…Galatasaray against Barcelona. Photo by Abdulhamid Hosbas.ImagesThe matches will have Nigerian players in action, including the high-profile ones Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman.Legit.ng looks at the Nigerian players in Champions League action this weekPAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit…

Ten Nigerian players have caught the eye in the weeks before and around the first international break of the season, from Gift Orban and Kelechi Iheanacho’s scoring run in Turkey and Godwin Obaje’s 100-goal landmark at home, PETER AKINBO writes Calvin Bassey (Fulham) Bassey has grown from a dependable defender into a l…

…worth weighing up before placing sports betting on 10bet.co.za. Following this many Nigerian players across five or six leagues does mean juggling kickoff times that never quite line up. Saturday lunchtime in England overlaps awkwardly with Turkish evening fixtures, and Eredivisie games have a habit of finishing just a…

…the 2028 National Sports Festival scheduled to be hosted by the state and also support Nigerian players participating in the World Youth Scrabble Championship in Kenya this weekend. He said the state’s investment in sports was driven by the abundance of talented youths and his administration’s determination to harness…

…maintained his consistency with another influential season at Atlético Madrid. Only six Nigerian players have previously won the prestigious African Player of the Year award, and the 2026 ceremony presents another opportunity for the country to celebrate one of its stars on home soil. CAF is expected to release additio…

…England.Should a deal eventually come through, Adeleke would follow in the footsteps of Nigerian players who built careers at Chelsea, including John Obi Mikel, Victor Moses, and Celestine Babayaro.Real Madrid set to hijack Chelsea's bidIn another development, Legit.ng reported about Honest Ahanor, the 17-year-old Nige…

…her at the club until the end of the season. Abideen's arrival increases the number of Nigerian players at FenerbahÀ§e to three, with compatriots Regina Otu and Flourish Sabastine already part of the club's squad.The move marks the second European club of Abideen's career after her stint with ABB Fomget. The midfielder…

…watch a local league game has that passion in equal measure, if not more. He knows all Nigerian players overseas and at home. The difference is responsibility. Millions of fans carry the passion. Only a few are entrusted with structures, budgets, and decisions that determine whether that passion translates to results o…