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Osimhen: Szoboszlai & Konate Apologised After Anfield

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 21, 2026

Szoboszlai tracked him down after the final whistle. Konate sent a message on Instagram. Victor Osimhen has now spoken on how Liverpool’s players handled the fallout from his broken arm at Anfield. Victor Osimhen says Dominik Szoboszlai approached him in the tunnel after Galatasaray’s Champions League exit at Anfield and admitted he did not realise

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Drogba, Ighalo & Mikel Shaped My Career – Osimhen

By Ubaso / Player Profiles / March 21, 2026

Back home in Nigeria to recover from a broken arm, Victor Osimhen opens up on the legends who put him on the right path and why a Chelsea great once handed him pounds in a hotel room. Victor Osimhen has named Didier Drogba, Odion Ighalo and John Obi Mikel as the footballers who had the

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Chelle Names Three Debutants as Eagles Camp in Turkey

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 21, 2026

The Super Eagles open their March camp in Antalya on Tuesday, with three players set to pull on the green-and-white for the very first time. Here is everything you need to know about Nigeria’s squad, the new faces, and what these friendlies are really about. Eric Chelle has confirmed his 23-man Super Eagles squad for

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Italy Snub Kayode, Giving Super Eagles a €35m Opening

By Ubaso / Transfer News / March 21, 2026

Gennaro Gattuso left out one of the Premier League’s most consistent young right-backs when naming Italy’s World Cup playoff squad. His name is Michael Olabode Kayode, and Nigeria hasn’t missed the significance of that decision for a single second. Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso has handed the

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Osimhen Reveals Mikel Gave Him Money on Eagles Debut

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 21, 2026

Back in Lagos and recovering from injury, Victor Osimhen sat down for a livestream and let the world in on a private moment of kindness from Super Eagles legend John Obi Mikel that he’s carried with him ever since. Victor Osimhen didn’t just grow up watching the Super Eagles. He grew up dreaming of being

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Otele Fit for Dortmund Clash After First Eagles Call-Up

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 21, 2026

Philip Otele has cleared a fitness test and will be available for Hamburg’s weekend Bundesliga showdown with Borussia Dortmund, arriving at the fixture on the back of the biggest week of his career so far. Philip Otele has shaken off his illness and will be in contention for Hamburg’s Bundesliga clash against Borussia Dortmund on

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Lookman Faces Bernabeu Test in First Madrid Derby

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 21, 2026

Ademola Lookman’s move from Atalanta to Atletico Madrid already looks like one of the January window’s smartest pieces of business, and on Sunday he gets his first taste of the sport’s most intense city rivalry. Ademola Lookman is heading to the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday for his first-ever Madrid derby, and the occasion could not

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Boboye: NFF’s CAS Appeal Against DR Congo Will Fail

By Ubaso / Governance / March 21, 2026

Kennedy Boboye has offered a blunt assessment of the NFF’s chances at CAS, arguing that Nigeria bungled the protest from the very start and that no court can fix a case built on procedural failure. Kennedy Boboye has seen enough football administration go wrong to know when a protest is dead on arrival. The Bendel

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Osimhen: The Night a Senior Eagle Shut the Door on Me

By Ubaso / Player Profiles / March 21, 2026

Nine years after a senior teammate turned him away from a hotel room door at his first Super Eagles camp, Victor Osimhen finally told the story on a Twitch stream — and it’s exactly as good as it sounds. Victor Osimhen has been back

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Osimhen Flies Home to Nigeria With Fractured Arm

By Ubaso / Injuries / March 21, 2026

Osimhen Returns to Nigeria With Fractured Arm After Anfield Exit Victor Osimhen fractured his right forearm in Galatasaray’s Champions League exit at Anfield, played on until halftime in visible pain, and has now returned to Nigeria while a surgery decision awaits. Victor Osimhen is back in Lagos, arm in a cast, nursing a fracture and

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