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• Agent: Jackson Has No Plans To Return To Chelsea

  29-11-2025 07:11 via completesports.com
  Nicolas Jackson’s agent, Diomansy Kamara, has disclosed that the player won’t return to Chelsea if his loan spell expires at the end of the season at Bayern Munich. Recall that the Senegalese international is keen to stay at Bayern Munich beyond his season-long loan, despite Uli Hoeness insisting the striker will never be able to [...]
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• AFCON 2025: Chelle, Super Eagles Backroom Staff, Uzoho Arrive Egypt

  14-12-2025 07:47 via completesports.com
  The Super Eagles will begin preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday (today), reports Completesports.com. Head coach Eric Chelle, his assistants, and backroom staff arrived Cairo on Saturday. The Super Eagles are based at the Renaissance Hotels, Cairo. Read Also:AFCON Is An Important Competition — Kompany Meanwhile, Omonia Nicosia goalkeeper Francis Uzoho [...]
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• AFCON 2025: Eagles Must Avoid Over-Reliance On Osimhen For Goals –Sodje

  14-12-2025 07:46 via completesports.com
  Former Nigerian international Sam Sodje has warned the Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, not to over-depend on Victor Osimhen for goals at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. In a chat with Footy Africa, the former Brentford star stated that the Super Eagles players must learn to share responsibilities and avoid over-reliance on the [...]
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• Palmer: I’m Yet To Be At My Best

  14-12-2025 06:58 via completesports.com
  Chelsea superstar Cole Palmer has disclosed that he’s yet to be at his best after helping the Blues to a 2-0 win over Everton in Saturday’s Premier League. The England international scored his first goal since September for the club by opening the scoring at Stamford Bridge. Palmer missed more than two months with a [...]
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• AFCON Is An Important Competition — Kompany

  14-12-2025 06:43 via completesports.com
  Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany says the importance of the Africa Cup of Nations must not be underestimated, reports Completesports.com. The scheduling of the tournament has constantly caused friction between European clubs and participating countries. The two parties are always at loggerheads over the release of players for the biennial competition. Read Also:Chelle’s Mandate [...]
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• Very Unlucky For Us –Arokodare Laments Wolves’ Defeat To Arsenal

  14-12-2025 05:59 via completesports.com
  Tolu Arokodare has expressed his disappointment following Wolverhampton Wanderers’ 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in Saturday’s Premier League match at the Emirates. Arokodare opened his Premier League goals account for Wolves against Arsenal in the 90th minute, which seemed like he had rescued a point for his struggling side. The Super Eagles striker connected with a [...]
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• Arokodare Scores First EPL Goal As Wolves Fall To Arsenal

  13-12-2025 23:20 via completesports.com
  Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare was on target as Wolves lost 2-1 to Arsenal in Saturday’s Premier League game. The Nigerian international, who was making his 12th appearance, netted his first Premier League goal for Wolves this ongoing season. Read Also:Serie A: Lookman Plays 90 Minutes In Atalanta Win Vs Cagliari Arsenal dominated possession throughout [...]
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• Salah Sets New Premier League Record In Liverpool’s Win Vs Brighton

  13-12-2025 23:18 via completesports.com
  Mohamed Salah set a new English Premier League record for goal involvements to take his combined tally of goals and assists for Liverpool to 277 on Saturday, according to aa.com.tr. The 33-year-old player assisted Hugo Ekitike’s second strike in the 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion to reach his 89 assists in the Premier [...]
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• Serie A: Lookman Plays 90 Minutes In Atalanta Win Vs Cagliari

  13-12-2025 22:57 via completesports.com
  Super Eagles winger Ademola Lookman played all 90 minutes as Atalanta defeated Cagliari 2-1 in Saturday’s Serie A game. The Nigerian international, who was making his 12th appearance, has scored two goals this ongoing season for Atalanta. Read Also:EPL: Bassey Scores, Chukwueze Bags Assist, Iwobi Subbed Off As Fulham Edge Burnley The host took the [...]
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• EPL: Bassey Scores, Chukwueze Bags Assist, Iwobi Subbed Off As Fulham Edge Burnley

