Victor Osimhen transfer saga is a classic roller coaster with latest reports suggesting Chelsea are back on the negotiating table, PSG are to come up with a late bid, while the Saudis cannot be ruled out completely despite the player’s rejections. Repubblica reported that all three clubs are now in the mix for the Napoli … Read more
Victor Osimhen’s agent has again asked Napoli to respect the striker because “he’s not a package to be sent far away to make room for new prophets”. Roberto Calenda took to his X account to break his silence on the unending Osimhen transfer saga amid reports that Napoli and Saudi Arabian club Al Ahli are … Read more
NFF technical director Augustine Eguavoen will take charge of the Super Eagles for 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda next month and he could pick transfer-linked stars Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman as they are on a provisional squad. The club future of both Osimhen and Ademola Lookman are unclear and that may well … Read more
A senior Super Eagles player has told SCORENigeria the team will meet with the NFF leadership during next month’s 2025 AFCON qualifiers over the payment of outstanding bonuses and allowances going back to 2021. The NFF have paid the Super Eagles their share of the $4 Million prize after they were beaten in the final … Read more
Enyimba, who were drawn bye in the first preliminary round, will now tackle Etoile de Filante from Burkina Faso in the next round of the competition. Enyimba, who finished third in the NPFL last season, will travel to Burkina Faso on September 13 for the first leg, before the return leg a week later in … Read more
Several Super Eagles stars who qualified the team to the 2023 AFCON have expressed their disappointment after they were left out from a share of the prize money the team earned by finishing runners-up. The Super Eagles earned prize money of $4 Million after they were beaten 2-1 in the final of the 2023 AFCON … Read more
Antonio Nusa has said he is delighted to score on his Bundesliga debut for RB Liepzig. The former Club Brugge star, whose father is Nigerian, was on target against VfL Bochum Saturday. Leipzig played a difficult game and had to complete the final phase with ten men after defender Willi Orban was shown a red card. … Read more
Moses Simon scored the opening goal to inspire first win of the new season for FC Nantes in the French Ligue 1 today. Moses Simon scores his first goal of the season, for Nantes with a nice finish vs Gabriel Osho’s Auxerre in Ligue 1 pic.twitter.com/U22d16P0K1 — Olatunji_ (@Olatunji_3030) August 25, 2024 The … Read more
NPFL runners-up Remo Stars have again been knocked at the first hurdle by the same club – ASFAR of Morocco. GOOD CALL? This was the penalty awarded against Remo Stars FC in their #CAFCL match against AS FAR. #TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/QBvWEelwXk — NPFL News 🇳🇬 (@NPFL_News) August 25, 2024 The Ikenne club fell 2-0 in Morocco … Read more
Chuba Akpom grabbed a hat-trick for Ajax in the UEFA Europa League playoffs to shine brightest this past week along with standout performances by Super Eagles stars Alex Iwobi, Moses Simon, Cyriel Dessers and Josh Maja. 5.Josh Maja West Bromwich Albion are again pushing for promotion back to the Premier League in the new campaign … Read more
With a transfer to Chelsea off despite the frenzy from Nigeria on social media, Victor Osimhen now looks more likely to head to Saudi Arabia. 🚨🟢 Al Ahli have submitted initial bid to Napoli for Victor Osimhen for package in excess of €65m. Napoli are prepared to let him go but NO agreement between Nigerian … Read more
NPFL champions Enugu Rangers will now have to go past Sagrada Esperance of Angola to reach the money-spinning group stage of the CAF Champions League. Rangers scraped past US Zilimadjou from Comoros 2-1 on aggregate in the first preliminary round, while Esperanca saw off St Louis Sun United of Seychelles 4-0 on aggregate. Rangers will … Read more
Victor Osimhen has told Chelsea how much he wishes to earn should they sign him from Napoli during this transfer window. According to the popular British tabloid The Sun, Osimhen has asked for a salary of 500,000 Pounds-a-week. It will be a salary that will make him one of the highest earners in the Premier … Read more
William Ekong was on the losing side on his debut for promoted Saudi Arabian club Al Kholood no thanks to a stoppage time winner by Al Ittihad. The Super Eagles stand-in captain featured the entire game Saturday night against a team who paraded France World Cup stars Karim Benzema and Ngolo Kante and are coached … Read more
Genk coach has maintained that Tolu Arokodare will not be sold on the cheap as Turkish giants Trabzonspor step up their chase for the top striker. Genk coach Thorsten Fink insisted: “He will not be sold for ‘small change’.” Trabzonzpor have tabled an improved salary offer for Arokodare, who had demanded for 2.5 Million Euros … Read more
Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun was forced out of Rangers big win over Ross County to raise fresh injury fears. Injury-prone Balogun fell poorly at a corner kick in the 38th and he appeared to have injured the back of his head or neck. He was attended to by medics, but eventually walked off on … Read more
Sky Sports has reported that Victor Osimhen could well consider a transfer to Saudi Arabia if after Deadline Day he is still at Napoli. Chelsea are today reported to be considering other options outside Osimhen because of his high salary, which he has said he will not reduce. PSG are expected to make a late … Read more
PSG are expected to come back for Victor Osimhen with an official offer tabled to Napoli with the Transfer Deadline Day on Friday on the horizon. However, Il Mattino newspaper said the offer by the French club will be “low-ball”. “PSG – with whom he (Osimhen) has had an agreement for some time – will … Read more
It was Josh Maja who grabbed the winning goal for West Bromwich Albion to win 2-1 at Stoke City and remain unbeaten so far. It was his fourth goal of the new English Championship season after he coolly finished off a nice team play on 32 minutes. The Super Eagles striker fired a hat-trick on … Read more
Besides the NFF securing a sponsor to offset the salaries of a new foreign coach for the Super Eagles, the Federal Government has now formally agreed to pay for the incoming coach. An official confirmed this development to SCORENigeria. “Money is no longer the problem of the NFF as it concerns the payment of the … Read more
Al Qadsiah are the latest Saudi Arabian club after Al Ahli and Al Hilal to table an offer to Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. But according to Radio Punto Nuovo, Osimhen has said a firm no. Pundits have predicted that Saudi deal makers will make a last-minute bid for the reigning African Footballer of the Year. … Read more
Enugu Rangers may have barely advanced to the next round of the CAF Champions League, but coach Fidelis Ilechukwu has been left concerned by poor finishing of his strikers. Rangers were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Comoros champions US Zilimadjou Friday, but go through 2-1 on aggregate having won the first leg … Read more
Super Eagles winger Chidera Ejuke was exciting and lively on his La Liga debut with Sevilla Friday night. Both fans and commentators spoke glowingly about the new Sevilla signing as he committed the Villarreal defence again and again. The former CSKA Moscow star, who was an unused sub in the opening game of the new … Read more
Young Nigerian central defender Emmanuel Junior Chidi has signed a two-year trainee contract with French club Dijon. He was spotted by the Dijon scouts during a trip to Nigeria in April 2024 and will join the National League 3 group for the next two seasons. A central defender born in 2006, this tall figure (1m93) … Read more
BG Sports in conjunction with Utmost Football Club will stage a high-profile U19 scouting tournament involving top clubs from Europe in Lagos. BG Sports Chief Executive Jude Ikechukwu with foreign scout at recent event The tournament is scheduled for between October 8 and 11, 2024, at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos. “At least … Read more