Nigerians Abroad

Emmanuel Dennis has finally scored for Brondby, putting away a stoppage-time winner in a 1-0 victory over Viborg FF after going 383 minutes without a goal since his January arrival in Denmark. Emmanuel Dennis needed one moment and he got it in the worst possible place for a goalkeeper to concede: deep into stoppage time […]

Eric Chelle has given the green light for the NFF to hold direct talks with Brentford right-back Michael Kayode, after Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso left the 21-year-old out of the World Cup squad and the door for a Nigeria switch swung wide open. The window to land Michael Kayode for Nigeria may never be wider

Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has played his first competitive minutes since April 5, completing a full 90 minutes as Besiktas crushed Alanyaspor 3-0, and the timing could not be better for Eric Chelle. Wilfred Ndidi is back. The Super Eagles captain returned to competitive action on Thursday evening, playing the full match as Besiktas

Sevilla striker Akor Adams has delivered the most direct public assessment yet of Nigeria’s World Cup failure, warning that a repeat in 2030 would take a toll on Nigerian football that the country might not recover from easily. Akor Adams is not interested in soft words. Speaking via LaLiga media, the Sevilla forward made clear

Gianfranco Zigoni, who played for Juventus in Italy’s golden era, says Gift Orban’s altercation with a Hellas Verona fan was the action of a player who lost his composure under stress, and that no situation justifies squaring up to a supporter. Gianfranco Zigoni has seen a lot in Italian football across eight decades of life.

Kelechi Nwakali finally got his first appearance for Barnsley this season as a late substitute in Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat to Stevenage, with manager Conor Hourihane confirming the decision came from an end-of-season player review agreement with the club. Kelechi Nwakali has spent virtually the entire 2025-26 season as a spectator at Barnsley. The Nigerian midfielder,

Nigeria international Frank Onyeka helped Coventry City end a 25-year exile from the top flight, as Frank Lampard’s side were crowned Championship champions following a 5-1 hammering of Portsmouth on Tuesday night. Frank Onyeka is going to the Premier League. Coventry City’s dramatic 5-1 victory over Portsmouth on Tuesday confirmed their status as Championship champions,