Foreign Pros

Juventus must stop Osimhen admits coach

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2 months ago

February 17, 2026

According to Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti, they have to shut out Victor Osimhen tonight as they hope to beat hosts Galatasaray in a first leg UEFA Champions League Playoff.

Spalletti was Napoli coach three years ago when Osimhen’s goals led them to a third Scudetto and therefore knows the Super Eagles striker very well.

He spoke at length on Osimhen and his fellow Galatasaray striker Mauro Icardi ahead of this intriguing Champions League showdown.

“We’re going to play against two important attacking players. Both of them are of very high quality. There’s practically an ‘encyclopedia of number 9s’ on the pitch,” Spalletti commented.

“Okan Buruk (Galatasaray coach) is the one who will decide whether Victor Osimhen and Mauro Icardi play together.

“Both are extremely strong players. Their characteristics are different. As strikers, they know how to behave in the penalty area. One creates chaos, and the other knows how to take advantage of that chaos.”

“We will try to keep them completely out of the game,” he added.

“We cannot go onto the field against Galatasaray with fear. We will aim to keep the match going in Galatasaray’s half. Maybe we won’t be able to do it, but that’s our intention.”

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Ademola Lookman winning and smiling to the bank

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24 hours ago

April 17, 2026

Bryce Mullins

Ademola Lookman is winning both on and off the pitch at Atletico Madrid.

On the pitch, he has scored six goals and made four assists since his transfer in January.

On Saturday, he will hope to win his first major piece of silverware when Atleti battle Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey final, while his new club are also in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League with him firing the tie breaker against Barcelona.

Off the pitch, the Super Eagles star forward is the joint second highest earner at the La Liga club as he earns 240,385 euros a week gross, same as the Argentine Julian Alvarez.

This is about five times what he was on at Atalanta – 47,170 euros.

The highest earner is the veteran goalkeeper Jan Oblak, who takes home 400,577 euros every week.

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Chrisantus Uche flies Nigeria’s flag in UEFA Conference League semis

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24 hours ago

April 17, 2026

Bryce Mullins

There will be Nigerian interest in the semifinals of the UEFA Conference League after Crystal Palace made it to the last four.

Super Eagles star Chrisantus Uche features for Palace.

Palace will be guests of Shakhtar Donetsk in the semifinal first leg on April 30, while the return leg will be in London a week later.

Ademola Lookman carries Nigerian interest in the semifinal of the UEFA Champions League after he helped Atletico Madrid go past Barcelona to the last four of the competition, while Ola Aina will be representing Nigeria playing for Nottingham Forest in the semifinals of the UEFA Europa League.

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Nwaiwu ranked in Super Lig Top 5

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24 hours ago

April 17, 2026

Elliot Michael

The ratings of Trabzonspor defender Chibuike Nwaiwu have continued to soar after he was ranked among the best five U23 players in the Turkish Super Lig.

This is according to CIES, one of Europe’s leading football research institutions.

Nwaiwu, the 22-year-old central defender who joined Trabzonspor just three months ago , secured second place with 78.8 points in the rankings.

Nwaiwu’s strongest attribute was highlighted as his “Playmaking from the Back.”

He was one of three Trabzonspor players who made the Top 5.

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