Battle 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 moreZero to hero: Grandma, coach relive Boniface humble beginnings
After helping Bayer Leverkusen to their first-ever Bundesliga title in the club’s 120-year history, no one is more proud of Nigerian striker, Victor Boniface, than his grandmother, Lucy Okoh, who enrolled him...... Read moreCAF, Oliseh laud Boniface after league win
Confederation of African Football and former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, have both lauded Nigerian striker, Victor Boniface, after playing a starring role in Bayer Leverkusen’s historical Bundesliga triumph, The PUNCH reports. Leverkusen...... Read moreAwoniyi close to return, says Nuno
Nottingham Forest’s battle for survival is threatening to go down to the wire as Nuno Espirito Santo’s side prepare for a crunch clash this weekend. The Reds have five games left to...... Read moreI didn’t lead Bayer Leverkusen, we led ourselves – Victor Boniface
In a historic moment for the club, Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga trophy for the first time in their 120-year existence, dethroning Bayern Munich’s 11-year reign with a resounding 5-0 victory over Werder...... Read moreChelsea open talks with Osimhen’s reps
Chelsea are set for face-to-face talks with Napoli and Victor Osimhen’s representatives but are reportedly not keen to “overpay” as they bid to avoid the FFP sanctions, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The meeting is...... Read moreOsimhen’s goal crazy, absurd – Drogba
Victor Oismhen’s wonder goal against Monza on Sunday continues to attract comments from global football icons, with Chelsea and Ivory Coast Didier Drogba being the latest to sing the praise of the...... Read moreSecurity reinforced at PSG v Barcelona game after IS ‘threat’ – French minister
Security will be “considerably reinforced” at Wednesday’s Champions League match in the French capital between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona after a “threat” from Islamic State, the interior minister said. Gerald Darmanin...... Read moreAir Osimhen! Fans hails Nigerian striker after gravity-defying header
Fans have taken to the social media platform, X, formerly Twitter, to praise Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen after his terrific headed goal in Napoli’s 4-2 win over Monza on Sunday, PUNCH Sports...... Read more