Angel Gomes has announced he will leave Lille on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of next month, Afrosport reports. The 24-year-old England midfielder of Angolan heritage joined Lille from Manchester United on a free transfer in August 2020 and spent his first season on loan at Portuguese club Boavista before becoming a key cog for Les Dogues, scoring 10 goals and...
The Nigerian trio of Chuba Akpom, Terem Moffi and Moses Simon were all on target for Lille, OGC Nice and Nantes respectively as the 2024-25 French Ligue 1 season came to an end on Saturday, Afrosport reports. Akpom scored from the penalty spot as Lille defeated AS Monaco 2-1 to finish the campaign in fifth place, securing a place in the Europa League next season. Akpom,...
Serhou Guirassy provided the assist for the winning goal as Borussia Dortmund came from behind to defeat Lille 2-1 and 3-2 on aggregate in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. Both sides played out a 1-1 draw at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the first leg last week and it was the French team that led at Signal Iduna Park...
Borussia Dortmund head coach Niko Kovac has heaped praise on Sehrou Guirassy ahead of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 first-leg tie with Lille at Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The Guinea forward has been in superb form for BVB this season with 24 goals in 32 competitive games. Ten of those goals have come in as many games in the Champions...
Lille manager Bruno Genesio is elated with the immediate impact of Nabil Bentaleb following his return to action from a cardiac arrest, Afrosport reports. The Algeria midfielder has been unable to play since June last year because of the severity of the health condition. He however returned to action in the 2-0 Ligue 1 win over Rennes on Sunday, coming off the bench for DR Congo...
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