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Iloenyosi Launches New ANSFA Committees to Lift Anambra Football

By Ubaso / Governance / March 20, 2026

The Anambra State Football Association has moved to formalise its internal structure with the inauguration of new standing committees, as Chairman Chikelue Iloenyosi pushes to restore the state’s footballing reputation. Chikelue Iloenyosi has taken another step in his effort to rebuild Anambra State as a serious force in Nigerian football, formally unveiling the Anambra State

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Nigeria’s Top 10 EFL Cup Scorers of All Time: Adebola Leads

By Ubaso / History / March 20, 2026

As Manchester City and Arsenal prepare to meet at Wembley in this season’s EFL Cup final, it is a good moment to look back at the Nigerians who left their mark on one of English football’s most entertaining competitions. The EFL Cup, or League Cup, has never quite carried the prestige of the FA Cup

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Canada Snap Up Three Nigeria-Eligible Stars for World Cup Prep

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 20, 2026

Jesse Marsch has named three players of Nigerian descent in Canada’s squad for upcoming pre-World Cup friendlies, and the NFF’s window to secure at least two of them is narrowing fast. Canada’s national team squad for their March international window contains three names that will be familiar to anyone tracking Nigeria’s dual-nationality recruitment pipeline: goalkeeper

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Okoye: I Always Knew Nigeria Was My Destiny, Not Germany

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 20, 2026

In a candid interview with SportyTV, Maduka Okoye has spoken about his national identity, the weight of watching AFCON from home, and why Nigeria’s World Cup miss still keeps him searching for answers. Maduka Okoye has three passports — Nigerian, German and French — but there was never any real internal debate about which national

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Olanrewaju: CAF Campaign Is Costing Rivers United in NPFL

By Ubaso / NPFL / March 20, 2026

Rivers United dropped three precious points in Minna on Thursday, and their assistant coach has come out to say what many have suspected for weeks: playing on two fronts is leaving Finidi George’s squad stretched at the worst possible time. Rivers United’s NPFL title defence took a damaging hit on Thursday when they fell 1-0

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Chelsea and Spurs Eye Nigerian-Born Freiburg Keeper Atubolu

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 20, 2026

Noah Atubolu has been one of the standout goalkeepers in the Bundesliga this season, and two of England’s biggest clubs have taken notice. The 23-year-old was born in Germany to Nigerian parents and remains eligible to play for the Super Eagles. The Nigerian goalkeeping pipeline to Europe’s top leagues could be about to get a

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Jalla Tells EFCC, ICPC: Copy Congo, Probe NFF FIFA Funds

By Ubaso / Governance / March 19, 2026

With a neighbouring African football federation boss now serving a life sentence for misusing FIFA grants, Harrison Jalla is asking Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies why the NFF has not faced the same scrutiny over funds that have similarly gone unaccounted for. The timing could not be

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Aina: Forest Will Keep It Tight and Fire Back vs Midtjylland

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 19, 2026

Ola Aina insists Nottingham Forest have the belief and the recent away form to overturn a one-goal deficit against FC Midtjylland and reach the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday night. Ola Aina is not ready for Forest’s European adventure to end. Ahead of the second leg of their UEFA Europa League Round of 16 tie

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Chelle Drops Osimhen From Eagles Squad for Iran, Jordan

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 19, 2026

Victor Osimhen’s injury nightmare with Galatasaray has cost him a place in Nigeria’s next squad, as Eric Chelle announces his 23-man group for March friendlies against Iran and Jordan in Turkey. Eric Chelle has named his Super Eagles squad for Nigeria’s first international window since their third-place finish at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations,

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Oshoala Blasts CAF Over Morocco AFCON Title Award

By Ubaso / Governance / March 19, 2026

Nigeria’s most decorated women’s footballer has weighed in on the biggest controversy in African football right now, and she is not holding back. Asisat Oshoala has had enough. Hours after CAF’s Appeal Board stripped Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and handed the trophy to Morocco, the Super Falcons and Barcelona forward

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