Browsing: NIGERIAN FOOTBALL

In their final preseason game ahead of the upcoming season, Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi delivered an impressive performance, helping Fulham secure a 2-0 victory over Hoffenheim.

Raphael Onyedika returned to action after a brief injury layoff, and made Club Brugge’s matchday squad against KRC Genk in the Belgian League.

Bundesliga champions, Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 1-1 draw last night by Spanish side Real Betis in a pre-season friendly at the BayArena Stadium.

Rangers secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Motherwell in their Premiership encounter at Hampden Park, with Cyriel Dessers once again proving instrumental in the victory.

Nigerian forward Akor Adams and his Ligue 1 club, Montpellier, suffered a 3-1 defeat in a pre-season friendly against Bundesliga side Mainz in Germany.

Napoli’s star striker, Victor Osimhen, has formally requested to leave the Serie A club this summer, according to Giovanni Manna, one of the club’s directors. 

Nigerian forward John Maja was the star of the show as his hat-trick led West Bromwich Albion to a 3-1 comeback victory against Queens Park Rangers in their Championship clash at Loftus Road on Saturday.

Swedish football club Östersunds FK has confirmed the signing of 23-year-old defender Sunday Anyanwu from Nigerian side Bendel Insurance. 

AC Milan winger Samuel Chukwueze has confirmed he has no regrets about joining the Italian giants, despite being presented with a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia last summer.

Team Nigeria concluded its participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics without securing a single medal, making it the country’s most disappointing performance since the London 2012 Games.