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Iwobi Named on Football Black List for Project 17 Work

By Ubaso / Society / March 25, 2026

Fulham and Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has been included in the 2026 Football Black List’s Players Off the Pitch category, recognised for five years of sustained community work through his Project 17 initiative. Alex Iwobi has joined British football’s roll of honour for something that has nothing to do with goals or assists. The […]

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FG Demands NFF Governance Overhaul at 2026 EGM

By Ubaso / Governance / March 25, 2026

Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the National Sports Commission, used the 2026 NFF Extraordinary General Assembly in Yenagoa to deliver a pointed message: Nigerian football’s governing structures are overdue for a complete overhaul. The Federal Government has issued its clearest call yet for a root-and-branch reform of how Nigerian football is governed. Speaking at the 2026

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Ogbu Donates ₦2m to Save Injured Footballer’s Career

By Ubaso / Society / March 25, 2026

Super Eagles defender Igoh Ogbu completed the ₦3.5m surgery fund of injured Nigerian footballer Abraham Somtochukwu with a ₦2m personal donation, stepping in after being tagged in an online appeal. On the morning of Friday, 20 March 2026, Igoh Ogbu was tagged in a fundraising video posted on social media. By the end of that

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Tella Commits Future to Leverkusen With New 2031 Deal

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 24, 2026

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,

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Boniface Loan Backfires, Admits Werder Bremen Boss Fritz

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 24, 2026

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

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Fulham Contact AC Milan to Sign Chukwueze Permanently

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 24, 2026

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

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Nasarawa United Climb to Third After 4-1 Rout of Rivers

By Ubaso / NPFL / March 24, 2026

Nasarawa United crushed Rivers United 4-1 at the Lafia City Stadium on Monday, vaulting into third place in the NPFL, as coach Mbwas Mangut warned his squad the real work begins now. Nasarawa United turned on the style at home on Monday, thumping former league champions Rivers United 4-1 to surge into the top three

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Nike Unveils Stunning New Super Eagles Kits for 2026

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 23, 2026

Nike has dropped a set of eye-catching new kits for Nigeria’s national football teams, covering the Super Eagles, the Super Falcons and other squads, and the internet has not been able to keep quiet about them — for the right reasons and the complicated ones. Sunday, March 23 was a significant date in Nigerian football

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Bendel Insurance: Top Three Target Still Alive After Draw

By Ubaso / NPFL / March 23, 2026

Kennedy Boboye has made it plain that a goalless draw in Ozoro does not represent a change of plans for Bendel Insurance, who entered the season with a clear mission: finish in the NPFL’s top three and return to continental football for the first time in years. A point from the NPFL Matchday 31 South-South

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Lookman Makes History But Atletico Fall to 10-Man Madrid

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 23, 2026

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

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