2013 U17 World Cup-winning striker Taiwo Awoniyi has sent a farewell message to everyone associated with Liverpool after sealing a permanent transfer to Bundesliga outfit Union Berlin.Awoniyi joined Liverpool in 2015 and was loaned out to a variety of European clubs due to a work permit obstacle that was finally sorted out this summer.The 23-year-old…
Former Super Eagles midfielder Obiora Nwankwo has joined second division Portuguese club Chavez, saying he hopes to soon return to the top where he belongs.Obiora, who signed a year’s deal with the club, said he is delighted to sign the dotted line as he is set to do well for the club to return to…
Belgian football manager Mario Notaro is convinced that Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen has the potential to become one of the greatest strikers in Serie A if he maintains his current progressive trajectory.Osimhen only managed ten goals in his maiden season in the Italian Serie A following his club-record transfer to Napoli from French side Lille.But,…
Oghenekaro Etebo is the third player of Nigerian descent signed by Premier League newcomers Watford in the summer transfer window, after Emmanuel Dennis and Glasgow Rangers academy product Dapo Mebude.The Stoke City loanee disclosed that he had known some few faces in the Hornets squad prior to his arrival.Five years ago, William Troost-Ekong was in…
Head coach of the Nigeria Professional Football League Club Plateau United, Abdu Maikaba, has explained the reasons behind his team’s poor performance against MFM FC.Maikaba watched his side go down 3-1 to the Olukoya Boys at Agege Stadium on Wednesday.The result left the Peace Boys 10th on the log and squashed any hope of mounting…
Former Bayelsa Queens secretary Thelma Agara has tipped Rivers Angels to ‘do well’ in the inaugural CAF Women Champions League which will be staged later in the year in Egypt.The 7-time Nigerian champions are drawn in Group B of the CAF Zone B qualifiers alongside Hasaacas Ladies of Ghana and AS Police of Niger, with…
West Ham United are refusing to pay over the odds for Genk striker Paul Onuachu and have no plans to meet their £25 million price tag, as reported by Own Goal Nigeria.The Hammers may still be searching high and low for a striker capable of replacing a man who left the London Stadium six months…
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) on Friday warned the public against fraudsters touting recruitment in the name of the centre. Head, Strategic Communication, Office of The National Security Adviser, Mr Zakari Usman, gave the warning in a statement issued in Abuja. Usman described the said recruitment targeted…
The first batch of A-29 Super Tucano military aircraft has departed US for Nigeria, the Air Force has confirmed. Director Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Thursday disclosed the official ceremony to induct the aircraft, is being planned. The statement reads: “The first batch of 6…
