Nigerian Footballers Abroad

Former Chelsea striker, Chris Sutton, has advised Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen not to hesitate to pick Arsenal ahead of Chelsea if he’s really ambitious. He stated this in a chat with BBC’s Monday Night Club, where he said that the Gunners have a better blend of players that can always bring the best out of him. “He [Osimhen] is …

Former Super Eagles midfielder Mutiu Adepoju has felicitated with Real Madrid for winning the UEFA Champions League title. Carlo Ancelotti’s side claimed the title for a record extending 15th time following a hard-earned 2-0 victory over Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday night. Borussia Dortmund were the better side in the first half hitting the post …

Super Eagles striker, Umar Sadiq was in action as Real Sociedad were held to a goalless draw by Rayo Vallecano in Saturday’s La Liga game. The Nigerian international, who has made 19 appearances, has netted two goals and bagged one assist in the ongoing season for Real Sociedad. Sadiq had the chance of putting the host ahead in the early …

Napoli President, Aurelio De Laurentiis has revealed that Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen will join either Real Madrid, PSG or Premier League club. He made this known in a chat with AFP, where he stated that the Nigerian international has already made up his mind on his next move. “We’ve known all this since last summer, which is also why …

Ademola Lookman and his Napoli teammates will be awarded the City of Bergamo’s highest honour for the winning the UEFA Europa League. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the final of the competition last week Wednesday. It was La Dea’s first major title in 61 years and the first time they will be winning an European trophy. …

Nigerian striker Victor Boniface scores his first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in their 4-0 win against West Ham in a pre-season game on Saturday. Boniface, who joined Leverkusen from Belgian side Union SG this summer, scored in the 38th minute to make it 3-0. The 22-year-old received a long pass from his teammate Florian Wirtz and hit an impressive volley …

Napoli manager Rudi Garcia was not happy with Victor Osimhen’s performance in the 2-1 defeat to Lazio on Sunday night. The Serie A champions won their opening two games of the campaign, but were stunned by Mauricio Sarri’s side in front of their fans at a packed Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Osimhen was caged by the visitors in the thrilling …

Akor Adams bagged a brace as Montpellier thrashed fourth division club Entente Feignies Aulnoye 4-0 to reach the French Cup round of 16 on Wednesday. Adams scored in the 73rd minute to put Montpellier 2-0 and got his second on 92nd minute to make it 4-0. Aside getting two goals, Adams provided the assist for Montpellier’s third goal scored in …

Ademola Lookman has won the 2023/24 Europa League Goal of the Season award. Lookman beat off competition from the likes of Victor Boniface, Mohammed Kudus, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Rafael Leao to land the award. UEFA’s Technical Observer Panel picked Lookman’s second goal against Bayer Leverkusen in Atalanta’s 3-0 win against Leverkusen in Wednesday’s final. After receiving a pass from a teammate, …

Odion Ighalo was on target for Al Wehda in their 1-1 draw away to Al Akhdoud in their penultimate game in the Saudi Arabia league on Thursday night. It was Ighalo’s 15th goal in the league and 16th in all competitions for Al Wehda this season. Ighalo opened the scoring for his side in the 12th minute before Alex Collado …