Nigerian Footballers Abroad

Premier League club Brentford have announced Nigeria midfielder Frank Onyeka has signed a new four-year deal at the club. Onyeka will now remain with the Bees until 2027. The 25-year-old arrived the Gtech Community Stadium from Danish club FC Midtylland in 2021. Read Also: 2023 WWC: I’m Totally Heartbroken —Oliseh Laments Super Falcons Loss To England “I’m very pleased that …

Nigerian forward Elijah Ani has been nominated for the Rwanda Premier League Player of the Year award, reports Completesports.com. Ani enjoyed a successful spell with Bugesera FC in the 2023/24 season. The former Lobi Stars forward finished the season as top scorer with 15 goals from 27 games. Read Also:2026 WCQ: NPFL Players Have What It Takes To Compete In …

Barcelona have announced that they have reached an agreement with National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Bay FC for the transfer of Asisat Oshoala, whose contract ended on June 30, 2024. Barcelona confirmed Oshoala’s departure in a statement on Thursday. Oshoala scored 117 goals in 162 games for the Spanish women’s team. Her goals means she is the fourth highest scorer …

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 …