Bright Osayi-Samuel
3 Apr
Nigerian defender Bright Osayi-Samuel has been cleared of any charges by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) after punching a pitch invader. Osayi-Samuel defended his teammates from the pitch invader, after his team Fenerbahce's Turkish Super Lig game at Trabzonspor in March. Fenerbahce defeated Trabzonspor 3-2 but were confronted by angry Trabzonspor fans who flocked onto…
1 Apr
Fenerbahce's Nigerian defender, Bright Osayi-Samuel, will appear before a disciplinary hearing of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) following a bust-up with Trabzonspor fans after a league game on March 17. The Turkish Football body announced this on Monday, 1 April, 2024. Osayi-Samuel is one of three Fenerbahce players who will appear at a disciplinary hearing.…
20 Mar
Fenerbahce defender, Bright Osayi-Samuel, is the only player being expected at the Super Eagles camp in Marrakech, Morocco on Wednesday in preparation for the international friendly matches against Ghana and Mali. As at Wednesday lunchtime, 22 of the 23 players expected had arrived in Morocco’s fourth-largest city, with defenders, Gabriel Osho and Tyronne Ebuehi as…
20 Mar
Fenerbahçe fans have produced a graffiti mural of Bright Osayi-Samuel punching a pitch invader while defending his Fenerbahce teammates after Sunday's away game against Trabzonspor. Fenerbahce defeated Trabzonspor 3-2 but were confronted by angry Trabzonspor fans who flocked onto the pitch. Tensions started to mount in the 87th minute when objects were thrown onto the…
18 Mar
Nigerian defender Bright Osayi-Samuel displayed guts and bravery as he defended his teammates from a pitch invader after Sunday's Turkish Super Lig clash between his team Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor. Fenerbahce defeated Trabzonspor 3-2 but were confronted by angry Trabzonspor fans who flocked onto the pitch. Tensions started to rise in the 87th minute when objects…
1 Feb
Super Eagles fans can breathe a sigh of relief! Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has shaken off injury concerns and is set to stand between the posts for Nigeria in their crucial AFCON 2023 quarter-final clash against Angola on Friday. Nwabali's participation was initially in doubt after sustaining an injury during Nigeria's thrilling 2-0 victory over Cameroon…
25 Jan
Super Eagles defender, Bright Osayi-Samuel, has admitted the inability of the team to convert their chances, admitting that it is an area they must improve upon ahead of Saturday's Round of 16 clash with Cameroon at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The upcoming encounter between the two African football giants is set to…
16 Jan
Ahead of Thursday’s crucial AFCON 2023 Group A clash with Côte d’Ivoire, Super Eagles right-back Bright Osayi-Samuel revealed that he had food poisoning.
3 Oct 2023
The Super Eagles will welcome back key players, including Kenneth Omeruo, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Alex Iwobi, and Terem Moffi as they prepare for double-header international friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique in Portugal later this month.
Latest
58 mins ago
Despite the exodus of university teachers and attendant shortage of manpower in public universities nationwide, the non-retention policy of the Federal Government has caused over 5,032 first-class graduates to languish in the job market and far away from the tertiary institutions that erstwhile retained them.
1 hour ago
As the whereabouts of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, remain unknown a week after he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and placed on a watch-list by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
1 hour ago
Data sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) suggest the economy may be relapsing to cash hoarding again a year after the chronic currency scarcity even as the proportion of currency in circulation that is held outside the banking system has returned to the pre-naira redesign level.
1 hour ago
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2024 World Malaria Day, the progress in national malaria control is being threatened by the continued rising cost of anti-malaria drugs, which have gone beyond the reach of many Nigerians.
1 hour ago
African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said that Africa's immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries' future growth.
1 hour ago
Ahead of May Day next week, workers are demanding a country that works for all and not just for some privileged few.
1 hour ago
The NPFL has fined Kwara United N6 million for allegedly thwarting the live broadcast of their week 31 game against Akwa United.
1 hour ago
To achieve the global malaria targets 2030, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Malaria Programme has launched a new operational strategy that will change the trajectory of malaria trends.
1 hour ago
President Bola Tinubu and President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, have promised to give fresh direction to the justice sector in the country through a holistic overhaul.
1 hour ago
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged the Army to establish military formations in Sambisa Forest and the Mandara Hills, bordering Cameroon and Chad in the North East, to counter terrorism in the areas.