Osimhen
20 Feb
Victor Osimhen and his teammates at Napoli will be playing under a third manager this season after the struggling Italian champions sacked Walter Mazzarri on Monday and brought in Slovakia national team coach Francesco Calzona just two days before hosting Barcelona in the Champions League. The 62-year-old Mazzarri became the second man to be sent…
2 Feb
Ademola Lookman’s first half strike booked Nigeria’s place in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals with a 1-0 win over Angola. The win continues the Super Eagles’ excellent AFCON quarter-final record, having lost only one of their previous 11 last-eight ties in the competition.
12 Dec
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu and Ivorian football legend, Didier Drogba have both celebrated Nigerian football stars, for their achievement in the current CAF awards. Sanwo Olu celebrated the Nigerian stars who made history both in the male and female category of the award, While Super eagles, and Napoli striker Osimhen, won the best…
30 Nov
Legendary Chelsea forward Gianfranco Zola believes Napoli’s Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen would be a perfect fit for La Liga giants Real Madrid. Osimhen made his second appearance against Madrid on Wednesday night since returning from injury. The top scorer in Serie A has been linked with some of Europe’s heavyweights. Reports about a move away…
27 Oct
Liverpool and Chelsea are reportedly lurking around to see how Victor Osimhen’s current contract discussion goes. There are speculations that Osimhen may not be disposed to staying with Napoli after this season following the recent poor turn of his relationship with the Italian champions. There is still a large gap between offer and request as…
16 Oct 2023
The Super Eagles will be without strikers Kelechi Iheanacho and Victor Osimhen when they confront Mozambique’s Black Mambas today in their second international friendly match of the current FIFA free window. The match will hold in Portugal, where the Super Eagles conceded a last-minute goal to draw 2-2 with Saudi Arabia’s Green Falcons on Friday.…
14 Oct 2023
Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen will undergo an MRI scan to determine the extent of the injury he suffered in his country's 2-2 draw in a friendly with Saudi Arabia, his national team said. Osimhen left the game in the 55th minute at the Portimao stadium in Portugal. Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro said…
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