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Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha has revealed the circumstances that led him to turn down the chance to play for Nigeria’s senior team, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Onuoha represented England at various youth levels, most notably under-21, but was eligible to play for Nigeria through his parents, who were immigrants from the West African country. However, in 2010, when the then …

Unity Cup 2026 organizers have opened ticket sales for the semi-final clash between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Zimbabwe. The Super Eagles will take on the Warriors of Zimbabwe in the first semi-final at the Valley home ground of Sky Bet Championship club Charlton Athletic on Tuesday 26 May. Fans can purchase tickets online through tickets.unitycup.com. Read also: WWCQ …

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Leicester City defender Olabade Aluko played for the England Under-20 team after being abused in the Nigerian Under-20 team camp before their participation in the Under-20 World Cup in Chile. After Leicester City’s relegation from the English championship to League One, many players have become the target of other teams and Aluko, due to his age, has many suitors. Aluko, …

Not many know a 23-year-old Nigerian who has so far played 14 games in the Dutch first division with Telstar, where he is on loan from Utrecht. His name is Neville Ogidi Nwankwo, who was playing amateur football in the Netherlands around this time last year, but has shown no signs of struggling to fit in at the top level. …

Peter Olayinka celebrated his APOEL FC Goal of the Month award. completesports.com information. Olayinka won the award for his magnificent goal in APOEL’s Cyprus Cup victory over Apollon Limassol. The Nigerian striker scored in consecutive games during the month. The 29-year-old also scored in Τhrylos’ 3-3 draw against Pafos FC on Sunday. Also read:Ndidi criticizes Beşiktaş’s performance in the draw …

Born in hope The North Africans did not go to Timbuktu in search of gold, but rather found the overland route to Makurdi without a compass to land in a gold mine. The gold mined was Michael Eneramo, but not without its rawness that needed quick polishing. The destination was Tunisia, the Land of Carthage, which was home to the …

The Nigerian Super Falcons will find out their opponents this week for the women’s soccer qualifiers for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Tuesday that the draw for the African qualifying series will take place on Wednesday at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The ceremony is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. and will …

The two most celebrated players in the Nigerian senior team are arguably the duo of Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. They were instrumental in helping the team in the last AFCON, with Osimhen scoring four goals and two assists. Lookman scored four goals and four assists as the team finished third in the tournament in Morocco. During the …