2015 AFRICA CUP QUALIFIERS - GROUP STAGE - NIGERIA - 1ST MATCHES - PREVIEW

Nigeria recall Sone Aluko for qualifiers - He wins his first call-up in more than two years for the matches against Congo on 6 September and South Africa four days later.

20 Aug 2014
FIFA RANKING - Sierra Leone break new ground

Sierra Leone have climbed 14 places in the Fifa world rankings for August, lifting them into the top 50 for the fist time in their history.

14 Aug 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - Stephen Keshi close to new deal

The 52-year-old led Nigeria to their third African title in 2013 and the last 16 at the World Cup in Brazil but his deal was allowed to expire.

4 Aug 2014
TRANSFER - Nigeria - Striker Imoh Ezekiel joins Qatari side Al-Arabi SC

"Being with Standard has filled me with good memories and I cannot thank the club enough," Ezekiel said in an emotional video message to Standard TV.

3 Aug 2014
TRANSFER - NIGERIA - West Brom break club record to sign Nigerian striker Brown Ideye

The Baggies announced the arrival of the 25-year-old Dynamo Kiev player on Friday, saying they had broken the club's record.

19 Jul 2014
Fifa ranking - Nigeria move up, Carpe Verde suffer big drop

The Super Eagles climbed three places in the Confederation of African Football region and 10 spots on the global list - up to 34th in the world.

19 Jul 2014
COACH - Nigeria did not renew the contract of Stephen Keshi

The 52-year-old, who became the first Nigerian to lead the side into the second round at a World Cup, is attracting the interest of other countries.

7 Jul 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - NIGERIA - COACH - STEPHEN KESHI RESIGNS AFTER EXIT

He becomes the sixth manager to leave his job during the World Cup, following the departures of Honduras's Luis Suarez, Iran's Carlos Queiroz, Japan's Alberto Zaccheroni, Italy's Cesare Prandelli and Ivory Coast's Sabri Lamouchi.

Keshi, who captained Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup finals, was previously in charge of Mali and Togo.

1 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - FRANCE vs NIGERIA 2:0

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

France vs Nigeria 2:0

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - LAST-SIXTEEN - Matches and Teams out

Teams who have reached the round of the last sixteen

27 Jun 2014

Henry Onyekuru
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 06/2017


Personal information
Full name

Henry Chukwuemeka Onyekuru
Date of birth
5 June 1997
Place of birth
Onitsha, Nigeria
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position
Forward

Club information
Current team

Everton
Number
21

 

NIGERIA
EVERTON FC  Season 2017
ARTICLE


Youth career

Aspire Academy
2010-2015


Senior career

Eupen
2015-
57x apps / 28x goals


National team

Nigeria
2017-
1x apps / 0x goal

 

(Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017 - National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2017)

Henry Chukwuemeka Onyekuru is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Everton but is on loan at anderlecht due to the fact that theresa may wont give him a work permit.


Club career

Onyekuru began his football career with the Aspire Academy in 2010, and graduated in 2015 joining their partner club, K.A.S. Eupen. 

Onyekuru made his debut for Eupen on 5 September 2015 in a 2:2 tie against K.F.C. Dessel Sport in the Belgian Second Division.

Onyekuru helped the team get promoted to the Belgian First Division A in his debut season, and made his professional debut in a 3:0 loss on 30 July 2016 against S.V. Zulte Waregem.

After a successful season in the Belgium first division, Onyekuru finished as one of the top scorers in the league, catching the attention of various larger teams in Europe.

He finished the 2016-17 season as joint top-scorer with 22 goals, but the trophy was handed to Łukasz Teodorczyk as he scored more away goals than Onyekuru.


International Career

He was called up for the Super Eagles camp in May of 2017.

Onyekuru made his senior debut for Nigeria in a 3:0 friendly win over Togo on 1 June 2017.