Nigerian Footballers Abroad

Super Eagles stars Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey were in superb form as they helped Fulham come from behind to defeat Arsenal 2-1 at Craven Cottage on Sunday. Going into the game game Fulham had lost their last three Premier League games. For Arsenal, it is now back-to-back defeats after going into Sunday’s clash on the back of a 2-0 …

Victor Boniface bagged a brace as Bayer Leverkusen defeated Heidenheim 4-1 in their Bundesliga clash at the BayArena on Sunday. Boniface opened scoring for Die Werkself in the ninth minute. The 22-year-old netted the home team’s third goal from the spot 16 minutes from time.Read Also:Akpoborie Invites Foreign Doctors To Carryout Free Checkups, Surgeries In Ajegunle The Nigeria international has …

Super Eagles defender, Chidozie Awaziem was in action for the entire 90 minutes as Gil Vicente pipped Boavista 1-0 in Saturday’s Primeira Liga game. The Nigerian international, who has made 14th appearance, has bagged four yellow cards this ongoing season. His Nigerian compatriot, Bruno Onyemaechi was substituted in the 74th minute for Filipe Ferreira.   Read Also: EPL: Onyeka Subbed …

Super Eagles midfielder, Frank Onyeka came on as a substitute as Crystal Palace defeated Brentford 3-1 in Saturday’s Premier League game. The Nigerian international, who was making his 16th appearance this ongoing season, has begged one assist. Onyeka came on as a substitute for Mads Roerslev in the 63rd minute.   Read Also: SPL: Balogun Sees Red, Dessers In Action …

Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze was in action as AC Milan defeated Fiorentina 2-1 in Saturday’s Serie A game. The Nigerian international, who was making his 18th appearance, has netted one goal and bagged one assist for AC Milan this ongoing season. Chukwueze could have grabbed a brace in the encounter but he was denied by Fiorentina goalkeeper, Pietro Terracciano. …

Nantes manager Antoine Kombouare is sad Moses Simon won’t see his action again this season, reports Completesports.com. Simon fractured his ankle in Nigeria’s 2-0 friendly defeat to the Eagles of Mali on Tuesday. The winger is expected to be sidelined for around three months after undergoing surgery on Friday. A disappointed Kombouare stated that his absence will be a big …

Nigeria winger Moses Simon has been nominated for Nantes’ Player of the Month for October, Completesports.com reports. The 28-year-old made two appearances for the Canaries in October, scoring once and providing one assist. Simon will battle Pedro Chirivella, Marcus Coco and Florent Mollet for the award. Read Also:Chelsea Should Have Been Patient With De Bruyne , Salah –Terry The talented …

England-born Nigerian young midfielderEthan Nwaneri has signed his first professional contract with at Arsenal. The Gunners confirmed the signing in a statement on their website on Thursday. “Our England youth international joined us in May 2015 and has developed through our academy, being a vital player in all our age categories ever since. “The 17-year-old midfielder has made 14 appearances …

Ola Aina is upbeat Nottingham Forest will shake off the disappointment of their defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. The Tricky Trees fell to a disappointing 3-0 loss to the Reds. Goals from Diogo Jota, Dominik Szobozslai and Mohamed Salah secured the win for Jürgen Klopp’s side in Merseyside. “It was a tough game, which we knew we were …

Premier League club Crystal Palace are weighing up a £12m bid for Kelechi Iheanacho, according to reports. The Nigeria international has one year left on his contract with Sky Bet Championship club Leicester City. The Foxes are keen to offload the forward instead of losing him on a free next summer. Iheanacho is also said to be eager to leave …