News archives April 2022 Soccernet.ng
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- Super Eagles star wins UEFA POTW award
- Osimhen equals best scoring record in Europe
- Super Falcons seeded for WAFCON draws
- “He fought back!” – Belgian coach overjoyed to see Super Eagles star’s rise to the top after ‘difficult period’
- Super Falcons draw South Africa as WAFCON group opponents are revealed
- Chukwueze the only bright spot as Villarreal fail to recover from Liverpool loss
- Premier League: Eze breaks dock to rescue Crystal Palace; heartbreak for Dennis and Watford
- Ex-Man City man Mario Balotelli wants Super Eagles star to move to Turkey – report
- “We’d have lost six months ago” – Mourinho not gutted by Lookman’s leveller
- Okocha, Black Stars coach and other African stars to feature in Borussia Dortmund tour
- Record-making Dessers reveals reason behind hot scoring streak
- EXCLUSIVE: When the ‘Iron Ones’ sing- how Union Berlin fans get Awoniyi emotional
- Record-making transfer: Manchester United make first offer for Napoli’s Victor Osimhen
- Dessers hits 10th European goal this season as Feyenoord defeat Marseille
- Lookman’s brilliance helps Leicester snatch vital result against Roma
- Success, Udogie impress in Serie A again; Ighalo, Chukwueze suffer continental collapse
- Mission impossible awaits two Super Eagles stars following Jose Mourinho’s latest comments
- “You are missed beyond measure” – Kalusha Bwalya pays tribute to victims of Zambia’s 1993 air crash
- ‘A loving father figure’- Iheanacho reveals Chilean coach who has impacted his career
- “We look a bit alike” – Ex-Benfica star sees similarity in style with free-scoring Super Eagles striker
- Extra: Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens cozies up to Nigerian fans as she dons Super Eagles jersey
- AS Roma’s Tammy Abraham shocked to share top-scorer honours with Super Eagles star
- ‘Expect it to be the best match of my career’- Feyenoord ace fired up ahead of Marseille clash
- Chukwueze: To be a better finisher is the oil, but there’s still a lot to dig for
- Former Liverpool star warns Reds of Chukwueze, Danjuma’s threat in Villarreal clash
- Chukwueze reveals the former Super Eagles player Villarreal want him to emulate
- Bosso announces 28 players for WAFU U-20 Cup tournament
- Super Eagles star says his finishing still needs some work
- UEFA Champions League: Chukwueze upbeat on Villarreal’s chances against Liverpool
- Super Eagles star’s brilliance rewarded with club award
- Former England star reveals why he owes Mikel Obi an apology
- Man United, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Roma queue up for Lagos-born La Liga sensation
- “We’re definitely going to win” – Nigerian goalscoring machine dreams AWCON glory
- Inter Milan great wants to coach Super Eagles
- Extra: ‘Make them reach for their sunglasses’ – Musa’s advice on dealing with haters
- Van Bronckhorst issues verdict on Super Eagles star’s red card incident
- Samson Tijani’s Red Bull Salzburg emerge league champions for 9th straight season
- Every word super-sub Chidera Ejuke uttered after leading CSKA to victory in bitter Moscow derby
- Oshoala: Lagos, pop culture and a cultural landmark for women’s football in Africa
- Emmanuel Dennis: The imperfect actor in a perfect denouement
- EXCLUSIVE: After Liverpool disappointment, Awoniyi sets sight on Premier League return
- Awoniyi shines as Union Berlin avenge Leipzig cup defeat; Aina, unused Torino sub; Okereke falls with Venezia
- Watford’s Premier League best: Dennis guns for Deeney, Ighalo’s record
- Osimhen wins another award in the Serie A
- Super Eagles star attracts interest from three English clubs, an Italian side, and a Spanish club
- Snubbed Nigerian goalkeeper wants to be the best in the world
- EXTRA: I’ve been scoring better since I stopped womanising – Nigerian footballer
- Nigeria to play Ghana, Burkina Faso next month
- Nigeria-eligible youngsters in contention for Arsenal vs Man Utd game
- Give the man his flowers, Mikel is a Super Eagles legend
- OFFICIAL: Manchester United confirm Erik Ten Hag as new manager
- Troost-Ekong in contention to face Manchester City
- “He is a great player”- Italian goalkeeper praises Osimhen
- “I had fears” – Super Eagles goalkeeping legend reveals secret to his successful career
- WATCH Throwback: Mike Obiku, the Nigerian whose golden goal knocked Ajax out
- “Really difficult to get over” – England manager Gareth Southgate mourns Anglo-Nigerian former teammate
- Heartbreak for Awoniyi as Union Berlin’s fairy tale German Cup run ends at Leipzig
- Iheanacho and Lookman feature for Leicester City, but late Richarlison goal boosts Iwobi’s Everton survival hopes
- AFCON 2023: Nigeria’s qualifying group glitters but it’s far from gold
- Linked to Barcelona, Sevilla and Newcastle – where’s Sadiq’s best destination this summer?
