Nigerian forwards Akor Adams and Chidera Ejuke starred for Sevilla on Sunday, scoring in a commanding 4–0 La Liga victory over Real Oviedo, their final club appearance before joining the Super Eagles camp ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.

Adams opened the scoring in the 4th minute, expertly finishing a move inside the box with a left-footed strike into the bottom right corner, after a precise pass from Lucien Agoumé.

The 25-yearold  provided the assist for Djibril Sow’s second goal strike on 22nd minutes and teed up Batista Mendy’s third with another key pass on 51 minutes.

Ejuke capped the scoring in the 89th minute, finishing off with a great solo move to make it 4–0.

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Nigeria’s Super Eagles striker Akor Adams has issued a strong statement of intent ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, following another impressive display in La Liga, Nigeriasoccernet.com can report.

The in-form forward was on target again on Sunday as Sevilla thrashed Barcelona 4–1, capping off a dominant performance with the fourth goal deep into stoppage time. Adams coolly converted a superb assist from his compatriot Bright Ejuke, sealing one of Sevilla’s most memorable victories of the season.

Adams’ relentless form in front of goal has earned him a well-deserved recall to the Super Eagles squad, boosting Nigeria’s attacking options ahead of their qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin Republic.

With back-to-back goals for Sevilla, the 24-year-old appears to be hitting peak form at the perfect time. His growing chemistry with Ejuke in Spain has also raised excitement among Nigerian fans, who hope to see the duo replicate their club connection on the international stage.

Adams’ recent performances underline his rise as one of Nigeria’s most consistent and dangerous forwards in Europe, and a key player to watch as the road to the 2026 World Cup intensifies.

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Sadiq Umar scored twice to help Valencia snatch a point in their entertaining La Liga draw vs Osasuna at El Sadar.

Diego López opened the score for Valencia CF in the 17th minutes of play before Osasuna's Aimar Oroz restored parity on 26 minutes.

Umar scored his first goal of the day to put the visitors back in the lead, but the hosts equalled the score in 39 minutes through Aimar again to set a delicately poised end to the first half.

Osasuna got into the lead for the first time in the game just in the stroke of half time courtesy of Ante Budimir, who scored from the spot as Valencia chased the equaliser in the second half.

Umar came to the rescue with three minutes to the back and of the game with a beauty to seal a point for the travelers at the end of the encounter.

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Nigerian forward Edna Imade extended her scoring streak to six consecutive games, netting in Granada’s 2-1 victory over UD Tenerife in Liga F on Saturday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports

The December player of the month struck in the 39th minute for her 12th season goal after her earlier attempt had Ricocheted the bar.

Ariadna Mingueza made it 2-0 for Granada shortly after halftime after her shot at the edge of the box

Despite Gift Monday’s late goal in the 90th minute for Tenerife, Granada held on for the win.

Granada will play SD Eibar in their next league match on Saturday.

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Nigeria forward Umar Sadiq is poised to make his first La Liga start of the season for Real Sociedad this weekend as they take on Real Madrid, Nigeriasoccernet.com writes.

With the team’s primary striker, Mikel Oyarzabal, currently sidelined due to injury, and recent acquisition Orri Óskarsson still acclimating to the squad, Sadiq has been presented with a valuable opportunity to showcase his skills.

The Nigerian forward, who made a memorable debut by scoring against Atlético Madrid, has faced a challenging period since his move to Sociedad in 2022.

A severe knee injury, specifically a cruciate ligament tear, kept Sadiq out of action for nearly a year, significantly impacting his performance. His return to the field has been met with mixed reactions, as he has managed to score only four goals in 42 appearances. His most recent goal came six months ago against Granada, and he has struggled to find the back of the net since.

Despite facing frustration from fans and coach Imanol Alguacil, Sadiq remains resolute. He has turned down transfer offers from several clubs, including Sevilla and Getafe, demonstrating his commitment to proving himself at Sociedad.

