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How Ugo Ehiogu ‘rejected the call’ to play for Nigeria

The footballing world has been in a state of shock, disbelief and sadness since Ugo Ehiogu, former England defender and Tottenham U-23 team coach, died from cardiac arrest in the

Everton player Ross Barkley, who has Nigerian roots, suffers ‘racist abuse’

Everton FC midfielder Ross Barkley is believed to have been racially abused in a controversial newspaper article published in The Sun. Barkley’s paternal grandfather is Nigerian and his father, according

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Olofinjana restarts career with IK Start

Former Super Eagles midfielder, Seyi Olofinjana, has signed for Norwegian Tippeligaen campaigners, IK Start for an undisclosed fee after eight months in limbo. The 34-year-old began his career in Europe

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