Kelechi Iheanacho lasted only four minutes on the pitch as Celtic defeated Sturm Graz 2-1 in Thursday's Europa League action, Afrosport reports. The Nigerian forward started the game at Park Head but was unable to continue after going down in discomfort, clutching his hamstring, and was replaced by Johnny Kenny. Iheanacho has scored three goals in eight competitive games for Celtic, including the previous 1-1 Europa...
Ange Postecoglou says he is not surprised Nottingham Forest fans are calling for his dismissal after their 3-2 defeat by Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday, Afrosport reports. The Australian tactician has had a difficult start to life at the City Ground since replacing Nuno Espirito Santo last month, and has now failed to win any of his opening six matches, becoming the first Forest...
Nigerian forward Rafiu Durosinmi continued his impressive goalscoring form for Viktoria Plzen as he found the back of the net in the 3-0 Europa League win over Malmo on Thursday, Afrosport reports. The 22-year-old was on target in Plzen's opening league phase game against Hungarian side Ferencvaros which ended in a 1-1 draw. The Czech giants got their first goal against Malmo in the 34th minute...
Morocco forward Hamza Igamane scored his first European goal for Lille as they defeated Norwegian side Brann in their UEFA Europa League league phase opener on Thursday, Afrosport reports. The 22-year-old scored on his debut for the French club with a brace in a 7-1 Ligue 1 win at Lorient before the September international break. He got his first European goal for Les Dogues, with a...
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has hailed Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho as a “brilliant goalscorer” after netting in the 1-1 draw with Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Europa League on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. The 28-year-old came off the bench to score his second goal for the club since joining on a free transfer after his contract with La Liga side Sevilla was mutually terminated. He also...
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