Nigerian descent Chub Akpom has been named the EFL Championship Player of the Season following his blistering goalscoring form at Middlesbrough. Akpom tops the scoring chart in the English second-tier with his tally of 28 goals in 36 league appearances for Michael Carrick's side who sit fourth in the table. The 27-year-old fend off competition from Burnley's Josh Brownhill and Coventry City's Viktor Gyokeres to clinch...
Nigerian descent Chuba Akpom and Ivory Coast star Amad Diallo have been nominated for EFL Championship end-of-season awards. Middlesbrough striker Akpom is up against Burnley's Josh Brownhill and Coventry City's Viktor Gyokeres for the Player of the Season prize while Sunderland's Diallo is vying for the Young Player of the Season award against Middlesbrough's Hayden Hackney and Bristol City's Alex Scott. Akpom is enjoying the best...
Chuba Akpom continued his fine goalscoring run in the English Championship with his 24th goal of the season in Middlesbrough's 4-2 loss to Huddersfield Town on Saturday afternoon. Akpom halved the deficit for Michael Carrick's team in the 74th minute after goals from Matthew Pearson, Josh Ruffles and Josh Koroma gave the hosts a 4-1 lead at the John Smith's Stadium. The Nigerian descent was on...
Nigerian forward Chuba Akpom continued his impressive run of form for Middlesbrough with a goal and an assist in their 4-0 rout of Preston North End at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday. The 27-year-old made it five goals in four league games with a sublime finish past goalkeeper Freddie Woodman in the 22nd minute after a one-two with Aston Villa loanee Cameron Archer. The strike took...
Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro will be putting final touches on his squad list for next week's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Guinea-Bissau. Peseiro is expected to announce his team for the double-header game by the end of the week with the Super Eagles scheduled to begin camping on Monday. Afrosport takes a look at five of the best-performing Nigerian players around the world...
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