NIGERIA

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has provided the context against which Nigerian international winger Samuel Chukwueze produced a spectacular performance for AC Milan in their 3-2 win over his side in a pre-season match. GolNigeria.com own reports. Chukwueze delivered two very good balls from the right to set up Lorenzo Colombo for his brace in what was arguably a very …

Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum is optimistic that his team can get a positive result against Japan. The West Africans will face the Asian champions in their final group game at the Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes on Wednesday. The Super Falcons are winless in Group B after losing their first two matches against Brazil and world champions Spain. …

Victor Osimhen’s expected departure from Italian Serie A club Napoli is one of the biggest headaches for the team’s new coach, Antonio Conte, as the team steps up preparations for the start of a new season. Own goal Nigeria.com reports. Osimhen is expected to leave the club before the close of the summer transfer window and PSG are rumoured to …

Nigerian international winger Chidera Ejuke presented himself to the club’s fans at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán by winning the man of the match award in the Antonio Puerta Trophy pre-season tournament. Sevilla defeated Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad 1-0 in the pre-season match organised in honour of the late Spanish footballer Antonio Puerta. It was Ejuke’s first game in front of …

Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika is excited about a big season ahead and is undeterred by the host of clubs vying for his signature in the summer transfer window. However, the lure of playing in the Premier League could be enough to sway the Club Brugge player’s stance. Onyedika joined FC Midtjylland in 2020 as a raw teenager with little …

Kelechi Iheanacho’s future is set and the 27-year-old will join Spanish LaLiga club Sevilla on a free transfer following his exit from Leicester City upon the expiry of his contract, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Iheanacho will partner another Nigerian, Chidera Ejuke, who joined the team on a free transfer from Russian club CSKA Moscow, after spending the final year of his contract …

Cyriel Dessers scored twice as Rangers drew 4-4 in their pre-season friendly against Bundesliga club Union Berlin on Saturday evening. Dessers scored Rangers’ first goal of the match in the first half. The Nigerian international scored his team’s fourth goal of the match in the second half. The 29-year-old played 80 minutes in a highly contested match. Read also: Paris …

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has a key issue to address before the summer transfer window closes and that is landing a striker to replace star forward Ollie Watkins, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Emery has so far spent the most money in the current summer transfer window of any English Premier League club, but the area of ​​a backup striker has yet …

Moffi consoles Aina after missing a penalty at the African Cup of Nations Nigerian international striker Terem Moffi’s participation in Ligue 1 club Nice from the start of next season has been cast into doubt, OwngoalNigeria.com reports. Nice are currently in training for the final round of preparations before the start of Ligue 1, but their Nigerian striker has not …

FILE PHOTO – Soccer Football – Africa Cup of Nations – Round of 16 – Guinea v Gambia – Stade de Kouekong, Bafoussam, Cameroon – January 24, 2022 Gambia coach Tom Saintfiet before the match REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo As the search for a new coach for the Nigeria senior national team progresses, one of the coaches who we reported to …