From playing street football in Ikorodu against her parents’ wishes to winning the Champions League with Barcelona, Asisat Oshoala is the most decorated African women’s footballer of her generation — and a record six-time African Women’s Player of the Year.
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Ademola Lookman’s hat-trick in the 2024 Europa League final made history, and later that year he was crowned African Footballer of the Year. The London-born winger chose Nigeria — and became one of its brightest stars.
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Papilo. Captain of the Dream Team that won Olympic gold in 1996, a Champions League winner with Ajax and an Arsenal Invincible — Nwankwo Kanu is one of Nigeria’s best-loved footballers.
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So good they named him twice. Augustine “Jay-Jay” Okocha dazzled crowds in Germany, Turkey, France and England with skills that made him one of Africa’s most entertaining footballers ever.
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From selling water in Olusosun, Lagos, to Serie A champion, African Footballer of the Year and Galatasaray’s record signing — Victor Osimhen’s story is one of the most inspiring in Nigerian sport.
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