Nigerians Abroad

Taiwo Awoniyi joined Nottingham Forest in 2022 as one of the most exciting Nigerian strikers to arrive in the Premier League in years. Four seasons later, he has one year left on his contract, no renewal discussions on the table, and three other strikers ahead of him in the queue. The summer of 2026 could

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi has thrown his weight behind Kaizer Chiefs’ decision to part ways with co-coaches Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef, saying the Naturena management knows what is best for the club as they search for a new head coach ahead of next season. Daniel Akpeyi may be done with professional

He scored eight goals in 30 Bundesliga 2 appearances as a teenager on loan at VfL Bochum and barely drew breath before another opportunity arrived. Francis Onyeka is heading to the Bundesliga properly this time with newly promoted SV Elversberg. Bayer Leverkusen and SV Elversberg are closing in on an agreement to send Francis Onyeka

Four years, 111 appearances, a promotion, two relegations, and a loan spell that neither side could build anything lasting from. Joe Aribo’s time at Southampton is over, and the 29 year old Nigerian midfielder enters the summer market as a free agent looking for a fresh chapter. Southampton have confirmed that Joe Aribo is among

He managed Napoli. He signed some of the game’s elite forwards. When Rafa Benitez says the World Cup is missing something without Victor Osimhen, that opinion arrives with a specific weight that most pundits cannot match. Rafa Benitez has placed Victor Osimhen in the select company of players whose absence makes the 2026 FIFA World

Chiamaka Nnadozie was Brighton’s only Nigerian player for a full season. Last week, Zadok Yohanna arrived from AIK Stockholm for €28 million, and the Super Falcons goalkeeper’s reaction to the news said everything about how Nigerian footballers look out for each other in European football. When the news broke that Zadok Yohanna had completed his

Ryan Alebiosu spent one season in the Championship, played 41 games, kept his place throughout, and now Rangers want to bring him back to the Scottish Premiership. This time to Ibrox, not Paisley. Rangers FC are leading the pursuit of Nigerian right-back Ryan Alebiosu and are making significant progress toward securing the Blackburn Rovers defender

Conceicao Winner Edges Portugal Past Battling Super Eagles 2-1 Nigeria’s Super Eagles were well in this game for long stretches and they knew it. A different substitute, a different moment of quality, and the result could have been different. Instead it was Francisco Conceicao who arrived off the bench and settled it — and Nigeria

Arthur Okonkwo helped Wrexham win promotion from League One with 19 clean sheets, made his Super Eagles debut in May, and now faces a summer in which his club future hangs on whether Wrexham spend £8m on a different goalkeeper entirely. Leicester City have identified Arthur Okonkwo as a transfer target ahead of their 2026-27