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Fisayo Dele Bashiru bagged an Assist🅰️ in Lazio's 4-1 P.S.O win over Bologna in the Coppa Italia Quarter finals. Game ended 1-1 before Pens. He played all 90mins+.
His 1st G/A across all competitions for Lazio in the 2025/2026 season from 5 starts (13 games).

Lesley Ugochukwu also bagged an assist🅰️ in Burnley's hard fought 3-2 away win at Crystal Palace in the EPL. Christantus Uche was subbed in on 83mins for Palace.

Ola Aina contributed to Forrest's cleansheet in their disappointing goalless draw vs bottom placed, Wolves. Sean Dyche got fired thus meaning Forrest owner Marinakis has sacked his 3rd manager of the 2025/26 season. Chelsea no do past this one in one season.

Emmanuel Umeh, LW played 87mins for FC Zurich in their 3-0 win vs Winthertur in the Swiss Super League.

SA x BotsW ticket for the win pls.

PDPGuy:
CAF has received official bids from:

🇲🇦 Morocco
🇿🇦 + 🇧🇼 South Africa & Botswana (joint bid)
🇪🇹 Ethiopia

The CAF Executive Committee will meet this weekend to make the final decision on who will host AFCON 2028.

I think CAF would likely award the rights to 🇿🇦 + 🇧🇼 based on their available infrastructure, and climatic conditions. A June/July AFCON cannot be held in Morocco, during that period, due to general excessive heat; unless the Moroccans decide to host the tourney in their coastal areas where temperatures range between 25C-27C.

TheSuperNerd:
Ademola Lookman ahead of Barca Copa Del Rey Semis

ATM will be without Pablo Barrios and Johnny Cardoso due to injuries.

Is Johnny related to our CBN governor?

Ononogbo Chinedu Cyprain has completed a permanent transfer to Norwegian top-flight side SK Brann from Right2win FC.

The winger takes a huge step in his career as he joins one of Norway’s most respected clubs.

Like Beyond Limits FA, This Right2Win Academy in Abia state are consistently exporting Naija talents to decent clubs abroad especially in Czech republic, Slovakia, Scandinavian region etc.

Mubarak Suleiman that scored for Slavia Prague on his senior debut is also from Right2Win.
John Auta also in the Czech Liga with FK Teplice is their product.
There are several others as well, some of which has been mentioned on this thread.

That is indeed another academy really balling good in terms of players scouting, development and export to European leagues.

Papi85:
Ononogbo Chinedu Cyprain has completed a permanent transfer to Norwegian top-flight side SK Brann from Right2win FC.

The winger takes a huge step in his career as he joins one of Norway’s most respected clubs.

When it was time to face Haaland and Semenyo. It was then he remembered he had a Bassey. So why was Fulham's coach playing a Russian roulette all along after Bassey came from AFCON he should have reinstated him to the starting lineup. Bassey sadly seems out of form in that game. He kept Semenyo on side for the first goal. But he did perform better in the second half

PDPGuy:
CAF has received official bids from:

🇲🇦 Morocco
🇿🇦 + 🇧🇼 South Africa & Botswana (joint bid)
🇪🇹 Ethiopia

The CAF Executive Committee will meet this weekend to make the final decision on who will host AFCON 2028.

I think CAF would likely award the rights to 🇿🇦 + 🇧🇼 based on their available infrastructure, and climatic conditions. A June/July AFCON cannot be held in Morocco, during that period, due to general excessive heat; unless the Moroccans decide to host the tourney in their coastal areas where temperatures range between 25C-27C.

Coastal Area kor, riverine place ni

After that yeye thing they did at AFCON, which they had been doing since they started hosting, you wan still support them to host??

First they should as a matter of fact and urgency, free all those Senegal supporters had in their prisons, and let them go home,

Very useless and selfish Host,
Amen seriously wishing these upcoming WAFCON would be taken away from their hands

Agent Osayi tried to convince Ebere to join the set up.

"He (Ebere Eze) called me, he wanted to know about the set-up, the camp..

I tried, I told him how much love he would get, but, he made his decision ."

-Bright Osayi Samuel says he spoke to Ebere Eze on playing for Nigeria. Via @omaakatugba
pic.twitter.com/bbYAtXSSoU

— Official AGT⚽🎙️ (@Iam_agt) February 12, 2026

[quote author=chrisooblog post=138444310]Agent Osayi tried to convince Ebere to join the set up.

"He (Ebere Eze) called me, he wanted to know about the set-up, the camp..

I tried, I told him how much love he would get, but, he made his decision ."

