Nigerians Abroad

Nigeria’s Umar Sadiq featured as Valencia produced the shock of the La Liga final day, coming from behind to dismantle champions Barcelona 3-1 at a raucous Mestalla though the result ultimately arrived too late for European qualification. A famous night in Valencia’s football calendar unfolded on Saturday as the home side overturned a Robert Lewandowski

Super Eagles striker Akor Adams has paid public tribute to his Sevilla teammate Cesar Azpilicueta following the 36 year old Spaniard’s retirement announcement, sharing a photograph of the two embracing on Instagram with a message that spoke to the bond formed between a young Nigerian striker and one of Spanish football’s most decorated servants. Azpilicueta

Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has given the most candid account yet of why his £19.6 million move to Ajax went wrong, explaining that the tactical demands of Dutch possession football were simply beyond what a 22 year old trained exclusively in British football could absorb quickly enough. Bassey arrived at Ajax in the summer

Raphael Onyedika has added a sixth major trophy to his career collection after Club Brugge clinched the 2025-26 Belgian Pro League title on Thursday night, sealing their 20th national championship in one of the most dramatic title races in recent Belgian football history. Brugge secured the title with a 2-2 draw away to KV Mechelen,

Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye came as close as any Nigerian has ever come to winning the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year award, finishing as runner up to AS Roma’s Mile Svilar after a season that firmly established the Udinese shot stopper as one of the best goalkeepers in Italian football. Serie A confirmed

Paul Onuachu silenced seven games of frustration with a moment of instinct and a nerves of steel penalty as Trabzonspor defeated Konyaspor 2-1 in Friday’s Turkish Cup final to claim the club’s 10th title in the competition. Trabzonspor 2 – 1 Konyaspor Turkish Cup Final, Friday 22 May 2026 The Super Eagles striker had gone

Shukurat Oladipo has capped one of the most remarkable breakthrough seasons by a Nigerian player in European women’s football, winning the Serie A Femminile Best Defender award and a league title with AS Roma, just 15 months after leaving FC Robo Queens in Lagos. The 21 year old centre-back made 18 league appearances for Roma

Nigerian winger David Akintola has been cleared by the English Football League to feature in Hull City’s Sky Bet Championship playoff final against Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium this Saturday. Hull City applied for special dispensation to register Akintola after midfielder Eliot Matazo suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury last month, leaving the club short of