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page 121st-century Nigerian sportsmen
Mikel John Obi
Nigerian association football player (born 1987)
Victor Osimhen
Nigerian footballer (born 1998)
Ahmed Musa
Nigerian association football player
Victor Moses
Nigerian association football player (born 1990)
Obafemi Martins
Nigerian association football player
Alex Iwobi
Nigerian association football player (born 1996)
Yakubu
Nigerian association football player (born 1982)
Ademola Lookman
Nigerian-English association football player (born 1997)
Peter Odemwingie
Nigerian footballer
Kelechi Iheanacho
Nigerian association football player
Joseph Yobo
Nigerian association football player (born 1980)
Taye Taiwo
Nigerian footballer
Peter Utaka
Nigerian association football player
Vincent Enyeama
Nigerian professional footballer
Victor Anichebe
Nigerian association football player
William Troost-Ekong
Nigerian association football player
Samuel Chukwueze
Nigerian association football player
Ola Aina
Nigerian footballer (born 1996)
Wilfred Ndidi
Nigerian association football player
Odion Ighalo
Nigerian association football player
Victor Obinna
Nigerian association football player
Peter Etebo
Nigerian footballer
Emmanuel Emenike
Nigerian footballer
Sani Kaita
Nigerian footballer
John Utaka
Nigerian footballer
Kalu Uche
Nigerian footballer
Chinedu Obasi
Nigerian footballer
Taiwo Awoniyi
Nigerian association football player
Shola Ameobi
Nigerian footballer (born 1981)
Emeka Okafor
American basketball player
Arnaut Danjuma
Dutch-Nigerian footballer (born 1997)
Israel Adesanya
Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya is a Nigerian-New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and boxer. As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion. In kickboxing, he is a former Glory Middleweight Championship title challenger. As of 31 March 2026, he is #9 in the UFC middleweight rankings.
Sadiq Umar
Nigerian association football player
Victor Boniface
Nigerian association football player
Joel Obi
Nigerian footballer (born 1991)
Rabiu Afolabi
Nigerian footballer
Moses Simon
Nigerian association football player
Nedum Onuoha
English association football player
Dickson Etuhu
Nigerian association football player
Brown Ideye
Nigerian footballer
Kenneth Omeruo
Nigerian association football player
Francis Uzoho
Nigerian association football player
Ogenyi Onazi
Nigerian footballer
Leon Balogun
German-born Nigerian professional footballer
Ayila Yussuf
Nigerian footballer
Kamaru Usman
Nigerian-American mixed martial artist
Austin Ejide
Nigerian footballer
Danny Shittu
Nigerian footballer
Sone Aluko
Nigerian footballer
Dele Aiyenugba
Nigerian footballer
Julius Aghahowa
Nigerian footballer
Sammy Ameobi
English-Nigerian footballer (born 1992)
Emmanuel Dennis
Nigerian association football player
Lukman Haruna
Nigerian footballer
Chidi Odiah
Nigerian footballer
Al-Farouq Aminu
Nigerian-American basketball player
Brian Idowu
footballer
Elderson Echiéjilé
Nigerian footballer
Efe Ambrose
Nigerian footballer (born 1988)
Ikechukwu Uche
Nigerian footballer