Nigerians Abroad

Former Shooting Stars coach Fatai Amoo has no doubts about what Ademola Lookman will bring to Atletico Madrid when he has a full pre-season under his belt, saying the Super Eagles winger is only going to get more dangerous once he properly settles in Madrid. Fatai Amoo has watched Ademola Lookman’s first few months at […]

Akor Adams has scored in back-to-back LaLiga games after netting the decisive goal as Sevilla came from two down to defeat Villarreal 3-2 at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Wednesday night, taking his league tally to 10 for the season. Sevilla had absolutely no business winning that match at half-time. Two goals down inside

Super Eagles defender Emmanuel Fernandez has offered a public apology to Rangers supporters after Sunday’s heavy loss to Celtic effectively put the Scottish Premiership title out of reach with just two games remaining. Emmanuel Fernandez did not hide from the moment. After Rangers fell 3-1 to Celtic on Sunday, the Nigeria international stepped forward to

Moses Simon has started 28 of Paris FC’s Ligue 1 matches this season. On Sunday, for the first time in months, he did not play a single minute. Paris FC paid the price with a 2-1 defeat to Rennes. Moses Simon was left on the Paris FC bench for the entire 90 minutes as the

Umar Sadiq was on the bench. Carlos Corberan brought him on with 20 minutes left. Two minutes later, the Super Eagles striker had won the game for Valencia away at one of La Liga’s most intimidating venues. Umar Sadiq came off the bench to score the only goal as Valencia beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 at

Three months ago, Tochukwu Nnadi could not get off the Marseille bench. On Sunday, he played 90 minutes in a crucial Ligue 1 win. The Super Eagles midfielder has forced his way into Habib Beye’s plans at exactly the right time. Tochukwu Nnadi played the full 90 minutes as Marseille beat Le Havre 1-0 at

New England Revolution had not beaten Philadelphia Union since 2023. They had lost six straight meetings before Saturday. Alhassan Yusuf anchored the midfield and the hoodoo ended, 2-1 at Gillette Stadium. Alhassan Yusuf produced another commanding midfield display as New England Revolution beat Philadelphia Union 2-1 on Saturday, ending their three-year winless streak against the

Bayer Leverkusen needed to win. They conceded inside the first minute. They lost 3-1. And the Champions League place they spent all season chasing is now almost certainly gone. Nathan Tella watched it all from the treatment room. Nathan Tella was ruled out with a muscle injury as Bayer Leverkusen suffered a 3-1 home defeat

Sevilla were drawing. Akor Adams came off the bench. The Nigerian striker scored the winner. Sevilla’s caretaker coach celebrated like it was his own goal. At the Sanchez-Pizjuan, it might as well have been. Akor Adams delivered the decisive moment as Sevilla beat Espanyol 2-1 at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan on Saturday night, coming off the