Nigerian Footballers Abroad

Nigerian defender, Ike Ugbo was in action as Cardiff booked their place in the next round of the Carabao after overcoming Birmingham on penalties on Tuesday. The Nigerian international came on as a substitute for Tanner in the 87th minute and had a decent impact. Colwill netted the opening goal in the 3rd minute before Wintle extended their lead in …

Cyriel Dessers is in the running for Rangers’ Goal of the Season award, reports Completesports.com. Dessers will battle three of his teammates for the individual accolade. The Nigeria international’s superb strike in Rangers’ UEFA Europa League 3-2 win at Real Betis is in contention for the award alongside four others. Read Also:I Divorced My Husband Because He Was Too ‘Perfect’ …

Fulham are in talks with Everton over the signing of Super Eagles Star Alex Iwobi ahead of Friday’s transfer deadline. Sky Sports Premier League disclosed this on their X handle on Tuesday. The Cottagers are keen to bolster their attack following the £46million exit of star forward Aleksandar Mitrovic to Saudi Pro League giants Al-Hilal earlier this summer. Iwobi, who …

Super Eagles defender Zaidu Sanusi is in line to return to action for FC Porto against Royal Antwerp on Tuesday. The UEFA Champions League matchday four encounter is billed for the Estadio do Dragao. Sanusi sustained an injury in Porto’s away win at Shakhtar Donestk on matchday one in September. The 26-year-old has not make an appearance for the Dragons …

Former Chelsea striker, John Mikel Obi is rooting for his compatriot Victor Boniface to become one of the best forwards in the game. Boniface has settled down well at Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen following his arrival from Belgian Pro League outfit, Union St Gilloise last summer. The 23-year-old has been in terrific form for Die Werkself , scoring 10 goals …

Super Eagles midfielder, Raphael Onyedika was in action as Club Brugg defeated PAOK FC 1-0 in the first leg quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League on Thursday. The Nigerian international who was making his 8 appearances, has bagged one goal for Club Brugg.   Read Also: ECL: Osayi-Samuel Plays 90 Minutes In Olympiacos, Fenerbahce’s Five-Goal Thriller The host started the …

Super Eagles defender Ola Aina is optimistic Nottingham Forest will escape relegation at the end of the season. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are fighting for Premier League survival for the second consecutive season. The Tricky Trees currently occupy 17th position on the table. Forest still need to navigate tough fixtures against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea and Manchester City before the end …

Cyriel Dessers was in action for Rangers who hammered Livingston 4-0 to qualify for the semi-finals of the Scottish League Cup. Dessers came on before the start of the second half for the Scottish giants. However, Leon Balogun did not feature as he was an unused substitute. A goal each from Ridvan Yilmaz, Ryan Jack and a brace from Abdallah …

Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze were included in the Serie A Team of the Week. The Team of the Week was compiled by football facts and statistics website, whoscored.com. Chukwueze was impressive for AC Milan who thrashed Lecce 3-0 at the San Siro. The Super Eagles forward marked his impressive performance with an assist for Milan’s opener scored by Christian …

Emmanuel Dennis once again failed to open his goal account at Istanbul Basaksehir, who were held to a 3-3 draw at home by Ankaragucu in the Turkish Super Lig on Sunday, completesports.com reports. Dennis has now played seven league games without scoring or assist for Istanbul Basaksehir. The former Watford striker came on in the 66th minute but could not …