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Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi missed Nottingham Forest’s 3-0 pre season victory over Chesterfield at the SMH Group Stadium on Saturday. Goals from Chris Wood, Josh Bowler, and Ibrahim Sangaré secured the win for Nuno Espírito Santo’s side. According to NottinghamshireLive, Awoniyi’s absence was due to personal reasons, not injury related. Although he picked up […]

Gabriel Osho has announced his departure from Luton Town, a club in the Sky Bet Championship. The 25 year old defender left following the expiration of his contract. Although Luton Town had been in talks to extend his contract, Osho has decided to leave as a free agent. He shared his departure on social media,

Caleb Okoli, the central defender from Atalanta, has travelled to England to finalize his signing with the newly promoted Premier League club Leicester City. The transfer deal is estimated to be around 15 million euros, including add ons. This move comes as Super Eagles stars Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho have departed from the club.

Emmanuel Ekong, son of former Super Eagles star Prince Ikpe Ekong, is considering a return to Swedish football in the upcoming season. The 22 year old striker has expressed his desire to leave his current Serie A club, Empoli, according to Sportbladet. Empoli acquired Ekong from Swedish club IF Brommapojkarna in the summer of 2018.

Anglo Nigerian defender Tosin Adarabioyo has arrived at Chelsea a week early for pre season training. He joins fellow players Ben Chilwell and Trevoh Chalobah in preparing ahead of schedule. Adarabioyo, a right footed centre back, recently signed a four year deal with Chelsea after refusing to extend his contract with Fulham. His contract with

Super Eagles stand-in captain William Ekong has been named in the squad for Greek champions PAOK for the upcoming season. PAOK’s head coach, Razvan Lucescu, announced the squad list for their pre season training in Holland, and the 30 year old defender is included. Ekong, who was linked with a move to Saudi Arabia following

The Ogun State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria SWAN has congratulated Otunba Kunle Soname, Chairman of Remo Stars Football Club, and the club’s management for securing a spot in the CAF Champions League. Remo Stars finished second in the Nigeria Premier Football League NPFL table, amassing 65 points from 38 matches, just

Shooting Stars centre-back Gbolagade Adelowo has been awarded the NPFL Player of the Season title. Adelowo received this prestigious accolade at Adamasingba Stadium during the club’s final game of the season, which saw them secure a 1-0 victory over Sporting Lagos. Initially seen as an unconvincing addition to the team during preseason, Adelowo exceeded expectations

Lazio has shown interest in Nigerian youngster Hafiz Umar Ibrahim, following his impressive performance at the Viareggio Cup where he scored 10 goals in six games. The 18 year old also impressed during a trial at Chelsea in March. Despite Chelsea’s interest, an agreement with his club, Ojodu City, has not been reached, leaving the

Former Super Eagles World Cup star Taribo West has admitted that a moment of frustration at Inter Milan cost him potential transfers to Premier League giants Arsenal and Manchester United. The incident occurred in February 1999 when West, frustrated after being substituted in a match against Vicenza, threw down his jersey in anger as he