Nigerians Abroad

Ifeanyi Osondu has taken his first step into professional football, signing with Hungarian top-flight club Kisvarda FC after coming through Klassisch Football Academy in Lagos State, with the deal brokered by UK-based FIFA-licensed agent Philip Mba. Every Nigerian player currently appearing in Europe’s top leagues began somewhere. For most, it was a domestic academy, a […]

Alhassan Yusuf has been named in the MLS Team of the Week after his winning goal gave New England Revolution a 1-0 victory over DC United at Gillette Stadium, the 25-year-old’s second league goal of the 2026 MLS season. Alhassan Yusuf is making his case in MLS this season, and the league’s weekly recognition panel

Noah Okafor, born in Switzerland to a Nigerian father, scored twice at Old Trafford as Leeds United won 2-1 to boost their Premier League survival bid, then posted a cheeky message to his mother celebrating the moment on social media. There is something fitting about scoring a brace at Old Trafford and celebrating with your

Galatasaray dropped crucial Super Lig title points in a 1-1 home draw with Kocaelispor on Sunday, with coach Okan Buruk publicly attributing the failure to clinch all three points to Victor Osimhen’s absence through a forearm injury. Okan Buruk did not look for excuses after the final

Nigeria-eligible centre-back Caleb Okoli will play no further part in Leicester City’s Championship season after a hamstring injury sustained in training, leaving manager Gary Rowett short of defenders at the worst possible moment in the relegation fight. Caleb Okoli has been one of Leicester City’s most consistent

Brazilian former Werder Bremen champion Ailton has gone public with blunt criticism of Victor Boniface’s physical condition, saying he has no expectation the Super Eagles striker will score for the club this season, while coach Daniel Thioune takes a more understanding approach. Two very different readings of Victor Boniface’s situation at Werder Bremen emerged this

Fulham’s Champions League qualification bid took a damaging blow at Anfield on Sunday as Liverpool’s first-half goals from Rio Ngumoha and Mohamed Salah settled a 2-0 win that left Iwobi, Bassey and Chukwueze with an increasingly difficult path into Europe’s top competition. The opportunity was clear going into this match. With the Premier League guaranteed

Hakeem Odoffin contributed at both ends of the pitch as Luton Town came from behind to beat Stockport County 3-1 at Wembley, with the Vertu Trophy win also marking Arsenal legend Jack Wilshere’s first trophy as a football manager. Wembley on a Sunday afternoon, a trophy at stake, and two Nigerian footballers on opposite sides

Super Eagles defender Emmanuel Fernandez completed the full 90 minutes as Rangers came from 2-0 down to demolish Falkirk 6-3 in the Scottish Premiership, breaking a 30-year club record in the process. Emmanuel Fernandez has been one of the standout stories of this season’s Scottish Premiership, and Sunday’s 6-3 win over Falkirk gave him another

Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka could be playing Premier League football next season after Coventry City’s title charge put them 90 minutes from promotion, with manager Frank Lampard promising a quiet personal celebration if they get the job done against Sheffield Wednesday. Frank Onyeka joined Coventry City in January to find a team already pushing