FC Porto forward Samu Aghehowa is set to be ruled out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Spain after sustaining a cruciate ligament injury to his right knee in Monday's Liga Portugal draw with fierce rivals Sporting Lisbon, Afrosport reports. The 21-year-old of Nigerian heritage made complaints twice during the first half of the match, which resulted in him being substituted at halftime, with Deniz...
Terem Moffi has joined Portuguese giants FC Porto on loan from French Ligue 1 side OGC Nice for the rest of the season, Afrosport reports. The 26-year-old Nigerian has had a difficult time at Nice largely due to injuries, which has limited him to just 72 appearances since first joining on loan from Lorient in January 2023 before it was made permanent that summer. Porto have...
Nigerian left-back Zaidu Sansusi scored his first goal for FC Porto in almost two years in a 4-0 Liga Portugal win away at Arouca on Monday night with 10 men, Afrosport reports. The 28-year-old has been blighted by multiple injury problems since the 2022-23 season that has seen him miss out on competitive action for a combined 362 days. Zaidu started from the bench against Arouca...
Super Eagles full-back Ola Aina and his Nottingham Forest side will participate in the league phase of the 2025-26 season Europa League with notable home and away fixtures against Portuguese giants FC Porto and La Liga side Real Betis, Afrosport reports. Forest are back in a European competition for the first time in 30 years after finishing seventh in the Premier League last season. They were...
Kenya head coach Benni McCarthy paid tribute to his former FC Porto teammate Jorge Costa who passed away on Monday at the age of 53 following a cardiac arrest at the club's training centre, Afrosport reports. McCarthy and Costa were teammates at Porto during the South African's stint between 2003 and 2005, winning seven titles including the famous UEFA Champions League triumph in 2004 which Costa...
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