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Osimhen, Musa lead Super Eagles 23-man squad for AFCON qualifiers

Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has released his 23-man squad for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau. The 62-year-old manager included a number of familiar faces, with the in-form Napoli forward Victor Osimhen leading a list of household names that include team captain Ahmed Musa, Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi, and Spanish-based center back Kenneth Omeruo. List of invited players for #GuineaBissau...

Orban dazzles in Europa Conference League with hat-trick

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16 March 2023

Nigerian striker Gift Orban hit a three-minute hat-trick to help Gent blitz past Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Wednesday. The 20-year-old scored his hat-trick in the 31st, 32nd and 34th minutes to fire Gent into a 3-0 lead before his strike partner Hugo Cuypers rounded off the scoring for the Belgian giants just before the first-half break. The match played...

Osimhen likens Napoli’s UCL dream to Leicester City’s fairytale

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16 March 2023

Napoli talisman, Victor Osimhen has expressed belief in his side's ability to win the UEFA Champions League this season, in similitude to Leicester City's Premier League triumph in the 2015/2016 season. Italian teams have failed to win the Champions League since Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan in the 2009/10 season and none have reached the final since Juventus did in 2017. Osimhen who has scored four goals...

Orban scores four in Gent eight-goal thriller

Gent star Orban targets Premier League future

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14 March 2023

Gent striker Gift Orban has hinted about a potential move to the Premier League in the future. The 20-year-old sensation grabbed headlines with four second-half goals, including a well-taken freekick to help Gent to a 6-2 victory away at Zulte Waregem in the Belgian Pro League on Sunday. Orban joined Gent in January from Norwegian club Stabaek, and he has scored nine goals in eight games...

Racist abuser of Brentford’s Toney gets severe punishment

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14 March 2023

A man has been banned from every football ground in the UK for the next three years for racially abusing Brentford and English forward Ivan Toney on social media. Anthony Neil of Blyth in Southeastern Northumberland was sentenced to four months in jail and suspended for two years having admitted to sending an offensive message at the Newcastle magistrate court in January. This ban also prevents...

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Osimhen, Musa lead Super Eagles 23-man squad for AFCON qualifiers

Orban dazzles in Europa Conference League with hat-trick

Osimhen likens Napoli’s UCL dream to Leicester City’s fairytale

Gent star Orban targets Premier League future

Racist abuser of Brentford’s Toney gets severe punishment

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