Two Nigerians, Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey, are expected to be in action as Manchester United host Fulham at Old Trafford on Friday, in the curtain raiser for the 2024-25 Premier League season. The last time the two teams met at Old Trafford, Fulham claimed a famous 2-1 win over the Red Devils in the latter part of the 2023-24 Premier League season, with the two...
The Premier League will resume for its 33rd season when the 2024-25 campaign kicks off on Friday, August 16, with a mouth-watering contest between 13-time winners Manchester United and Fulham at Old Trafford. Over the years, Nigerians have competed and excelled in the English football top-flight with many memorable performances from the likes of Kanu Nwankwo, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, Celestine Babayaro, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, John Obi...
Super Eagles duo Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey playfully interrupted Emile Smith-Rowe when he was being interviewed in the aftermath of Fulham's 2-1 loss to Sevilla in a pre-season friendly on Monday night, Afrosport reports. The Former Arsenal midfielder scored on his debut for the Cottagers in the 52nd minute as a second half substitute after Issac Romero put Sevilla 2-0 up in the first half....
Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman arrived at the Super Eagles camp in Uyo on Wednesday, ahead of Nigeria’s upcoming matches in the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Following the difficulties surrounding players arrival, the two stars' arrival took the number of players in the Nigerian camp to 22, with only Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye yet to touchdown. Camp update:...
Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George, on Friday, announced his 23-man star-studded list for Nigeria's upcoming matches against South Africa and Benin Republic in Group C of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 53-year-old former Nigeria international has called upon Eagles' leading marksman Victor Osimhen, Atalanta’s UEFA Europa League final hat-trick hero Ademola Lookman, newly-crowned German Bundesliga champion Victor Boniface, as well...
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