Injured Osimhen out of Fiorentina tie, doubtful for W’Cup qualifiers
Victor Osimhen will miss Friday’s Serie A clash with Fiorentina, The PUNCH reports. Osimhen did not participate in training on Wednesday due to a muscular problem, and only had physiotherapy and personalised work...... Read moreBoniface credits fans after Bundesliga Rookie award
Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface boasted about his Nigerian fanbase and quality on Wednesday after he won the Bundesliga Rookie of The Season award for his instant impact in his debut season...... Read moreStanding tall: Onuachu hits brace in Trabzonspor win
•Boniface scores 13th Bundesliga goal, Akpom bags assist Trabzonspor striker, Paul Onuachu, stood out among Nigerian players abroad during the weekend with a brace in their win over Istanbulspor, ABIODUN ADEWALE...... Read moreAina relishes Chelsea clash
Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina says he is looking forward to their match against Chelsea at the City Ground on Saturday (today), Saturday PUNCH reports. Aina signed for the Blues at the...... Read moreI made right decision playing for Hong Kong – Oluwatayo
Lagos-born Oluwatayo Akande, who plays for the Hong Kong national team, talks about his debut for the Asians, journey into kits manufacturing and more, in this interview with EBENEZER BAJELA Can...... Read moreBoniface, Tella, Lookman eye historic Europa League final
The final of the 2024 Europa League could see three Nigerians chasing glory at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin in Ireland come May 22, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. On Thursday (today), Victor Boniface...... Read moreHidden gem: Midfield dynamo Olawoyin dazzling in Turkey
Caykur Rizespor midfielder Ibrahim Olawoyin has been one of the revelations of the season in the 2023/24 Turkish Super Lig and the former Enugu Rangers man is still aiming to reach higher...... Read moreChelsea make Osimhen U-Turn, want to sign striker
Chelsea have been won over by Victor Osimhen’s resurgence in form and now want to sign the Napoli striker again. That is according to Sky Sport Italia, who report that Osimhen is...... Read moreBattle for Europe: Chelsea’s chances boosted after Man Utd’s horror at Palace
Chelsea’s bid to secure European football for next season has received a major boost following Manchester United’s disastrous 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Monday night. The Eagles’ rampant performance at...... Read moreArsenal exclude Osimhen from wanted strikers list
The latest report from British tabloid, Mirror, suggests that English Premier League side, Arsenal, have given up on their chase for Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen, after the UK publication wrote that Mikel Arteta...... Read moreChelsea offer Lukaku plus €90m for Osimhen – Report
Just a day after French giants Paris Saint-Germain expressed their intention to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli by making a €90m plus €40m first offer, Premier League club, Chelsea, have also tabled...... Read moreBoniface scores again as Leverkusen extend unbeaten run
Nigeria striker Victor Boniface came off the bench and scored the last goal for German champions Bayer Leverkusen in their 5-1 thrashing of Frankfurt and extended their unbeaten run to 48...... Read moreIheanacho rejects Leicester’s £65k weekly offer
Super Eagles and Leicester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has rejected a new deal from the club amidst interest from Unai Emery’s Aston Villa, Soccernet.ng reports. The 27-year-old striker has been subjected to...... Read moreOsho set for 170th league game
Nigerian defender Gabriel Osho is set to make his 170th league career appearance when Luton Town host Everton at Kenilworth Road on match-day 36 of the English Premier League on Friday (today),...... Read moreBoniface, Tella strike fear in De Rossi
The imperial form of Bayer Leverkusen’s Nigerian duo Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella makes Roma coach Danielle De Rossi apprehensive ahead of Thursday night’s UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg clash at...... Read moreBrentford signs Nigerian U-20 sensation Benjamin Frederick from Moses Simon’s Kaduna academy
Nigerian U-20 centre-back, Benjamin Frederick, has secured a move to the English Premier League outfit, Brentford. At just 18 years old, Frederick has emerged as the latest permanent addition to the...... Read moreDessers hits back at critics
Glasgow Rangers striker, Cyriel Dessers, has hit back at critics following yet another impressive performance against St Mirren on Sunday to keep the Gers Scottish Premiership title hopes alive with a winner...... Read moreDessers relishes landmark goal
Super Eagles striker, Cyriel Dessres, is thrilled to have recorded a landmark goal for Glasgow Rangers in the Gers 2-1 win over St. Mirren at the SMISA Stadium on Sunday but...... Read moreVictor Boniface: Leverkusen boss Alonso makes you ‘up your game’
Bayer Leverkusen and Nigeria striker, Victor Boniface, said Xabi Alonso had a particular advantage over other coaches on the training pitch. “Imagine you’re training and your coach is doing better than...... Read morePSG ready to pay €120m for Osimhen
English Premier League trio Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are all looking likely to miss out on Napoli’s Victor Osimhen as French giants Paris Saint-Germain have decided to pay the €120m release...... Read moreChukwueze may get Milan lifeline
Samuel Chukwueze could finally get regular first-team action at AC Milan with the imminent sacking of their head coach, Stafeno Pioli, PUNCH Sports Extra writes. The Nigeria forward’s rival Christian Pulisic is a huge...... Read moreBoniface: Man who turned ‘Neverkusen’ to Leverkusen
Beer flowed, Nigerian hip-hop stole the show in Germany after Leverkusen’s first-ever Bundesliga triumph last Sunday. One man that played a key role in transforming the Germans from nearly men to...... Read moreBoniface reacts to making Bundesliga 2023/24 XI shortlist
Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface, has expressed delight at being nominated for a place in the 2023/24 Bundesliga Team of The Season, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The list of nominees was announced...... Read moreJuventus ordered to pay Ronaldo €9.7m unpaid salaries
Juventus must pay Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo 9.7 million euros ($10.4 million) in back wages for the 2020-21 season, the Italian courts announced on Wednesday. The Court of Arbitration, to which...... Read moreWho Goes Through?
•Boniface, Tella, Lookman, Chukwueze in dicey Europa battles Six Nigerian players will be battling tooth and nail to help their respective clubs nick a place in the last four of Europe’s second...... Read more