Author: Brila

Azubuike Egwuekwe returned to the NPFL this season with Rivers United after spells in Europe and South Africa, but the 30 year-old has revealed he is still eyeing a move abroad.

Obafemi Martins was a sensation at Inter Milan where he played 88 league games and scored 28 goals between 2001 and 2006.

Nigerian forward Junior Ajayi may sit out the rest of January, after picking up a knee injury during Al Ahly’s CAF Champions League match against FC Platinum Stars in December.

Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi said he’s hopeful of returning to Liverpool in the future and describes being a Reds’ player as a boyhood dream.

MFM FC hosted Nasarawa United at the Agege Stadium in the first game of the new year, but it ended in a stalemate.

Cameroon and Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana has accused European big sides of racism after he revealed a club would not sign him because he’s black.

Mikel Obi missed out on a place in the unofficial Chelsea team of the decade.

Former Nigeria U20 goalkeeper Wale Oremade said his decision to leave Kwara United was based on the need to grow.

Mikel Obi and Lionel Messi forged a mini rivalry on the international stage since their days at the FIFA U20 World Cup, but they could have become teammates at Barcelona in 2006.

2019 was a difficult year for Nigerian football, for the most part, and it was summed up by the disastrous campaign at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay.