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Trabzonspor Favourites to Sign Super Eagles Invitee Dennis

By Kelechi / Transfer News / June 12, 2026

Anthony Dennis arrived at Göztepe as an unknown quantity from Nigeria’s youth football circuit. Two and a half seasons later, Trabzonspor are coming for him with a bid, and a club that costs more than double what he originally cost to buy. Trabzonspor have submitted a formal offer for Nigerian midfielder Anthony Dennis, putting the […]

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Nwabali Watches Okoye’s Portugal Heroics, Stays Diplomatic

By Kelechi / National Team News / June 12, 2026

He was not in Leiria. He was watching from his phone, hosting a live session for supporters while Maduka Okoye denied Ronaldo and kept Portugal’s margin to one. When someone asked Stanley Nwabali about his own absence from the Super Eagles, he chose his words carefully. Stanley Nwabali spent the Nigeria-Portugal friendly watching from the

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Super Eagles Hold 26th in FIFA Rankings, 3rd in Africa

By Kelechi / National Team News / June 11, 2026

A Unity Cup win, a draw in Warsaw, and a narrow defeat in Leiria — Nigeria’s June window produced results that moved the needle on the pitch without moving it in the rankings. The Super Eagles remain exactly where they were: 26th in the world and third in Africa. FIFA published its latest men’s world

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Galatasaray Reject Atletico’s €120m Bid to Keep Osimhen

By Kelechi / Transfer News / June 11, 2026

Atlético Madrid have identified Victor Osimhen as the striker they want to solve their potential summer crisis at the top of the pitch. Galatasaray’s answer to a €120m offer was a single word: no. Galatasaray have rejected a bid of approximately €120 million from Atlético Madrid for Victor Osimhen, according to a report from Forza

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Trabzonspor Reject €20m Saudi Bid for Golden Boot Onuachu

By Kelechi / Transfer News / June 10, 2026

Twenty six goals, a shared Turkish Golden Boot, a Turkish Cup final brace, and now a €20m Saudi offer that his club has turned away without hesitation. Paul Onuachu’s 2025-26 season at Trabzonspor has been the best of his professional life, and the club intends to keep him for what comes next. Trabzonspor president Ertugrul

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Venezia Target Orban as Hoffenheim Weigh €9m Sale

By Kelechi / Transfer News / June 10, 2026

Gift Orban spent last season at Hellas Verona on loan, scored seven goals, watched his club get relegated, and left without a permanent deal. Now a Serie A newcomer wants to bring him back to the Italian top flight through a different front door. Italian transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio has reported that Venezia are

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Ndidi: Portugal Is a Massive Test for Our Growth

By Kelechi / National Team News / June 9, 2026

Wilfred Ndidi sat in front of the media in Leiria on Tuesday and spoke like a captain who has fully absorbed both the disappointment of what has passed and the clarity of what the Super Eagles are building toward. Wednesday’s Portugal friendly, in his framing, is not just a game. It is a measurement. There

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Iwobi to Win 100th Cap in Leiria: ‘I Have No Regrets’

By Kelechi / National Team News / June 9, 2026

He came on for Ahmed Musa in the 57th minute of a friendly defeat to DR Congo in Belgium in October 2015, nineteen years old and representing a country he had left as an eight month old baby. On Wednesday evening in Leiria, Alexander Chuka Iwobi will win his 100th cap for Nigeria. The number

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Moffi: Back to Back WC Miss a Pain We’ll Carry Forever

By Kelechi / National Team News / June 9, 2026

Terem Moffi has given voice to what many Super Eagles players have felt but few have said this plainly: missing two consecutive World Cups with this squad will leave a mark on careers that no amount of future success can fully erase. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway. Nigeria is not in it. For

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’25 Goals in 30 Games’ — Martinez Puts Nigeria on Notice About a 41-Year-Old Ronaldo

By Kelechi / National Team News / June 7, 2026

Roberto Martinez has made the case for Ronaldo in the clearest possible terms ahead of Wednesday’s game in Leiria and the numbers behind his argument leave very little room for the Super Eagles’ defence to feel comfortable about what is coming. Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez has delivered a pointed pre-match assessment of Cristiano Ronaldo

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