Nigerians Abroad

Alex Iwobi’s outstanding March has earned him a place among the nominees for the Premier League’s most prestigious monthly individual award, putting the Super Eagles star up against six of the division’s top performers. Alex Iwobi has been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award for March 2026, capping what has been […]

Honest Ahanor, the Atalanta teenage defender born to Nigerian parents, has spoken candidly about why choosing Italy over Nigeria felt inevitable — even as the Super Eagles’ door has not yet fully closed on him. There are few questions in African football that generate more heat than which country a dual-national player will choose to

Nathan Tella has put pen to paper on a fresh deal at the Bay Arena that runs until the summer of 2031, rewarding a Super Eagles winger who was part of Leverkusen’s history-making unbeaten title triumph. Bayer Leverkusen have secured one of the most popular figures in their squad for the long haul. Nathan Tella,

Victor Boniface’s season-long loan at Werder Bremen has produced just two assists and zero goals in 11 appearances, prompting sporting director Clemens Fritz to openly concede the gamble has not paid off. Werder Bremen sporting director Clemens Fritz has broken the silence around Victor Boniface’s troubled loan spell, admitting that the decision to bring the

Fulham have reached out to AC Milan through an intermediary over a permanent deal for Nigeria winger Samuel Chukwueze, whose Premier League loan spell has revived a career that was stalling in Italy. Samuel Chukwueze looks set to make his move to Fulham permanent. The London club have made contact with AC Milan to signal

Ademola Lookman wrote himself into Nigerian football history by becoming the first Super Eagle to score in the Madrid derby, but Real Madrid’s second-half comeback, completed with 10 men, handed Atletico a painful 3-2 home defeat that effectively hands the La Liga title race to Barcelona. The Santiago Bernabeu provided the stage, and Ademola Lookman

Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi scored his second Premier League goal of the season as Nottingham Forest demolished Tottenham 3-0, but the celebration that followed may cost him beyond the standard yellow card he received for removing his jersey. It was the kind of goal any striker would relish. Coming off the bench in an

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has gone public in support of his decision to hand Kelechi Iheanacho a starting berth against Dundee United on Sunday, a match the Hoops lost 2-0, insisting the Nigerian striker deserved the opportunity after overcoming a hamstring problem. Kelechi Iheanacho’s debut season at Celtic Park has been a story of frustration

Paris FC manager Antoine Kombouaré has issued a direct public challenge to Moses Simon, calling on the Super Eagles winger to translate his improved form into goals and assists after 12 consecutive league games without a direct contribution. There is no manager in Ligue 1 quite as straight-talking as Antoine Kombouaré, and he has trained

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru lasted the full 90 minutes as Lazio claimed a comfortable 2-0 Serie A victory at Bologna, with Kenneth Taylor the unlikely hero with both goals late in the second half. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru was in the thick of another Serie A afternoon on Sunday, playing every minute of Lazio’s 2-0 win over Bologna at