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The Real Cost of Nigeria Missing the 2026 World Cup

By Ubaso / National Team News / April 24, 2026

The Super Eagles will watch the 2026 World Cup from home for the second consecutive time. The sporting pain is well documented. The financial pain is not. The total cost to Nigeria is somewhere between $30 million and $40 million, and that is a conservative estimate. When Nigeria lost to DR Congo on penalties in

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Dennis Ends 383-Minute Drought With Brondby Winner

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 24, 2026

Emmanuel Dennis has finally scored for Brondby, putting away a stoppage-time winner in a 1-0 victory over Viborg FF after going 383 minutes without a goal since his January arrival in Denmark. Emmanuel Dennis needed one moment and he got it in the worst possible place for a goalkeeper to concede: deep into stoppage time

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Michael Eneramo, Super Eagles Striker, Dies at 40

By Ubaso / National Team News / April 24, 2026

Michael Eneramo, the former Super Eagles striker who played across Tunisia, Turkey and the Middle East during a fifteen-year professional career, has died at the age of 40 after collapsing during a local football match in Kaduna on Friday morning. Nigerian football is in mourning. Michael Eneramo collapsed on the pitch during a local friendly

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Chelle to Meet Kayode as Nigeria Chase Italy’s Brentford Star

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 24, 2026

Eric Chelle has given the green light for the NFF to hold direct talks with Brentford right-back Michael Kayode, after Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso left the 21-year-old out of the World Cup squad and the door for a Nigeria switch swung wide open. The window to land Michael Kayode for Nigeria may never be wider

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Ndidi Is Back. What It Means for the Super Eagles

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 24, 2026

Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has played his first competitive minutes since April 5, completing a full 90 minutes as Besiktas crushed Alanyaspor 3-0, and the timing could not be better for Eric Chelle. Wilfred Ndidi is back. The Super Eagles captain returned to competitive action on Thursday evening, playing the full match as Besiktas

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Another World Cup Miss Would Destroy Us, Adams Warns

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 24, 2026

Sevilla striker Akor Adams has delivered the most direct public assessment yet of Nigeria’s World Cup failure, warning that a repeat in 2030 would take a toll on Nigerian football that the country might not recover from easily. Akor Adams is not interested in soft words. Speaking via LaLiga media, the Sevilla forward made clear

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Galatasaray Eye Ilenikhena After Saudi Struggles

By Ubaso / Transfer News / April 24, 2026

George Ilenikhena left AS Monaco for Al-Ittihad in February on a deal worth around €33 million. Three months later, with five appearances and zero goals to his name in Saudi Arabia, Galatasaray are already watching. George Ilenikhena’s move to the Saudi Pro League has not gone to plan. The 19-year-old Nigerian forward joined Al-Ittihad in

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NFF in Talks With Newcastle Star Osula Over Super Eagles Switch

By Ubaso / National Team News / April 23, 2026

Eric Chelle and the NFF have opened talks with Newcastle United forward William Osula about switching his international allegiance to Nigeria, with the 22-year-old increasingly open to committing to the Super Eagles. William Osula could be heading to the Super Eagles. The NFF and coach Eric Chelle have initiated talks with the Newcastle United forward

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Arsenal Lead Chelsea in Race for Super Eagles Star Fernandez

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 23, 2026

Emmanuel Fernandez has gone from a £3.5 million signing to one of European football’s most coveted defenders in a single season, with Arsenal leading Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, West Ham and a clutch of Bundesliga clubs all chasing the Super Eagles centre-back. Emmanuel Fernandez is the most in-demand defender in Scottish football. In the space of

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Zigoni: Orban Was Nervous in Fan Clash, Should Be Grateful

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 23, 2026

Gianfranco Zigoni, who played for Juventus in Italy’s golden era, says Gift Orban’s altercation with a Hellas Verona fan was the action of a player who lost his composure under stress, and that no situation justifies squaring up to a supporter. Gianfranco Zigoni has seen a lot in Italian football across eight decades of life.

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