Coach Kennedy Boboye has said he hopes his team can defend a slim 1-0 home win over CR Belouizdad in Algeria to advance in the CAF Champions League. The NPFL champions, who were making their Champions League debut, needed an 87th minute winner Ubong Friday to edge past the Algerian champions Sunday in Uyo. “If…
Rivers United may have pipped Young Africans 1-0 on the road, but experienced coach Stanley Eguma has insisted his team to do more against the Tanzanians so as to guarantee qualification to the next round of the CAF Champions League. A 55th minute header by Moses Omodumuke gave Rivers United victory in Tanzania Sunday. Rivers…
Anthony Nwakaeme continued his impressive start to the season by scoring the equaliser as Trabzonspor came from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Galatasaray at the Medical Park Stadium. The 32-year-old attacker’s strike, which earned a share of the points at stake, was his fourth goal in as many league matches for…
Former Nigeria under-23 international Taiwo Awoniyi has opened up about the difficulties he faced while growing up in Nigeria. The 24-year-old striker recently rejoined German side Union Berlin on a permanent deal from English giants Liverpool FC in a transfer worth £6.5 million. Awoniyi, who has impressively netted three goals in four matches in the…
Nigeria women’s senior team defeated Senegal 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-22) at the 2021 African Seniors Nations Championship in Rwanda on Sunday. The head coach of Nigeria women’s senior team, Samuel Ajayi told newsmen after the match that the players played according to the match plan. Nigeria takes on host, Rwanda in their second match on…
Akwa United boss Kennedy Boboye says his team will adopt different strategy for the second leg of their CAF Champions League preliminary round CR Belouizdad of Algeria. Akwa United needed an eighty-seventh winner from Friday Ubong to beat the Algerians at the Nest of Champions in Uyo last Sunday. Speaking at the post match conference,…
Nigeria international Chidera Ejuke was named Man of the Match after starring in CSKA Moscow’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal Tula in a Russian Premier League match on Sunday afternoon. Unarguably Nigeria’s star performer in their most recent international against Cape Verde, the former Liverpool trialist picked up where he left off with another outstanding display…
Nigerian striker Ike Ugbo has stated his reason for choosing Genk instead of Marseille. The former Chelsea striker explained that he was convinced by the ongoing project at the Belgian club.Ugbo had a fantastic time during his loan spell from Chelsea at Cercle Brugge last season, scoring 17 times in 34 appearances.However, his performances weren’t…
The Black Queens have arrived in Lagos, Nigeria ahead of the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament.The Queens, who departed Accra in the early hours of Monday, September 13 via Air Peace touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at 8:00 GMT. Four foreign based players, Grace Asantewaa, Wasila Diwura Soale, Portia…
