Lions FC Overview

Lions FC Overview

Taiwo Awoniyi Victor Osimhen Coventry Nigeria

Osimhen challenge! Awoniyi looks‘hungry’ in Nigeria recall bid

Taiwo Awoniyi became something of a Premier League relegation specialist at Nottingham Forest and, following his transfer to Coventry City, Clinton Morrison has told GOAL why the powerful striker looks “hungry” in his bid to secure top-flight survival and rejoin Victor Osimhen in the Nigeria national team fold. A £9 million ($12m) move has taken him from the East to West Midlands.

The football superstars aiming to become rap icons

A small group of elite players have stepped in front of a microphone to follow another passion, looking every bit as comfortable in a studio environment as on the pitch

The 'new Lamine Yamal' appears to have arrived in the Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion paid €28 million for a player who is already being compared to Lamine Yamal.

SOCCER CL PLAY-OFF CLUB BRUGGE VS ATLETICO MADRID

After Onyeka: a new Nigerian competes with Amrabat and Marwan Attia for Al-Ittihad's midfield

The Doyen continues its search for a replacement for Fabinho

Morocco v Haiti: Group C - FIFA World Cup 2026

Amrabat and Marwan Attia's rival: unconvincing offer keeps Al-Ittihad away from Nigeria star

The Saudi club is seeking strong reinforcements.

Spain v Cabo Verde: Group H - FIFA World Cup 2026

How have debutant teams performed at the FIFA World Cup?

Four nations made debuts at the 2026 World Cup, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan gracing the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It was the tournament with the most newcomers since 2006 and Cape Verde achieved the feat of ending a 16-year wait for a debutant to reach the knockout stages, before succumbing to Lionel Messi's Argentina in a classic.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
10	SC Paderborn 07 II	8	2	3	3	15	16	-1	9	L W D L D
11	Schalke 04 II	8	3	0	5	17	20	-3	9	L L L W L
12	VfB Hilden	8	2	3	3	7	13	-6	9	W L L L D
14	Wattenscheid	8	2	2	4	11	16	-5	8	D L W L W
15	SC Wiedenbrueck	8	2	2	4	11	18	-7	8	W W L L D

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