Pape Diouf, a man of many footballing firsts
The first African to be president of a top European football club, Marseille’s Pape Diouf died at the age of 68 in his native Senegal, the West African country’s first Covid-19-related death.
Stories by: Oluwashina Okeleji
The time for Odion Ighalo is now
The Nigerian forward is living his dream, playing a starring role for Manchester United – the club he grew up supporting. But there were many rivers to cross to get there.
The making of the sought-after Victor Osimhen
From playing barefoot in a poverty-stricken Lagos slum to strutting his stuff in Europe’s top football competition, the Nigerian striker is still only at the beginning of his career.
The rise and fall of Amaju Pinnick
The president of the Nigeria Football Federation has gone from being the second most powerful man in African football to fighting for survival in his homeland. How did this happen?