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Nigeria’s Arokodare nets brace in Genk Boxing Day win

Nigeria’s Tolu Arokodare wins Genk’s Goal of the Month award for October

Nigerian forward Tolu Arokodare has won KRC Genk’s Goal of the Month award for October with his brilliant strike against Gent in the Belgian Pro League, Afrosport reports. Following votes from fans, the 23-year-old’s goal in their 2-0 win against Gent got the nod. Arokodare broke the deadlock for Genk away at the Ghelamco Arena on Sunday, October 27, latching onto a low cross into the...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Eguavoen defends snubbing Dessers, Arokodare in Super Eagles team

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Eguavoen defends snubbing Dessers, Arokodare in Super Eagles team

Super Eagles interim coach Augustine Eguavoen has revealed his reason for snubbing Rangers and Genk forwards, Cyriel Dessers and Tolu Arokodare, from Nigeria’s 23-man squad to face Libya in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers this month. Dessers, 29, has been in good form in Scotland with seven goals and three assists in 13 matches in all competitions this season, while 23-year-old Arokodare has...

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Is the Super Eagles’ wealth of attacking talent turning into a curse and not a blessing?

Augustine Eguavoen will once again be in the dugout as interim head coach when the Super Eagles take on Libya in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on October 11 and 15. The former Nigeria international did not do too badly in his fourth stint in the dugout with a 3-0 win over Benin and a goalless draw against Rwanda last month. The games against Libya are...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Why Arokodare, Maja & Sodiq should get Super Eagles call-ups

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Why Arokodare, Maja & Sodiq should get Super Eagles call-ups

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have begun their race to securing a ticket for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations—Morocco 2025—fairly well with a win and a draw in their two opening games against Benin Republic and Rwanda, respectively. As Nigeria gears up for October’s double-header against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya, it is important that the most in-form players are called up to the Super Eagles team...

Iheanacho targets success with Nigerian teammate Ejuke at Sevilla

Arokodare scores first goal of the season in Genk defeat

Tolu Arokodare scored his first goal of the season but it was not enough as Genk lost 3-1 to Leuven in the Belgian Pro League on Saturday evening. Moroccan Youssef Maziz put Leuven ahead in the 22nd minute before Thibault Vlietinck made it 2-0 14 minutes later. The second half saw the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) disallow a goal for both sides before Arokodare halved the...