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Leon Balogun praises Nigerian teammate Dessers after Rangers win

Leon Balogun has praised his Nigerian and Rangers teammate Cyriel Dessers after he scored the only goal in their 1-0 Scottish Premiership win over Hearts on Sunday, Afrosport reports. The 29-year-old scored the decisive goal in the sixth minute off an assist from James Tavernier for his third goal in a row having gone eight games without scoring. It took Dessers' tally to nine goals for...

Super Eagles defender Balogun ruled out of season with injury

Super Eagles defender Balogun ruled out of season with injury

Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury he picked up while playing for Queens Park Rangers a fortnight ago. The 34-year-old was an unreplaced substitute after clutching onto his hamstring in the final minutes of their 3-0 home defeat to Coventry City on April 15, leaving them down to 10 men after they...

Balogun on why he approached QPR fans after defeat

Balogun on why he approached QPR fans after defeat

Nigeria centre-back Leon Balogun has taken to social media to release a lengthy statement explaining his confrontation with Queens Park Rangers fans following their 1-0 defeat to his former team Wigan Athletic in the Championship on Saturday. The Lactics won the game courtesy of Max Power’s sixth-minute penalty which was caused by Balogun who was just returning back to action after more than three months with...

Rangers star Balogun highlights differences between Gerrard and Van Bronckhorst

Rangers centre-back Leon Balogun said former coach Steven Gerrard was more emotional than current boss Gio van Bronckhorst who took over at the helm in November 2021. Van Bronckhorst is close to making Rangers end their long wait for their first European title since 1972 while Gerrard helped the Gers end the 2020-21 league season without losing any game before he left for another coaching job...