In Italy, Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen was sent off as Napoli suffered a 2-0 defeat at AS Roma in the Serie A on Saturday. Osimhen, who signed a new deal during the week to extend his stay with Napoli till 2026, was sent off in the 87th minute for a second bookable offence.It was Napoli’s second red card in the game, after Matteo Politano was sent off in the 66th minute. Ademola Lookman was in action as Atalanta fell to 1-0 defeat against Bologna on Saturday. Lookman was in action for 72 minutes in the game. The 26-year-old has scored…
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In Germany, Super Eagles forward, Victor Boniface was at his best as he scored a goal and bagged an assist for Bayer Leverkusen as they defeated Frankfurt 3-0 in Sunday’s Bundesliga game. The Nigerian international who was making his 15th appearance, and has netted nine goals and bagged seven assists this ongoing season.His compatriot, Nathan Tella was also in action for Leverkusen for the last eight minutes of the encounter. Super Eagles defender, Kevin Akpoguma was in action for Hoffenheim in their 3-1 defeat at RB Leipzig in Saturday’s Bundesliga game. The Nigerian international has made nine appearance this ongoing…
Abia Warriors of Umuahia defeated Shooting Stars of Ibadan 3-2 at the Umuahia Township Stadium on Sunday.3SC had a bright start to the game scoring first in the 39th minute through a header by Anayor Ogbonna. Abia Warriors levelled up in the closing stages of the first half, through Kelechi Nnochiri. Shooting Stars however threw away a golden opportunity to restore their lead when Gbolagade Adelowo missed a penalty kick, after Kareem Demola was fouled in the box, to end the first half 1-1. The hosts shot into the lead from the spot after Anaemena Ifeanyi converted a penalty kick…
Liverpool and Manchester United have been locked out of playing in FIFA’s new Club World Cup which will be held for the first time in the summer of 2025. The FIFA Council meeting in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Sunday agreed the qualifying criteria, confirming that a maximum of two clubs can qualify from one country for the new 32-team tournament. England’s two places will go to recent Champions League winners Chelsea and Manchester City. Until Sunday’s confirmation of qualifying criteria, Liverpool had a chance of qualifying based on their Champions League performances over the past three seasons.…
In the Premier League, Alex Iwobi bagged an assist as Fulham thrashed West Ham 5-0 in Sunday’s Premier League game. Iwobi assisted Willian for the second goal in the 31st minute. The Nigerian international was making his 14th League appearance, and has netted three goals and bagged one assists this ongoing season. In the Championship, Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi scored his second league goal of the season as Leicester City cruise to a 4-0 home win over Plymouth Argyle on Saturday. Ndidi scored Leicester City’s 4th goal of the game in the 55th minute. He has now recorded four…
Rivers United claimed a hard-earned 1-0 victory against Club Africain of Tunisia in the Group C of the CAF Confederation Cup at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Sunday. Nyima Nwagua scored the only goal of the game five minutes before the break to hand Stanley Eguma’s side all three points in the game. Rivers United remain in second position in Group C with six points from three games. Same point with first and third placed Club Africain and Dreams FC of Ghana respectively, while Academica from Angola remain at the bottom of the log with no point. Rivers…
In the Spanish LaLiga, Super Eagles striker Umar Sadiq scored a wonderful goal for Real Sociedad in their 1-1 draw against Osasuna on Saturday. The Nigerian international who was making his 13th appearance in the league this season, had a brilliant performance. Sadiq leveled parity in the 41st minute with a fine goal after Gomez has put Osasuna in front in the 2nd minute. For the second weekend running Sadiq netted another superb strike for Sociedad. It would be recalled that he also unleashed a rocket from distance in a 2-1 home win against Sevilla a week ago. In the…
Premier League leaders Arsenal will host Liverpool in one of the standout ties in the third round of the FA Cup. Elsewhere, Sunderland will face Newcastle in a Tyne-Wear derby at the Stadium of Light and holders Manchester City will entertain Huddersfield Town. Manchester United will visit 2013 winners Wigan Athletic, Tottenham will host Burnley, and Everton will travel to Crystal Palace. The third round will be played between 5 and 8 January. Isthmian League South East Division side Ramsgate, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, will host Championship high-flyers Ipswich if they can beat AFC Wimbledon in their second-round…
EURO 2024 Draw: Spain, Italy, Croatia in Group of Death, France meet Group A Germany Hungary Scotland Switzerland Group B Spain Albania Croatia Italy Group C England Denmark Slovenia Serbia Group D France Austria Netherlands Play-Off Winner A (Poland, Wales, Finland, Estonia) Group E Belgium Romania Slovakia Play-Off Winner B (Israel, Bosnia, Ukraine, Iceland) Group F Portugal Türkiye Czechia Play-Off Winner C (Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg) When is Euro 2024? Euro 2024 will take place from June 14 to July 14 2024. The draw for the tournament will be in Hamburg on Saturday December 2. As the host nation, Germany…
In the French Ligue 1: Super Eagles forward Terem Moffi was the hero for OGC Nice as he scored the winning goal in their 1-0 victory over Toulouse on Sunday. Moffi netted the only goal of the game in the 54th minute to secure full points for the host. The 24-year-old has recorded four goals with two assists in the league this season. In Italy: Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman was on target for Atalanta in their 1-2 home defeat to Victor Osimhen’s Napoli on Saturday. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring for Napoli one minute before halftime, but Lookman equalized for…