Nigerians Abroad

Galatasaray boss Okan Buruk wants UEFA to overhaul its booking rules before Victor Osimhen’s crucial Champions League tie against Liverpool, warning the current system is no longer fair in the expanded format. Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk has publicly asked UEFA to change its Champions League yellow […]

The Nigerian forward put five blank games behind him on Sunday night, netting for Sevilla in a hard-fought LaLiga stalemate — then admitted he should have scored more this season. Akor Adams has spoken of his relief after bringing a five-game goal drought to an end, scoring Sevilla’s equaliser in a 1-1 home draw with

Victor Osimhen’s first-half header settled a ferocious Istanbul derby as Galatasaray beat Besiktas 1-0 on Saturday night, opening a seven-point gap at the top of the Super Lig. However, controversy erupted post-match when Besiktas coach Sergen Yalçın argued that Osimhen should have received a second yellow card for an alleged offense during the second half,

For about fifteen minutes of this FA Cup fifth-round tie at the One Call Stadium, League One Mansfield were level, pushing hard, and history felt genuinely possible. Then Mikel Arteta sent on Eberechi Eze. The Nigerian-heritage forward had been on the pitch for exactly four minutes when he received a feed from Christian Norgaard, created

Ademola Lookman agreed to move to Bayern Munich last summer. Max Eberl had negotiated personal terms. Vincent Kompany wanted him. Then Uli Hoeness said loan deals only, Atalanta refused the loan structure, and the deal died on the final day of the window. Six months later, Lookman is at Atletico Madrid preparing for the Champions

Tonight, Arthur Okonkwo stands between the posts at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, facing Club World Cup champions Chelsea in the FA Cup fifth round. He has 10 clean sheets this season. He kept a penalty shootout win over Nottingham Forest. He is a former Arsenal academy graduate. And the NFF can call him up for

Eight days ago, Amas Obasogie was handed a three-month suspension by his Tanzanian club, and the Nigerian football community was confronted with an alarming headline. Today, Singida Black Stars have confirmed their disciplinary committee found no evidence of match-fixing. Obasogie is reinstated. The goals were mistakes. His name

On Friday morning at London Colney, Mikel Arteta brought three teenagers of Nigerian descent into Arsenal’s first-team session ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie with Mansfield Town. The Nwaneri family, Nigerian-heritage talent, and the Arsenal academy are once again producing a story the NFF needs to be watching closely. Friday’s Nigerian-Heritage First-Team Training Trio

Tonight’s Besiktas vs Galatasaray Istanbul derby doubles as a Super Eagles captaincy clash. Victor Osimhen and Wilfred Ndidi shared a dressing room at AFCON 2025 in Morocco, where Ndidi wore the armband, and Osimhen scored four. Tonight they are on opposite sides of one of European football’s most intense rivalries. The Nigerian Derby Within the

Seventeen-year-old Emmanuel Alase plays for one of Scandinavia’s most analytically driven clubs and follows the Super Eagles on Instagram. He has never been capped by Sweden. The eligibility window is wide open. Player Profile Emmanuel Alase Winger · FC Midtjylland · Born 2008 · Swedish-Nigerian 17 Age 2030 Contract Until 0 Sweden Caps 📷 Follows