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Boniface Loan Backfires, Admits Werder Bremen Boss Fritz

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 24, 2026

Victor Boniface’s season-long loan at Werder Bremen has produced just two assists and zero goals in 11 appearances, prompting sporting director Clemens Fritz to openly concede the gamble has not paid off. Werder Bremen sporting director Clemens Fritz has broken the silence around Victor Boniface’s troubled loan spell, admitting that the decision to bring the […]

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Fulham Contact AC Milan to Sign Chukwueze Permanently

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 24, 2026

Fulham have reached out to AC Milan through an intermediary over a permanent deal for Nigeria winger Samuel Chukwueze, whose Premier League loan spell has revived a career that was stalling in Italy. Samuel Chukwueze looks set to make his move to Fulham permanent. The London club have made contact with AC Milan to signal

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Lookman Makes History But Atletico Fall to 10-Man Madrid

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 23, 2026

Ademola Lookman wrote himself into Nigerian football history by becoming the first Super Eagle to score in the Madrid derby, but Real Madrid’s second-half comeback, completed with 10 men, handed Atletico a painful 3-2 home defeat that effectively hands the La Liga title race to Barcelona. The Santiago Bernabeu provided the stage, and Ademola Lookman

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Awoniyi Faces FA Charge After Tottenham Goal Celebration

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 23, 2026

Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi scored his second Premier League goal of the season as Nottingham Forest demolished Tottenham 3-0, but the celebration that followed may cost him beyond the standard yellow card he received for removing his jersey. It was the kind of goal any striker would relish. Coming off the bench in an

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O’Neill Defends Iheanacho Start After Celtic’s Dundee Loss

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 23, 2026

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has gone public in support of his decision to hand Kelechi Iheanacho a starting berth against Dundee United on Sunday, a match the Hoops lost 2-0, insisting the Nigerian striker deserved the opportunity after overcoming a hamstring problem. Kelechi Iheanacho’s debut season at Celtic Park has been a story of frustration

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Kombouaré Tells Moses Simon: Be More Effective

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 22, 2026

Paris FC manager Antoine Kombouaré has issued a direct public challenge to Moses Simon, calling on the Super Eagles winger to translate his improved form into goals and assists after 12 consecutive league games without a direct contribution. There is no manager in Ligue 1 quite as straight-talking as Antoine Kombouaré, and he has trained

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Dele-Bashiru Goes Full 90 as Lazio Beat Bologna 2-0

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 22, 2026

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru lasted the full 90 minutes as Lazio claimed a comfortable 2-0 Serie A victory at Bologna, with Kenneth Taylor the unlikely hero with both goals late in the second half. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru was in the thick of another Serie A afternoon on Sunday, playing every minute of Lazio’s 2-0 win over Bologna at

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Awoniyi Goal Sends Forest Past Spurs in 111-Year Low

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 22, 2026

Taiwo Awoniyi came off the bench to seal a historic 3-0 win at Tottenham that dragged Nottingham Forest above their relegation rivals and left Spurs staring at their worst Premier League season in over a century. Taiwo Awoniyi wrote his name into one of English football’s strangest records on Sunday, scoring the third goal as

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Almeyda Explains Why He Benched Akor Adams vs Valencia

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 22, 2026

Sevilla dropped to the edge of the La Liga relegation zone after a 2-0 home loss to Valencia, with coach Matias Almeyda admitting he kept Super Eagles striker Akor Adams on the bench as punishment for his display in the 5-2 collapse at Barcelona. Sevilla’s relegation battle just got significantly more stressful. The Andalusian club

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Saka: I’m Excited to Play and Win at Wembley

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 22, 2026

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka is ready for the biggest moment of his domestic career as the Gunners take on Manchester City in today’s Carabao Cup final at Wembley, with the Premier League leaders hunting their first major trophy since 2020. Bukayo Saka has made no secret of how much today’s Carabao Cup final means to

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