- “I’m proud of myself” – Super Eagles attacker hails self, journey
- Osimhen can be a catalyst to help lift Nigeria’s football fortunes – former Super Eagles coach
- Oshoala trolls Manchester United after heavy loss to Liverpool
- How criminal convictions can help build Nigerian football – Oliseh
- It’s erroneous to think coaching is the Super Eagles’ only problem – ex-Super Eagles coach
- My younger sister, my sport daughter – Onome Ebi describes relationship with Oshoala
- “It was definitely a sucker punch”- Lookman rues Leicester City’s loss to Newcastle
- AC Milan star names Osimhen as his toughest opponent
- Bosso invites 40 for WAFU B U-20 Championship in Niger
- “Ibrahima is a very good player” – Super Eagles star hails partnership with Malian forward Kone
- Becoming a lawyer, being a defensive midfielder – Inside Asisat Oshoala’s iconic story
- “He’s going to leave” – Glen Riddersholm confirms 21-goal Super Eagles striker ready for ‘significant’ summer move
- Nigeria-eligible duo helpless as Chelsea pip Crystal Palace to FA Cup final
- “A lovely human being” – Oliseh hails ex-Super Eagles goalkeeper
- VIDEO: Coady congratulates Ikeme on return to football
- Lookman’s scoring spree continues, but Guimaraes powers Newcastle over Leicester
- “Everyone knows I’m a good footballer” – Super Eagles star opens up on why he struggled this season
- Arokodare shines as Nigerian players experience mixed fortunes in Europe
- Success’ sixth Serie A assist sends Udinese soaring
- “This is our year” – Super Eagles star Simon dreams Nantes first Cup triumph in decades
- “I’d have loved to be a part” – Super Eagles legend reveals the one tournament he regretted missing for Nigeria
- Bukayo Saka reveals the Nigerian songs he currently listens to
- Nigeria-eligible Udinese star prefers Italy to the Super Eagles
- Super Eagles star beats Man United’s Sancho, Liverpool’s Mane to the Premier League’s nutmeg crown
- Europa Conference League: Dessers show seals semifinal spot for Feyenoord over Sor and Olayinka’s Slavia Prague
- Nigerians react after Eguavoen congratulates Dessers, others on European progression
- ‘His value is enormous’- retired free-kick wizard extols Super Eagles star
- Nigeria draw Ghana again in WAFU U-17, U-20
- Brilliant Aribo, solid Bassey lift Rangers to first European semifinal in 14 years
- “What a player” – La Liga club celebrate former Super Eagles star
- Carl Ikeme trains with Wolves for the first time in nearly 5 years
- Lookman, Iheanacho help Leicester make history in European competition
- Pinnick changed the face of Nigerian football – Ex-Super Eagles star
- Former Super Eagles midfielder named new national team coach
- Official: ‘Excellent’ Nigerian midfielder quits Europe for MLS
- Super Eagles coach: Morocco to battle Nigeria for former Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Manchester United star
- Ex-Super Eagles star joins Super Eagles technical crew
- NFF appoints coaches for Super Eagles B, junior teams
- Buzz: Villarreal and the last time a Nigerian scored in the Champions League Quarters
- Chukwueze suckerpunch sends Bayern out of UEFA Champions League
- Emery reacts to Chukwueze suckerpunch against Bayern Munich
- Gernot Rohr linked with vacant Eagles coaching job
- Chukwueze reveals Emery’s instruction before historic Bayern suckerpunch
- Osimhen ranked 4th best player in Serie A
- Video: Chukwueze entertains Villarreal teammates with sweet dance steps to Yemi Alade’s song
- Transfers: La Liga giants Valencia return for prolific Nigerian striker
- FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Mexico line up Super Eagles friendly
- Report: NFF line up former Barcelona, PSG coaches for Super Eagles
- How murdered South African goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa stopped Nigeria from qualifying for the AFCON
- Bicycle Kick: Ikpeba reacts to Osimhen’s comments on criticism
- Calvin Bassey: Super Eagles must not throw the bath water and the baby away
- “We need him” – Coach Rubi calls for the best version of Ramadan-observing Super Eagles star
- Arsenal’s Saka reveals the Barcelona player who once embarrassed him
- Onuachu, Yusuf and how Nigerians fared in the Belgian league’s regular season
- Osimhen finally scores against the seven sisters, impresses in Napoli loss
- Brilliant Lookman helps Leicester City end Crystal Palace unbeaten run
- There are many inaccurate reports on Super Falcons captaincy – Randy Waldrum
- ‘Lampard is turning Iwobi to Modric’- Everton fans wax lyrical over Iwobi after Manchester United defeat
- Three injured as Nigeria’s Super Falcons suffer second-ever loss to Canada
- Ex-Super Eagles player blames Nwakali for Huesca ordeal
- “I love that ability” – Rodgers praises, knocks Iheanacho’s finishing
- After being stripped off Super Falcons captaincy, Oshoala sends cryptic message
- “Accident waiting to happen” – Nigeria legend Odegbami gives his take on a foreign coach for Super Eagles
- Daniel Akpeyi: The courageous Eagles shot-stopper
- Napoli reveal Osimhen’s fitness status
- Brilliant Moffi helps Lorient to emphatic victory against St Etienne
- After 28 years, federal government hands over houses to 1994 Super Eagles
- ‘I feel very comfortable here’- Success sheds light on his time at Udinese
- Nigeria’s coaching struggles and the culpability of the NFF
- How are legends determined in Nigerian football?
