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Boniface Nears Werder Return as Thioune Gives Fitness Update

Boniface Nears Werder Return as Thioune Gives Fitness Update

By / Nigerians Abroad /
Victor Boniface has not played a single competitive minute in 2026. A knee injury, surgery, rehabilitation at Leverkusen’s U-19s, then a flu setback on his return to Bremen — the path back has been longer than anyone hoped. Werder Bremen coach Daniel Thioune says the wait is almost over. Victor Boniface is nearly back. The […]

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Dortmund, Leipzig and Leverkusen Chase Nigerian Teen Yohanna

Dortmund, Leipzig and Leverkusen Chase Nigerian Teen Yohanna

By / Transfer News /
Zadok Yohanna was dropped by Nigeria’s U17 coaches for being physically immature. He was dropped again by the U20 coaches a year later. He is now 18, playing in Sweden, and Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen are all fighting for his signature. The story of Zadok Yohanna is one of Nigerian football’s most

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Troost-Ekong on His Retirement and Nigeria's World Cup Pain

Troost-Ekong on His Retirement and Nigeria’s World Cup Pain

By / National Team News /
William Troost-Ekong gave 83 caps, captained Nigeria to an AFCON final, led a squad strike over unpaid wages, and watched the World Cup dream end on penalties in Morocco. He has now explained, in his own words, why he walked away and what Nigeria needs to do differently. William Troost-Ekong announced his retirement from international

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Osayi-Samuel Breaks Silence on Fenerbahce Trophy Injustice

Osayi-Samuel Breaks Silence on Fenerbahce Trophy Injustice

By / Nigerians Abroad /
Bright Osayi-Samuel spent four years at Fenerbahce, including the 2023-24 season where the club won 31 games, drew six, scored 99 goals, amassed 99 points and still didn’t win the league. He now says he understood exactly what the club was talking about when they complained about the referees and the system. Bright Osayi-Samuel is

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World Hails Osimhen as Top Striker After Derby Masterclass

World Hails Osimhen as Top Striker After Derby Masterclass

By / Nigerians Abroad /
Victor Osimhen returned from injury, scored the opening goal, dominated physically for 76 minutes, and left Turkish football’s most watched commentator declaring what Nigerian fans have been saying for years: he is one of the top strikers on the planet. The numbers from Sunday’s Istanbul derby tell the story more vividly than any single highlight

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Siasia vs Amokachi: Who Gets the Olympic Eagles Job?

Siasia vs Amokachi: Who Gets the Olympic Eagles Job?

By / National Team News /
The Nigeria Football Federation is ready to name a new U-23 Olympic Eagles coach ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games qualification campaign, and two names from Nigeria’s greatest generation are in the frame: Samson Siasia and Daniel Amokachi. Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles have not been to the Olympics since Rio 2016. They missed Tokyo 2020

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Genoa's Marcandalli: The Serie A Defender Waiting for Chelle

Genoa’s Marcandalli: The Serie A Defender Waiting for Chelle

By / National Team News /
Alessandro Marcandalli was born in Bergamo, Italy, plays for Genoa in Serie A, listens to Afrobeats, grew up eating his Nigerian mother’s jollof rice, and is waiting for Eric Chelle to pick up the phone. The NFF, it seems, is finally ready to call. Alessandro Marcandalli did not grow up dreaming of Italy’s Azzurri. He

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Rohl Explains Why Fernandez Was Dropped After Nigeria Duty

Rohl Explains Why Fernandez Was Dropped After Nigeria Duty

By / Nigerians Abroad /
Emmanuel Fernandez came back from his Super Eagles debut having scored for Nigeria against Jordan and earned a PFA Scotland Team of the Year vote. His reward at Rangers was a spot on the bench. Danny Rohl has now explained exactly why. The sequence of events was jarring enough to prompt questions. Emmanuel Fernandez goes

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