Gift Orban replacement: Gent on brink of deal for tall Danish-Nigerian striker dubbed 'The New Onuachu'
Published: April 19, 2024
Belgian Jupiler Pro League side KAA Gent are reportedly in advanced negotiations with Danish club Viborg over the signing of Danish-Nigerian center forward Anosike Ementa. According to  Het Laatste Nieuws, the negotiations between Gent, Viborg and the player are going in the right direction. The Belgian  newsp...
'Raphael calls me dad' - Oliseh reveals he's like a father figure to Super Eagles midfielder Onyedika
Published: April 15, 2024
Churchill Oliseh, the owner of Nigerian grassroots club FC Ebedei, has revealed that he has played the role of a father figure to Club Brugge midfielder Raphael Onyedika.  Churchill is the elder brother of Nigeria legend Sunday Oliseh who turned out for RFC Liège and Racing Genk during his playing days.  The ...
Top scorer in playoffs Onyedika escapes red but suspended for Club Brugge's next league game
Published: April 14, 2024
Franky Van der Elst believes Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyedika should have been sent off during Club Brugge's 3-0 win over Royal Antwerp in the Jupiler Pro League Championship playoffs on Sunday. The 22-year-old opened the scoring in the 44th minute, firing the rebound into the bottom right corner to score ...
Video: Media-shy Club Brugge midfielder Onyedika two goals from outside the box against Anderlecht
Published: April 08, 2024
Club Brugge had an unlikely hero in their 3-1 win over RSC Anderlecht in a Jupiler Pro League clash staged at Jan Breydel-Stadion on Sunday evening. Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika was the standout performer on parade having scored a brace, with both goals coming from outside the box. Before the visit...
Nigerian exports: FC Zurich's Mathew scores after 10 seconds; Excelsior's Ivorian-Nigerian striker ends goal drought 
Published: March 04, 2024
Allnigeriasoccer.com's review of the Nigerian players that found the net for their respective foreign clubs in league matches on Sunday, March 3, 2024. At the Stadion Letzigrund, 2015 Africa U20 Cup of Nations-winning midfielder Ifeanyi Mathew was the hero for FC Zürich as he netted the game-winning goal in a 1...
Everton, Crystal Palace or Nottingham Forest: Which club would suit Super Eagles midfielder Onyedika best?
Published: March 02, 2024
Raphael Onyedika, the 22-year-old midfielder from Club Brugge, is attracting significant interest from Premier League clubs.  According to HITC, Everton, Crystal Palace, and Nottingham Forest are among the Premier League clubs closely monitoring the Super Eagles star, who could be the latest big-money departure fro...
Malcolm Ebiowei: 2019 Golden Eaglets invitee in talks over loan move to Belgian top-flight club 
Published: February 01, 2024
2019 Golden Eaglets invitee Malcolm Ebiowei has been linked with a move to Jupiler Pro League side RWD Molenbeek.   According to Football Insider, the Crystal Palace winger is in talks over a loan move to the Belgian club before the closure of the current transfer window. While some Championship clubs hav...
Lyon agree N12.6b fee with KAA Gent for 2023 Super Eagles invitee Gift Orban 
Published: January 17, 2024
Olympique Lyonnais are on the verge of completing the signing of 2023 Super Eagles invitee Gift Orban.   As reported by French sports daily L'Equipe the French giants are set to sign the Nigerian striker for a fee of around €13m (approximately N12.6 billion in Nigerian currency) and he will ink a four-and...
Nigerian striker in critical condition after crashing his car into a tree in Belgium 
Published: January 07, 2024
Nigeria-eligible attacker Dapo Mebude is in critical condition after crashing his car into a tree in northwestern Belgium.    According to Het Nieuwsblad, the accident took place on Sunday morning shortly before 900 hours on the E40 exit in Loppem, in the direction of Brussels.    As per the report, Me...
Official: Liverpool legend Dirk Kuyt to coach ex-Flying Eagles midfielder Alhassan at Beerschot
Published: December 28, 2023
With a statement on their official website, Belgian Challenger Pro League club Beerschot have confirmed the appointment of  Liverpool legend Dirk Kuyt as their new coach with immediate effect.    The Netherlands legend takes over from Andreas Wieland who suddenly quit because he reportedly has an offer from ...
Gift Orban's market value takes a hit but 2023 Super Eagles invitee still Gent's most valuable player
Published: December 19, 2023
2023 Super Eagles invitee Gift Orban has yet once again gone down the pecking order of the Jupiler Pro League's most valuable players.  As previously reported, the Gent forward had lost his place to Royal Antwerp's midfielder Arthur Vermeeren as the most expensive player in the Belgian top flight but has ...
'It was a great achievement' - Gift Orban on breaking European record held by Liverpool forward
Published: December 14, 2023
Gift Orban has acknowledged it was a delight to break the record for the fastest hat trick scored in the UEFA competition which was previously held by Liverpool star Mohamed Salah. The Nigerian forward broke the record in Gent's 4-1 win over İstanbul Başakşehir F.K in the second leg of the UEFA Europa Confe...
German manager reveals Eintracht Frankfurt offered N17.3b to sign Gift Orban in the summer 
Published: December 06, 2023
Speaking ahead of his side's Cup clash with KAA Gent at the Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium on Wednesday, Sint-Truidense VV's German manager Thorsten Fink revealed that Eintracht Frankfurt were in the running for the signature of Gift Orban in the summer transfer window and offered 20 million euros (approximately ...
Watch: Gift Orban among four contenders for UEFA Europa Conference League Goal of the Week
Published: December 01, 2023
2023 Super Eagles invitee Gift Orban has been nominated for the UEFA Europa Conference League Goal of the Week for matchday five.  The 21-year-old scored a sumptuous goal in Gent's 4-1 victory over Zorya Lugansk at the Ghelamco Arena on Thursday night. Five minutes before the hour mark in the encounter, ...
'Was only able to train for two days' -  Gent coach stands by his decision to bring on Gift Orban in 84th minute 
Published: November 26, 2023
Gent boss Hein Vanhaezebrouck has explained the reason behind bringing on Gift Orban as a late substitute in his side's 1-1 draw with league leader Union Saint-Gilloise on Sunday afternoon at the Ghemlaco Arena.   With the game deadlocked at 1-1, the home fans started calling for the introduction of Orban wh...