- “The white chicken does not realise its age” – Osimhen aims dig at Ikpeba in cryptic post
- Europa Conference League: Nigerian strikers steal the show in Feyenoord Vs Slavia Prague six-goal thriller
- Three Nigerian stars tipped to shine when Feyenoord, Slavia Prague clash
- Report: Oshoala stripped off Super Falcons’ captaincy
- ‘They did not want me to go to AFCON’- Nwakali reveals reason behind Huesca ordeal
- Kelechi Nwakali: The potential world beater failing to outgrow hype
- LA Galaxy set to swoop in for Super Eagles star
- Manchester United in ‘surprise’ move for Super Eagles star
- Spanish players association alleges Huesca of violating Nwakali’s labour rights
- “They lack veracity” – SD Huesca reacts to Nwakali’s allegations
- Serie A side Hellas Verona completes the signing of Nigerian youngster
- “Ludicrous” – Victor Osimhen’s representative clears air on suspension controversy, Newcastle United transfer links
- Two-and-a-half years contract for coaches, 35% of qualifying bonus for players – NFF reveals failed World Cup booster packages
- Super Falcons arrive Canada for double friendly games
- “I wasn’t in support of Gernot Rohr’s dismissal” – Eguavoen
- Super Eagles star nominated for Marc-Vivien Foé award
- NFF gives committees 5 days to recommend new Super Eagles coach
- “Real intentional mistakes await you in Qatar” – Jay-Jay Okocha fumes at Algeria-Cameroon World Cup controversy
- SD Huesca terminates Kelechi Nwakali’s contract
- Hey! Did Joe Aribo forget something in Cameroon?
- “The worst in my lifetime” – Uzoho breaks silence
- Who was responsible for the show of shame at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium?
- Ighalo hits former club to help Al Hilal to cup final; Moffi scores against PSG
- Amokachi’s comments on Osimhen and the glorification of poverty
- Under-fire Super Eagles star backed to have a ‘big career’
- Nigeria bids to host CAF Champions League final
- “Extra pleasing, yeah” – Iheanacho delighted with Manchester United goal at Old Trafford
- Nigerian players abroad: Esiti scores first goal for Ferencvaros, Ozornwafor’s Chaleroi suffer heavy defeat at Anderlecht
- “The loss is enormous” – Former NFA scribe counts the cost of Super Eagles missing 2022 FIFA World Cup
- Sunday Oliseh names the only African team that can win Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup
- Olanrewaju Kayode scores in Sivasspor draw as Dennis struggles against Liverpool
- “He has grown a lot” – Napoli-owned Nigerian star impresses Reggina director Taibi
- Maduka Okoye wins top Eredivisie award
- “I deserved it” – Snubbed Super Eagles star reveals disappointment at missing Afcon
- “The loss is enormous” – Former NFA scribe counts the cost of Super Eagles missing 2022 FIFA World Cup
- Olanrewaju Kayode scores in Sivasspor draw as Dennis struggles against Liverpool
- Torino boss reveals reason for Aina’s lack of game time
- Chelsea fans pay tribute to Mikel with special Stamford Bridge gesture
- Moshood Abiola National Stadium not banned by FIFA – NFF
- Bukayo Saka, Arnaut Danjuma and the ‘Nigerians’ that may be at the World Cup
- Nigerian music star Davido announced to be on Qatar 2022 World Cup theme song