Confirmed FIFA 23 TOTW featuring Osimhen, Man Utd, Tottenham, Newcastle, Bayern stars 
Published: November 03, 2022
The seventh Team of the Week for FIFA 23 Ultimate Team was revealed on Wednesday evening, with Nigeria international Victor Osimhen making the cut.    The Napoli striker and two other players on the books of Italian Serie A clubs have been selected namely Antonio Candreva (Salernitana) and Stefan de Vrij (Int...
UCL wrap : Osimhen scoring streak ends, Sanusi injured, Bassey shines, Fortune features vs Barca
Published: November 01, 2022
Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up of the UEFA Champions League matches involving Nigeria-eligible players on Tuesday, November 1.    At Anfield, Victor Osimhen's effort was not enough to help Napoli avoid defeat to Liverpool.   On a four-game goalscoring streak heading into the game against the Pre...
Koulibaly namechecks Osimhen in tribute to former Italian Serie A club
Published: November 01, 2022
Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly has mentioned Nigeria international and former teammate Victor Osimhen as one of the players at his former club Napoli that is close to him and whom he talks about in the company of his current teammates and friends at Chelsea.   Although the Senegalese believes it was the perf...
Osimhen, Aiwu join Arsenal star, 8 others in Europe's Top 5 Leagues TOTW 
Published: November 01, 2022
Two Nigeria-eligible stars playing in the Italian Serie A have been named in Whoscored.com's Europe's Top Five Leagues Team of the Week.    Europe's Top Five Leagues  consists of the Premier League in England, the Bundesliga in Germany, La Liga in Spain, Serie A in Italy, and Ligue 1 in France. ...
Tottenham Hotspur loanee Udogie sets season record in key defensive stat in Serie A
Published: October 31, 2022
Tottenham Hotspur loanee Destiny Udogie set a season record in a key defensive stat during Udinese's goalless draw with Cremonese in an Italian Serie A game staged at the  Stadio Giovanni Zini (Cremona) on Sunday afternoon.   Udogie was one of five players of Nigerian descent named in the starting lineup...
'That signal was for my daughter' - Hat-trick hero Osimhen explains meaning behind goal celebration 
Published: October 30, 2022
Victor Osimhen has explained the meaning behind his goal celebration during the Serie A match between Napoli and Sassuolo at the Diego Maradona Stadium on Saturday afternoon.    Napoli were cruising inside twenty minutes thanks to two close range finishes by Osimhen and with thirteen minutes remaining he dinke...
Osimhen scores first career hat-trick on weekend of what would have been Maradona's 62nd birthday
Published: October 29, 2022
Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen continued his goalscoring streak as Napoli cruised to a 4-0 win over Sassuolo Calcio in a Serie A matchday 12 encounter played at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples.    Osimhen bagged his first Serie A and career hat-trick in the empathic win, extending his goal scorin...
'You made the whole dressing room sad' - Roma star Abraham tells match winner Osimhen 
Published: October 24, 2022
Napoli extended their winning streak to eleven games in all competitions as Victor Osimhen netted the only goal of the game against AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday night.    It is only the second time in their history that Napoli have won eleven matches in a row, since the 1929-1930 campaign.    ...
Chelsea old boy Ola Aina opens account for the season in Torino win v Udinese 
Published: October 23, 2022
Chelsea academy product Ola Aina opened his account for the 2022-2023 season as Torino registered a hard-fought 2-1 win over Udinese in a Serie A match staged at Dacia Arena (Udine) on Sunday afternoon.   Tottenham Hotspur loanee Destiny Udogie and 2013 U17 World Cup-winning striker Isaac Success started for th...
Globe Soccer Awards : Osimhen battles Arsenal and Barca stars,16 others for Emerging POTY 
Published: October 21, 2022
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is in contention to be named the Power Horse Emerging Player of the Year at the 2022 Globe Soccer Awards.    The Nigeria international is up against nineteen other promising youngsters for the accolade, including Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka, Barcelona duo Gavi and Pedri.    ...
'Mourinho will say Tammy'- Ex-Roma LB on his preference between Osimhen and Abraham 
Published: October 19, 2022
Former AS Roma left-back Amedeo Carboni believes Victor Osimhem is more motivated than Tammy Abraham heading into Sunday's Serie A meeting between Roma and Napoli at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.    The Nigeria international has fully recovered from a hamstring injury that kept him sidelined for exactly fi...
Expected goals and assists Europe's top 5 leagues : Osimhen ranks higher than Messi 
Published: October 18, 2022
Transfermarkt in conjunction with Statsbomb has revealed the top twenty one players with the best average expected goals and assists rating so far in the 2022-2023 season, with two Nigeria internationals making the cut.    According to football statistics website FBREF, xG (or expected goals) is the probability...
Osimhen speaks on his relationship with rival for starting spot Raspadori, hails Kvaratskhelia
Published: October 17, 2022
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has underlined that he has a good relationship with his rival for a starting spot Giacomo Raspadori.   In August, the Blues signed Raspadori on loan from US Sassuolo with an obligation to buy included in the deal.    The injury suffered by Osimhen in the Champions League m...
'A great purchase' - Atalanta boss highlights what makes Lookman a top player
Published: October 16, 2022
Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini was full of praise for Ademola Lookman after his match-winning strike in a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Sassuolo on Saturday, and highlighted that he is a top signing.    The Nerazzurri brought in the Super Eagles winger from RB Leipzig in the summer transfer window fo...
Italian Serie A : Osimhen, Dessers score for second game running; Zirkzee nets on full debut 
Published: October 16, 2022
Three other Nigerian strikers were on target in the Italian Serie A on Sunday corresponding to the tenth round of matches, following in the footsteps of Ademola Lookman who netted the game-winning goal in Atalanta's 2-1 win over Sassuolo yesterday.    At the Stadio Alberto Picco, Cremonese played out a 2-2...