Chuba Akpom has returned to the EFL Championship after completing a loan move from Eredivisie giants Ajax to Ipswich Town, Afrosport reports. The 29-year-old English forward of Nigerian heritage will spend the 2025-26 season at Portman Road with an obligation to buy him if the Tractor Boys win promotion back to the Premier League. He was previously on the books of Middlesbrough between 2020 and 2023,...
The Nigerian trio of Chuba Akpom, Terem Moffi and Moses Simon were all on target for Lille, OGC Nice and Nantes respectively as the 2024-25 French Ligue 1 season came to an end on Saturday, Afrosport reports. Akpom scored from the penalty spot as Lille defeated AS Monaco 2-1 to finish the campaign in fifth place, securing a place in the Europa League next season. Akpom,...
Nigerian forward Chuba Akpom has completed a short-term loan move to French side Lille from Ajax, Afrosport reports. Akpom, whose contract with Ajax runs until June 2028, joins Lille until the end of the season, with the deal including an option to buy for the Ligue 1 club. “I am very happy to be here. LOSC is a great club, one of the best in France,...
Chuba Akpom found the back of the net as Ajax defeated Groningen 3-1 at home on Sunday for back-to-back wins for the first time in the Eredivisie this season, Afrosport reports. The Amsterdam giants played out a 1-1 draw with Slavia Prague on Thursday but were fully in control against Groningen with Davy Klassen giving them the lead in the 21st minute. Though Jorg Schreuders levelled...
Chuba Akpom ran the show for Ajax on Thursday as the Nigerian forward scored a hat-trick in their 4-1 comeback win over Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off encounter. The 28-year-old, who joined Ajax last summer, opened his account for the season with a strike in the 9th minute after Adrian Dieguez had put the home side in...
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