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Rudoni Hails Onyeka as Coventry's Midfield Heartbeat

Rudoni Hails Onyeka as Coventry’s Midfield Heartbeat

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Frank Onyeka has quickly become the engine of Coventry City’s midfield since his January loan arrival, with teammate Jack Rudoni giving one of the most enthusiastic endorsements of a Nigerian footballer you will hear from an English Championship dressing room. Jack Rudoni did not hold back. Asked ahead of Friday’s Championship clash with Blackburn Rovers

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Onyekuru Dropped for Genclerbirligi's Galatasaray Clash

Onyekuru Dropped for Genclerbirligi’s Galatasaray Clash

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Genclerbirligi coach Volkan Demirel has publicly dropped Henry Onyekuru for his side’s highest-profile fixture of the season, citing the Nigerian forward’s failure to meet performance expectations after 17 league appearances without a goal or assist. Henry Onyekuru finds himself on the outside looking in at the worst possible moment. Genclerbirligi coach Volkan Demirel has dropped

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Aina Shines as Forest Reach UEL Semis Without Awoniyi

Aina Shines as Forest Reach UEL Semis Without Awoniyi

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Nottingham Forest are in the Europa League semi-finals for the first time since 1984, and Ola Aina’s disciplined, energetic display at right-back was central to a historic 1-0 win over Porto that sent the City Ground into raptures. Nottingham Forest have written themselves back into European football history. A solitary goal from Morgan Gibbs-White, deflected

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McAvennie: Iheanacho Is a Top Striker at Full Fitness

McAvennie: Iheanacho Is a Top Striker at Full Fitness

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Celtic legend Frank McAvennie has come out in support of Kelechi Iheanacho, saying the Super Eagles striker is a genuine top-level forward and that fitness has been the only barrier standing between him and consistent output at Parkhead. Frank McAvennie knows what it takes to score goals for Celtic. The Scottish legend spent two spells

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De Laurentiis: Conte Told Me Sell Osimhen, Not Kvara

De Laurentiis: Conte Told Me Sell Osimhen, Not Kvara

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Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis has disclosed that Antonio Conte explicitly instructed him to sell Victor Osimhen while keeping Khvicha Kvaratskhelia when PSG tabled a €200 million combined offer at the start of Conte’s tenure — and admits that ultimately doing the reverse was a significant error. The inside story of how Victor Osimhen left

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Lookman Scores as Atletico Down Barcelona to Reach UCL Semis

Lookman Scores as Atletico Down Barcelona to Reach UCL Semis

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Ademola Lookman scored to pull one back as Atletico Madrid fell 2-1 to Barcelona at the Metropolitano on Tuesday night, but Diego Simeone’s side progressed to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals 3-2 on aggregate thanks to the first-leg advantage they had already built. Atletico Madrid are in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, and Ademola Lookman

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Osondu Signs First Pro Deal With Hungary's Kisvarda FC

Osondu Signs First Pro Deal With Hungary’s Kisvarda FC

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Ifeanyi Osondu has taken his first step into professional football, signing with Hungarian top-flight club Kisvarda FC after coming through Klassisch Football Academy in Lagos State, with the deal brokered by UK-based FIFA-licensed agent Philip Mba. Every Nigerian player currently appearing in Europe’s top leagues began somewhere. For most, it was a domestic academy, a

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