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Osimhen: Nigerian star foresees emotional Napoli exit

Osimhen: Nigerian star foresees emotional Napoli exit

Victor Osimhen has revealed that a potential exit away from Napoli would leave him in an emotional state. The Nigerian forward has built a cult following since he arrived at the Stadio Deigo Armando Maradona from Lille in the summer of 2020. He played an instrumental role in leading the Partenopei to their first Serie A title in 33 years and also finished as top scorer,...

Nigeria’s Dessers focused on winning Scottish Cup with Rangers

Nigeria’s Dessers focused on winning Scottish Cup with Rangers

Cyriel Dessers has his sights on winning the Scottish Cup with Rangers after leading them to the final. The Nigerian forward scored a brace against Hearts on Sunday to secure a 2-0 win and set up an Old Firm Derby with fierce rivals Celtic next month. Dessers has now scored 19 goals in all competitions and asserted he was not bothered so much about scoring goals...

AFCON 2023: Nigeria’s Osimhen unbothered by goal drought after Angola win

NFF plans to organise monthly football awards

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced its plan to organise football awards on a monthly basis to showcase the best players and coaches in the game. According to the governing body, the awards are meant to generate positive conversations around the game both home and abroad. The awards will feature seven initial categories and will also provide sponsorship opportunities. The NFF did not give explicit...

Ndidi: Leicester City star championing fight against hunger in Nigeria

Ndidi: Leicester City star championing fight against hunger in Nigeria

Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is leading the fight against hunger in his country, Nigeria by distributing free bags of rice to hundreds of vulnerable households. Ndidi, through his non-profit organisation named OWN Foundation, shared a video of the ongoing distribution of 250 bags of rice to 250 families in the West African country. According to a recent report by the World Food Programme (WFP), about...