Joe Aribo and Paul Onuachu were on target as Southampton defeated Ipswich Town 2-1 at Portman Road in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon, Afrosport reports. The Saints were on a run of six consecutive defeats with manager Ivan Juric still searching for his first point since taking over from Russell Martin. That all changed when Aribo put them ahead in the 21st minute with a...
The Premier League will resume for its 33rd season when the 2024-25 campaign kicks off on Friday, August 16, with a mouth-watering contest between 13-time winners Manchester United and Fulham at Old Trafford. Over the years, Nigerians have competed and excelled in the English football top-flight with many memorable performances from the likes of Kanu Nwankwo, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, Celestine Babayaro, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, John Obi...
Joe Aribo says he is upset by Southampton's 2-1 defeat at Cardiff City in the Championship on Saturday. The Nigerian midfielder put the Saints ahead in the 12th minute but the Premier League hopefuls could not hold on to it as Senegal's Famara Diedhiou and Cian Ashford guaranteed the three points for the Bluebirds. The result was a hard one to take for Aribo as it...
Ahead of Nigeria’s participation in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, team captain Ahmed Musa, England-based midfielder Alex Iwobi, and 15 other stars touched down at the team’s training base in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday. Kasimpasa defender Kenneth Omeruo, who, like Musa, was a member of the Super Eagles side that last won the AFCON in 2013, Moses Simon, Joe Aribo, Chidozie Awaziem,...
Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo will not be hindered from participating in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023, Southampton head coach Rusell Martin revealed on Tuesday. The 27-year-old, who got the first goal for the Saints in their 5-0 mauling of Swansea at St. Mary’s Stadium on Boxing Day, was praised by Martin, who reiterated his stance of not stopping Aribo or any other...
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