Nigerians Abroad

Born in London to a Nigerian father and Spanish mother, the 24-year-old went from non-league football to Championship standout in just a few years, and is now firmly on the Super Eagles radar. There’s a version of Femi Azeez’s career that ends somewhere in the English non-league system, unnoticed and unremarked. That’s not the version […]

The Nigeria international has been crowned the best footballer in Turkey at the 72nd Milliyet Sports Awards, capping off a record-breaking campaign that brought Galatasaray a domestic double. Victor Osimhen has been named Footballer of the Year at Turkey’s 72nd Annual Milliyet Sports Awards, one of the most prestigious sporting honours in the country. The

With Blackburn sitting 19th in the Championship table on 43 points, Nigerian right-back Ryan Alebiosu insists the dressing room believes they can get out of trouble in the final run-in. Ryan Alebiosu is not panicking. Blackburn Rovers sit 19th in the Sky Bet Championship with 43 points from 39 games, deep in a relegation scrap

The 25-year-old Super Eagles forward had been written off for the rest of the campaign after knee surgery, but his coach says that prognosis has changed. Victor Boniface is going to play again this season. That much is now clear after Werder Bremen head coach Daniel Thioune publicly confirmed the Nigeria international is back in

Udinese have been given a timely boost, with Maduka Okoye’s thigh injury proving less serious than feared after the Super Eagles keeper returned from the March international break. Maduka Okoye is expected to be fit for Udinese’s Serie A fixture against Como on April 6, after the club received positive news on the 26-year-old’s thigh

Victor Osimhen is flying Nigerian personalities to Istanbul for the biggest club derby in Turkey, and he wants to be on the pitch himself when they arrive. Victor Osimhen is organising a fully funded VIP trip to Istanbul for a group of Nigerian media personalities and influencers to attend Galatasaray’s Intercontinental Derby against Fenerbahce on

Atletico Madrid want their new signing fresh for a Champions League charge, and they did not appreciate Nigeria running Ademola Lookman into the ground in Turkey. Atletico Madrid have reportedly voiced their displeasure with the Nigeria Football Federation over the workload imposed on Ademola Lookman during the March international break. The Spanish club, in the

Old club teammates Akor Adams and Musa Al-Taamari exchanged jerseys and warm words on social media after facing each other in Nigeria’s 2-2 draw with Jordan in Antalya, Turkey. Sevilla striker Akor Adams and Rennes forward Musa Al-Taamari swapped shirts and traded affectionate messages on Instagram after meeting on opposite sides in Tuesday’s international friendly

The Fulham midfielder announces an eight-track Afrobeats project releasing April 9, 2026 — a historic first for an active top-flight player in England. Alex Iwobi is set to become the first active Premier League player to release a full music project under his own identity. The Super Eagles star announced his debut EP, More To

Victor Osimhen fractured his forearm at Anfield on March 18, went under the knife six days later, and is now in a race against time for the biggest club fixture on Turkey’s football calendar. Prominent Turkish pundit Levent Tuzemen says he’ll make it. The Injury That Rocked Galatasaray’s Season It happened in the 10th minute