David Alaba’s Nigerian father, George Alaba benefited from the transfer of the former Bayern Munich defender to Real Madrid in the summer transfer window. According to Der Spiegel via Marca, Alaba’s father received 6.3 million euros from Los Blancos (approximately N3.72 billion in Nigerian currency). George Alaba was paid 1.1 million euros more than Israeli…
Commonwealth champion Blessing Oborududu on Monday made history as the first Nigerian to reach the final of a wrestling event at the Olympics, after recording an impressive 7-2 victory against 2012 bronze medallist Battsetseg Soronzonbold of Mongolia in the last four clash. The 10-time African champion Oborududu will face top seed Tamyra Stock Mensah in…
Victor Moses liked a post by his former teammate Gary Cahill on Sunday, August 1, in which the central defender confirmed that his time at Crystal Palace has come to an end. Moses was on the books of Chelsea for nine years, joining the current European champions on August 24, 2012, 221 days after Cahill’s…
Glasgow Rangers will be without key Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun for the first leg of the third qualifying UEFA Champions League clash against Malmo at the Eleda Stadium today. As a reminder, back in March 2021, the experienced center back was dismissed for a second bookable offense in the 73rd minute of Rangers 2-0…
Napoli, inspired by a brace from Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, showed impressive signs of their progress under new manager Luciano Spalletti by thrashing German giants Bayern Munich this past weekend. In a pre-season friendly played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, the Neapolitans claimed the lead through Osimhen on 69 minutes, before the Super Eagles…
Racing Genk chairman Peter Croonen has emphasized that Paul Onuachu is not trying to force a move away from the club at all costs after the striker skipped the recent First Division A clash with KV Oostende.Manager John van den Brom omitted the Nigeria international from the roster against KVO because he was not in…
Henry Onyekuru’s switch from Monaco to Olympiakos is all but confirmed after the player landed in Greece on Sunday to put the finishing touches to his contract with the Greek champions.Olympiakos have agreed to pay five million euros for Onyekuru’s services and could announce the winger’s signing in the coming hours. The Super Eagles star…
German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier confirmed on Monday that he backed extending financial assistance to companies hit by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic beyond the current deadline of September. Altmaier’s spokesperson said the minister welcomed indications from Finance Minister Olaf Scholz to the effect that Scholz would not allow companies to go under, in remarks made…
Nollywood stars who featured in a yet-to-be released movie – Love Castle – have mourned the demise of their colleague, Rachel Oniga. The movie producer, Beatrice Ogunmola in a statement on Monday, described Oniga as “an icon”. Oniga before her demise featured in the movie alongside Kehinde Bankole, Jide Kosoko, Zack Orji, Desmond Elliot, Femi…
