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Victor Osimhen is still in the wilderness at Italian Serie A club Napoli, having missed their opening-day humiliation at the hands of Verona, OwnGoalNigeria.com. Antonio Conte has kept the Nigerian out of the team since he made it clear he wants to leave the team as agreed with the club when he signed a new contract in December. Conte left …

The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) has ceremoniously welcomed the country’s wrestling team from the recently concluded Paris 2024 Olympics, despite the team failing to meet medal expectations. The event, organised to recognise the efforts of the athletes, aimed to motivate them and show solidarity in difficult times. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service and a board …

Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw against Mallorca in their opening game of the La Liga season on Sunday. Kylian Mbappe made his La Liga debut in that match, but was unable to help his team to victory. Recall that the French forward scored on his debut for the club in the 2-0 UEFA Super Cup win over …

Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna has said that Victor Osimhen’s situation is blocked. Osimhen is pushing to leave Partenopei this summer. “It is an objective fact, what the coach said, the situation is blocked. Victor is an important player, with great value and qualities,” said Manna. Sky Sport Italia. Read also:Okoye featured in Udinese’s 1-1 draw at Bologna, Osimhen not …

Erling Haaland was on target for Manchester City as they beat Chelsea 2-0 in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. In an effort that was later checked for offside, Haaland rounded Marc Cucurella and slotted the ball past the goalkeeper to put City ahead in the 18th minute. The goal stood. Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson thought he had scored …

Ademola Lookman has told Europa League champions Atalanta that he wants to leave the club following concrete interest from French Ligue 1 giants PSG, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Lookman, who shot to global prominence with a hat-trick in the Europa League final to give his side a 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen, is the subject of interest from PSG, according to respected …

Dricus du Plessis retained his middleweight title at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia, by knocking out Israel Adesanya in the fourth round in an intense contest. The 30-year-old South African stunned Adesanya, a Nigerian-born New Zealander, with a right hook before taking him to the ground and locking in a rear-naked choke. After the fight, Du Plessis paid tribute to …

There is a new twist as to where Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen will play this season, with both Chelsea and Napoli FC set to begin their 2024/2025 campaign with the player in their opening matchday squad. Victor Osimhen has been heavily linked with Chelsea FC, with most of the Stamford Bridge faithful keen to see the deal completed before their …

Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina is a doubt for Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Cheetahs and Rwanda’s Amavubi. Aina suffered a calf injury in Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 home draw with Bournemouth on Saturday. The 27-year-old was replaced by Harry Toffolo in the 54th minute of the match. The versatile defender is now expected to spend time …

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will play world No. 3 Arnya Sabalenka in the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open, after both Grand Slam champions won their quarterfinals in contrasting fashion on Saturday. Swiatek made the final four at the Lindner Family Tennis Center for the second consecutive year after coming from behind to defeat 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the first …