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This is Buchi 's take..

See the last paragraph

opes:
African with British citizenship

That's always the difference

yinkeys:
I think EPL teams are just battle tested
If you ask me I think the style of play in EPL is what helps their teams in this Ucl edition
Pure physicality, although in the late stages of the UCL or season fatigue may set in
EPL is the toughest league
Teams like Bournemouth can beat a Man City if city don’t come with their best on good day
I rarely see small teams do that to Barcelona i

Celta vigo and lately Levante I think

Clint02:
Omo, I prefer him to go to Athletico Madrid

Athletico no drop offer na
And besides, Simeone will step down at the end of the season
The new coach might not fancy him

yinkeys:
Semenyo is African

How much is his pay?

charlesemeka85:
Our 2 biggest stars balling in Hausa league 🤦‍♀️

Who stone me?

My brother
Football is changing
Its getting more difficult for top European teams to pay Africans big money

yinkeys:
Wow 5 out of 6 EPL teams made it to r16
Barcelona, Bayern Munich & Sporting, the non English teams that could make it
Let’s see if Mourinho’s goalie will score again or it was a fluke, Real Madrid will definitely seek revenge

I read a report that said the first phase of the UCL favours the English teams because of their bigger squads and the next phase of the UCL would favour other teams especially as the epl games would be coming faster back to back..
Let's see if that holds true..

I'm thinking we will have 6 English teams in the round of 16 anyway
Newcastle should clear Qarabag

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Following new meeting today, deal at final stages for €40m package — with add-ons included.

More steps needed on payment terms and bank guarantees as key steps to get it done.

@FabrizioRomano[/quote

Make he go secure the bag abeg

opes:
Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Olympiacos.
Juventus vs Galatasaray.
Atlético Madrid vs Club Brugge.
Newcastle vs Qarabag.
Paris Saint-Germain vs AS Monaco.
Real Madrid vs Benfica.
Inter vs Bodø-Glimt.



They are meeting again oo

I feel for French football
As Monaco and PSG..
Sadly one will have to leave

Bodo Glimt!!
This stubborn and fearless group of players!!
They will fancy their chances against Inter, especially at home..
But over 2 legs, I expect Inter's superiority to prevail..

But this is football
Anything can happen

TheSuperNerd:
The UCL Playoffs draw is done
Note: It is a 2-legged playoff affair to determine who joins the Top 8 league phase teams in the Round of 16.


1. Benfica vs Real Madrid Parts 2 & 3 loading.
Mourinho in another battle dance series with Madrid


2. Club Brugge vs Atlético Madrid
Raphael Onyedika and Vince Osuji up against Simeone's titans


3. Galatasaray vs Juventus.
Victor Osimhen will be up against the Coach he won Serie A with... Luciano Spaletti


4. Olympiakos vs Bayer Leverkusen.
Bruno Onyemaechi comes up against Boniface's former club


5. Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta.
Ademola Lookman up against the German opposition from Dortmund


Others are:
6. Bodø Glimt vs Inter Milan
7. Qarabag vs Newcastle United.
8. AS Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain.

Number 3..
Might this open the door for Osimhen to move to Juve?
Knowing full well Spaletti's impact on his game that season..
The problem is, Juve would struggle to pay what he's earning at Gala..
Should be two good and entertaining games nonetheless
Gala can spring a surprise if they get their acts together
Juve aren't having the best of seasons..

Atalanta and Dortmund
Both teams have been inconsistent this season..
Difficult one to predict..


Looks to me like the end of the road for Olympiacos and Club Brugge

opes:
Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Olympiacos.
Juventus vs Galatasaray.
Atlético Madrid vs Club Brugge.
Newcastle vs Qarabag.
Paris Saint-Germain vs AS Monaco.
Real Madrid vs Benfica.
Inter vs Bodø-Glimt.



They are meeting again oo

Omo!!!
This is going to be bloody!
But I expect Madrid to win


Let's see star boy against Juventus..

Looks like this is happening..
Dude should go get the bag abeg
I felt sad when I found out that Lewis Skelly in Arsenal earns more than Ademola Lookman..

That Atalanta contract must have been peanuts!!

Philosopher1979:
I may be exaggerating but the way Benjamin fredericks plays scream real Madrid mancity Liverpool Juventus. The boy to me is too good for an average team in the top 5 league. He seems made for the very best. Forget playing positions. His potential is similar to the way a teenage mikels was. Benjamin Frederick football intelligence is more than a lot of players older than him. I don't know if he will end up there but I will not be surprised if real Madrid buys him one day. He can even play midfield.

You are not exaggerating at all
You are completely correct 💯

TheSuperNerd:
19 y/o Anglo Nigerian AM, Jamaldeen Ayomide Jimoh-Aloba scored the winner off the bench for Aston Villa in their 3-2 win over RB Salzburg in the Europa League.

It secured Villa's 2nd place finish in the UEL league phase and sent Salzburg crashing out of the UEL.

Another one to look at. Capped officially at U17 level for England. Involved in only friendlies at U20 level for England.

Decent kid

charlesemeka85:
Friendly Match alert🚨

Nigeria🇳🇬 will Face Portugal🇵🇹 on the 6th of June 2026 (Friendly) agreement about to be finalized .

Portugal want High profile friendly Ahead of World cup.

Source : @afrikfoot

Massive 🔥🔥🔥🔥

TheSuperNerd:
Peterborough CEO waxing lyrical on Emmanuel Opeyemi Fernandez 🇳🇬

Man is already anticipating more millions via sell on clauses from Fernandez's next move.

Also said they got offers from 2 Serie A clubs before Rangers even made their move on him.

"I'm very happy to say we got a nice sell-on and will make millions more"

Peterbrough CEO Darragh MacAnthony says he is not surprised by Emmanuel Fernadez's development at Rangers and attracting interest from the likes of Dortmund 🎙️ pic.twitter.com/TB2LZjJv0R

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) January 29, 2026

Eric Chelle and NFF.... bring him home oooo

..

Yes o

Na wa for this news o

More playing time for Tolu, I hope..

BankyGee:
But not on the UCL table. I can live with that 😁

Omo those players don't play on Osimhen's level at all. Gundogan was more of a Man City spy and fanboy than a Galatasaray player and captain yesterday. Thank God it was a respectable scoreline. I really needed Osimhen to score tho. That one don go Beyen.

You sabi book

FiveFootNinja:
Omo but forget o, Nigeria really did wonders at this last AFCON. Played against all 4 major North African powerhouses and didn't lose a single game. And it was only Morocco that gave us problem but even they couldn't get anything tangible from us. We bullied the other three.

NFF needs to give Chelle all the help he needs abeg. In 2-3 years, as long as there's no funny business, this Super Eagles team may become too big for Africa.

We have a strong team indeed

orriyomi33:
How much is the reward from the AFCON win again. The fine money should be removed from it by Senegal, these are the kind of fines you would be happy to pay for a just cause.

If I was a Senegalese, I'll be willing to donate for the FA to pay for the fine as well.

AFCON reward is $10m
So $615k is nothing

lovewins:
CAF DISCIPLINARY BOARD DECISIONS ON THE #AFCON2025Final

■ Morocco’s protest to have Senegal stripped off the title REJECTED. Senegal confirmed as champions

SANCTIONS
🇸🇳 SENEGAL FOOTBALL FEDERATION (FSF)
■ FINES
- $300K for supporters’ improper conduct
- $300K for players/staff unsporting behaviour + bringing the game to disrepute
- $15K for misconduct from the five yellow cards received in the final.
TOTAL: $615,000

SUSPENSIONS
■ Coach Pape Thiaw suspended for 5 official CAF matches and fined $100,000 for bringing the game into disrepute.

■ Players Iliman Ndiaye & Ismaila Sarr suspended for 2 official CAF matches each, for unsporting behaviour towards the referee.

🇲🇦 MOROCCO FOOTBALL FEDERATION (FRMF)
■ FINES
- $200K for stadium ball boys inappropriate behaviour
- $100K for improper conduct of players/staff invading RRA
- $15K for fans' use of lasers
TOTAL: $315,000

SUSPENSIONS

■ Achraf Hakimi suspended for 2 official CAF matches for unsporting behaviour, one of which is suspended for one year

■ Ismael Saibari suspended for 3 official CAF matches for unsporting behaviour and fined $100k

Source: Colin Udoh

This is what we're talking about,
Nice one CAF

TheSuperNerd:
Igoh Ogbu played CCB in Slavia's 3-man backline system and lasted 61mins as he was injured and subbed out. Pafos went on to score 2 more goals after Ogbu left the field as Slavia collapsed at the back losing 4-1.

No David Moses as he is nursing an injury.

Chai!!

Odunayaw:
How was I to know this was the match to stream 🥺

Watching extended highlights (without knowing the twist) still gave me goosebumps. Mourinho ooo

Mourinho still got it
What a big statement win

MetalJigsaw:
It's funny how some of you expect Gala to beat City away. And Osimhen to perform magic against a far better team😆

And you claim to know how football works😂

And Man city needed that result like mad..
Actually, we just wanted Osimhen to score
We knew City would win

Bossoflife25:
Moffi to Porto Done!!!

Let's go!!
Loan with obligation to buy, it seems

Lol
See Pooja

ouzo1:
Had it been King of Supa strikas play Man City for no fit win dat match.

Relax Chief
Him go score brace against PSG, Inter or Newcastle

opes:
Among them, only Atalanta will be seeded, tough playoff for our boys.

Very tough..
But this is the champions league
They should be ready for anything

do4luv14:
Dem don see weytin go make Dem sleep well na, just 2-0 oooo, is not like City won by 4-5 goals mistcheew

😂

do4luv14:
Against him former employer ooo, Jose na Man, see as them fly contesy of that one goal qualify

My brother!!
That last goal dumped Marseille out of the competition
Both were on -3 goals
Benfica were frantic
They played for Mourinho

opes:
Lol...they may still meet again in the playoff

Exactly what I said ooo