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The Osimhen assist against Cagliari in Serie A is the talk of the football world, but we have seen it before. During the summer, a video of Victor Osimhen flicking a loose ball while joggling the ball through four defenders on an Astroturf pitch during a kickabout in Lagos, the consensus on social media was …
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Osimhen to Face Real Madrid in a top-of-the-table UEFA Champions League clash with ten-time champions Real Madrid. Matchday 2 in the Champions League promises to be a cracker as teams like Dortmund go against Milan in Germany and Newcastle clashes with Paris St. Germain in England. All eyes will be in Italy as last year’s …
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The UEFA Europa League, Europe’s second-tier club competition raised its curtains, commencing a new season and Nigerian players graced Gameweek 1 in fine style. SportsIntel takes you through the performance of Nigerian stars in the UEFA Europa League. UEFA Europa League: Victor Boniface Nets Goal and Assist Last year one Nigerian name on everyone’s lips …
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There were eight Nigerian stars in the UCL UEFA Champions League match-day one action. SportsIntel takes a run through the performance of the Nigerian stars in the UCL and their ratings. Leading the pack is the poster boy of Nigerian football, Victor Osimhen. The Napoli striker provided an assist in his side’s 2-1 over Braga …
Victor Osimhen Ballon D’Or nomination makes him the 7th Nigerian to be in that class and will hope to have a better finish as a Nigerian. Victor’s nomination is the latest for a Nigerian since 1999 when Kanu got his second nomination. Nwankwo Kanu finished 11th in the Ballon D’Or voting(14 Votes) for 96 after …
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Three Nigerian stars will be seeking to make a move before the major European leagues will close on the transfer deadline day. Major European leagues will close their transfer window on the same September 1st deadline, Nottingham Forrests are in pursuit of Wilfred Ndidi. Due to Leicester’s relegation from the Premier League, the Nigerian midfielder …
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Taiwo Awoniyi has equalled the record of Mohamed Salah and Emmanuel Adebayor as the Africans with the longest Premier League scoring run after scoring as early as the second minute to put Nottingham Forest 1-0 ahead against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Awoniyi has now scored in seven consecutive Premier League matches. Two goals each …
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Golden Eaglets midfielder, Usman Ajibola will go on trial at French club Lille LOSC with a view to securing a permanent contract when he turns 18. Although the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria crashed out in the quarter-finals of the U17 Afcon, Usman Ajibola did enough to catch the attention of a few European clubs. He …
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Awoniyi scored to become only the second Nottingham Forest player to score in five consecutive Premier League games, after Stan Collymore(6 in March/April 1995). Awoniyi came on as a substitute to pull one back for Nottingham Forest as they lost 2-1 to Arsenal today in the Premier League. To equal the record, Taiwo in the …
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Harrisburg Heat Liberian-born US forward Jerjer Gibson has announced his intentions to represent Liberia on the international stage ahead of international windows in September this year. The 32-year-old, born in Monrovia – Liberia to Liberian parents, has played for several professional clubs in the United States of America and is yet to make an International …
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