Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has called up Porto striker Samuel Omorodion to La Roja's 26-man squad ahead of their UEFA Nations League matches against Denmark and Switzerland, Afrosport reports. The 20-year-old Omorodion, who was born in Spain to Nigerian parents, was part of the Spanish team that won gold at the Paris Olympic Games. After a move to Premier League club Chelsea broke...
Spanish-Nigerian forward Samu Omorodion scored twice at the Estadio do Dragao on Thursday night as FC Porto were held to a 3-3 draw by 10-man Manchester United in matchday two in the UEFA Europa League. The 20-year-old scored in the 34th and 50th minutes to help Porto complete their comeback, but substitute Harry Maguire scored in the 91st minute to ensure United left Portugal with a...
It was indeed a tournament to forget for Nigeria after ending the Paris 2024 Olympic Games 'medal-less' but some athletes of Nigerian origin shone for their respective nationalities. Nigeria took 88 athletes to the French capital for the Games but they failed to impress in their events. Athletes like Tobi Amusan, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, Quadri Aruna, Blessing Oborududu and Ese Brume failed to meet expectations as they...
The hopes of Victor Osimhen joining Chelsea this summer has taken a different turn with the Blues now interested in signing Atletico Madrid youngster Samu Omorodion, Afrosport reports. The 25-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge in a swap deal involving Romelu Lukaku. New Napoli manager Antonio Conte is a big admirer of Lukaku having utilised the Belgian forward of Congolese heritage...
Egypt finished top of Group C in the men's football event at the 2024 Paris Olympics after a 2-1 win over Spain on Tuesday. Pyramids FC forward Ibrahim Abdel scored in either half for the Pharaohs while Samu Omorodion, who is of Nigeria heritage, scored the consolation goal for the Spaniards. Egypt topped Group C with seven points ahead of Spain, the Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan....
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