Luciano Spalleti has leaped to the defence of Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen following a wave of criticism from fans of Napoli after his poor performance in their 2-1 win over Juventus. The Nigerian was largely anonymous during the course of the game and it felt fans of the team who were delighted at his return…
The first day of the UEFA Champions League group stage is about to start, with Barcelona vs Bayern Munich among eight fixtures between Europe’s top football clubs on Tuesday. Barcelona’s ability to compete in Europe without Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann will be put to the test when it hosts the team that dealt the…
Rangers defender Leon Balogun and his Nigeria teammates have been told to come together and support the countries FA amid the ongoing unpaid bonuses row. The Ibrox defender has been acting as the leader in the Super Eagles with the squad yet to receive payments for their achievements in the Africa Cup of Nations campaign….
Lille President Olivier Letang has accused his predecessor Gerard Lopez of overestimating Victor Osimhen’s transfer fees in the deal between Napoli and Lille. Letang, who took over as president, replied to an earlier statement from Lopez, who said that Osimhen cost €71.3m, plus €10m as add ons. “Initially, everyone thinks that the sale of Osimhen…
Mlmo midfielder Innocent Bonke is set to start on his debut for the Super Eagles in Cape Verde tomorrow after he has impressed in training. A top team official informed SCORENigeria coach Gernot Rohr has been very impressed with the robust style of the defensive midfielder. “Bonke could even have started against Liberia, but Rohr…
One-time African Footballer of the Year and Barcelona winger Emmanuel Amuneke has been invited by FIFA for a technical advisory panel meeting in Doha, Qatar.The two-day working meeting will begin Thursday.SCORENigeria gathered that Amuneke’s invitation was signed by former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who is now FIFA chief of global football development.The former Super Eagles…
Former Enyimba defender Ifeanyi Anaemena says Saudi Arabia is a ‘good place for me to start my football outside Nigeria’, after he completed a move to first division side Al Nahda. Last week, the 29-year-old Anaemena joined the Saudi second-tier side on a one-year deal from Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) outfit Rivers United. It…
The Nigerian striker has been a joy to watch for fans of La Union and his compatriots back home, but it has emerged that there is jubilation among his former employees in his excellent performances Umar Sadiq scored his second league goal of the season to help Almeria return to winning ways with a fine…
The three-time African champions will be missing key men when they take on the Blue Sharks, but the remaining players have an added motivation to emerge victorious aside from the three points at stake Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been promised a whopping sum of ₦20m if they beat Cape Verde in their second game of…
