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Ex-Liverpool star Owen tags Awoniyi as problem for Premier League defenders

Awoniyi breaks 28-year record after scoring against Arsenal

Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi became the first Nottingham Forest player to score in five consecutive Premier League matches after grabbing a goal against Arsenal on Saturday. Awoniyi came off the bench to half the deficit for the Forest in their 2-1 defeat to the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium. The Super Eagles attacker continued from where he stopped last season to finish off a fine run...

2023-24 Premier League season: Awoniyi, Iwobi, Bassey & the other Nigerians to watch out for

2023-24 Premier League season: Awoniyi, Iwobi, Bassey & the other Nigerians to watch out for

The 2023–24 Premier League season is upon us, with a battle between two champions—Manchester City, the defending champions of the English top division—and Burnley, the top team from the Championship—set to kick off the much-anticipated campaign. As they say, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a step, and for many teams in the Premier League, the road to achieving their set objectives begins on...

AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: 19 players in Super Eagles camp

AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: 19 players in Super Eagles camp

The Super Eagles camp in Lagos received twelve new players ahead of their upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone later this week. The players include Kenneth Omeruo, Wilfried Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Taiwo Awoniyi, Moses Simon, Adebayo Adeleye, Victor Sochima, Olorunleke Ojo, Chidiebube Duru, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Divine Nwachukwu, and Frank Onyeka. https://twitter.com/NGSuperEagles/status/1668023209059401728?t=s-Gxfl8fK0yztRqYzDtWJw&s=19 Earlier on Sunday, seven players arrived at the Eagles camp, but...

AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Nigeria release 23-man squad list for Sierra Leone clash

AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Nigeria release 23-man squad list for Sierra Leone clash

Ahead of the matchday 5 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers between Nigeria and Sierra Leone in Monrovia later this month, Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has released a star-studded 23-man squad list. The Portuguese tactician invited familiar faces like captain Ahmed Musa, vice captain William Troost-Ekong, Everton's player of the season Alex Iwobi, and the red-hot Victor Osimhen, who has been in scintillating form for...

Iheanacho to Onuachu: Ranking Nigerian players in Premier League this season

Awoniyi reaches double digit goals in Nottingham Forest draw

Taiwo Awoniyi scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season as Nottingham Forest concluded their campaign with a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace on Sunday. Forest secured their league status for next season when they defeated Arsenal 1-0 last time out at the City ground, Awoniyi scoring the all-important goal. The Nigerian forward was in the mood to score once again and did so in...