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Nikola Jokic

Nikola Jokić

Nikola Jokić is a Serbian professional basketball center for the Denver Nuggets. A three-time NBA Most Valuable Player, he led Denver to its first NBA championship in 2023 and has won Olympic silver and bronze medals representing Serbia.

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Fikayo Tomori

Fikayo Tomori is a professional football defender who was born in Calgary, raised in England in a Nigerian household, and has represented England at senior level. England Football listed him as an AC Milan player as of 19 August 2026.

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Manuel Akanji

Manuel Obafemi Akanji

Manuel Obafemi Akanji is a Swiss professional football defender and senior Switzerland international of Nigerian and Swiss parentage. He developed through Swiss club football before playing for Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City, and spent the 2025-26 season on loan at…

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Ethan Nwaneri

Ethan Nwaneri is an English professional footballer who became the youngest player in Premier League history when he debuted for Arsenal in 2022. He has represented England at youth level and spent part of the 2025-26 season on loan at Olympique de Marseille. A Nigerian news…

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Prudence Sekgodiso

Prudence Sekgodiso is a South African middle-distance runner who competes principally in the 800 metres. She won the women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships after reaching the Olympic final in Paris in 2024.

Riyad Mahrez

Riyad Karim Mahrez

Riyad Karim Mahrez is a France-born Algerian winger and former Algeria international whose career includes Premier League title-winning spells with Leicester City and Manchester City, three seasons with Al-Ahli, and success as Algeria captain at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

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Eric Chelle

Éric Sékou Chelle

Éric Sékou Chelle is a football coach and former Mali international defender who became head coach of Nigeria's senior men's national team, the Super Eagles, in January 2025. Previously the head coach of Mali and several clubs in France and Algeria, he was most recently…

Calvin Bassey

Calvin Bassey is a professional football defender who plays for Fulham and represents Nigeria. Developed at Leicester City, he has also played for Rangers and Ajax and was named Fulham's Player of the Season for 2024/25.

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Amad Diallo

Amad Diallo is an Ivorian international footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Manchester United. He developed in Italy, reached Atalanta's first team and transferred to Manchester United in 2021.

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Frank Onyeka

Ogochukwu Frank Onyeka

Ogochukwu Frank Onyeka is a Nigerian professional midfielder who has represented his country at senior level. He developed at FC Midtjylland, moved to Brentford in 2021 and spent the 2024/25 season on loan at FC Augsburg. Brentford reports that he transferred permanently to…

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Jude Bellingham

Jude Bellingham is an English professional football midfielder who plays for Real Madrid and represents England's men's senior team. Developed by Birmingham City, he established himself at Borussia Dortmund before joining Real Madrid in 2023.

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Terem Moffi

Terem Moffi is a Nigerian international striker from Calabar whose European club career has included football in Lithuania, Belgium and France. He joined OGC Nice in 2023 and spent the first half of 2026 on loan at FC Porto.

Maduka Okoye

Maduka Okoye is a professional goalkeeper who represents Nigeria internationally and plays for Udinese Calcio. Born in Düsseldorf, he developed in German football before playing for Sparta Rotterdam and Watford and joining Udinese in 2023.

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Lamine Yamal

Lamine Yamal is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and Spain's men's national team. A product of Barcelona's youth system, he made his first-team and senior international debuts in 2023 before winning UEFA EURO 2024 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup with…

Udodi Onwuzurike

Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike

Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike is a Nigerian international sprinter specializing in the 100 metres and 200 metres. His major results include the 2021 World U20 200-metre title, the 2023 NCAA outdoor 200-metre championship and a 200-metre silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Devin Booker

Devin Booker is an American professional basketball guard for the Phoenix Suns. Drafted by Phoenix in 2015, he has become the franchise's all-time regular-season scoring leader and has won two Olympic gold medals with the United States.

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Jai Opetaia

Jai Opetaia is an Australian professional cruiserweight boxer and London 2012 Olympian. A former two-time IBF champion, he was unbeaten at 30-0 and held The Ring and Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight titles as of August 18, 2026.

Jesse Rodriguez

Jesse James Rodriguez Franco

Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez is an American professional boxer from San Antonio, Texas, who has won recognized world championships at super flyweight, flyweight and bantamweight. As of August 18, 2026, the WBA lists him as its bantamweight Super Champion.

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Kevin Durant

His career includes an NBA Most Valuable Player award, two NBA championships and Finals MVP awards, and four Olympic gold medals with the United States.

Victor Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama is a French professional basketball player and San Antonio Spurs forward-center. The first overall selection in the 2023 NBA Draft, he has become prominent for his defensive play, winning NBA Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, while also…

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Jamal Musiala

Jamal Musiala is a Stuttgart-born professional footballer who plays in midfield for FC Bayern München and represents Germany at senior international level. Developed partly in England before joining Bayern's youth system, he is also of Nigerian heritage through his…

Destiny Udogie

Destiny Udogie is an Italian football defender, born and raised in Verona to Nigerian parents. He plays for Tottenham Hotspur and made his senior Italy debut in October 2023.

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Emmanuel Wanyonyi

Emmanuel Wanyonyi is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. He won Olympic gold at Paris 2024 and the world title in Tokyo in 2025 after earlier becoming a World U20 champion and a world silver medallist.

Brahim Diaz

Brahim Díaz

Brahim Díaz is a Málaga-born professional footballer who plays in an attacking role for Real Madrid and represents Morocco internationally. His career has also included Manchester City, three seasons on loan at AC Milan and a senior appearance for Spain in 2021.

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