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Solomon Makfan Alabi (born March 21, 1988) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya of the B.League. He attended Florida State University where he helped them to a third-place finish in the ACC standings and a trip to the NCAA Tournament where they fell to Gonzaga …

Mozes Adams (born 21 July 1988 in Saminaka) is a Nigerian footballer. Moses plays in the central midfield and last played for KVC Westerlo in Belgium. CAREER He moved on 2 January 2007 from Ranchers Bees to K.V.C. Westerlo. In summer 2012 was released by Westerlo and trained with R. …

Izunna Arnest Uzochukwu (born 11 April 1990) is a Nigerian professional football midfielder who plays for OB. CAREER Club During the summer of 2013, Uzochukwu was subject to a transfer bid from Valenciennes, but the deal fell through. In July 2015, Uzochukwu signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League …

Sunny Ekeh Kingsley (born 9 September 1981) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club Nikos & Sokratis Erimis as a forward. CLUB CAREER Kingsley in action for Metalurh Donetsk, against St. Pölten. Born in Owerri, Kingsley moved to Portugal in 1998 still as a junior, finishing his …

Friday Iyam (born 1 December 1989 in Kaduna) is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for FC Viikingit.

Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor (born 9 November 1990), commonly known as Nosa Igiebor or Nosa, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor. He was called up to Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. CLUB CAREER After appearing in …

Samson Siasia (born 14 August 1967) is a Nigerian former football striker and the former head coach of the Nigerian Men National football team (The Super Eagles) from 2010 to October 2011. He was reappointed in 2016. PLAYING CAREER Club career At club level, Siasia most notably played for French …

Ikechukwu Somtochukwu “Ike” Diogu (born September 11, 1983) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Jiangsu Monkey King of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). FAMILY AND EARLY LIFE Diogu’s parents, natives of Nigeria, moved to the U.S. in 1980 to pursue further education. They later moved from Buffalo, New …

Tony Mmoh (born June 14, 1958 in Enugu) is a former tennis player from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by the Netherlands’ wild card entry Michiel Schapers. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking …

Philip Osondu Mast (born, 28 November 1971) is a former Nigerian footballer. He played in Belgium for teams including RSC Anderlecht and RWDM. CAREER Philip Osondu played in his native Nigeria for El Kanemi Warriors when RSC Anderlecht bought him to Belgium in 1988. The attacker was seen as an …