Nigeria defeated Benin 2-0 in African Nations Championship. The fixture is part of the 2nd Round stage in the 2018 season. The full-time result capped a Nigeria vs Benin meeting in African Nations Championship with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Nigeria and Benin. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
African Nations ChampionshipRecorded meetings: 1 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
NigeriaKelechi Iheanacho says he "asked my agent to make sure he does everything possible to make sure I come to Bursaspor" despite being offered a new contract by Celtic. The 29-year-old Nigeria striker had signed a one-year contract with Celtic in September having left Sevilla following a loan spell with Middlesbrough. A deadline for the Scottish champions to extend Iheanacho's contract by a further year lapsed, but Celtic manager Martin O'Neill later revealed that he wanted the forward to stay and that he had been offered a new deal.
Nationality in football is increasingly complex and the influence of players from the diaspora has never been higher at a World Cup“Nationality says where you come from. And I actually come from four countries: France, Algeria, Nigeria and Great Britain. I consider myself very lucky to possess these four parts, which all enrich me.” This view was given by Michael Olise. He set up seven goals at the World Cup, breaking Pelé’s record for the most assists at a single edition of the tournament. And he did so for France, one of four countries he was eligible to represent, but not the one in which he was born.The influence of players from the diaspora has never been higher at the World Cup. Four years ago, 16.5% of the players at the tournament were born in different nations from those for whom they played. That represented a 5.1% increase on 2018 and was the previous high for the tournament. No longer. Almost a quarter (23.6%) of the 1,248 players named in squads this year were selected by countries other than their birthplace. This proportion remained broadly consistent for the contribution these players made towards the minutes played, assists provided and goals scored. In a 48-team, 104-match tournament, these are big numbers. Continue reading...
If a recent transfer update from Sky Sports journalist Anthony Joseph is accurate, Celtic have offered Kelechi Iheanacho a new contract, with the Nigerian now training on his own after his Parkhead de...
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