  13-12-2025 22:44 via completesports.com
  Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey scored his first goal of the season while Samuel Chukwueze bagged an assist as Fulham defeated Burnley 3-2 in Saturday’s Premier League game. Bassey, who was making his 16th appearance for Fulham, scored his first league goal in the 31st minute with a powerful header. Prior to his goal, Smith [...]
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• Galatasaray Coach Talks Up Osimhen’s Performance In Win Over Antalyaspor

  13-12-2025 22:21 via completesports.com
  Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk has praised Victor Osimhen for his performance in the club’s 4-1 win over Antalyaspor. Osimhen scored Galatasaray’s third goal of the game in the 56th minute. Leroy Sane, Burak Yilmaz and Mauro Icardi were also on target for the Yellow and Reds in the away win. Osimhen has so far [...]
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• Turkey: Osimhen On Target In Galatasaray’s Win Over Antalyalspor

  13-12-2025 21:55 via completesports.com
  Victor Osimhen was on target as Galatasaray beat their hosts Antalyalspor 4-1 in a Turkish Super Lig encounter on Saturday night. Leroy Sané gave the visitors the lead after seven minutes, while Baris Yilmaz doubled the advantage four minutes later. Osimhen scored Galatasaray’s third four minutes before the hour mark. It was the Nigeria international’s [...]
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• Serie A: Dele-Bashiru Helps Nine-Man Lazio Overcome Parma

  13-12-2025 21:28 via completesports.com
  Fisayo Dele-Bashiru was in action for nine-man Lazio who edged out Parma 1-0 in the Serie A on Saturday. Dele-Bashiru was introduced into the encounter with 20 minutes left. Tijani Noslin was the hero for Lazio as his 82nd minute strike was enough to secure the three points. Lazio was reduced to 10 men after [...]
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• NPFL: Bendel Insurance Extend Unbeaten Run After Draw Vs Rangers

  13-12-2025 19:56 via completesports.com
  Bendel Insurance extended their unbeaten streak to five games after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Rangers at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City on Saturday. Both teams fought hard in the first half, failing to hit target despite creating a couple of chances. ‎Promise Anyanwu gave Insurance the lead nine minutes from [...]
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• Chelsea Defeat Everton 2-0 To End Winless Streak; Ekitike’s Double Sinks Brighton

  13-12-2025 19:04 via completesports.com
  Chelsea ended their Winless run after overcoming Everton 2-0 in Saturday’s Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge. First half goals from Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto helped the Blues end a run of four straight matches without a win (two draws, two defeats). Palmer opened the scoring in the 21st minute before Gusto added the [...]
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• Chelle’s Mandate Is To Reach AFCON 2025 Final; I Had No Say In Super Eagles Final 28-Man Squad –Gusau

  13-12-2025 16:41 via completesports.com
  President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ibrahim Gusau, has said Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle’s mandate for the 2025 AFCON is to reach the final. After the disappointment of not qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, attention of Nigerian football fans is the 2025 AFCON which will kick off on December 21 [...]
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• Gusau Clears Air On Super Eagles’ Bonus Row, Failure To Qualify For 2026 World Cup

  13-12-2025 12:52 via completesports.com
  President of the Nigeria Football Federation , NFF, Ibrahim Gusau has shared his thoughts on the bonus saga that trailed the Super Eagles’ opening fixture at the 2026 FIFA World Cup African playoffs. Players and technical staff of the team boycotted training two days before their crucial semi-final clash with the Panthers of Gabon. The [...]
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• EPL: Most Important Game –Cucurella Speaks Ahead Chelsea Vs Everton

  13-12-2025 11:34 via completesports.com
  Chelsea fullback Marc Cucurella has disclosed that the Blues must do everything to overcome Everton in today’s Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge. In a chat with the club’s website, the Spanish international stated that Chelsea need the three points to remain within the top four spots. “For me, this is one of the most [...]
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• We’re Proud Of Alebiosu’s Progress –Blackburn Rovers

  13-12-2025 10:57 via completesports.com
  Blackburn Rovers have expressed delight with the addition of Ryan Alebiosu to the final Super Eagles squad list for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Reacting to his inclusion in the Super Eagles squad, Blackburn, via their official club’s website, lauded Alebiosu’s progress since he joined the team this summer. Read Also:‘Nathan Had [...]
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• ‘Nathan Had Hopes, Real Hopes’ –Leverkusen Coach Reacts After Tella’s Omission From Eagles’ AFCON 2025 Squad

