Spain and FC Porto starlet Samu Aghehowa has appreciated the role his Nigerian mother played in his development as a professional footballer, Afrosport reports. Edith Aghehowa left Nigeria for Spain in search of a better life and gave birth to Samu in the city of Melilla just off the coastal border with Morocco. The 20-year-old's football career began in Andalusia with Sevilla, Nervion and Granada at...
Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has called up Porto striker Samuel Omorodion to La Roja's 26-man squad ahead of their UEFA Nations League matches against Denmark and Switzerland, Afrosport reports. The 20-year-old Omorodion, who was born in Spain to Nigerian parents, was part of the Spanish team that won gold at the Paris Olympic Games. After a move to Premier League club Chelsea broke...
Spanish-Nigerian forward Samu Omorodion scored twice at the Estadio do Dragao on Thursday night as FC Porto were held to a 3-3 draw by 10-man Manchester United in matchday two in the UEFA Europa League. The 20-year-old scored in the 34th and 50th minutes to help Porto complete their comeback, but substitute Harry Maguire scored in the 91st minute to ensure United left Portugal with a...
Nigerian midfielder Alhassan Yusuf was on the scoresheet for Belgian side Royal Antwerp in their 4-1 defeat at the hands of FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. The 23-year-old, who was in the team due to a teammate’s injury, broke the deadlock in the 37th minute with a close-range strike into the bottom right corner for his side’s third goal in the...
The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie between Inter Milan and FC Porto later today will see the reunion of two old friends: Simone Inzaghi and Sergio Conceicao, who both spent time playing together for Italian side Lazio. Inzaghi, a former striker, played for Lazio from 1999 to 2010, scoring 55 goals in 196 appearances, while former Portuguese winger Conceicao had two spells at the...
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