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Tella, Schick help Leverkusen overcome Dortmund as Bundesliga returns

Tella, Schick help Leverkusen overcome Dortmund as Bundesliga returns

German champions Bayer Leverkusen on Friday handed Borussia Dortmund their first home league defeat this season following a 3-2 win at Signal Iduna Park as the Bundesliga returns after its customary winter break, Afrosport reports. Leverkusen set the tone early on as Nigeria international Nathan Tella put the holders ahead inside one minute. The 25-year-old rifled a half-volley into the top corner with just 25 seconds...

UEL Final: Boniface, Lookman & five other Africans in search of European glory

UEL Final: Boniface, Lookman & five other Africans in search of European glory

As the curtains continue to draw on club football for the 2023–24 season, major finals will be played across European leagues, as well as huge showdowns on different continental stages, one of them being the Europa League. The second division of European club football will see a new champion crowned when German champions Bayer Leverkusen take on Italian side Atalanta in the competition’s final at the...

Osimhen, Boniface, Dessers & top Nigerian scorers in Europe

Osimhen, Boniface, Dessers & top Nigerian scorers in Europe

The 2023-24 European season is gradually reaching its climax and Nigeria stars have been in scintillating form for their respective European clubs. Afrosport highlights the highest-scoring Nigeria players in the top five European leagues. Victor Boniface - 20 goals Boniface did not waste time to settle in at Leverkusen and he has found the back of the net in almost every Bundesliga match he has played...

Three Nigerians to meet in Europa League final after Atalanta & Leverkusen victories

Three Nigerians to meet in Europa League final after Atalanta & Leverkusen victories

Super Eagles forwards Victor Boniface, Nathan Tella, and Ademola Lookman will all be playing against each other in the final of the UEFA Europa League after Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta won their respective semifinals on Thursday. Your 2023/24 finalists 🤗#UEL pic.twitter.com/ivo0iZlXvc — UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) May 9, 2024 Newly-crowned German champions, Leverkusen, came back from two goals down to seal a hard-fought 2-2 draw against...

Boniface, Tella, Tapsoba, Kossounou & Adli secure Bayer Leverkusen’s first ever Bundesliga title

Boniface, Tella, Tapsoba, Kossounou & Adli secure Bayer Leverkusen’s first ever Bundesliga title

Nigeria duo, Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella, Morocco's Amine Adli, Ivory Coast's Odilon Kossounou and Burkina Faso's Edmond Tapsoba have secured Bayer Leverkusen's first-ever Bundesliga title in their 109 years of existence. Xabi Alonso's men sealed their champions status with five matches to go, after a 5-0 thrashing of Werder Bremen at the BayArena on Sunday. The African quintet started the crucial game on Sunday with...