Author: Tolu Adedayo

Super Eagles and Bordeaux of France winger, Samuel Kalu has said he is enjoying life in France after another man of the match performance for Bordeaux last the weekend. Having made the French Ligue 1 team of the week following his impressive display against Dijon, the 21-year-old told AOIFootball from his base that he was happy with his performance so far. “It’s always a good feeling when you deliver and the team ends up winning. I feel good with my performance so far and I just want to keep doing well to help the team. “We still have a lot…

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Brighton & Hove Albion defender, Leon Balogun Says he enjoys the atmosphere of the national team so much that he quickly adapted to the team’s traditions of singing religious songs before matches. The former Fortuna Dusseldofr, Darmstadt and SV Mainz of Germany star was born in West Berlin but decided to play for Nigeria and made his debut against Mexico back in 2014. Balogun admitted he was not used to singing religious songs during his growing up days in Germany but said he has adapted well to the tradition he met since 2014. “God is a very…

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With AS Monaco sitting in 19th and threatening relegation, manager Thierry Henry’s future at the Stade Louis II could be over. The legendary striker begun his managerial career with his former club in October 2018, with the aim of steering them away from relegation. Instead the situation has failed to improve with Monaco now 3 points adrift of safety under manager Henry. They have managed just 4 wins in 20 games under the Frenchman. Monaco sacked manager Leonardo Jardim after 4 years with Les Monégasques, but the gamble on the World Cup winner and former Arsenal striker has not paid…

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New Boro signing John Obi Mikel says Boro’s ambition and mentality helped persuade him that Teesside was the place to be this season. The Super Eagles Skipper was courted by clubs across Europe but says his decision to return to England came after having conversations with the Boro boss about the sort of team he’d be joining. “For me it’s looking at the project,” he said. “I spoke to a few clubs and I also spoke to Tony [Pulis], had a good chat with him. “He’s told me where he wants to go with it and it definitely fits with what…

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