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Bristol City left-back Jay Dasilva has described Eddie Nketiah as a “good addition” should the Robins decide to bring him to Ashton Gate. The 20-year old Arsenal forward was recalled back from his loan spell at Leeds United after making 19 competitive appearances for the Whites, scoring five goals. Nketiah has been linked with other Championship clubs, with the likelihoodContinue reading “Arsenal’s Nketiah is a good addition for Bristol City – Dasilva”

Turkish Super Lig giants Galatasaray have announced the signing of Jesse Sekidika on a four-and-half-year deal. The forward played in the youth team of Stoke City and Benfica before joining Napredak Krusevac in 2016, where he helped Napredak to secure promotion to the Serbian top-flight. After leaving the Serbian outfit, Sekidika teamed up with Turkish TFF First League side Eskisehirspor lastContinue reading “Jesse Sekidika: Nigerian winger joins Onyekuru in Galatasaray”

Oghenekaro Etebo has expressed his delight to start a new chapter with La Liga side Getafe after leaving Stoke City. The Super Eagles star completed a loan switch from the Championship side to the Coliseum Alfonso Perez outfit, with the Spanish club having an option of signing him permanently. Etebo, who was a consistent performer for the Potters last season,Continue reading “Etebo: On-loan Stoke City midfielder looking to start fresh for the new year at Getafe.”

Josh Thomas@Joshua_Thomas97 The Algerian attacker has taken home the award for a sensational free-kick that helped his country to a dramatic late victory in July Riyad Mahrez’s injury-time free-kick for Algeria against Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final has been named the African Goal of the Year for 2019.  With scores locked at 1-1 heading into the fifth minuteContinue reading “Manchester City’s Mahrez wins African Goal of the Year for AFCON stunner”

Manchester City have one foot in a third consecutive EFL Cup final after dispatching Manchester United 3-1 in the first leg of the semi-final at Old Trafford. Beaten 2-1 by their local rivals in the Premier League a month ago, Pep Guardiola sprung a tactical surprise by starting with no recognised striker in a strong-looking line-up. The moveContinue reading “Manchester United 1-3 Manchester City: Final in sight for Guardiola as Bernardo Silva inspires victory”

Kwadwo Asamoah has praised his Inter Milan teammates for sealing a “Great win” away to Napoli in the Serie A on Monday. The top-flight went on a two-week Christmas break and the Nerazzurri came back in style with a 3-1 win over the Partenopei, the goals coming from usual suspects Romelu Lukaku (brace) and Lautaro Martinez. The victory sees Inter tied on pointsContinue reading “Kwadwo Asamoah hails Inter Milan’s first victory of 2020”

Trending Ronaldo joins Sanchez in exclusive hat-trick club after first Serie A treble The 34-year-old shows no sign of slowing down as he adds to his ever-growing list of goalscoring achievements Cristiano Ronaldo continues to write his name in the record books after beginning 2020 with a hat-trick for Juventus in their 4-0 win against Cagliari in Serie A on Monday. HisContinue reading “African football transfers: January’s Done Deals”

The Nigeria forward has returned to Turkey to spend the rest of season with the Lions after struggling for playing time Galatasaray have completed the signing of Henry Onyekuru on loan from Monaco until the end of the 2019-20 season. The 22-year-old joined the Red and Whites from Everton in June but struggled to establish himself at the club, playingContinue reading “Onyekuru: Monaco forward returns to Galatasaray on loan”

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Ahead of Tuesday evening’s Caf Awards, Goal examines the case for the two front-runners for the title of the continent’s best player On Tuesday, the Confederation of African Football will crown Africa’s Player of the Year for 2019, with Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah the three players shortlisted for the award. In thisContinue reading “Mahrez or Mane: Who deserves to be named African Footballer of the Year?”