Category: Sports

Blessing Okagbare is a Nigerian sprinter and long jumper from Sapele, Delta State who won the 2008 Olympic long jump bronze and multiple Commonwealth Games gold medals. She received a 10-year ban in 2021 following a Tokyo Olympics doping violation.

Taiwo Awoniyi is a Nigerian striker from Ilorin who spent six years as a Liverpool player without making a competitive appearance due to work permit rules. He joined Nottingham Forest for 17.5m in 2022 and became a Premier League regular in his first English football chapter.

Kelechi Iheanacho is a Nigerian striker from Owerri who won the FIFA Under-17 World Cup Golden Ball in 2013. He played for Manchester City and Leicester City, winning the 2021 FA Cup with Leicester, and moved to Sevilla in 2023.

Tobi Amusan is a Nigerian 100m hurdles athlete who set the world record of 12.40 seconds at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene. She trained at the University of Texas at El Paso and has won gold at the Commonwealth Games and African Athletics Championships.

Odion Ighalo is a Nigerian striker from Ajegunle, Lagos who fulfilled his childhood dream of playing for Manchester United in 2020 and donated his entire United salary to COVID-19 charity. He is Nigeria’s record AFCON scorer at a single tournament with 5 goals in 2019.

John Obi Mikel is a retired Nigerian footballer who spent 11 seasons at Chelsea, winning the Champions League, Premier League twice, and multiple domestic cups. As Nigeria’s captain, he lifted the 2013 AFCON trophy and won the tournament’s Best Player award.

Asisat Oshoala, six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year and three-time UEFA Women’s Champions League winner with Barcelona. Full 2026 biography from Ikorodu to Al Hilal.

Israel Adesanya (The Last Stylebender), Nigerian-New Zealand two-time UFC Middleweight Champion and first African-born UFC world champion. Full 2026 biography from Lagos to Auckland.

Anthony Joshua, Nigerian-British heavyweight boxing champion, two-time unified title holder and 2012 Olympic gold medallist. Full 2026 biography from Watford to Wembley.

Victor Osimhen, Nigerian striker, Serie A Footballer of the Year, and the player who ended Napoli’s 33-year Scudetto wait. Full 2026 biography from Olusosun Lagos to Galatasaray.