Nigerian Footballers Abroad

Bayer Leverkusen has won the Bundesliga Rookie of the Month award for the fourth consecutive time. Boniface won the award in August, September and October. The 22-year-old provided two assists for Bayer Leverkusen in November. Read Also:Peseiro Scouts Chippa United Goalie Nwabili For AFCON The Nigeria international beat RB Leipzig winger Xavi Simons and Freiburg’s Merlin Rohl to the award. …

Kelechi Nwakali has backed Super Eagles and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen to win the 2023 CAF Player of the Year award. On Friday, CAF unveiled the final three shortlist for the award with Osimhen, Mohamed Salah and Achraf Hakimi making the cut. Osimhen is hoping to become the first Nigerian since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999 to win the award. A …

Young Nigerian midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro made a winning debut for Inter Milan in their 4-0 win against Lecce in the Serie A on Sunday. Akinsanmiro, a former player at Remo, was introduced in the 76th minute with Inter already 4-0 up. The 19-year-old joins the likes of Nwankwo Kanu, Taribo West, Obafemi Martins, Nwankwo Obiora, Joel Obi and Obinna Nsofor …

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 …