Super Eagles midfielder John Ugochukwu Ogu hails from eastern Nigeria but was born in Lagos State, on April 20, 1988. Ogu started his youth career with Akwa Starlets, the youth setup of Akwa United. However it was from Flying Sports Academy Ogu will get his breakthrough abroad when he signed for Slovenian side NK Drava …
From selling groundnut on the streets of Lagos to being the best ball winner in the English Premier League, the story of Wilfred Onyinye Ndidi is an inspiration for up and coming footballers. Ndidi was born in Lagos, South West Nigeria on December 16, 1996. His father was a soldier while his mother was a …
Born to a Nigerian father and German mother in West Berlin, Leon Aderemi Balogun has come a long way to become the Super Eagles leading center back. Raised in West Germany, Balogun started his football education at an early age when he joined the youth system at Hertha Berliner Sport-Club. He later moved to Hertha …
Born in Sokoto, Northern Nigeria on March 12, 1993, Shehu Usman Abdullahi has come a long way to become the Super Eagles first option at right back. Like most Nigerian football stars, Shehu started his football education in the Nigerian leagues where he developed his game up to a professional level. Shehu began his football …
Eligible to play for the Netherlands, William Paul Troost-Ekong decided to wear the Green and White to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Born to a Nigerian father and Dutch mother on September 1, 1993, in Haarlem, Netherlands, Ekong, who is now the Super Eagles defensive marshal for Gernot Rohr stands at 6ft 3 …
Born in Southwark, London, England on October 8, 1996, Torino defender Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina started his career on the international scene with England but eventually switched allegiance to represent the Super Eagles of Nigeria. As a youngster, Aina was a prodigy, developing in the Chelsea youth system where he started as a schoolboy under …
He is tall and rangy, cool, calm and collected but he is not one of those defenders a striker would ever pray to play against as he is always ready to make life uncomfortable for opposition attackers. Kenneth Josiah Omeruo was born on the 17th of October, 1993 in one of the commercial centers of …
Kaduna is not just known as one of the industrial hubs of the North Central states of Nigeria, it can also be called home to some current and legendary players like Daniel ‘The Bull’ Amokachi, Rashidi Yekini, Garba Lawal, Victor Moses amongst others. From the days of Okey Isima, the lightening pace of Ben Iroha, …
Oil exploration, Agriculture, Industrialization and one-third of Nigeria’s oil wealth are some of the accolades the ancient city of Yenegoa takes pride in. Located in the heart of Nigeria’s Niger-delta, Yenagoa, the capital city of Bayelsa is home to one of Nigeria’s top goalkeeping talents in recent years. On 16th 1988, Ikechukwu Vincent Ezenwa was …
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Daniel Akpeyi was born on August 3, 1986, in Nnewi, Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria. Over the course of his career, Akpeyi has flirted with the starting goalkeeping position of the Super Eagles but has never stamped his authority. Akpeyi started his youth career in the Nigerian lower league on the books on …
