Nigerian Footballers Abroad

Nigerian striker Etiosa Ighodaro will join South African club Amazulu on loan for the 2024/25 season. According The times of iDiskiAmazulu have reached an agreement with Mamelodi Sundowns to sign the striker. Usuthu are keen to bolster their attacking department following the recent departures of Victor Letsoalo and Augustine Kwem. Ighodaro joined Mamelodi Sundowns from Abuja College in July 2021. …

Bayer Leverkusen CEO Simon Rofles is optimistic that Victor Boniface will return to his best form at the club. Boniface made an instant impact for the Bundesliga champions at the start of last season following his arrival from Belgian Pro League side Union St Gilloise. The powerful forward scored 16 goals and registered nine assists during the first half of …

Serie A club AS Roma have identified Super Eagles striker Terem Moffi as a transfer target this summer. The former UEFA Europa Conference League champions are looking for a new striker to strengthen their squad. Roma are short of attack following Romelu Lukaku’s return to Chelsea from loan. Read also:Wimbledon 2024: “I got quite dizzy against Medvedev” – Sinner analyses …

Victor Osimhen is expected to begin pre-season training with Napoli next week as no clubs have yet made any concrete offers for him. New Napoli coach Antonio Conte could meet Osimhen at Castel Volturno next week as no European club has yet made a formal offer to secure the striker’s services. Osimhen has a €130m release clause included in his …

French side Paris Saint-Germain of D1 Arkema are actively pursuing Juventus midfielder Jennifer Echegini. Echegini joined Juventus in January after breaking ties with American team Florida State Seminoles. However, the Nigerian international is looking to move away from the Bianconeri after spending just six months at the club. The 23-year-old has already notified Juventus of his decision to leave this …

Spanish side Sevilla Femenino have announced the departure of Super Falcons winger Toni Payne. The versatile winger spent six years with the rojiblancos. Payne, who was born to Nigerian parents in Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, joined Sevilla from Dutch giants Ajax in 2018. The 29-year-old played 181 games in all competitions for the red and whites, with 30 …

KRC Genk striker Tolu Arokodare hopes to get the opportunity to represent Nigeria in the future. Arokodare is one of the young Nigerian forwards making waves in Europe. The 23-year-old scored 12 goals in 40 league appearances for Genk during the 2023/24 season. Also read: WCQ 2026: It will be unfair to appoint a technical advisor for Finidi –Lawal Victor …

Ademola Lookman has been named Atalanta’s Player of the Month for April and June, reports completesports.com. Lookman scored six goals and provided three assists in the two months analyzed. The Nigerian international grabbed the headlines after scoring a hat-trick in Atalanta’s UEFA Europa League final victory over Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen. It is the first time that the winger has …

Joshua Zirkzee has been called up to the Netherlands squad for EURO 2024 after Atalanta midfielder Teun Koopmeiners withdrew through injury. Initially, coach Ronald Koeman had left Zirkzee out for the tournament that begins on Friday in Germany. They have had plenty of injury problems with Ajax striker Brian Brobbey also struggling to be fit for the opener. Atalanta midfielder …

Elijah Adeboye and Gabriel Osho were on target for Luton Town who held Newcastle United to a thrilling 4-4 draw in Saturday’s Premier League clash at St. James’ Park. Adebayo has now scored in back-to-back games for Luton, netting a hat-trick in his last outing. Saturday’s goal took his tally in the Premier League to nine. For Osho his strike …