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Osimhen Refuses to Choose Between Yamal and Olise

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / May 1, 2026

Someone asked Victor Osimhen to pick between Lamine Yamal and Michael Olise. He refused. And his explanation was the most Nigerian football answer possible. In a quickfire interview session, the Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker was pressed to choose between Barcelona’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal and Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise. He would not do it. […]

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Fernandez Wins Rangers Player of Year in Debut Season

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 30, 2026

One year ago Emmanuel Fernandez was playing League One football with Peterborough United. On Sunday night in Glasgow, Rangers supporters voted him their Men’s Player of the Year. In between: five goals, twelve clean sheets, a PFA Scotland Team of the Year place, a Super Eagles debut, and a transfer queue forming at Ibrox. The

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Simeone Praises Lookman’s Atletico vs Arsenal Display

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 30, 2026

Ademola Lookman played 90 minutes in the Champions League semi-final first leg against Arsenal, completed 95% of his passes in the opposition half, made five defensive contributions, and won seven of ten duels. His manager’s verdict afterwards was exactly three words: “I loved Lookman’s game.” Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 with Arsenal in the first leg

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Aina Hails Gibbs-White as Forest Face Villa in UEL Semi

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 30, 2026

Ola Aina has called Morgan Gibbs-White “the real deal” in an interview ahead of Nottingham Forest’s Europa League semi-final first leg against Aston Villa, and his words have immediately intensified the transfer conversation around a player Manchester United and Tottenham are both tracking. When a teammate tells the world that someone is “the real deal,”

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Mercedes-Benz Files Complaint Against Osimhen Over Car Debt

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 29, 2026

Victor Osimhen earns more than €20 million a year, just sponsored Nigerian fans to fly to Istanbul for the derby, and recently showed off a fleet including two Lamborghinis and a Rolls-Royce. He has also allegedly not paid €90,000 on a leased Mercedes-Benz since 2023. The story emerging from Italy has raised eyebrows across European

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Boniface Nears Werder Return as Thioune Gives Fitness Update

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 28, 2026

Victor Boniface has not played a single competitive minute in 2026. A knee injury, surgery, rehabilitation at Leverkusen’s U-19s, then a flu setback on his return to Bremen — the path back has been longer than anyone hoped. Werder Bremen coach Daniel Thioune says the wait is almost over. Victor Boniface is nearly back. The

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Yusuf Hailed as MLS Best Midfielder After Dominant Start

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 28, 2026

Alhassan Yusuf is 25, plays for New England Revolution in MLS, and has been called the best midfielder in the entire league after nine rounds of games. His coach says he is the most influential player in the squad. Eric Chelle needs to be watching. Nobody talks about MLS when Nigerian football comes up, and

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Osayi-Samuel Breaks Silence on Fenerbahce Trophy Injustice

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 27, 2026

Bright Osayi-Samuel spent four years at Fenerbahce, including the 2023-24 season where the club won 31 games, drew six, scored 99 goals, amassed 99 points and still didn’t win the league. He now says he understood exactly what the club was talking about when they complained about the referees and the system. Bright Osayi-Samuel is

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World Hails Osimhen as Top Striker After Derby Masterclass

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 27, 2026

Victor Osimhen returned from injury, scored the opening goal, dominated physically for 76 minutes, and left Turkish football’s most watched commentator declaring what Nigerian fans have been saying for years: he is one of the top strikers on the planet. The numbers from Sunday’s Istanbul derby tell the story more vividly than any single highlight

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Rohl Explains Why Fernandez Was Dropped After Nigeria Duty

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / April 27, 2026

Emmanuel Fernandez came back from his Super Eagles debut having scored for Nigeria against Jordan and earned a PFA Scotland Team of the Year vote. His reward at Rangers was a spot on the bench. Danny Rohl has now explained exactly why. The sequence of events was jarring enough to prompt questions. Emmanuel Fernandez goes

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