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Trabzonspor Demand €40m For Super Eagles Defender Nwaiwu As Leverkusen Lead Race

Trabzonspor Demand €40m For Super Eagles Defender Nwaiwu As Leverkusen Lead Race

Trabzonspor have drawn a firm line in the sand over Chibuike Nwaiwu: the Nigerian centre-back is available, but not for the €20 million that multiple clubs have already offered. The Black Sea Storm want at least double that, and they believe the market will come to them. Chibuike Nwaiwu | Trabzonspor | Nigeria | Age: […]

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Three Super Eagles Stars Who Can Help Alonso Transform Chelsea

Three Super Eagles Stars Who Can Help Alonso Transform Chelsea

Xabi Alonso is Chelsea’s new manager, confirmed on a four-year contract running to 2030. His immediate task is turning a ninth-place club that missed European football into a Premier League title contender — and three Super Eagles players represent exactly the kind of proven, physically commanding reinforcements his rebuild demands. Xabi Alonso | Chelsea FC

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Coventry Make Onyeka Permanent For €8m As Premier League Era Begins

Coventry Make Onyeka Permanent For €8m As Premier League Era Begins

Coventry City have officially confirmed the permanent signing of Frank Onyeka from Brentford, with the Super Eagles midfielder’s transfer becoming effective from July 1, 2026, following the clause in his loan agreement that was triggered automatically by the club’s Premier League promotion. Frank Onyeka | Coventry City | Nigeria | Age: 28 Transfer type: Permanent

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Chelle: NPFL Has Plenty Of Talent — Unity Cup Squad Nearly Ready

Chelle: NPFL Has Plenty Of Talent — Unity Cup Squad Nearly Ready

Eric Chelle has put to rest any suggestion that his NPFL scouting tour was symbolic, explaining that he attended league fixtures because he genuinely needed to see specific players at close range before making his final Unity Cup squad decisions, and insisting that Nigeria’s domestic league is full of real talent. Four-Nation Unity Cup |

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Rangers And Benfica Battle For Nigerian Wonderkid Akpe Victory

Rangers And Benfica Battle For Nigerian Wonderkid Akpe Victory

Rangers are stepping up their pursuit of 19-year-old Nigerian centre-back Akpe Victory, with transfer insider Jacobs Ben reporting that the Ibrox club are preparing an offer worth around £4.5 million for the Abuja-born defender who has caught the eye of Benfica and clubs across Germany, Spain and France after a breakthrough season at Zalaegerszegi TE

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Dangote: I Chose My Refinery Over Buying Arsenal And I Have No Regrets

Dangote: I Chose My Refinery Over Buying Arsenal And I Have No Regrets

Aliko Dangote has finally told the full story of why he did not buy Arsenal, revealing in a candid interview that he chose to complete his refinery over acquiring a football club he has supported since the 1980s, a decision that has cost him exposure to one of the fastest-appreciating assets in global sport. The

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Trabzonspor And Torino Eye Durosinmi As Pisa Plan For Life In Serie B

Trabzonspor And Torino Eye Durosinmi As Pisa Plan For Life In Serie B

Rafiu Durosinmi arrived in Tuscany in January as Pisa’s most expensive signing in club history. Five months later, the Nigerian striker is preparing to leave after Pisa’s relegation from Serie A, with Trabzonspor and Torino both monitoring his situation ahead of the summer transfer window. Rafiu Durosinmi | Pisa Sporting Club | Nigerian forward Joined:

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2026 President Federation Cup Draw Holds Friday In Abuja

2026 President Federation Cup Draw Holds Friday In Abuja

The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that the national stage draw for the 2026 President Federation Cup will take place on Friday at the NFF Secretariat in Abuja, with 64 men’s clubs and 32 women’s clubs set to learn their round-of-the-competition opponents. Event: 2026 President Federation Cup National Stage Draw Date: Friday, May 15, 2026

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Nsofor: Osimhen Must Join UCL Contender To Be World's Best

Nsofor: Osimhen Must Join UCL Contender To Be World’s Best

Former Super Eagles striker Obinna Nsofor has made the case that Victor Osimhen’s next transfer must be to a club regularly competing for the UEFA Champions League, arguing that the Turkish Süper Lig title, however dominant his numbers there, cannot complete the picture of a player bidding to be called the world’s best. Obinna Nsofor

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Agu: Ghana Tooth Injury Was My Sacrifice For Nigeria

Agu: Ghana Tooth Injury Was My Sacrifice For Nigeria

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Alloy Agu has spoken exclusively to FootballInNigeria.com.ng about five topics that cut across 36 years of Nigerian football history: the tooth he lost in Kumasi, the Four-Nation Unity Cup, the U23 Eagles coaching vacancy, Eric Chelle’s NPFL scouting trip, and the drama of the 2025-26 title race. Alloy Agu is 59

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