Lolade Adewuyi
Journalist at Deutsche Welle (DW)
Journalist at SoccerNet NG
Journalist | Husband & Father | @DW_Sports, Managing Editor @soccernet_ng Ex @Goal | Alum @OAUniversity @UnilagNigeria @riou_sochi @u_psud |Views my own
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4 days ago |
soccernet.ng | Lolade Adewuyi
With Nigeria missing from the 2025 CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations, the country missed an opportunity for its players to be seen by the top football scouts in attendance. Sources have told Soccernet.ng that many of the leading Premier League clubs, like Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace, plus Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, all sent scouts to the tournament in Morocco.
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1 week ago |
soccernet.ng | Lolade Adewuyi
Nigeria football legend Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha has issued a heartfelt warning to current Super Eagles stars, including Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, as the team risks missing another FIFA World Cup—just as it did under his captaincy nearly 20 years ago. Okocha, who led Nigeria in 2005, still carries the pain of failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
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1 week ago |
soccernet.ng | Lolade Adewuyi
Augsburg midfielder Frank Onyeka says it will be a big disappointment for his talented Super Eagles side if they fail to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, Soccernet.ng exclusively reports. Nigeria currently sit in fourth place in World Cup qualifying Group C behind South Africa, Benin and Rwanda, but ahead of Lesotho and Zimbabwe in what was expected to be a smooth campaign but has now turned into a nightmare for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finalists.
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3 weeks ago |
soccernet.ng | Lolade Adewuyi
Hafiz Umar Ibrahim’s life is like a movie. From once being hopeless as a watermelon seller in Kano, northern Nigeria’s biggest city, Ibrahim’s dream of football fame is finally about to come to pass. On Friday, Chelsea informed Ojodu City FC that it would sign the 18-year-old striker after he successfully trialed with them in April. He has gone from the hopelessness of poverty to the gates of fortune.
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1 month ago |
soccernet.ng | Lolade Adewuyi
Victor Osimhen’s brilliant hat trick for Galatasaray against Antalyaspor this weekend was beautiful to watch. It culminated in a 4-0 win for the Istanbul giants. The striker is hitting the kind of imperious form that you expect coming into such a crucial moment of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as Nigeria prepares to play against Rwanda and Zimbabwe in must-win matches that would secure their ability to reach the next World Cup.
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