The president of Italian Serie A side Napoli has explained his regret after rejecting a combine bid of €200m from PSG for the duo of Victor Osimhen and Kvicha Kvaratskhelia while they were at the club. Osimhen left Napoli for Galatasaray after an initial loan spell for a fee of 75 million euros Both players were key to Napoli ending their 33 year wait for their first Serie A title, and as expected were targets of other European giants after the feat. De Laurentiis revealed th

Head coach of English Premier League side Crystal Palace listed five Nigerians for the second leg of UEFA Conference League clash against Fiorentina. Oliver Glasner who removed Nigerian international Uche Chrisantus from the official list of registered players, after the January transfer window will be hoping his side book a spot in the semi final. They hold a 3-0 lead from the first game in England leaving their Italian opposition with a tall task of scoring four or more goa

AIK of Sweden were yesterday held to a 2-2 draw by IF Brommapojkarna in a top division game in Sweden with as many as two Nigerians in Zadok Yohanna and Obilor Okeke playing against each other. Okeke was tasked with keeping Yohanna who has hit the ground running in Sweden for AIK in check, despite operating majorly as a winger. Zadok bagged an assist before he was subbed off, and added to his tally of four goals and three assists in seven games, since the resumption of the le

Newly promoted English Premier League side Coventry City will trigger the option of signing Nigeria international midfielder Frank Onyeka on a permanent deal. Onyeka joined the team on a loan deal from Brentford, and played a key role in helping them seal promotion to the English Premier League. The 28 year old was signed to bring experience to the team at a time, where it seems they were begining to lose grounds. He immediately lifted their spirits in the 11 games that he pl

When the job of the Super Eagles of Nigeria was made vacant following the exit of Finidi George as coach of the team, no coach was interested in taking over the team aside from the present coach Eric Chelle. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) appointed Austine Eguavoen in interim capacity after German coach Bruno Labbadia backed out of the job, following break down in talks over his wages. Labbadia rejected the job even after he was announced as coach with a week to the st

The chances of Millwall winger Femi Azeez getting a first time call up to the senior national team of Nigeria got a huge boost yesterday when he was confirmed as a nominee for the English Championship player of the season. The 24 year old who has four goals and four assists this season for Millwall who are chasing a play off spot has proven himself as one of the top stars in the English second division. He is already linked to teams in the English Premier League. Top of the c

The most talked about Nigerian player the past one week is relatively unknown winger Zadok Yohanna of Swedish side AIK after his impressive debut in the Allsvenskan. We exclusively reported his transfer eight months ago , and also his impressive performance in pre season and Cup games in the build up to his debut over the weekend in the league. Zadok who was spotted from Kaduna where he represented Ikon Allah Football Academy wasted no time in showing what he is all about. He

Newly confirmed goalkeeper of the senior national team of Nigeria Arthur Okonkwo had a day to forget in the English Championship after his team were thrashed 5-1 by Southampton. Southampton leapfrogged Wrexham into sixth place in the Championship with an emphatic victory over their play-off rivals at Stok Cae Ras with Okonkwo, who got the all clear to play for the senior national team of Nigeria by FIFA in goal. Kuryu Matsuki and Flynn Downes both netted early goals for the v

World football governing body FIFA has confirmed the completion of the switch of nationality of Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo from England to Nigeria. Okonkwo has the opportunity to stake a claim for the first choice goalkeeping option for Nigeria, with Nwabali currently not playing and Okoye's inconsistent presence in the Squad Reports emerged this week that the 24 year old is yet to commit to Nigeria despite wide spread reports, and also statements from the Super Eagles

Zadok Show was the latest Swedish’s new season’s movie that premiered Sunday night featuring a Nigerian youngster on the lead cast. Zadok has won the Heart of AIK Solna fans, having spent less than a year at the Club He was none other than the 18-year old Nigerian striker Yohanna Zadok whose season’s debut was greeted with admiration, ecstasy and sweet victory. Signed from Kaduna based Ikon Allah Football Academy, six months ago he carried his pre season and cup form into the

Nigeria international forward Moses Simon was honoured by top division Belgium side Gent over the weekend for his contributions during his time at the club. Moses Simon helped Gent to a domestic double in 2015 Simon joined Gent in the January transfer window of 2015 from Slovakian side AS Trenčín and immediately became a key player in coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck’s formation and helped Gent win their first ever national Championship title in May 2015. Two months later, Simon as

The senior national team of Nigeria will play two high profile friendly games in the month of June according to the team’s communication department. Nigeria faced Portugal before the start of the World Cup four years ago Super Eagles won’t be at the world cup after failing to qualify for the second consecutive edition, keeping them available for games against teams going to the world cup. They will be up against Poland on the 3rd of June before trading tackles with world cup

The senior national team of Nigeria will once again take part in the Unity Cup after lifting the last edition with a penalty shoot out win over Jamaica in the final. Nigeria have won all editions of the Unity Cup, since its inception Nigeria’s participation in the tournament was confirmed by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) , while speaking on their availability for the summer friendly tournament . It will run from the 26th of May to the 30th between four teams, but w

English Premier League side Fulham are willing to sanction a permanent deal for Nigeria international winger Samuel Chukwueze who is on loan to the club from Italian giants AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze has settled in Fulham alongside his international teammates, Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi Chukwueze joined the team in the summer on a loan deal that gives them the option of signing him permanently for a fee in the region of €24m potentially rising to €28m, in bonuses. So far Ch

The senior national team of Nigeria is now rather the third best team in Africa by world football governing body FIFA following the release of the ranking of national teams for the month of March. The senior national team of Nigeria remain the third beat African football team and the 26th best in the world Nigeria ended the window in March with a 2-1 win over 24 ranked Iran before drawing 2-2 with Jordan who are ranked 64th in the world in the recently concluded four team inv

The summer of 2025/2026 season saw Liverpool put together the greatest transfer window ever had by a Premier League title winning side, bar Chelsea 2004/2005, smashing the British transfer record twice in the process. On paper, it looked good, so good, people ruled out any outcome but success, given how well Liverpool performed last season, and their incredible start to the season, the Premier league crown was looking bound for a return to Merseyside. It is safe to say, thing

In November 2025 a certain kid from the academy of Barcelona named Destiny Kosiso stole the headlines when he signed a deal with sports kits giants Nike. The 11-Year old forward is eligible to represent Nigeria Born in Spain to Nigerian parents, Kosiso carries the footballing legacy of his family.Nigerian football statistics He is the youngest son of former Nigerian footballer Ejike Paschal, while his older brothers, David Obinna, 17, and Divine Ikenna, 16, have also played w

With the inter-continental play-off for the World Cup entering the home stretch, Nigeria’s planned appeal against FIFA’s dismissal of its protest over the eligibility of certain Democratic Republic of Congo players is yet to materialise at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). This raises fresh uncertainty on the eve of the final stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying process. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had earlier announced its intention to challenge the

After a terrible Round of 16 showing in the Champions League, the Premier League bounced back in the Europa League. Fifth place will be enough to qualify for the Champions League for the second successive season With Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest progressing in the Europa League, and Crystal Palace advancing in the Conference League, the extra place in next season's Champions League looks safe. The two nations which perform best across the three competitions will be hande

Reigning Premier League Champions, went all out, in last summer transfer window in order to boost their chances of retaining the Premier league title and also progress as far as they can in the UEFA Champions League. Marc Guehi joined Manchester City for a fee in the region of 20 Million pounds in January Described by many as a transfer window for the ages, it was definitely one many Liverpool fans found strange, with several high profile signings in every area of the pitch,