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Nigerian Forward Okpotu Joins Egyptian Club, Al Masry

14Sep

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Egypt, Sports

Nigerian Forward Okpotu Joins Egyptian Club, Al Masry

Nigerian Forward, Anthony Okpotu has decided to join Egyptian Premier League Club, Al Masry from Qatari club, Qatar SC. See Also: Turkish Club Terminates Ahmed Musa’s Contract The Striker in 20 league appearances played had netted 4 goals for the Qatari club. Okpotu also performed brilliantly when he played for Tunisian Club, US Monastir. He bagged a total of 7 goals and 8 assists in 32 appearances in all competitions for the club. The 28-year-old has also played for clubs in Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Source: Daily Post

Napoli Suffer Injury Blow as Osimhen to Stay on the Sidelines

11Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Sports

Napoli Suffer Injury Blow as Osimhen to Stay on the Sidelines

Nigerian Striker and Napoli star, Victor Osimhen, could stay out of football action for more than four weeks after he sustained an injury during a champions league match on Wednesday. Osimhen left the field injured during the champions league match against Liverpool as Napoli was leading 2-0. See Also: Umar Sadiq Seals Late Move from Almeria to Real Sociedad Napoli would later win 4-1 against the English side at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Napoli revealed the striker sustained a second-degree lesion in his right bicep and would start a recovery program to address the injury. Such injury takes nothing less than four to five weeks to recover from, so Osimhen would be out of action until after the international break in October. So far, the Nigerian has scored tw...

Anthony Joshua Ready to Fight Tyson Fury after Title Rematch Loss

6Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Sports

Anthony Joshua Ready to Fight Tyson Fury after Title Rematch Loss

Nigerian-British boxer, Anthony Joshua, has accepted the request of boxing world champion, Tyson Fury to contest in a boxing match. Joshua accepted the request when he responded to a public challenge on Monday via Instagram for a ‘Battle of Britain’. See Also: Anthony Joshua Loses To Usyk Again, Fails To Reclaim Heavyweight Titles Although the 32-year-old lost his title rematch against Ukraine Champion Oleksandr Usyk last month, he said he was ready to fight fury this coming December. “I don’t do online discussions just for clout." “So if you’re really about it, shout @258mgt (Joshua’s management company). I’ll be ready in December,” Joshua wrote on an Instagram story." Source: Daily Post

Turkish Club Terminates Ahmed Musa’s Contract

3Sep

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Sports

Turkish Club Terminates Ahmed Musa’s Contract

Turkish Club, Fatih Karagumruk, has decided to terminate the contract of Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa. The Turkish club disclosed the news on all their social media platforms on Friday. See Also: Qatar 2022: Bring Home World Cup, Eto’o Tells Indomitable Lions The 29-year-old forward still had a year left on his contract before the termination. Musa only made three league appearances since he joined the club as a free agent last summer from Nigeria Professional Football League Club, Kano Pillars. The Nigerian Star also left Saudi Arabia Professional League Club, Al Nassr, in a similar fashion. Source: Daily Post

Umar Sadiq Seals Late Move from Almeria to Real Sociedad

2Sep

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Sports

Umar Sadiq Seals Late Move from Almeria to Real Sociedad

Super Eagles forward, Umar Sadiq, has joined Laliga Club, Real Sociedad from Spanish side UD Almeria on the deadline day of the transfer market. The 25-year-old signed a six-year contract and will put on a jersey tagged number 25 at the club. See Also: Umar Sadiq Scores His First Goal of the Season in Almeria’s Draw at Elche The Spanish Club acquired the striker with a sum of €20m plus €6m in variables. “Sociedad has reached an agreement with UD Almería for the transfer of Sadiq Umar. La Real, in turn, has reached an agreement with the player until the end of the 27-28 season. He will wear number 25,” reads a statement on the club’s official website. Umar Sadiq scored a total of 41 goals for Almeria after joining the club in 2020. Source: Daily Post

Qatar 2022: Bring Home World Cup, Eto’o Tells Indomitable Lions

1Sep

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Cameroon, News, Sports, World Cup

