Nigerians Abroad

Maduka Okoye stood tall between the sticks at Stadio Friuli, frustrating Cesc Fabregas and his high-flying Como side with a four-save masterclass in a 0-0 Serie A stalemate on Monday night. Nigeria’s first-choice goalkeeper put in one of his finest performances of the season as Udinese shut out Como in a tense and tactically disciplined […]

Super Eagles defender Chidozie Awaziem earned another full 90 minutes as Nantes shared the spoils with Metz in a goalless Ligue 1 contest on Sunday, with both sides squandering late chances to win it. Chidozie Awaziem did not miss a single minute of Nantes’ 0-0 draw with Metz in Ligue 1 on Sunday, completing the

Martin O’Neill says Kelechi Iheanacho showed exactly why Celtic brought him in, ending a long personal scoring drought with a goal that kept the Bhoys alive in the Scottish Premiership title race. Kelechi Iheanacho walked off Dens Park on April 5 with the match ball in his hands and a Celtic win secured. His goal

The Super Eagles captain is one booking away from a suspension that would rule him out of Besiktas’s next league fixture, and Sunday’s Istanbul derby against Fenerbahce is the danger zone. Wilfred Ndidi is walking into one of Turkish football’s most combustible fixtures with a yellow card hanging over him. The Super Eagles captain and

Anthony Nwakaeme set up the winner, Paul Onuachu scored his 22nd league goal, and Trabzonspor are now just one point behind Galatasaray in the Turkish Super Lig with seven games to play. Anthony Nwakaeme is 37 years old and still deciding title races. The Super Eagles winger played 79 minutes on Saturday as Trabzonspor defeated

Diego Simeone left Ademola Lookman on the bench at the Metropolitano, and Barcelona punished the decision with a 2-1 away win that stretches their La Liga lead to seven points. Diego Simeone made a call on Saturday night that he’ll want to revisit quickly. The Atletico Madrid boss left Ademola Lookman out of his starting

Bayer Leverkusen produced one of the Bundesliga season’s most entertaining afternoons, turning a 3-1 deficit into a 6-3 home win over Wolfsburg, and Super Eagles winger Nathan Tella was part of the action for 81 pulsating minutes at the BayArena. Nine goals, a dramatic comeback, and a Nigerian international involved throughout. Bayer Leverkusen’s Matchday 28

Nottingham Forest held a public Easter training session at the City Ground on Saturday, but one familiar Nigerian face was notably missing from the group — Ola Aina continuing individual work away from the main squad while Taiwo Awoniyi trained normally. Nottingham Forest chose Easter Saturday to open their training session to fans at the

Paul Onuachu heads into Trabzonspor’s crunch clash against Galatasaray on a nine-game scoring streak across all competitions, leading the Super Lig Golden Boot race with 21 league goals — but a club legend is making it clear that a title medal must be the destination for this form to mean anything lasting. Paul Onuachu is

A knee injury picked up in pre-season has denied Emmanuel Ekong the chance to start his Allsvenskan campaign with Malmo FF, leaving the tri-national forward sidelined as the 24-time Swedish champions kick off their title defence against Örgryte on Easter Sunday. Emmanuel Ekong will not be part of Malmo FF’s squad when the Allsvenskan season