Colin Udoh

1 day ago | espn.com | Colin Udoh

After experiencing one season in the United States, along with some outstanding talent from the African continent, Bay FC forward Asisat Oshoala believes that African players have raised the bar in the NWSL. Last season, Oshoala became the first of the high profile African players to be signed to the NWSL when she joined Bay FC.

1 week ago | espn.com | Colin Udoh

As WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert called USC Trojans' Kiki Iriafen's name as the fourth overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics, a look at her table showed that there was no mistaking her cultural identity: her entire family were all fitted out in traditional Nigerian attire. And then there was Iriafen herself.

1 month ago | espn.com | Colin Udoh

Captain Ahmed Musa has returned to the Nigeria squad for the first time since February 2024 after coach Eric Chelle named an enlarged 39-man provisional squad for this month's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Chelle, who was appointed in January, will have a first opportunity to look at the players at his disposal, but is expected to cut down that roster to a final 23-man squad soon.

1 month ago | espn.com | Colin Udoh

Captain Ahmed Musa has returned to the Nigeria squad for the first time since February 2024 after coach Eric Chelle named an enlarged 39-man provisional squad for this month's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Chelle, who was appointed in January, will have a first opportunity to look at the players at his disposal, but is expected to cut down that roster to a final 23-man squad soon.

1 month ago | espn.co.uk | Colin Udoh |Ed Dove

Nigeria and Morocco will be thrilled with their AFCON draw... South Africa not so much