As Sociedad prepares to face Real Madrid, the 27-year-old striker is eager to seize the opportunity to regain his form. Notably, Sadiq has not scored at the Anorta Stadium since November 2023, and he is determined to add the Spanish giants to the list of top clubs he has scored against.

Sadiq’s performance this weekend could be pivotal in his quest to reestablish himself as a key player for Sociedad.

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Nigeria Super Falcons forward Toni Payne was on target as Sevilla they returned to winning ways in the Liga F, the Spanish Women league on Saturday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.

Payne and Sevilla emerge 4-2 victorious over Real Sociedad at the Ramón Cisneros Palacios on Saturday as their battle for top 4 remained on course.

Eva Llamas opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a clinical left-footed shot courtesy of an assist by Pamela González.

The lead was doubled 8 minutes later following an own goal by Real Sociedad’s Olatz Santana, before Cristina Martín-Prieto made it 3-0 on 34 minute.

But Emma Ramírez’s pulled one back at the stroke of half time for the away side.

Sanni Franssi reduced the deficit further with another goal for the visitors in the 65th minute.

However, Payne fired home a right-footed shot after a beautiful cross from Arola Aparicio to consolidate victory for Sevilla on 85th minute.

By Uche Dozie 

Nigeria's Umar Sadiq broke his goal drought, netting his first goal since December as Real Sociedad came from behind twice to beat Granada in the Spanish La Liga match day 28 encounter on Saturday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.

The Super Eagles striker scored the first goal for the Royal as they battled to a 2-3 tough win against a struggling Granada away at the Los Cármenes.

Sadiq headed home the equalizer beautifully on 33 minutes after Myrto Uzuni had put the hosts in front on 21 minute from the penalty spot.

Uzuni scored at the dead of half time to restore Granada's lead as they head to the dressing room with the slim margin.

At the resumption of proceedings, Robin Le Normand equalled score for Sociedad after 35 minutes of play before André Silva completed the comeback for the visitors who are now 7th on the log with 48 points.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian who played for 63 minutes now has 3 goals and 1 assist to his account after 27 appearances.

By Uche Dozie 

Nigeria's Super Eagles forward, Sadiq Umar scored what became the decider as Real Sociedad defeated Sevilla in the Spanish La Liga match day 13 match on Sunday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.

The former Almeria man ended his goal drought after 15 months with a wonderful strike to help his side beat 9-man Sevilla 2-1 at the Anoeta Stadium.

Marko Dmitrovic put the ball in his own net 4 minutes into the encounter to give the host the lead before the Nigerian added one more 18 minutes later.

Umar went pass two red shirts before hitting a thunderous strike from outside the box to end his long spell without a goal since returning from injury.

Youssef En-Nesyri reduced the deficit in the 60th minute of the match, but any hope of a comeback for the Los Nervionenses became difficult after Sergio Ramos and Jesus Navas was given the match orders in the 88 and 89 minutes.

Meanwhile, Umar was substituted in the 74th minute of the game.

Real Sociedad go 5th with the win after 25 points, 9 points adrift league leaders, Real Madrid while Sevilla are 15th with 12 points.

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Sensational super Eagles and Villa real forward Samuel Chukwueze was named in LaLiga Team of the Week on Tuesday following yet another impressive performance for Villarreal over the weekend, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered

This was published on the Twitter handle of facts and statistics platform, whoscored.com.

The 23-year-old striker was the only Yellow Submarine player included in the Team of the Week which is in a 4-4-2 formation.

Chukwueze was in fine form as Quique Setién’s men claimed all three points after a 3-2 win against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu with the Nigerian scoring a brace.

The Super Eagles winger grabbed the equaliser for the visitors just six minutes before the end of the first 45 minutes after Vinicius Junior had put the champions ahead.

The Nigerian dummied Nacho before putting the ball past Thibaut Courtois following a nice through ball from Giovani Lo Celso.

Meanwhile, Girona’s Paulo Gazzaniga was deemed the best goalkeeper in LaLiga after matchday 28.

