Terry: Nigeria a Big WC Miss, Mikel Hurts for Two Reasons

Terry: Nigeria a Big WC Miss, Mikel Hurts for Two Reasons

By / Nigerian Football News /
John Terry has been watching the 2026 World Cup build-up from a pundit’s chair. John Obi Mikel has been doing the same. The difference, according to Terry, is that Mikel’s frustration at Nigeria’s absence carries a dimension that goes beyond football. The eve of the 2026 FIFA World Cup brought a familiar face into the […]

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Nnadozie Promises to Show Yohanna the Ropes at Brighton

Nnadozie Promises to Show Yohanna the Ropes at Brighton

By / Nigerians Abroad /
Chiamaka Nnadozie was Brighton’s only Nigerian player for a full season. Last week, Zadok Yohanna arrived from AIK Stockholm for €28 million, and the Super Falcons goalkeeper’s reaction to the news said everything about how Nigerian footballers look out for each other in European football. When the news broke that Zadok Yohanna had completed his

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Rangers Lead Race for Alebiosu as Blackburn Weigh £5m Sale

Rangers Lead Race for Alebiosu as Blackburn Weigh £5m Sale

By / Nigerians Abroad /
Ryan Alebiosu spent one season in the Championship, played 41 games, kept his place throughout, and now Rangers want to bring him back to the Scottish Premiership. This time to Ibrox, not Paisley. Rangers FC are leading the pursuit of Nigerian right-back Ryan Alebiosu and are making significant progress toward securing the Blackburn Rovers defender

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Galatasaray Reject Atletico's €120m Bid to Keep Osimhen

Galatasaray Reject Atletico’s €120m Bid to Keep Osimhen

By / Transfer News /
Atlético Madrid have identified Victor Osimhen as the striker they want to solve their potential summer crisis at the top of the pitch. Galatasaray’s answer to a €120m offer was a single word: no. Galatasaray have rejected a bid of approximately €120 million from Atlético Madrid for Victor Osimhen, according to a report from Forza

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Ronaldo Leads Ovation as Iwobi Honoured for 100th Nigeria Cap

Ronaldo Leads Ovation as Iwobi Honoured for 100th Nigeria Cap

By / Player Profiles /
The plaque said 100. Cristiano Ronaldo clapped. The Portuguese crowd rose to their feet. And Alex Iwobi, standing on a pitch in Leiria eleven years after he chose Nigeria over England, received recognition that transcended the result that followed. Before a ball was kicked in the Portugal-Nigeria friendly at the Estadio Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa on

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Hembafan Wins NWFL MD2 Top Performer With 597 Fan Votes

Hembafan Wins NWFL MD2 Top Performer With 597 Fan Votes

By / Women's Football /
When the vote closed on the NWFL Super Six Matchday 2 Top Performer poll, one name was standing some distance clear of the rest. Ayatsea Hembafan scored the goal that completed Nasarawa Amazons’ comeback against the reigning champions, and the Nigerian women’s football audience made their verdict unambiguous. Ayatsea Hembafan has been voted the NWFL

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