Solomon Agbalaka was named Man of the Match following Nigeria’s 1-0 win against hosts Egypt at the ongoing 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. This was as the seven-time African champions steered their campaign back on the rails after defender Agbalaka’s 71st minute header collected all three points from host nation, Egypt at the Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday night. …

Following Leicester City’s 4-2 victory over Aston Villa on the road on Saturday, Kelechi Iheanacho was voted Man of the Match in the English Premier League (EPL) encounter. The Nigerian international recorded two assists in addition to one goal and was replaced by Jamie Vardy in the 67th minute. The 26-year-old received the most votes, with 55 percent of the …

Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi is relishing his first English Premier League Man-of-the-Match Award following his outstanding performance in Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Sunday night. The former Liverpool man grabbed the headlines for Forest, getting 39.7 percent of the votes ahead of Ivorien defender, Serge Aurier, who scored the equaliser for Nottingham Forest. Awoniyi took to his Facebook …