Not too many Villarreal players have scored a brace against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu with Samuel Chukwueze becoming the second player to do so after Diego Forlan, reports Nigeriasoccernet.com.

With Madrid looking to reinforce its attack ahead of next season, Chukwueze's name have popped up and reports says Florentino Perez is a big fan of the Nigerian.

Samuel Chukwueze's contract with Villarreal ends 2024 and his release clause is 100 million euros but that could be slashed into two.

Radio Marca in Spain report on the Nigeria winger and Madrid link states:

"Florentino liked it and in the box they talked about the possibility of having Vinicius in one band and Chukwueze in the other, two daggers" stated Parrado in his opening of Goals.

"Real Madrid does not lose track of the market. The Madrid squad needs to reinforce itself at the point of attack for the future. Last Saturday at the Bernabéu, the Villarreal CF player, Samu Chukwueze, dazzled the white leaders, including the club's president, Florentino Pérez. The 23-year-old Nigerian player liked and convinced Real Madrid after the exhibition he gave on the pitch. According to Parrado, the Premier will tempt the Nigerian again: "Half the Premier loved him, the last one was Everton"

"During the meeting, the president of the 'groguets', Fernando Roig, together with Florentino , were talking about the yellow winger in the box at the Santiago Bernabéu. An informal meeting, but which makes clear the interest of those from Chamartín in the yellow footballer."

Although Villarreal will love to extend Chukwueze's contract but an offer in the region of 50 million euros might tempt them to let go especially with about a year left on his contract with them.

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The Super Eagles winger got the team the opportunity to open score after he was brought down in the penalty area after 76 minutes of action.

Dani Prejo stepped up to put the ball at the back of the net, giving the Yellow Submarines the respite needed after a barren first half.

De Jackson doubled the lead in the 82nd minute to give his team the cushion needed.

Although an anticlimactic end it was for Jackson at the El Madrigal after he was given the matching orders in the 90th minute, Villareal stayed strong for a 2-0 win.

After 27 matches, Villareal are 6th on the log with 44 points, a point adrift of Real Betis that sit fifth and four points behind Real Sociedad that are fourth on the log.

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Chukwueze opened score in the 14th minute for the Yellow Submarines leading them to a 3-0 win over Osasuna.

It was his eleventh goal this season with a total goal involvement of 22nd goal so far this season.

Three minutes later, Samu Chukwueze converted what made it 0-2, but it was canceled due to a very accurate offside as the first 45 ended 1-0 nil.

However, a couple of Injuries affected the host which gave the visiting team some momentum which saw them hit the crossbar twice.

AJ Morales calm the nerves of the home fans when he scored a brace in the 86 and 93rd minute.

The win edge the team closer to the top four with 41 points seven points behind the fourth place team, Real Sociedad.

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Samuel Chukwueze scored for the second game running as he helped Villarreal overcome stubborn Getafe at the El Madrigal on Monday night, reports Nigeriasoccernet.com.

The Super Eagles winger pulled Villarreal level in the 44th minutes after Ünal's goal in the opening 10 minutes had given the visitors the lead.

He then set up Morales for Villarreal's winner in the 52nd minutes as they continue their push for an European place finish in the league.

Samuel Chukwueze has been on great form lately scoring four times for the Yellow Submarines since the start of the year amongst number of assists.

By Oluwayemi Omolagba

English Premier League side, Arsenal, are reportedly one of three clubs keeping an eye on Nigerian winger, Samuel Chukwueze.

The London Club had initially wanted to sign him in 2016 with his compatriot, Nwakali, but it didn't materalise.

The Nigeria winger according to reports had wanted a move to the Gunners, but for financially agreement which stalled the deal.

He is now worth around €20m and according to reports in England, Arsenal are interested.

Chukwueze is also reported to be in the raider of his former Coach's Unai Emery's club, Aston Villa.

His contract with Villarreal ends next year and it is reported that the Yellow marines would sell him for €40 million.

