Alex Iwobi
3 Aug
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi has been a regular in the Everton starting XI during the Toffees’ pre-season matches ahead of the 2023/24 Premier League season. The upcoming campaign will be his fifth at the Merseyside club since moving there from Arsenal in 2019. Everton narrowly escaped relegation into the Championship last season. They finished 17th, one…
17 Jul
Nigerian players have been commanding quite massive transfer fees in recent years and Victor Osimhen could become the world’s second-most-expensive footballer this summer if he leaves Napoli. Napoli president, Aurelio de Laurentiis has placed a staggering price tag of €200 million on Osimhen – if met by any club – will make him topple the…
22 Jun
Everton star, Alex Iwobi says he believes that the Super Eagles can become African champions for the fourth time in history in 2024 because the team oozes sheer quality in every department on the pitch.
29 May
Super Eagles’ midfielder, Alex Iwobi, was ecstatic as Everton escaped relegation on a dramatic final day of 2022/23 English Premier League season.
27 May
Everton, the English Premier League club of Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi, have taken a huge blow as Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Nathan Patterson and Ben Godfrey are all ruled out in tomorrow’s last battle to escape relegation. There are doubts over Vitaliy Mykolenko, but Amadou Onana is fit to play. Andros Townsend is “unlikely” to be…
16 Apr
Everton’s hopes of Premier League survival suffered a blow, as they were beaten by Fulham at Goodison Park. Harrison Reed put the visitors ahead midway through the first half with a composed finish after Harry Wilson’s curling shot had come back off the post.
14 Apr
Alex Iwobi is confident that Everton can avoid relegation from the Premier League as they host Fulham at Goodison Park on Saturday in what will be a big day for the Toffees' survival hopes.
8 Apr
As many as seven Nigerian players are in danger of suffering the ignominy of being relegated with their respective club-sides even as the 2022/23 Premier League season goes down to the wire. With nine matches more to go before the campaign comes to an end, it is such a sad thing to know that of…
27 Mar
After a surprise victory over the Super Eagles on Friday, Guinea Bissau are confident of another shocker in the second-leg encounter, which holds today.
25 Mar
Midfielder Alex Iwobi says the Super Eagles are eager to redeem their image in their reverse fixture against the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau on Monday.
9 Mar
Playing for the super eagles is a rare privilege that doesn't come often. playing for the super eagles comes with a lot of wealth as well. Sponsors, businesspeople, and football fans have invested millions of dollars to make football a profitable business. From their humble beginnings at the grassroots level, Nigerian footballers are doing their…
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