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Nigeria vs Guinea-Bissau: Five uncapped players Peseiro should look out for

Nigeria vs Guinea-Bissau: Five uncapped players Peseiro should look out for

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...

Orban dazzles in Europa Conference League with hat-trick

Orban dazzles in Europa Conference League with hat-trick

Nigerian striker Gift Orban hit a three-minute hat-trick to help Gent blitz past Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Wednesday.   The 20-year-old scored his hat-trick in the 31st, 32nd and 34th minutes to fire Gent into a 3-0 lead before his strike partner Hugo Cuypers rounded off the scoring for the Belgian giants just before the first-half break.  The match played...

Orban scores four in Gent eight-goal thriller

Gent star Orban targets Premier League future

Gent striker Gift Orban has hinted about a potential move to the Premier League in the future. The 20-year-old sensation grabbed headlines with four second-half goals, including a well-taken freekick to help Gent to a 6-2 victory away at Zulte Waregem in the Belgian Pro League on Sunday. Orban joined Gent in January from Norwegian club Stabaek, and he has scored nine goals in eight games...

Orban scores four in Gent eight-goal thriller

Orban scores four in Gent eight-goal thriller

Nigerian striker Gift Orban continues to make a case for a national team call-up with another excellent performance for Belgian side Gent in the Belgian Pro League on Sunday. The 20-year-old scored four goals in a 6-2 win away to Zulte Waregem at the Elindus Arena to bring his tally to seven goals in five matches since joining the Buffalos in the January window. https://twitter.com/KAAGent/status/1634960841383739393?t=6d06Hyuu8YvuIJbQ5El4hg&s=19 Julien...

UECL: Orban on target as Istanbul Basaksehir holds Gent

UECL: Orban on target as Istanbul Basaksehir holds Gent

Gift Orban continued his fantastic goalscoring form of late, this time finding the back of the net in Gent's 1-1 draw with Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir in the the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League Round of 16 on Thursday night. The Buffalos had to navigate past Azerbaijani giants Qarabag in the knockout playoffs, winning 5-3 on penalties after the game ended 1-1 on...