-Bright Osayi Samuel says he spoke to Ebere Eze on playing for Nigeria. Via @omaakatugba
pic.twitter.com/bbYAtXSSoU

— Official AGT⚽🎙️ (@Iam_agt) February 12, 2026

is probably our biggest missed opportunity someone that once trained with the team, chai

Barca social media recognising 'Cookman' as the face of Atletico

https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2021683158912004148?s=20

Abeg o make dem careful o na so bad belle Dey start o. I hope he remains happy in athletico

[quote author=chrisooblog post=138444735]Barca social media recognising 'Cookman' as the face of Atletico

https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2021683158912004148?s=20[/quote]

They are doing it especially for the famed Nigerian engagement on social media. The international football community is finally tapping consistently into the power of Naija social media engagements for their own platforms.

This is APOTY 'Cookman' and you wont milk the huge Naija engagements ke? Dem don wise up.

[quote author=chrisooblog post=138444735]Barca social media recognising 'Cookman' as the face of Atletico
https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2021683158912004148?s=20[/quote]

Lol so true.

Remember how Atalanta tried it with their Ghanaian player ko work!

TheSuperNerd:
They are doing it especially for the famed Nigerian engagement on social media. The international football community is finally tapping consistently into the power of Naija social media engagements for their own platforms.

This is APOTY 'Cookman' and you wont milk the huge Naija engagements ke? Dem don wise up.

Ghana don't have Naija's pull on Social media na. It was hilarious seeing the "expected" disparity.

chrisooblog:
Lol so true.

Remember how Atalanta tried it with their Ghanaian player ko work!

Odunayaw:
2028

Na im una come dey cap for 2026??😆

Captain Ajibade vs Paris FC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GAffBhqJ4s?si=R4TZ6AB9SJZaIUy-

One of the many attributes where Haaland is far superior to Osimhen. I've never seen him roll on the pitch.

Pep LOVED @ManCity's second goal against Fulham 💙 pic.twitter.com/cltBiWMJRb

— Premier League (@premierleague) February 12, 2026

Ademola day. His biggest night since Leverkusen.

The big boys will be on the pitch tonight 🔥

Please what's the update with the world Cup situation? Any news from fifa yet? Do we still stand a chance?

It's very likely the 2027 AFCON will just get pushed to 2028 when the new four year cycle begins..

mrwilliams9:
It's very likely the 2027 AFCON will just get pushed to 2028 when the new four year cycle begins..

Nope. CAF's 70th year anniversary falls next year. I doubt they'd move it for anything.

I hope saner heads prevail on CAF to forget the planned cycle

Lookman, Alvarez, Griezmann in the same starting line up against Barca?

Simeone really wants to go out on a high

TheLoneCitizen:
Ademola day. His biggest night since Leverkusen.

Atletico’s only realistic chance for silverware this season

With Kounde at Right Back, Lookman should score today. Kounde is very good offensively but since this season began, he's been quite poor defensively.

Galatasaray have slapped an €80 million release clause on Victor Osimhen amid interest from Barcelona.

Osimhen is one of the top strikers in Europe and is a man in demand.

The Super Eagles talisman has scored 15 goals and provided one assist in 21 appearances across all competitions.

Also, Osimhen has netted six times in the Champions League, for the Turkish Super Lig giants.

The 27-year-old only joined Galatasaray last summer for a transfer record fee of €75 million, but according to a report by Turkish outlet Haberlisin, Barca are plotting a move for Osimhen.

The LaLiga side are looking around for a replacement for Robert Lewandowski and rate Osimhen very highly.

Lookman!!!!!

bishop88:
Galatasaray have slapped an €80 million release clause on Victor Osimhen amid interest from Barcelona.

Osimhen is one of the top strikers in Europe and is a man in demand.

The Super Eagles talisman has scored 15 goals and provided one assist in 21 appearances across all competitions.

Also, Osimhen has netted six times in the Champions League, for the Turkish Super Lig giants.

The 27-year-old only joined Galatasaray last summer for a transfer record fee of €75 million, but according to a report by Turkish outlet Haberlisin, Barca are plotting a move for Osimhen.

The LaLiga side are looking around for a replacement for Robert Lewandowski and rate Osimhen very highly.

Can you put the source please? Hope not from Nigeria newspaper

God Lookman just too good chai

Own goal

Atlético 1-0

But if they don't thrash this Barca with so many injuries, they'll suffer in camp nou

The goal will count as an own goal

That will go down as Lookman's goal. The goal line technology is not available