Nigerians Abroad

Taiwo Awoniyi came off the bench to seal a historic 3-0 win at Tottenham that dragged Nottingham Forest above their relegation rivals and left Spurs staring at their worst Premier League season in over a century. Taiwo Awoniyi wrote his name into one of English football’s strangest records on Sunday, scoring the third goal as […]

Sevilla dropped to the edge of the La Liga relegation zone after a 2-0 home loss to Valencia, with coach Matias Almeyda admitting he kept Super Eagles striker Akor Adams on the bench as punishment for his display in the 5-2 collapse at Barcelona. Sevilla’s relegation battle just got significantly more stressful. The Andalusian club

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka is ready for the biggest moment of his domestic career as the Gunners take on Manchester City in today’s Carabao Cup final at Wembley, with the Premier League leaders hunting their first major trophy since 2020. Bukayo Saka has made no secret of how much today’s Carabao Cup final means to

Philip Otele put his name in the record books at Signal Iduna Park, but Hamburg still fell to a dramatic 3-2 defeat against Dortmund just days after the winger received his first Super Eagles call-up. Philip Otele has written himself into Hamburger SV’s history books, becoming the first Nigerian player to score for Hamburg in

Scouts from the Bernabeu watched Osimhen play 40 minutes with a broken arm at Anfield. A Galatasaray insider says the choice between him and Haaland is now Real Madrid’s biggest summer decision. Real Madrid have been watching Victor Osimhen with intent, not just interest. Galatasaray insider Ali Naci Küçük has revealed that Madrid scouts were

Three Nigerians. Two struggling clubs. One point between them. Saturday night’s Sevilla vs Valencia is the kind of LaLiga fixture that shapes seasons. Three Nigerian players will be on opposing sides when Sevilla host Valencia at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan in LaLiga tonight, with the stakes as high as they get for both clubs. Akor Adams

Szoboszlai tracked him down after the final whistle. Konate sent a message on Instagram. Victor Osimhen has now spoken on how Liverpool’s players handled the fallout from his broken arm at Anfield. Victor Osimhen says Dominik Szoboszlai approached him in the tunnel after Galatasaray’s Champions League exit at Anfield and admitted he did not realise

Philip Otele has cleared a fitness test and will be available for Hamburg’s weekend Bundesliga showdown with Borussia Dortmund, arriving at the fixture on the back of the biggest week of his career so far. Philip Otele has shaken off his illness and will be in contention for Hamburg’s Bundesliga clash against Borussia Dortmund on

Ademola Lookman’s move from Atalanta to Atletico Madrid already looks like one of the January window’s smartest pieces of business, and on Sunday he gets his first taste of the sport’s most intense city rivalry. Ademola Lookman is heading to the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday for his first-ever Madrid derby, and the occasion could not

The English FA’s latest youth squad announcements include 13 players of Nigerian descent, spanning every age group from the U18s to the U21s, and featuring the sons of two former Super Eagles internationals. England’s youth football machine continues to pull in talent with Nigerian roots, and the latest round of international call-ups makes for compelling