen has been named in the UEFA Champions League Team of the Week by football statistics website Whoscored.com after his impressive display for Napoli in a round of 16, first leg clash against Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday night.    In the 40th minute, the Nigeria international bundled the ball i...
Chelsea icon Glenn Hoddle reveals what impressed him about Osimhen's latest performance
Published: February 22, 2023
Chelsea icon Glenn Hoddle was left impressed by the performance of Victor Osimhen during last night's UEFA Champions League match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Napoli at Frankfurt Stadion - Frankfurt am Main.   The Nigeria international came into the game in a rich vein of form after scoring in seven co...
'Brilliant goalscoring record' - Lagos-born ex-Chelsea striker hails Osimhen for stunning form
Published: February 22, 2023
Lagos-born ex-Chelsea Women striker Eniola Aluko has underlined that Victor Osimhen is in sensational goalscoring form at the moment.    The Nigeria international had netted in five consecutive matches in the Italian top flight before Napoli's trip to Germany for their Champions League clash against Europa ...
Osimhen continues his prolific form with goal in Napoli's 2-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt
Published: February 21, 2023
It's advantage to Italian table toppers Napoli as they go to the second leg of their UEFA Champions League meeting with German Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt in Naples on March 15.    It finished 2-0 on Tuesday night at the Frankfurt Stadion - Frankfurt am Main, thanks to goals from Victor Osimhen an...