By Uche Dozie 

[caption id="attachment_724916" align="alignnone" width="300"] Villarreal players celebrate Alex Baena's first goal[/caption]

In the La Liga, the top division in Spain, there were contrasting situations for

Super Eagles players who took part in the hostilities on Saturday.

Samuel Chukwueze was a used substitute who came in 27th minutes to the end of the match to assist a goal in his side's three nil win away at Real Valladolid.

The Nigerian winger assisted Alex Baena's first goal and the Yellow Marines' second goal in the 81st minutes of the encounter.

Chukwueze and Baena were brought in the at the same of the game as they both propelled the Yellow's two more goals.

However, it was a painful loss for team captain and Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo as his side lost 1-2 to Alaves.

Omeruo, who played all minutes in the game, scored what was an equaliser in the 94th minutes before it was ruled by VAR for offside.

Super Eagles striker Umar Sadiq will have his hands full when the league starts on the 14th of August, Nigeriasoccernet can report.

The lanky forward and his club UD Almeria will host UEFA Champions League and La Liga Santander winner, Real Madrid at the Estadio de los Juegos.

The fixtures was released on the afternoon of Thursday 23rd June, 2022.

Umar will hope to replicate the his last season form that saw him score 18 goals against the European champions.

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Hamburg

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He helped New York Cosmos win the US tournament three times, and with Hamburg he won the German championship. Also, the footballer received the Golden Ball twice and four times he was awarded the Footballer of the Year in Germany.

The second position is occupied by Marco Van Basten, who played from 1981 to 1993. He started playing football at the age of 7 in the EDO team from the Netherlands. At the age of 17 he moved to Ajax and then played for Milan. He received the Golden Ball three times and once got the Golden Boot.

Pele topped the rating; he played from 1956 to 1977. He began his career at the age of 7 in youth teams. He appeared on the professional field at the age of 15 with Santos. At the age of 35 he became a member of New York Cosmos.

With such a striker, the team won the Brazilian national tournament six times and the Brazilian Cup five times. The legendary footballer became a three-time world champion and athlete of the century. At 73, he received the Golden Ball award for his contribution to the spread of football.

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The Champions League is the biggest club competition in world football and the group stage draw has now been completed.

Here we look at what it means for some of Nigerian overseas talent.

A tough task for Midtjylland

It's a harsh assessment but it looks like being a short taste of Europe's premier competition for Frank Onyeka. The 22-year-old is one of the first names on the team sheet for Danish side Midtyjlland and played every minute of their qualifying campaign chipping in with a goal and assist.

Tougher challenges await though and given his role as the midfield enforcer he might be a busy man with Liverpool, Atalanta and Ajax the teams in group D.

Considering that trio have all made the latter stages in the last two years, they'll be expected to make up the top three - probably in the written order. That will mean elimination for Onyeka but the learning curve could well help him win his first international caps after his first call up last month failed to see him make it onto the grass.

Dennis facing another first round exit

It's true, none of the sides awaiting Emmanuel Dennis in group F are the absolute powerhouses of the Champions League. What they are though is three decent sides with varying degrees of quality.

Borussia Dortmund arguably have the most exciting young squad in the world with Jadon Sancho, Erling Haaland, Gio Reyna and Jude Bellingham in their ranks whilst Lazio will be delighted with the draw and fully expecting to seal one of the two qualifying spots.

That leaves Zenit St Petersburg, who are no mugs. That said, Club Brugge are no pushovers either. Dennis himself has a decent record in the Champions League proper with a goal contribution every 212 minutes (two goals and an assist) and he'll hope to add to that tally this time round.

Even if he does, it's unlikely to see Brugge through but with the rub of the green they could sneak third ahead of Zenit, which would see them enter the Europa League. That would still be a good platform for Dennis to state his case for a third Nigerian call up.

