Yankuba Minteh and Simon Adingra were among the goalscorers as Brighton & Hove Albion recorded a 4-2 win over Tokyo Verdy on Sunday to conclude their pre-season tour of Japan. The Seagulls had defeated the Kashima Antlers 5-1 in their first game with Minteh opening the scoring. The newly-signed Gambian forward was at it again against Tokyo Verdy when he scored just before the half time...
Brighton & Hove Albion won a lot of admirers when they finished in sixth place during the 2022-23 season and sealed European qualification for the first time in their history. This was largely down to the exciting brand of football under manager Roberto De Zerbi who continued from where previous manager Graham Potter left off. Afrosport reviews how the 2023-24 season was for the Seagulls. Overall...
Brighton & Hove Albion manager Roberto de Zerbi has highlighted the importance of Simon Adingra in the team following his impact in their 5-0 bashing of Sheffield United in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. The 22-year-old was part of the triumphant side that defeated Nigeria in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final on home soil last week. He started the game against the Blades...
Simon Adingra has labelled the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as one of the best moments of his career after his instrumental role in Ivory Coast's victory over Nigeria in Sunday's final. The Brighton and Hove Albion man provided two assists that led to the goals by Franck Kessie and Sebastian Haller to complete the comeback 2-1 win. Adingra's performance across the entire tournament on home...
Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong was crowned as the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Man of the Competition after leading the Super Eagles to the silver medal following the 2-1 loss to hosts Ivory Coast in Sunday's final. The POAK FC Defender finished as the Nigeria's joint-highest scorer with Ademola Lookman and the highest scoring defender in the tournament with three goals including the final. https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1756809988817748298?t=cUMydBfmb71p6K--EYQxdQ&s=19 Simon...
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