Tag: NIGERIAN FOOTBALLER
Nigerian footballer arrested for visa forgery in India
A Nigerian footballer, Daniel Bidemi, was on Tuesday arrested in Anandapur, India, for allegedly using fake visa to stay in India, local media report.
Bidemi,
31,...
Nigerian footballer dies of heart attack in Turkey
A Nigerian striker, Ekundayo Mawoyeka, has reportedly died of heart attack during a match between his club, Sarayköyspor and Yeşilköyspor on Sunday in Turkey.
According...
Nigerian footballer, six others jailed in UK over fake immigration documents
A retired Nigerian footballer and six other men have been jailed in England for running a cartel that made fake identity documents including counterfeit...
Nigerian footballer slumps, dies during friendly game
Another tragedy has hit Nigerian football after a former Enugu Rangers player, Henry Obiekwu, slumped and died while playing a friendly game in Enugu,...
4 insane (but true) facts about ex-Golden Eaglet, Stanley Okoro, at...
Former Nigeria youth international, Stanley Okoro, clocked 23 on Thursday.
Okoro, who starred for the Golden Eaglets at the FIFA U17 World Cup in 2009,...
Nigerian footballer murdered in South Africa
An amateur Nigerian footballer is the latest victim of the insistent killings in South Africa.
Emeka Kenneth Okafor, 35, was allegedly murdered in his home...