UCL : Chukwueze impressive for Villarreal in draw versus Juventus
Published: February 22, 2022
Samuel Chukwueze was in action for 90 minutes on Tuesday night for Villarreal in their round of 16 first leg fixture against Juventus at the Estadio de La Ceramica.The match ended 1-1 with Dusan Vlahovic and Daniel Parejo scoring for Juventus and Villarreal respectively. Unai Emery made seven changes from the side that...
Sevilla lining up summer move for Super Eagles striker as replacement for Manchester United loanee
Published: February 15, 2022
La Liga side Sevilla are still keen on the signing of Super Eagles striker Umar Sadiq ahead of the summer transfer window. Spanish transfer market website Fichajes making reference to Estadio Deportivo says Sevilla are determined to improve the offensive performance of the squad and have the Almeria star on their r...
Almeria's Super Eagles striker registers double figures for goals for third season in a row
Published: February 05, 2022
Super Eagles attacker Umar Sadiq has now registered double figures for goals for the third season in a row after his injury time strike helped Almeria defeat Ibiza 2-0 in a Spanish LaLiga SmartBank match at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos on Friday.Making his first start for the Rojiblancos in 2022, the former...
LaLiga Santander Mid-Season African MVP Award : Super Eagles winger voted second best
Published: February 02, 2022
Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze finished second in the voting for the new LaLiga Santander Mid-Season African MVP Award, informs the official website of La Liga.The new award acknowledges the increasing importance and value of the contribution of African players to the growth of LaLiga and will be especially unique ...
Who was Santiago Bernabéu?
Published: December 06, 2021
Santiago Bernabéu de Yeste was a footballer, coach and president of the Real Madrid Football Club.   Bernabéu has been the president who has led the Madrid team for the longest seasons, presiding over it for 35 years until his death.   Probably he is better known as the namesake of the stadium used by R...
'Back to his best' - Chukwueze praised after scoring against Barcelona
Published: November 28, 2021
Samuel Chukwueze was praised by celebrated Spanish sports daily AS following his goal for Villarreal in their 3-1 loss to Barcelona in a La Liga match at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Saturday night. It was his first goal in the Spanish top-flight since he found the net against the same opponents on April 25, 2021. ...
'He's had more minutes' - Villarreal boss pleased with Chukwueze's return from injury
Published: October 27, 2021
Villarreal manager Unai Emery says he is pleased with Samuel Chukwueze's return from a long-term injury. The Nigeria national teamer made his long awaited return from injury in a La Liga match against Osasuna on October 17, after five months on the sidelines. Prior to Chukwueze's return to action, he hadn't featu...
Barcelona will come around
Published: October 19, 2021
At some point, even the giants struggle; the key is always to make the struggling period as short as possible. Barcelona’s run this season captures all this well. The Catalans are paying the price of poor planning which in turn has seen the team lose a number of top stars in the last two seasons.  The team has ...
Villarreal coach provides Chukwueze injury update that will worry Rohr, Super Eagles fans
Published: September 13, 2021
Villarreal manager Unai Emery has provided an update on Samuel Chukwueze that will worry Super Eagles fans and Gernot Rohr after the Spaniard revealed that the winger's recovery from injury is not going according to plan. The Nigeria international has all but been ruled out of the Yellow Submarine's opening match i...
Ancelotti has faith in 'interesting' Nigerian winger amid Real Madrid link with Mbappe
Published: August 14, 2021
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, manager Carlo Ancelotti refused to comment on speculation linking Paris Saint Germain star Kylian Mbappe with a summer move to Real Madrid. It has been rumoured that the French Ligue 1 side may sell the France World Cup winner to prevent running foul of UEFA's Financial Fair ...
Akinlabi called up by Real Madrid boss for glamour friendly against Tomori's AC Milan
Published: August 08, 2021
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has included Nigeria-eligible midfielder Marvin Akinlabi in his squad list for a glamour friendly against Italian giants AC Milan on Sunday evening. The friendly will take place at the Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt, Austria, starting from 1830 hours CEST. The Spanish-Niger...
Three Nigerians feature as impressive Glasgow Rangers beat Real Madrid in friendly
Published: July 25, 2021
Scottish Premiership champions Glasgow Rangers claimed an impressive 2-1 win against La Liga giants Real Madrid at Ibrox Stadium on Sunday evening. Though the official website of Real Madrid billed it as Los Blancos' first friendly of the pre-season, they'd already faced Fuenlabrada and Rayo Vallecano  behind closed...
Real Madrid boss Ancelotti takes Nigerian midfielder to Glasgow for friendly against Rangers
Published: July 25, 2021
It is all but confirmed that Spanish-born Nigerian midfielder Marvin Akinlabi will be given minutes in Sunday evening's glamour friendly between Real Madrid and Glasgow Rangers at the Ibrox Stadium. Los Blancos manager Carlo Ancelotti has announced a 19-man squad for the friendly against the Scottish champions, wit...
Top 10 players who were hyped as the next Messi
Published: July 08, 2021
Lionel Messi is a famous player of FC Barcelona and widely regarded as one of the modern generation's greatest footballers. His performances almost lit up stadiums, becoming the role model that young stars want to look up to. In the fast-changing football environment, young football players are being hoped to become ex...
New Real Madrid boss Ancelotti checking out Nigerian winger in pre-season
Published: July 07, 2021
New Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is running the rule over Nigeria-eligible winger Marvin Akinlabi in pre-season training. Los Blancos started pre-season preparations on Monday, July 5, with the players undergoing medicals at the Sanitas Valdebebas Medical Centre and the Sports Medicine Unit at the Hospital U...