NIGERIA

Peter Olayinka celebrated his APOEL FC Goal of the Month award. completesports.com information. Olayinka won the award for his magnificent goal in APOEL’s Cyprus Cup victory over Apollon Limassol. The Nigerian striker scored in consecutive games during the month. The 29-year-old also scored in Τhrylos’ 3-3 draw against Pafos FC on Sunday. Also read:Ndidi criticizes Beşiktaş’s performance in the draw …

Born in hope The North Africans did not go to Timbuktu in search of gold, but rather found the overland route to Makurdi without a compass to land in a gold mine. The gold mined was Michael Eneramo, but not without its rawness that needed quick polishing. The destination was Tunisia, the Land of Carthage, which was home to the …

The Nigerian Super Falcons will find out their opponents this week for the women’s soccer qualifiers for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Tuesday that the draw for the African qualifying series will take place on Wednesday at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The ceremony is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. and will …

The two most celebrated players in the Nigerian senior team are arguably the duo of Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. They were instrumental in helping the team in the last AFCON, with Osimhen scoring four goals and two assists. Lookman scored four goals and four assists as the team finished third in the tournament in Morocco. During the …

Genoa’s 19-year-old striker Jeff Ekhator has spoken about the possibility of playing for Nigeria’s senior team, despite having the right to play in England. Ekhator is in his first full season as a professional and has found the back of the net three times this season in Serie A and, unsurprisingly, talks have emerged about his international future. “Both my …

Former Nigerian international striker Michael Eneramo died early this morning during a routine training session in Kaduna, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. The forward had an outstanding football career playing for teams such as Esperance of Tunisia, Turkish Besiktas, Sivasspor and Istanbul Basaksehir, among others. He quit football in 2018, but usually stays fit on the field at a primary school located in …

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle has secured the senior international futures of two players who can represent England, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Chelle has been actively involved in recruiting dual nationality players for the Nigerian senior team, as part of the second phase of his team rebuilding process. After failing to qualify for the World Cup, the coach …

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle has poured cold water on reports of talks with Newcastle United striker William Osula to switch his international allegiance to Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com exclusively reports. Danish outlet Tipsbladet reports that the striker, who was last selected for the Danish national team in March but did not make his debut, is in talks with Nigeria. …

An eyewitness has narrated how former Super Eagles striker Michael Eneramo was killed during a kick in Kaduna in the early hours of this morning, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. The forward had an outstanding football career playing for teams such as Esperance of Tunisia, Turkish Besiktas, Sivasspor and Istanbul Basaksehir, among others. He quit football in 2018, but usually stays …

Nigerian international midfielder Alhassan Yusuf has been rated as the best midfielder in the current Major League Soccer in the United States of America (USA), OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. After nine matchdays in which his New England Revolution team has played one less game, the 25-year-old has played in every game so far and scored two goals. However, it is his overall …