Nigeria defender Leon Balogun bristles, in jocular indignation, when the subject of his lack of pace is broached. He considers it a personal affront, and he quickly rises to his own defence.
"I need to correct that," he tells ESPN, jus…
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Brighton and Hove Albion’s Premier League game against Liverpool on Saturday will be “more intense” than their clash with Manchester United, defender Leon Balogun has said.
Balogun made his league debut as a substitute in Brighton’s 3-2 home win over United on Sunday and the former Mainz player expects the pace to be on a different level at Anfield.
“Liverpool is going to be completely different,” Balogun told the British media. “It is going to be a lot quicker and a lot more intense.”
The Nigeria…
Leon Balogun failed to train with the rest of the Nigeria squad on Thursday morning, and is now a major doubt for Saturday’s World Cup opener against Croatia.
The Brighton and Hove Albion defender was conspicuously missing from the team’s last session in Essentuki, and team sources told KweséESPN he had gone for a scan.
The results of the scan were still being awaited as the team left Essentuki for Kaliningrad on Thursday afternoon.
In the event that Balogun is unable to start on Saturday,…
Nigeria international Leon Balogun has completed move to Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion from Mainz, the club confirmed on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old, who has been named in Gernot Rohr’s World Cup squad, has joined the Seagulls on a two-year deal and moves to the Amex Stadium on a free transfer after coming to the end of his contract with the Bundesliga outfit.
“I am delighted to welcome Leon to the club,” Brighton coach Chris Hughton told the club’s official website. “He will add more…
Brighton & Hove Albion are close to signing Nigerian international defender Leon Balogun from Mainz, sources have told ESPN FC.
Balogun is out of contract at Mainz this summer and Brighton look set to bring him to the Amex Stadium on a free …
Nigerian defender Leon Balogun praised manager Gernot Rohr ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr may annoy his players at times, but the discipline imposed by the German is a major factor in the team’s qualification for the World Cup, says Leon Balogun.
The Super Eagles were pitted in the ‘Group of Death’ in African qualifying, but made light work of Zambia, Algeria and African champions Cameroon in order to reach their sixth World Cup.
“He’s different, he’s German and it’s maybe something Africans are not used to, but he is very focused on discipline,” Germany-born…
Leon Balogun explains why he believes that Nigeria can qualify despite sharing a group with Croatia, Iceland and Argentina.
Nigeria defender Leon Balogun is warning his teammates they need to toughen up for the World Cup if the West African giants are to make any impact.
The Super Eagles were handed a difficult draw, meeting Argentina for the fifth in the last six finals, plus taking on Croatia and Iceland, and have their work cut out to better their previous best – a Last 16 finish.
“It’s one of the toughest groups in Russia and we have to prove that we are tougher than Iceland and Croatia and better also than Argentina,”…
Nigerian defender Leon Balogun praised manager Gernot Rohr ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Leon Balogun spoke about Nigeria’s World Cup group rivals Argentina.
Leon Balogun in action for Mainz.
The German FA (DFB) has opened an investigation after Mainz players Leon Balogun and Anthony Ujah said they were racially abused by Hannover 96 fans ahead of last Saturday’s Bundesliga match.
On Tuesday, the DFB told ESPN FC it had begun proceedings. Under its rules, the club could face a fine or even a stadium closure, but the governing body said “possible legal consequences are pure speculation at this stage.”
Hannover, Balogun and Ujah have been asked to provide written statements, and after…