Chelsea's Link To Chukwueze : Villarreal Coach Gives Career Advice To Super Eagles Winger
Published: December 18, 2019
Villarreal manager Javier Calleja has allayed fears of Nigerian starlet, Samuel Chukwueze leaving the La Liga outfit, amidst links with Chelsea and several other European clubs.Chukwueze has emerged as one of the hottest transfer commodities leading up to the winter transfer window, and has been heavily linked with a m...
'We Were Not Nervous In The Last Minute' - Awaziem Reacts As Leganes Boost Survival Hopes With Win
Published: December 08, 2019
CD Leganes are no longer the bottom team in La Liga after a hard-fought 3-2 win against fellow relegation candidates Celta Vigo at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque on Sunday evening. The Madrid-based side led 2-0 at the interval courtesy of Oscar Rodriguez's brace, then Kevin Rodrigues added a third on 57 minutes ...
Nigerian Winger Scores Second Goal Of The Season For Real Madrid Academy Team
Published: December 08, 2019
Nigerian winger cum attacking midfielder Marvin Akinlabi scored his second league goal of the season for Real Madrid Castilla as they earned a 2-2 draw against Internacional de Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium on Saturday, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Rufo opened the scoring for the visitors in the third m...
'We All Know Messi Is Better Than Ronaldo' - Nigerians React As Barcelona Living Legend Clinches 6th Ballon D'or
Published: December 03, 2019
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has won the 2019 Ballon d'Or, beating Virgil van Dijk, Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane to the accolade on Monday night. The Argentina captain won the award for the sixth time, one more than his great Portuguese rival, Juventus striker Ronaldo. Messi first won the Ballon d'Or a dec...
Nigerian Midfielder Opens Goalscoring Account For Real Madrid's B Team
Published: October 27, 2019
Nigerian midfielder Marvin Akinlabi opened his goalscoring account for Real Madrid Castilla on Saturday but could not prevent Raul's team from losing 2-1 to Racing de Ferrol on matchday ten in the Spanish Segunda B. It was the first home defeat for Real Madrid Castilla since they lost 1-0 Pontevedra on May 19, 2019....
Fit-again Leganes Defender Omeruo Raring To Go Under Caretaker Manager
Published: October 24, 2019
Nigeria international Kenneth Omeruo is in line to earn his seventh league appearance of the season for his Spanish La Liga outfit, Leganes this weekend. The central defender was unavailable for Nigeria's international friendly against Brazil due to injury but has since made his return to action in Leganes's last game...
Barcelona Interested In Signing Red Bull Salzburg Striker Eligible For Nigeria
Published: October 15, 2019
According to a report by El Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona are interested in signing Red Bull Salzburg striker of Nigerian descent Karim Adeyemi. The Blaugrana are ready to pay eight million euros to sign Adeyemi which would made him the most expensive U18 player of Nigerian descent in history, surpassing the €4.5 mi...
Villarreal Head Coach, Spanish Journalist Rue Defeat To Osasuna, Chukwueze's Error
Published: October 06, 2019
Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze was in action for 90 minutes Saturday evening in Villarreal's 2-1 away defeat to Osasuna at the El Sadar Stadium but it was his error that led to the hosts' second goal that drew the attention of his manager Javier Calleja and Spanish journalist Tony Pattia.As Villarreal played out ...
'Finally He Has One Ahead Of Ronaldo' - Nigerians React As Messi Beats Juventus, Liverpool Stars To FIFA Best Award
Published: September 23, 2019
Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has been crowned the best player in the world at FIFA's The Best award ceremony held at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala on Monday evening. The Argentina super star beat Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo in the voting for the best player in the 2018-2019 season. ...
Is Chukwueze's Spot In Villarreal Starting Line-up Under Threat?
Published: September 15, 2019
Samuel Chukwueze was tipped to make his fourth start of the season against CD Leganés on Saturday but the youngster was surprisingly dropped from Javier Calleja's starting line-up.The manager completed his surprise package by failing to utilize the 20-year-old winger throughout the encounter, so much to the surprise o...
Chukwueze Plays For 55 Minutes As Real Madrid Peg Back Resilient Villarreal
Published: September 01, 2019
Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze was in action for 55 minutes at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Sunday night as Villarreal played out a nervous 2-2 draw against Real Madrid. Chukwueze has thus played in all of the Yellow Submarine's games so far this season and was on target in the thrilling 4-4 draw against Gra...
Spain And Real Madrid Legend Raul Gonzalez Hands Debut To Marvin Akinlabi
Published: August 25, 2019
Marvin Akinlabi made his competitive debut for Real Madrid's reserve team, Real Madrid Castilla on Sunday, August 25. Spain and Real Madrid legend Raúl González Blanco handed a debut to Akinlabi as his side were held to a 1-1 draw by Las Rozas in the third tier of Spanish football, with the attacking midfielder intr...
Samuel Chukwueze's New Shirt Number For 2019-2020 Season Revealed By Villarreal
Published: August 15, 2019
Villarreal's shirt numbers  for the 2019/20 season have been revealed via the club's official website and Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze has gotten a new squad number. The 20-year-old, who put on jersey number 30 during his debut season with the Yellow Submarine last campaign, has decided to go for number 11 ah...
Akinlabi Aiming To Become First Nigerian To Play For Real Madrid After Promotion Ahead Of New Season
Published: August 14, 2019
Marvin Akinlabi Park will be aiming to become the first Nigerian footballer to feature for Real Madrid's first team following his recent promotion, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Los Blancos have informed via their official website that Akinlabi will represent their reserve team, Real Madrid Castilla as from the 201...
The Best Young Talents In La Liga : Villarreal's Chukwueze Joins Barca's Dembele, Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. On 12-Man List
Published: May 24, 2019
Nigeria national-teamer Samuel Chukwueze has been named among the top twelve best young talents in LaLiga Santander for the 2018-2019 season. The Villarreal winger joined Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele, Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr, Atletico Madrid’s Rodrigo Hernandez and Valencia's Gonçalo Guedes on the illustrious li...