Nigerian Footballers Abroad

Napoli manager Walter Mazzarri has defended Victor Osimhen and claimed the forward needs time to find his best form. Osimhen has failed to register a goal in his last three outings for the Serie A champions following his return from a hamstring injury. Napoli also won one and lost two of the three games. Mazzarri believed the talismanic striker will …

Fulham manager Marco Silva has heaped plaudits on Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey for their positive impact in the Whites away win against Manchester United on Saturday. The Nigerian duo were both on target in Fulham’s 2-1 win at the Old Trafford. It was the London club’s first win over Manchester United since 2003. Bassey’s opener was cancelled out by …

Holders Enyimba held Bendel Insurance to a 0-0 draw in their Nigeria Premier Football League matchday 21 encounter at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City on Saturday. The hosts dominated the game but were unable to break down the Enyimba defence. The Peoples Elephants remain in third position with 36 points from 21 games. Former champions Rangers defeated Doma United …

Alex Iwobi scored two goals to help Fulham to a comfortable 5-0 win against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Wednesday. Iwobi now has three goals in 11 appearances in the league this season for Fulham. Also in action for Fulham was Calvin Bassey while Ola Aina featured for Forest. Iwobi gave Fulham the lead in the 30th minute …

Ola Aina has been named winner of Nottingham Forest’s Player of the Month award, reports Completesports.com. The Nigeria international’s superb strike in Forest’s 2-0 victory against Aston Villa at the City Ground was overwhelming voted for by the club’s supporters. Aina guided a powerful shot past Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez on five minutes. It was the full-back’s first goal for …

Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre has joined Saudi Arabia Women’s Premier League club Al-Ittihad Ladies. The club unveiled Plumptre’s signing with a video interview published on their X handle accompanied with a statement that reads:”Welcome to Al-Ittihad Ashleigh Plumptre 🤩🙌.” She joined Al-Ittihad after spending three years (2020-2023) at Leicester where she made 62 appearances. The 25-year-old left the English …

Samuel Chukwueze was in action for AC Milan who overcame Rennes to reach the Europa League round of 16 stage. Milan lost 3-2 in the second leg on Thursday, but advanced into the next round 5-3 on aggregate. Chukwueze was introduced into the game on 62 minutes for Christian Pulisic. Victor Olatunji featured for Sparta Prague in their 4-1 home …

Victor Osimhen is now ready to renew his contract with Napoli after agreeing terms with the Partenopei. Osimhen was a subject of interest from a number of top clubs in Europe following his superlative displays for Napoli last season The 24-year-old scored 26 goals in 32 league games to help the Parthenopeans win their first title in 33 years. Read …

Victor Osimhen was on target for Napoli who held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw in the Champions League first leg round of 16 clash on Wednesday night. Osimhen marked his return from the AFCON with a well taken strike, as he canceled out Robert Lewandowski opener for Barcelona. After a goalless first half, the Polish striker opened the scoring for …

Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka was awarded a good rating despite Brentford’s defeat to Manchester City in Tuesday’s Premier League game. The ratings, which was done for both teams, was compiled by Sky Sports. City endured a tense evening until Erling Haaland benefitted from Kristoffer Ajer’s slip to score the winner after 71 minutes, Onyeka was in superb form for …