'He's such an exciting player' - Ex-Barcelona winger waxes lyrical about Chukwueze
Published: April 26, 2021
Former Barcelona winger Andrea Orlandi has heaped praise upon Samuel Chukwueze, revealing that the Nigeria international was Villarreal's most dangerous player during their 2-1 loss to Barcelona in a La Liga clash on Sunday. Chukwueze broke the deadlock when he took advantage of the mishap in the Barcelona defence,...
Villarreal star Chukwueze warms up for Arsenal clash with wonderful goal against Barcelona
Published: April 25, 2021
Samuel Chukwueze goes into this week's Europa League semifinal meeting against Arsenal in fine form after scoring his third goal in as many games as Villarreal were beaten 2-1 by Barcelona at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday afternoon. Today's clash against Barcelona served as a good training session before the...
Chukwueze on the most impressive player in La Liga, tomorrow's game with Barcelona
Published: April 24, 2021
Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze has picked Gerard Moreno as the player that has impressed him the most in La Liga this season. Indeed, the Villarreal number 7 has stood out in 2020-2021, registering 20 goals and five assists in the Spanish top-flight, while tallying six goals and bagging three assists in nine Eu...
24-goal striker Umar Sadiq is second most used player by Almeria coach in LaLiga 2
Published: April 23, 2021
2016 Rio Olympics bronze medalist Umar Sadiq is the second most used played by Almeria coach José Manuel Gomes in the Spanish Segunda Division this season. It will be recalled that Sadiq was named in the Nigeria squad for last month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches with the Republic of Benin and Lesotho,...
Chukwueze namechecks three good La Liga prospects including Barcelona's Fati; Cazorla most talented
Published: April 22, 2021
Samuel Chukwueze has picked Sevilla loanee Bryan Gil, Barcelona's Ansu Fati and Villarreal's Yeremi Pino as the three La Liga prospects to keep an eye on. The Nigeria international, winner of the bronze boot at the 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup, burst into the scene as a teenager under manager Javier Calleja in the 2018-2...
Almeria striker Sadiq finds the net against LaLiga 2 table-toppers Espanyol
Published: April 19, 2021
Umar Sadiq was on target as Almeria were held to a 1-1 draw by LaLiga 2 table-toppers Espanyol at the  Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos on Monday night. Sadiq's form over the last eight months saw him invited to last month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Lesotho but...
'Levante gave him space' - Ex-Barcelona star discusses Chukwueze's brilliant display
Published: April 19, 2021
In a very eventful La Liga game at the Ciutat de València on Sunday, Apil 18, Samuel Chukwueze was outstanding as Villarreal registered an impressive 5-1 road win against Levante. Villarreal had an early chance to open the scoring in the seventh minute but Chukwueze was denied by a brilliant save from goalkeeper Ait...
Chukwueze's first La Liga brace inspires Villarreal to big win against Levante
Published: April 18, 2021
Samuel Chukwueze boosted his chances of being named in Villarreal's starting lineup for their important games ahead after bagging a brace in their 5-1 rout of Levante in a La Liga clash at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia on Sunday evening. The victory took the Yellow Submarine to 49 points in the Spanish top-flight a...
Ex-Atletico Madrid striker Adighibe scores 94th minute equaliser against Real Madrid II in Segunda Division B
Published: April 17, 2021
CF Talavera's Nigerian center forward Uzo Adighibe scored with almost the last kick of the game to rescue a 2-2 draw against Real Madrid Castilla in a Spanish Segunda B clash at Ciudad Real Madrid Campo 3 on Saturday evening. The 25-year-old had no goal involvement for CF Talavera prior to today's trip to the Spanis...
Chukwueze hits post twice as Villarreal beat Atiemwen's Dinamo Zagreb to progress to UEL semis
Published: April 15, 2021
Spanish side Villarreal are through to the semifinals of the Europa League after beating Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb in the last eight on Thursday night. Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze started and was in action for 90 minutes while former Nigeria U23 international Iyayi Believe Atiemwen came off the benc...
Akinlabi watches on from the bench as Real Madrid knock Liverpool out of Champions League
Published: April 14, 2021
Real Madrid have advanced to the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League following their goalless draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday night.  There was a first-ever Champions League squad involvement for Spanish-South Korean-Nigerian attacking midfielder Marvin Akinlabi but he remained rooted to the bench for...
Zidane omits Nigerian midfielder from Real Madrid's matchday squad versus Liverpool
Published: April 05, 2021
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has announced his squad for Tuesday evening's Champions League meeting against Liverpool at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium. The French coach has omitted Nigeria-eligible midfielder Marvin Akinlabi from the 21-man squad and all the players included on the roster are set to be nam...
'Chukwueze has been brilliant' - Unai Emery lauds Super Eagles winger after Villarreal's win vs Cadiz
Published: March 22, 2021
Samuel Chukwueze may not have gotten on the scoresheet or provided an assist for Villarreal in their 2-1 win against Cadiz at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Sunday but manager Unai Emery was pleased with the performance of his number 11. Goals from Gerard Moreno, from the penalty spot, and Carlos Bacca secured a win...
Chukwueze named King of the Match despite Villarreal's loss to Atletico de Madrid
Published: March 01, 2021
Unai Emery's Villarreal are still without a win after seven La Liga matches following their 2-0 loss to table-toppers Atlético de Madrid at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday night. Making his first La Liga start of this calendar year, Samuel Chukwueze was astonishingly named King of the Match despite the Yellow ...
Manchester City released Shoretire after discovering he trained with Barcelona
Published: February 25, 2021
According to the Daily Mail UK, Manchester City opted to release Anglo-Nigerian wonderkid Shola Shoretire after discovering he trained with Barcelona. The Citizens' loss is Manchester United's gain as the promising winger is on the cusp of a first-team breakthrough for Manchester City's city rivals, having made his...