Ighalo and Okechukwu to face off

It's probably fair to say that Istanbul Basaksehir would have been facing an uphill battle to make it through the group stages regardless of how the draw went. The fact that there are now questions being asked whether or not Odion Ighalo's Manchester United might be heading for an early exit from the same group should suggest exactly what that means for Azubuike Okechukwu and co.

They've landed in the group of death with last season's runners up, Paris Saint Germain, and German outfit RB Leipzig completing group H.

For Basaksehir the betting odds will tell you that they will do well to register a single win. It will, however, be an exceptional experience for the 23-year-old one-cap international midfielder. Ighalo, who is at the other end of his career, will be hoping that the Red Devils can avoid elimination at the first hurdle. Realistically, you'd fancy PSG to top the group meaning it will be United and Leipzig battling for second place.

Half a chance for Sanusi and co

Zaidu Sanusi, who was born in Kebbi, has spent his entire professional career in Portugal where he has developed into a versatile and capable defender. The 23-year-old predominantly plays at left back and impressed last season as Santa Clara finished ninth in Liga NOS. His performances earned him a move to Portuguese giants Porto hence he'll now be hoping to feature in the Champions League.

The season is young but Sanusi has already featured for 30 minutes across two substitute appearances but much of that is down to Alex Telles, who is Porto's first choice on the left-hand side of defence. Telles though has been tipped to leave and that would see Sanusi get much more exposure.

Matches against Manchester City will be a stern test for Porto but with Marseille and Olympiakos also in the group they'll definitely fancy their chances of making the knockout stage.

There you have it, which Super Eagle do you expect to soar highest?

Spanish-born Nigerian forward, Carlos Kevin Omoruyi says he is open to representing Nigeria at the international level.

Kevin who was born April 10, 2001, in Spain to a Nigerian father currently plays for newly promoted side Huesca and the forward is excited to start his new adventure in the Spanish top flight.

While speaking on his international future, Kevin said he is father has the biggest influence on his career and he wants to make him proud by playing for Nigeria.

“My father has been motivating me to be a great footballer and I want to make him proud by being a top player in LaLiga and would be proud to play for Nigeria if invited. Of course, If Nigeria invites me, I would be very happy to honour the invitation,” he said.

Kevin also disclosed that he has a good relationship with another Nigerian, Kelechi Nwakali, who is also in the book of Huesca.

“I have a very good relationship with Nwakali. He is a very good player. We help each other. We are the two Nigerians in the team. We have good times together”, said Omoruyi.

The 19 -year-old penned a new long time contract with Huesca, shortly after he helped them gain promotion back to the top division in Spain last season.

Lionel Messi has reportedly addressed a fax to Barcelona board in which he stated that he will leave the club in this summer transfer window.

It is not fake ! Messi is on the verge of leaving Barcelona FC. According to Catalan outlet Sport, the sixth times Ballon d’or winner has informed the officials of his desire to quit the club.

In fact, the Argentine broke the silence since the knock out of Barça in the UEFA Champions League by Bayern Munich. After the shameful 8-2 loss in the quarter-final. A kind of event Messi is witnessing for the third times in a row. After that against AS Roma 2017/18 and last season against Liverpool.

As soon as they receive the letter of their talisman, the Barcelona directing body has answered. Revealing the conditions that can allow the Argentine in his leaving process from Nou Camp Stadium.

Josep Maria Bartomeu’s Barça recalls that if Messi wanted to leave the club, he would have announced it since May or early June. For his stay at the Catalogne side has been sealed since June 10.

However, Messi replied that he did not do so as a results of the downsides of the coronavirus pandemic that force the competitions until August before they can end.

On the other hand, the board has not been convinced and are firm on their decision. As any club who want to land Messi from Barcelona should offload his release clause which is €700m.

In addition, the 33-year-old made 731 appearances with Barcelona since his debut on November 16, 2003. He bagged 634 goals and provided 285 assists while winning 33 titles. But he wants to leave now, and his father Jorge Messi, confirmed it to Bartomeu via a phone call earlier today.