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Nigerian football: From Lagos to Tottenham
Nigeria may be where the origins of many current NFL players lie, but the country itself is still a long way from any reputable avenues...
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College football’s 2021 season: International stars to keep an eye on
From NFL games in London, England to viral big hits and one-handed catches breaking the internet, American football has slowly and steadily made a dent...
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Nigeria: Lagos Marines overwhelm Ivory Coast’s Riviera Golf Golden Eagles to win Sankofa Bowl II
The Lagos Marines used home field advantage to the fullest and dominated the visiting and travel-weary Riviera Golf Golden Eagles from the Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) 44-16...
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London’s Efe Obada dazzles in NFL debut with Carolina Panthers
On Sunday, London’s Efe Obada, formerly of the London Warriors and Kingston Cougars, became the first player of the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program to...
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London Warriors’ Efe Obada Makes Carolina Panthers 2018 53-Man Roster
By Frank Schwab, Yahoo Sports The story of Nigerian-born Efe Obada has taken another turn, and a good one as the Carolina Panthers have elected...
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U.S. Embassy Supports Nigeria’s Inaugural American Football Youth Championship
From: US Embassy, Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria– MTD Tigers stop ABC Game Shakers 26-12 On a brisk, sunny, Saturday morning, December 2nd, Zaria’s stadium hosted the...
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AFI’s Top 4 International College/HS Players of the Week; from France, Nigeria, Australia and Austria
In an attempt to bring more attention to the growing numbers of talented athletes from around the world who are taking their games abroad, AFI...
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AFI’s Top 4 International College/HS Players of the Week; from Chile, Nigeria, Finland and Brazil
In an attempt to bring more attention to the growing numbers of talented athletes from around the world, who are taking their games abroad, AFI will name...
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Athletes from Haiti, Nigeria, American Samoa Earn AFI’s International College Players of the Week: September 4-10, 2017
In an attempt to bring more attention to the growing numbers of talented athletes from around the world, who are taking their games abroad, AFI...
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American Football Gaining Ground In Nigeria
Nigeria is becoming fertile ground for the NFL to find players. New Orleans Saints defensive end David Onyemata was a Nigerian exchange student at the University...
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Nigeria’s Ahmadu Bello University Is Exporting American Football Talent
Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria has been quietly developing an American football team since 2009. Unlike soccer, American football is not very popular in this...
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The Game’s Global Presence: Several International Players Reflect on Their Paths to Global Football
When Adam Gotsis was a child, college football was a foreign concept. The sport was relatively unknown in Gotsis’s hometown of Abbotsford, Australia; he could...