Qatar 2022: Bring Home World Cup, Eto’o Tells Indomitable Lions

Samuel Eto’o, the President of the Cameroon Football Federation, FECAFOOT, has tasked the Indomitable Lions to bring home the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The 2022 World Cup will be placed in Qatar from the 20th of November to the 18th of December, 2022. The Cameroon national football team has qualified for eight editions of the FIFA World Cup finals so far with their best outing being a quarter-finals place. Eto’o in a tweet on his Twitter handle urged the Indomitable Lions to make the country proud at the 2022 edition. See Also: 2022 U-20 WWC: Why Falconets Crashed Out Against Netherlands – Danjuma He tweeted, “During last week’s General Assembly, we came together to discuss the road ahead for Cameroonian football. We must seize every opportunity, nationally and internationall...

Taiwo Awoniyi Vows to Make Nigeria Proud in The Premier League

24Aug

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English Premiership, Nigeria, Sports

Taiwo Awoniyi Vows to Make Nigeria Proud in The Premier League

Nigerian football player, Taiwo Awoniyi believes he can make his country and family proud after scoring his first ever goal for the newly promoted English Club, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo said he believes he can keep performing on the top flight as he acknowledges how popular the premier league is. See Also: Victor Osimhen Scores His 30th Goal for Napoli “I know how much Nigerians love the English Premier League, I know how much they watch the game.” “For me being here, being a player of Nottingham Forest, and also coming from Nigeria, I just want to make myself and my country proud. I believe it, it all boils down to what I do here so if everything goes well I believe a lot of Nigerians will be following." “Of course, I know all my family and my friends are looking forwar...

Umar Sadiq Scores His First Goal of the Season in Almeria’s Draw at Elche

23Aug

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Sports

Umar Sadiq Scores His First Goal of the Season in Almeria’s Draw at Elche

Nigerian Forward, Umar Sadiq scored his first Laliga goal of the season for Almeria against Elche as both teams shared points on Monday Night. The Foward featured for Nigeria in the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition. See Also: 2022 U-20 WWC: Why Falconets Crashed Out Against Netherlands – Danjuma In the 23rd minute of the match, Sadiq opened the scoresheet as he put Almeria Ahead in the game but Allex Collado later equalized for Elche in the 30th minute. The game finally ended in a draw leaving Almeria without a win from their two opening matches of the new season. The Spanish club will host Sevilla this coming Saturday. Source: Daily Post

Victor Osimhen Scores His 30th Goal for Napoli

22Aug

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Sports

Victor Osimhen Scores His 30th Goal for Napoli

Napoli striker and Nigeria’s National Team player, Victor Osimhen, scored his 30th goal as Napoli trashed Serie A side Monza four goals to nil at the Stadio Maradona Stadium. The Nigerian Striker joined Napoli from French club Lille in 2020 and he has proven to be a formidable player as he bags a total of 30 goals and 10 assists in 63 games for the club. Osimhen netted his 30th goal in yesterday’s Sunday match against Monza as he scored in the 47th minute making the scoreline 2-0 at halftime. See Also: Anthony Joshua Loses To Usyk Again, Fails To Reclaim Heavyweight Titles Osimhen praised his teammates for their performance in yesterday’s game, he also praised Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for scoring 2 goals in the match. “It was a great performance, I’m proud of...

2022 U-20 WWC: Why Falconets Crashed Out Against Netherlands – Danjuma

22Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports

2022 U-20 WWC: Why Falconets Crashed Out Against Netherlands – Danjuma

Head coach of the Falconets, Chris Danjuma, has blamed wasted chances for the team’s failure to beat the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the 2022 U-20 Women’s FIFA World Cup. The Falconets were defeated 2-0 by the Netherlands at the Estadio Alajuela Morera Soto to bring an end to a good outing at the tournament. Despite dominating most part of the match, the Falconets paid for a lack of clinical finish. Zera Hulswit and Ziva Henry were on target for the Dutch. Reacting to the defeat, Danjuma said, “This is football when your opponent capitalizes on your mistake and they punish you for that. See Also: Pinnick Comments on Possibility Of Vying For Third Term “I think we had these few mistakes starting and we were punished for it and we had our chances and we could not ...