Osimhen Not Yet World-Class – Gernot Rohr
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr believes while Victor Osimhen has made tremendous progress in his game, the Napoli striker is not yet world-class. Osimhen opened his account for the season with a brace against Leicester City in a Europa League group stage match in England on Thursday night. “Victor is currently one of the best strikers in Europe, but not yet in...
NPFL: I Don’t Care What People Are Saying – New Enyimba Head Coach
New Enyimba head coach, Finidi George, has said he is not bothered about reactions to his appointment. George, in an interview with Brila FM, insisted he has received enough support to succeed at the Aba club. The former Super Eagles star was speaking for the first time, after the two=time CAF Champions League winners unveiled him as their new boss. “I don’t...
“I Will Continue Working Hard” – Osimhen Makes Vow To Napoli Fans
Victor Osimhen is determined to keep working harder at Napoli despite his impressive start to the 2021/22 campaign. Osimhen, 22, has been the standout performer for Luciano Spalleti’s side this season. The Nigeria international scored for the third consecutive game in Napoli’s 4-0 away win at Sampdoria on Thursday night. The forward has now scored five goals in five appearances across all...
Osimhen Is Physically, Mentally Strong – Caputo
Sampdoria striker, Ciccio Caputo has heaped praises on the physical and mental ability of Super Eagles star, Victor Osimhen. Caputo made this known in a chat with CalcioNapoli 24 via SSCNapoliNews, where he said that the Nigerian international is not a striker that must be left alone in the 18-yard box. Recall that Osimhen netted a brace in Napoli’s 4-0 whitewash...
EPL: Palmieri Emerson Reveals Why He left Chelsea
Lyon defender, Emerson Palmieri, has explained why he left Chelsea to join Peter Bosz’s side. Emerson said he decided to leave Chelsea for Lyon because he had no space to feature for the Premier League giants under the Blues manager, Thomas Tuchel. Emerson left Chelsea in the summer transfer window for the French Ligue 1 side on a season-long loan. Speaking to Gazetta...
Size Don’t Matter, Anthony Joshua Will Fall Like A Pack Of Card – Usyk
Unbeaten Olympic gold medal winner Oleksandr Usyk is not intimidated by the size advantage in Saturday’s fight with WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. The fight with Joshua will take place before a hostile crowd of over 60,000 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Usyk is the smaller man, who moved up from the cruiserweight ranks in 2019. He dominated the...
Usyk Wants Joshua Rematch In Ukraine
Oleksandr Usyk wants a rematch with Anthony Joshua but hopes it will be held in his native Ukraine. Usyk overcame Joshua on Saturday night with a majority decision at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The judges gave scores of 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113 in his favour. It followed an absolute masterclass in front of 65,000 hostile fans inside the north London...
Guardiola Salutes Messi After Champions League loss
Pep Guardiola admitted it would have been impossible to control Lionel Messi for the full game after the Argentinian helped sink Manchester City in the Champions League. The six-time world player of the year scored his first Paris St Germain goal as the French side avenged their loss in last season’s semi-finals with a 2-0 group stage victory on Tuesday. Messi...
There Are Few Strikers Like Osimhen In The World – Iaquinta
Ex-Juventus star Vincenzo Iaquinta says its is rare to find a quality striker like Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen in today’s football. He made this assertion during an interview with Il Mattino, as per TuttoNapoli, where he described the Nigerian international as a player with complete qualities of a super striker. Iaquinta also noted that Osimhen’s speed, techniques an d eye...
Pacquaio Announces Retirement From Boxing
Boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao, has officially announced his retirement from boxing. His retirement comes after a stunning defeat to Yordenis Ugas on August 21. It was Pacquiao’s first fight in over two years. Pacquiao won 12 world titles and is also the only fighter in history to win titles in eight different weight classes. The eight-division world champion made the announcement on...
