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Done Deal: Owen Leaves Leverkusen for FC Utrecht on Four Year Deal

Done Deal: Owen Leaves Leverkusen for FC Utrecht on Four Year Deal

Emmanuel Chigozie Owen had multiple clubs interested in his signature after leaving Bayer Leverkusen’s setup. He chose FC Utrecht for their project and long-term ambition. Now the 20 year old has four years to prove the decision right in the Eredivisie. Nigerian born winger Emmanuel Chigozie Owen has completed a permanent transfer to Dutch Eredivisie […]

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Ucheibe Leaves Benfica After Six Trophy-Laden Years

Ucheibe Leaves Benfica After Six Trophy-Laden Years

Six Liga BPI titles, two Portuguese Cups, five League Cups, two Super Cups and 179 appearances. Christy Ucheibe’s Benfica chapter was one of the most decorated runs any Nigerian women’s player has produced at a single European club. Super Falcons midfielder Christy Ucheibe has ended her six-year association with Portuguese champions Benfica following the expiration

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Rolfes: Boniface's Knee Fine but Weight Must Improve for Leverkusen Return

Rolfes: Boniface’s Knee Fine but Weight Must Improve for Leverkusen Return

Simon Rolfes has given the clearest public picture yet of where Victor Boniface stands heading into 2026-27, and it is a message that carries both genuine encouragement and an unmistakable condition attached. Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes has broken his silence on Victor Boniface’s situation ahead of the 2026-27 Bundesliga season, confirming the Super

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Iwobi Waiting on Fulham's Next Manager Like Everyone Else

Iwobi Waiting on Fulham’s Next Manager Like Everyone Else

Five years at Craven Cottage with one manager, and now nobody inside the dressing room knows who comes next. Alex Iwobi is fine with that, and his reasoning says something about who he’s become as a player. Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has revealed that Fulham’s playing staff have not yet been informed who will

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Doma United Promise Merit-Based Squad Ahead of NPFL Return

Doma United Promise Merit-Based Squad Ahead of NPFL Return

A crowd of hopeful players turned up in Nasarawa State this week, all chasing the same prize a place in a squad being rebuilt from scratch for top flight football. Doma United have set their NPFL return in motion, opening a club-wide screening exercise designed to assemble a squad capable of competing at Nigeria’s top

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Arinze Joins NK Bravo From Midtjylland's Youth Setup

Arinze Joins NK Bravo From Midtjylland’s Youth Setup

Two years after a teenager left Lagos for Denmark with dreams of the Premier League, his next step takes him to Slovenia, the latest stop on a pathway that has already produced senior Super Eagles internationals. Slovenian PrvaLiga club NK Bravo have completed the signing of Nigerian midfielder James Arinze from Danish Superliga side FC

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Where Every Super Eagles Star Lands on EPL Opening Weekend

Where Every Super Eagles Star Lands on EPL Opening Weekend

The Premier League fixture list is out, and Nigerian football fans already know exactly where to look on opening weekend. Some Super Eagles stars get gentle starts. Others get thrown straight into the deep end. Several Super Eagles internationals will be in Premier League action when the 2026/27 season kicks off, following the release of

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