Ademola Lookman Inspires Atalanta to Europa League Triumph
Ademola Lookman was the hero of the night as Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen to claim victory in the final of the 2023/2024 Europa League final. This match was much anticipated because Bayer Leverkusen was on the verge of stretching their invincible run of the 2023/2024 campaign, which sadly has come to an end. All […]
Sadiq Delighted With Man United Interest
Nigerian striker, Umar Sadiq, has finally commented on reports which have linked him with English Premier League giants, Manchester United, expressing delight at the prospect of joining the 13-times English champions. Sadiq who has scored 17 times and assisted 16 goals in all competitions for Serbian giants, FK Partizan this season, has been a subject […]
Ndidi Named Best Attacker In Top Five Leagues
Super Eagles International, Wilfred Ndidi, has been rated the best attacking midfielder in Europe’s top five leagues by Whoscored. The Nigerian is a holding midfielder with the strength of two men and the wit of a brilliant forward. Ndidi is a calm and deliberate attacker, yet the youngster can be very aggressive on the ball. […]
Iwobi Scores As Arsenal Lose 3-1 Away to Rennes
Arsenal’s Europa league campaign has hit the rocks, following the team’s woeful 3-1 away loss to French side, Rennes, on Thursday. Arsenal got off to a great start via Alex Iwobi’s early opener within four minutes of the game, giving the team a superb advantage over the Julien Stéphan led French side. All Arsenal had […]
Europa League: Two More Nigerians Added To Arsenal Squad
Arsenal has added two more Nigerian players to their Europa league squad after they both signed their first professional contracts with the team. According to UEFA’s official website, both players, Arthur Okonkwo and Bukayo Saka, who are England U18 internationals, have been declared eligible to represent the Gunners in the group stage of the Europa […]
Europa League: Arsenal Thrash BATE, Lookman Hits Brace In Everton Win, Nwakaeme Out
The Nigerian forward and Arsenal midfielder Alex Iwobi had no playing time at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night as Arsenal thrashed Bate Borisov 6-0 in their final Europa League group game. Bate started off really bright in good form, but a goal from Arsenal’s Debuchy in 10th minute started off Arsenal’s goal reign. Arsenal […]
Beşiktaş Offers Chelsea €5 Million for Mikel Obi
Turkish giant Beşiktaş has offered Chelsea €5 million for Nigerian intentional Mikel according to the Punch newspaper. Mikel has found himself on the fringes of the Chelsea squad after falling down the pecking order. He has also been linked with Istanbul rivals Fenerbahçe and UAE side Al Ain over the transfer window. The experienced midfielder made […]
Chelsea FC Wins Europa League
By Arinze Ude Last night, Chelsea became the first club to hold the UEFA Champions League and Europa League titles at the same time. The London side beat Portuguese club, Benfica in the final on Wednesday night at the Amsterdam Arena, Netherlands. Mikel played no part in the game as he is still nursing a niggling […]
Mikel and Moses on the Edge of Europa Glory
By Arinze Ude Nigerian duo John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses are on the edge of European glory with their club, Chelsea. Chelsea will take on Portuguese side, Benfica in the Europa League final today in Amsterdam Arena. This is Chelsea’s second European final in a year. Last year, they defied all odds to beat Bayern […]
Nigerians in European Club Competitions
By Arinze Ude UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Celtic defender, Efe Ambrose made up for his errors in the 1st leg against Juventus but it wasn’t good enough as his team crashed out of the competition. Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke became the last Nigerian to bow out of Europe’s premier club competition when his side, Schalke FC lost […]