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SmartCity FC Pays Players Weekly in Dollars

By Ubaso / Economics / April 18, 2026

SmartCity FC, competing in Nigeria’s National League, has secured life insurance for every player and staff member, pays weekly in foreign currency, and as the NNL season closes, is the only club in the division with zero outstanding wages. There is a sentence Nigerian footballers have heard too many times: “The money is coming.” SmartCity […]

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NFF’s Eguaoje Earns US Soccer B-Licence Badge

By Ubaso / Governance / April 18, 2026

Dr Terry Eguaoje, the NFF’s Head of Coaching Education, has added a US Soccer Federation Coach Educator badge to his already impressive portfolio, qualifying him to deliver the B-Licence course and deepening Nigeria’s capacity to train elite coaches from within. Nigeria’s football future does not just depend on what happens on matchday. It depends on

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O’Neill Hails Alebiosu After Coventry Draw

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 18, 2026

Blackburn Rovers boss Michael O’Neill publicly praised Ryan Alebiosu after the Nigerian fullback overcame an injury scare to put in a full 90-minute shift against promotion-bound Coventry City on Friday, directly setting up Blackburn’s opening goal. Ryan Alebiosu was not even certain to start. After picking up a knock during Blackburn’s 3-0 loss to Southampton

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Lookman Chases First Atletico Title Today

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 18, 2026

Ademola Lookman walks into the Estadio de la Cartuja in Seville today with a chance to win his first major title at Atletico Madrid, facing Real Sociedad in the 2026 Copa del Rey final after a scintillating run to the showpiece. Six goals, four assists, and a Copa del Rey final in just 17 appearances.

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Tunde Calls Sevilla vs Levante a Final

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 18, 2026

Levante winger Kareem Tunde says Thursday’s La Liga home game against Akor Adams’ Sevilla is a straight final, with both Nigerian players facing the possibility of second-tier football if their clubs slip up in the run-in. It does not get more direct than this. Levante sit 19th in La Liga with 29 points, five behind

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Eagles Not Super Anymore, Says Gbenga Dina

By Ubaso / Culture / April 18, 2026

Veteran Nollywood actor Gbenga Dina has delivered a blunt verdict on Nigeria’s national football team, saying the Super Eagles of today are a pale shadow of the side that once made the whole country stop in its tracks. Gbenga Dina watched the Super Eagles in their golden years. He remembers the roads going quiet when

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Onyeka Helps Coventry Return to Premier League

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 18, 2026

Frank Onyeka was on the pitch as Coventry City ended a 25-year top-flight exile, snatching a 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers on Friday night to clinch their Premier League return with three games to spare. Coventry City are going back to the Premier League. Bobby Thomas rose to nod home from a free-kick six minutes

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Rotimi: 2002 World Cup Injury Was My Greatest Regret

By Ubaso / History / April 17, 2026

Twenty-four years on, the wound still has not fully healed. Sunday Rotimi, now Rivers United’s goalkeepers’ coach, revisits the injury that robbed him of a place at the 2002 World Cup, reflects on a career built on league titles, and backs his current club to edge out Rangers in the NPFL run-in. Some football regrets

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Rudoni Hails Onyeka as Coventry’s Midfield Heartbeat

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 17, 2026

Frank Onyeka has quickly become the engine of Coventry City’s midfield since his January loan arrival, with teammate Jack Rudoni giving one of the most enthusiastic endorsements of a Nigerian footballer you will hear from an English Championship dressing room. Jack Rudoni did not hold back. Asked ahead of Friday’s Championship clash with Blackburn Rovers

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Onyekuru Dropped for Genclerbirligi’s Galatasaray Clash

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 17, 2026

Genclerbirligi coach Volkan Demirel has publicly dropped Henry Onyekuru for his side’s highest-profile fixture of the season, citing the Nigerian forward’s failure to meet performance expectations after 17 league appearances without a goal or assist. Henry Onyekuru finds himself on the outside looking in at the worst possible moment. Genclerbirligi coach Volkan Demirel has dropped

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