Author: Nurudeen Obalola

English Premier League club Manchester United are reportedly considering offering cash and Rasmus Hojlund for Napoli-owned Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen. The Nigeria international is currently on loan at Galatasaray, but he will return to Napoli at the end of the season and be available for a €75m release clause. Now according to Calciomercato.com (via Football Italia) United are currently unwilling to match Osimhen’s transfer fee, but they are preparing an offer worth €40m plus Hojlund. Repubblica reported in January that United were already interested in signing the striker in the winter transfer window, but he refused to leave Galatasaray…

Manchester City are reportedly aiming to land Liverpool hero Xabi Alonso if Pep Guardiola does not see out his contract at the Etihad Stadium, though there will be stern competition for his signature. Guardiola appeared to be heading towards the exit door at Manchester City before he extended his deal in November. The contract is designed to keep him at the club until summer 2027. The world-renowned coach is determined to turn City’s fortunes around and build a squad capable of challenging for big trophies even when he leaves and is replaced. Although, it is not guaranteed that Guardiola will…

By Korede James Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has declared that his main objective is to finally get his hands on the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy. Troost-Ekong made this known on talkSPORT while reacting to questions about comments made by Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher concerning the importance of the AFCON. Carragher received backlash after appearing to dismiss the notion that the AFCON is a major tournament. Speaking on Sky Sports after Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Manchester City on Sunday, the ex-Reds defender felt that Mohamed Salah playing in AFCON counted against his case to win the Ballon d’Or.…

Napoli director Giovanni Manna has said the Italian club are hoping for a swift resolution to Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen’s future at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona this summer. Osimhen will almost certainly leave the Serie A club after last summer’s transfer issues. The Nigeria international was in talks to join Chelsea and Napoli even agreed a deal with Saudi Arabia side Al Ahli before changing their asking price. However, after Al Ahli walked away from the deal, Chelsea were unable to agree terms with the striker, who was then left out of Napoli’s squad for the Serie…

By Korede James Leaders Liverpool widened their lead in the English Premier League table to 13 points after beating Newcastle United 2-0 at Anfield on Wednesday night. Goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister pushed the Reds closer to a 20th league title, with the Magpies in sixth place. It was another match and another goal involvement for Mohamed Salah as he set up Mac Allister for Liverpool’s second goal. The Egypt forward has now equalled his best ever Premier League campaign for goal involvements (2017/2018: 36 games, 32 goals, 10 assists,  2024/2025: 28 games, 25 goals, 17 assists).…

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria defeated hosts Young Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire 2-0 in the first of two friendly matches at the Stade Félix Houphouët Boigny in Abidjan on Wednesday. The seven-time African champions dominated from kick-off and the hosts were fortunate to go into the break still on level terms with their visitors. Captain Daniel Bameyi converted from the penalty spot three minutes after the hour mark to give the Flying Eagles the lead after forward Divine Oliseh was fouled in the Cote d’Ivoire box. The Flying Eagles, who are two-time FIFA U-20 World Cup silver medallists, sealed the…

By Korede James Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) failed to end their streak without victory on Wednesday when they played a 1-1 draw at Enyimba in a week 26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) clash in Aba. The result means 3SC have now gone four straight games without a win (two defeats, two draws), while Enyimba are winless in two. Sadiq Ibrahim opened the scoring for the Ibadan-based club on 16 minutes in Aba but Ekene Awazie equalised for Enyimba three minutes before half-time. Despite the draw, 3SC are still second in the table with 42 points, with Enyimba 11th,…

By Korede James Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has dismissed claims by his former club Galatasaray that Fenerbahce head coach Jose Mourinho made racist remarks. Mourinho was accused of making ‘racist statements’ by Galatasaray following his post-match comments after Monday’s derby with Fenerbahce which ended 0-0. Galatasaray, in a statement, said they would initiate criminal proceedings against the Portuguese coach. Aside from the threat of legal action, Galatasaray also said they would submit official complaints to football’s governing bodies. Speaking in his post-match press conference after the derby, Mourinho said the Galatasaray bench had been “jumping like monkeys” and also…

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has been given a two-game touchline ban by the Football Association following his red card against Everton. He was dismissed for approaching referee Michael Oliver on the pitch after the 2-2 English Premier League draw at Goodison Park on February 12. Slot will miss the league leaders’ home fixture with Newcastle on Wednesday and the visit of Southampton on March 8. He can be on the touchline for the UEFA Champions League last-16 first-leg tie with Paris St-Germain on March 5. Slot was also fined £70,000 after accepting the charge. Liverpool assistant coach Sipke Hulshoff…

By Korede James Fulham manager Marco Silva has offered an explanation on why Super Eagles stars Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey were not in the starting line-up for Tuesday’s English Premier League win at Wolves. Regulars Iwobi, Bassey, Antonee Robinson, and Raúl Jiménez were all named on Fulham’s bench for the clash, with the Nigerians coming on in the second half. Fulham went on to win 2-1 with goals from Ryan Sessegnon and Rodrigo Muniz. Explaining why he decided to name Iwobi and Bassey among the substitutes, Silva said during his post-match press conference: “We knew that we were going…