  13-12-2025 07:33 via completesports.com
  Bayer Leverkusen coach Kasper Hjulmand has expressed disappointment that Nathan Tella was not listed in the Super Eagles’ final squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Recall that Chelle unveiled his final 28-man list on Thursday, December 11, the deadline given to all team coaches by the Confederation of African Football. Read Also:AFCON 2025: [...]
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• Paderborn Agree Deal For Nigerian Striker Ahead Of January Window

  13-12-2025 07:06 via completesports.com
  Bundesliga 2 club SC Paderborn have agreed deal with German division 3 side Waldhof Mannheim for Nigerian striker Kennedy Okpala. This is according to Sky Sport reporter and transfer expert Florian Plettenberg Okpala, has scored seven goals and has provided three assists in 17 league appearances. His contract at Waldhof Mannheim is set to expire [...]
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• Scottish Cup Final: Iheanacho Targets First Title With Celtic

  13-12-2025 06:54 via completesports.com
  Kelechi Iheanacho will be looking to win his first major title with Celtic when the Hoops take on St Mirren in the final of the Scottish Cup at the Hampden Park on Sunday. Iheanacho returned to action for Celtic against AS Roma on Thursday after recovering from the hamstring injury that sidelined him for around [...]
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• Alvarez: Atletico Madrid Remain My Priority At The Moment

  13-12-2025 06:53 via completesports.com
  Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez has disclosed that the club remain his priority and he is not bothered about Barcelona transfer rumours. The Argentinian has consistently been linked with a move to Barcelona for the past few years, but the club’s ongoing financial difficulties have made a deal impossible. Read Also:Shearer Predicts Defeat For Arokodare’s [...]
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• Shearer Predicts Defeat For Arokodare’s Wolves Against Arsenal

  13-12-2025 06:33 via completesports.com
  England legend Alan Shearer has backed Arsenal to defeat Tolu Arokodare’s struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers in Saturday’s Premier League encounter. Arsenal’s slip-up at Aston Villa has opened things up at the top again with the gap between them and Manchester City just two points. Villa who netted a stoppage time goal against Arsenal, are just a [...]
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• AFCON 2025: Super Eagles Can Win Title In Morocco p

  13-12-2025 06:22 via completesports.com
  Former Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi is rooting for the team to win a fourth title at the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Éric Chelle’s side head into the competition with so much pressure following their failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Malian dropped a number of well [...]
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• AFCON 2025: Super Eagles Can Win Title In Morocco — Onazi

  13-12-2025 06:22 via completesports.com
  Former Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi is rooting for the team to win a fourth title at the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Éric Chelle’s side head into the competition with so much pressure following their failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Malian dropped a number of well [...]
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• Insecurity, Sport And a General! — Odegbami

  13-12-2025 05:00 via completesports.com
  2026 is a year of great expectations. Nigeria is at a crossroad. Dark, ominous clouds hang precariously in the horizon over the country. Should the current state of insecurity in some parts of the country persist and become a flood, Nigeria can either ‘sink’ or ‘swim’, depending on how she navigates through the turbulence. The [...]
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• Awaziem Features As Struggling Nantes Suffer Third Straight Loss

  12-12-2025 23:07 via completesports.com
  Nigeria international Chidozie Awaziem was in action for Nantes who lost 4-1 to Angers in the French Ligue 1 on Friday. Awaziem featured for 90 minutes in the encounter which means Nantes have now lost their last three matches. Also, Nantes are Winless in their last seven games – recording five defeats and two draws. [...]
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• Alonso Has Real Madrid DNA –La Liga President

  12-12-2025 22:34 via completesports.com
  La Liga president Javier Tebas believes Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has the club’s DNA in him to brush off the mounting crisis talk as a familiar script at the Bernabéu. Alonso is currently under pressure, having managed just two wins in their last five games across all competitions at Real Madrid. Speaking ahead Sunday’s [...]
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• ‘We Will Not Panic’ — Fulham Boss Speaks On Super Eagles’ Trio Departure For AFCON

  12-12-2025 20:10 via completesports.com
  Fulham head coach Marco Silva says the team will cope with the absence of Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey and Samuel Chukwueze during the Africa Cup of Nations, reports Completesports.com. Iwobi, Bassey and Chukwueze will join their Super Eagles teammates in camp after Fulham’s away clash with Burnley on Saturday. The trio could be away for [...]
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