Akor Adams

Nigeria’s Akor Adams out again with muscle injury

Nigeria’s Akor Adams out again with muscle injury

Nigerian forward Akor Adams is set for another spell on the sidelines due to a muscle injury he picked up while playing for Spanish side Sevilla, Afrosport reports. Adams, who played the entire 90 minutes in Sevilla’s 2-1 home loss against Atletico Madrid on Sunday, has suffered a muscle injury in his right thigh. Sevilla on Tuesday confirmed the injury with a statement on their website,...

2026WCQ: Chelle names Adams, Arokodare in 39-man provisional Super Eagles squad list

2026WCQ: Chelle names Adams, Arokodare in 39-man provisional Super Eagles squad list

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has released a 39-man provisional squad list for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, Afrosport reports. The list sees a first-time call-up for Sevilla forward Akor Adams and Belgian Pro League top scorer Tolu Arokodare of Genk. There are also maiden call-ups for Papa Daniel Mustapha, Chrisantus Uche, Anthony Dennis, Igoh Ogbu and  Jordan Torunarigha. Former...

Nigeria’s Akor Adams joins Sevilla from Montpellier

Nigeria’s Akor Adams joins Sevilla from Montpellier

La Liga giants Sevilla have completed the signing of Akor Adams from French outfit Montpellier on a four-and-a-half-year deal, Afrosport reports. The Nigerian forward moves to the capital city of Andalusia having scored three times and provided three assists in 16 Ligue 1 games this season. The season prior, the 24-year-old found the back of the 10 times in 32 competitive games as Montpellier finished 12th,...

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Is the Super Eagles’ wealth of attacking talent turning into a curse and not a blessing?

Augustine Eguavoen will once again be in the dugout as interim head coach when the Super Eagles take on Libya in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on October 11 and 15. The former Nigeria international did not do too badly in his fourth stint in the dugout with a 3-0 win over Benin and a goalless draw against Rwanda last month. The games against Libya are...