Joe Aribo was on target for struggling Southampton who got hammered 5-1 by Chelsea at St. Mary’s on Wednesday. It was Aribo’s second goal in the Premier League this season after opening his account in October in a 3-2 home loss to Leicester. Aribo equalised for Southampton in the 11th minute after Axel Disasi had … Read more
Two set piece goals from Jurrien Timber and William Saliba saw Arsenal defeat Manchester United 2-0 at the Emirates on Wednesday night. The Gunners have now beaten United in four consecutive league meetings. Also, Mikel Arteta’s side handed new manager Ruben Amorim is first defeat since taking over at Old Trafford. Arteta made changes to … Read more
Super Eagles duo of Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi were in action as Nottingham Forest lost 3-0 to Manchester City in Wednesday’s Premier League game at the Etihad Stadium. Aina, who played all 90 minutes, was making his 14th appearance and has netted one goal this ongoing season for Forest. His Nigerian teammate, Awoniyi came … Read more
Sevilla manager Garcia Pimienta has praised Kelechi Iheanacho ahead of his side’s Copa del Rey clash with Olot. The Rojiblancos will be away to the non-league club at the Camp Municipal on Thursday night. Iheanacho scored a brace in Sevilla’s 3-0 win over Las Rozas in the first round. The Nigeria has struggled for regular … Read more
Super Falcons and Paris FC goalkeeper made the final shortlist for the 2024 CAF Women’s Player of the Year award. Nnadozie is one of five players who made the final shortlist which was announced on CAF’s X handle on Wednesday. Atletico Madrid forward Rasheedat Ajibade, did not make the final cut. Nandozie will be up … Read more
Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou believes Yang Min-hyeok needs time to adapt to his style of football. The young South Korean forward is joining in January after the deal was completed in the summer. In an interview with the club’s website, Postecoglou stated that Min-hyeok will be a success with the club. “It depends which … Read more
Chiamaka Nnadozie, Nigeria’s Super Falcons and Edo Queens made the final shortlists for the CAF Awards 2024. Nnadozie made the final five shortlist in the Goalkeeper of the Year category and will slug it out with South Africa’s Andile Dlamini of Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa, Khadija Er-rmichi of ASFAR and Morocco, FC Masar and … Read more
Nathan Tella had credited his Bayer Leverkusen teammates, Victor Boniface and Patrick Schick for the goal he scored against Bayern Munich. Tella netted the winner in Leverkusen’s 1-0 DFB Pokal victor over Bayern Munich on Tuesday night. The Nigeria international nodded home Alex Grimaldo’d cross in the 68th minute. “I knew once Grimaldo had the … Read more
The father of England star Marc Guehi has kicked against the FA’s decision to punish his son for writing ‘I love Jesus’ on his LGBT captain’s armband. This incident occurred when Crystal Palace met Newcastle, prompting the FA to engage in discussions with Guehi. Despite his warning, Guehi, back on the pitch Tuesday against Ipswich, … Read more
Umar Sadiq has addressed rumours linking him with a return to his former club, Almeria, reports Completesports.com. Sadiq enjoyed a successful two-year stay with Almeria, netting 40 times in 79 league appearances for the club. The 27-year-old however left Almeria in 2022 for Real Sociedad. The tall striker was sidelined for almost the entire campaign … Read more