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Bassey: Fulham Eye Europe Despite Three-Game Winless Run

By Ubaso / News / March 21, 2026

Three games without a win. Eight left to play. Four points off a European place. Calvin Bassey says none of that has shaken what Fulham believe they can still do this season. Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has pushed back on any notion that Fulham are wobbling at a critical point in their season, insisting […]

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Osimhen: I Knew I’d Be Rich Even Without Football

By Ubaso / Player Profiles / March 21, 2026

He sold bottled water between Lagos traffic lights as a child. He dug wells and sold Bibles on the roadside. But Victor Osimhen says he never doubted where he was going. Victor Osimhen used a Twitch livestream with comedian Carter Efe on Saturday to deliver a line that cuts to the heart of everything his

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Adams & Ejuke vs Sadiq: Nigerians in LaLiga Six-Pointer

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 21, 2026

Three Nigerians. Two struggling clubs. One point between them. Saturday night’s Sevilla vs Valencia is the kind of LaLiga fixture that shapes seasons. Three Nigerian players will be on opposing sides when Sevilla host Valencia at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan in LaLiga tonight, with the stakes as high as they get for both clubs. Akor Adams

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Osimhen: Szoboszlai & Konate Apologised After Anfield

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 21, 2026

Szoboszlai tracked him down after the final whistle. Konate sent a message on Instagram. Victor Osimhen has now spoken on how Liverpool’s players handled the fallout from his broken arm at Anfield. Victor Osimhen says Dominik Szoboszlai approached him in the tunnel after Galatasaray’s Champions League exit at Anfield and admitted he did not realise

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Drogba, Ighalo & Mikel Shaped My Career – Osimhen

By Ubaso / Player Profiles / March 21, 2026

Back home in Nigeria to recover from a broken arm, Victor Osimhen opens up on the legends who put him on the right path and why a Chelsea great once handed him pounds in a hotel room. Victor Osimhen has named Didier Drogba, Odion Ighalo and John Obi Mikel as the footballers who had the

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Chelle Names Three Debutants as Eagles Camp in Turkey

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 21, 2026

The Super Eagles open their March camp in Antalya on Tuesday, with three players set to pull on the green-and-white for the very first time. Here is everything you need to know about Nigeria’s squad, the new faces, and what these friendlies are really about. Eric Chelle has confirmed his 23-man Super Eagles squad for

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Italy Snub Kayode, Giving Super Eagles a €35m Opening

By Ubaso / Transfer News / March 21, 2026

Gennaro Gattuso left out one of the Premier League’s most consistent young right-backs when naming Italy’s World Cup playoff squad. His name is Michael Olabode Kayode, and Nigeria hasn’t missed the significance of that decision for a single second. Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso has handed the

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Osimhen Reveals Mikel Gave Him Money on Eagles Debut

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 21, 2026

Back in Lagos and recovering from injury, Victor Osimhen sat down for a livestream and let the world in on a private moment of kindness from Super Eagles legend John Obi Mikel that he’s carried with him ever since. Victor Osimhen didn’t just grow up watching the Super Eagles. He grew up dreaming of being

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Otele Fit for Dortmund Clash After First Eagles Call-Up

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 21, 2026

Philip Otele has cleared a fitness test and will be available for Hamburg’s weekend Bundesliga showdown with Borussia Dortmund, arriving at the fixture on the back of the biggest week of his career so far. Philip Otele has shaken off his illness and will be in contention for Hamburg’s Bundesliga clash against Borussia Dortmund on

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Lookman Faces Bernabeu Test in First Madrid Derby

By Ubaso / Nigerians Abroad / March 21, 2026

Ademola Lookman’s move from Atalanta to Atletico Madrid already looks like one of the January window’s smartest pieces of business, and on Sunday he gets his first taste of the sport’s most intense city rivalry. Ademola Lookman is heading to the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday for his first-ever Madrid derby, and the occasion could not

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