Nigerians Abroad

Emmanuel Chigozie Owen had multiple clubs interested in his signature after leaving Bayer Leverkusen’s setup. He chose FC Utrecht for their project and long-term ambition. Now the 20 year old has four years to prove the decision right in the Eredivisie. Nigerian born winger Emmanuel Chigozie Owen has completed a permanent transfer to Dutch Eredivisie […]

Six Liga BPI titles, two Portuguese Cups, five League Cups, two Super Cups and 179 appearances. Christy Ucheibe’s Benfica chapter was one of the most decorated runs any Nigerian women’s player has produced at a single European club. Super Falcons midfielder Christy Ucheibe has ended her six-year association with Portuguese champions Benfica following the expiration

Simon Rolfes has given the clearest public picture yet of where Victor Boniface stands heading into 2026-27, and it is a message that carries both genuine encouragement and an unmistakable condition attached. Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes has broken his silence on Victor Boniface’s situation ahead of the 2026-27 Bundesliga season, confirming the Super

A crowd of hopeful players turned up in Nasarawa State this week, all chasing the same prize a place in a squad being rebuilt from scratch for top flight football. Doma United have set their NPFL return in motion, opening a club-wide screening exercise designed to assemble a squad capable of competing at Nigeria’s top

Down to ten African legs by full time and trailing for over half the match, Germany still found a way through, with a Nigerian heritage midfielder providing the dagger in the dying seconds. Germany have booked their place in the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, coming from behind to beat Ivory

Two years after a teenager left Lagos for Denmark with dreams of the Premier League, his next step takes him to Slovenia, the latest stop on a pathway that has already produced senior Super Eagles internationals. Slovenian PrvaLiga club NK Bravo have completed the signing of Nigerian midfielder James Arinze from Danish Superliga side FC

Five years ago, Frank Onyeka helped Brentford beat Arsenal on his first ever Premier League appearance. On August 21, he gets a chance to do it again, this time wearing Coventry sky blue. Frank Onyeka will mark his return to the Premier League against the same opponent that gave him his top-flight debut, with Coventry

The Premier League fixture list is out, and Nigerian football fans already know exactly where to look on opening weekend. Some Super Eagles stars get gentle starts. Others get thrown straight into the deep end. Several Super Eagles internationals will be in Premier League action when the 2026/27 season kicks off, following the release of

Nigeria isn’t at this World Cup, but a striker born in Abuja still found his way onto the pitch in Vancouver, wearing red and white and helping deliver a result Canadian football had waited decades for. Nigeria may have missed out on a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but the country’s football fingerprint