Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad Ladies, the club announced on Wednesday. The 25-year-old, who shone for Nigeria at this year's FIFA Women's World Cup, finally puts an end to the discussions surrounding her club career following the expiration of her contact with English Women's Super League (WSL) side Leicester City. The Nigerian defender was unveiled with a video on...
The Super Eagles will conclude their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign against Sao Tome and Principe at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Sunday evening. The game is effectively a dead rubber as Nigeria have already made it to the AFCON finals in the Ivory Coast next year while the Sao Tomeans are guaranteed of finishing bottom of Group A even if they...
Wilfred Ndidi was on target and also provided an assist on Tuesday night as Leicester City secured a 2-0 win over Tranmere Rovers to move into the third round of the EFL Cup. The Nigerian midfielder found the back of the net in the previous round against League One side Burton Albion by a similar 2-0 scoreline. He got cooking again at Prenton Park by opening...
The Nigerian trio of Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi and Sone Aluko all scored as Leicester City and Ipswich Town recorded 2-0 victories over Burton Albion and Bristol Rovers on Wednesday to progress to the second round of the EFL Cup. The Foxes began life in the Championship after nine years in the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Coventry City the weekend. https://twitter.com/LCFC/status/1689365442903560192?t=SteIwzsqFnHU3i9z2LEYtA&s=19 It took...
FIFA has placed an embargo on Saudi Pro League Club, Al-Nassr which prevents them from registering new players for stalling on the payment of add-ons for their purchase of Veteran Nigerian Forward, Ahmed Musa from Leicester City. An official ruling released from FIFA in October 2021 claims that the Saudi side has failed to pay €460k (£390k) plus interest in performance-related add-ons to the now relegated...
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