Nigerians Abroad

When the world piled onto Eberechi Eze for his penalty miss in the Champions League final, it was his oldest friend in football who stepped forward first, and that friend plays for the Super Eagles. Eberechi Eze will have experienced plenty of highs in an Arsenal shirt over the past two seasons, but Saturday night […]

Paul Onuachu’s acrobatic overhead kick against Fatih Karagümrük has been voted the best goal of the 2025/26 Turkish Süper Lig season, capping a campaign in which the Super Eagles striker also shared the Golden Boot with 22 league goals. Paul Onuachu has added another piece of silverware to an already extraordinary season. The Trabzonspor forward

Two Nigerian defenders who took different paths to the Cape Winelands have both reached the end of their Stellenbosch FC journeys at the same time, with their futures in South African football now open questions. Stellenbosch FC have officially released Nigerian defenders Olisa Ndah and Kazie Enyinnaya following the conclusion of their respective contracts, bringing

Chinedu Isaiah is closing out his first full season in European football with the consistency that earns players new contracts, new attention, and, sooner or later, new opportunities at a higher level. Nigerian right back Chinedu Isaiah produced another composed and energetic display for SK Slavia Prague U20 in their 1-1 draw against FK Motorlet

Tolu Arokodare’s first season in English football ended in relegation, but the Super Eagles striker has chosen to focus on gratitude rather than regret as Wolverhampton Wanderers prepare for Championship football next term. Nigeria striker Tolu Arokodare has posted a public message of thanks to Wolverhampton Wanderers supporters following the club’s relegation from the Premier

Senegal’s Pape Gueye was named the best African player in La Liga for 2025/26 at a ceremony in Lagos, leaving Nigeria’s Akor Adams and Chidera Ejuke to settle for recognition without the prize. Villarreal midfielder Pape Gueye claimed the 2025/26 La Liga African MVP award on Sunday, May 24, beating Super Eagles forwards Akor Adams

Shukurat Oladipo and Rinsola Babajide wrote their names into Nigerian football history on Sunday evening at the Stadio Romeo Menti in Vicenza, becoming the first Nigerian players ever to win the Coppa Italia Femminile as AS Roma beat Juventus 1-0 to complete a domestic double. Manuela Giugliano’s close-range finish in the 80th minute separated two

A season that began in suspension and ended in individual glory closed on Sunday when Maduka Okoye made his 30th Serie A appearance for Udinese, conceding once as Napoli won 1-0 in a game that did nothing to diminish what has been the finest sustained campaign of the Nigerian goalkeeper’s career. Rasmus Hojlund’s 24th-minute strike,

Jack Ipalibo travelled the long road through Spain, Norway, Greece, Ukraine and Hungary to reach Portuguese football, and on Sunday evening at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, his journey delivered something no lower league club in 88 years of the Taça de Portugal had ever achieved. SCU Torreense, a second-division Liga Portugal 2 side based

Morgan Gibbs-White finished the 2025-26 Premier League season with more goal contributions than any other England-eligible player in the top flight, yet Thomas Tuchel left him out of the Three Lions’ World Cup squad and the Forest captain has now said his piece about it. The story carries a Nigerian angle that makes it particularly