Nigerian Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a Nigerian football striker, currently playing for Swiss club FC Sion.

Is a Nigerian football striker, currently playing for Swiss club FC Sion.

Was a Nigerian football goalkeeper who represented Nigeria during the 1999 FIFA World Youth Champion

Was a Nigerian football goalkeeper who represented Nigeria during the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.A native of Lagos, Sam Okoye was on a test period in 2005 with the Iranian Azadegan League club Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar F.C..

Is a Nigerian football striker. Choji featured for the Nigeria national football team at the 1993 FI

Is a Nigerian football striker. Choji featured for the Nigeria national football team at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

He was once the chairman of Nigeria Football Association - Nigeria's top football governing body and

He was once the chairman of Nigeria Football Association - Nigeria's top football governing body and still regarded as its most successful Chair. He was also the minister for Sports when the Nigerian Golden Eaglets took home the FIFA under 17 world championship cup. Was a retired air commodore of the Nigerian Air Force, a former governor of Anambra State and a former three-time Minister for Information, Youth, Sport and Culture in Nigeria during the regimes of Buhari, Sani Abacha and Abdulsalam Abubakar.

Is a Nigerian football midfielder. He is currently playing for Karpaty Lviv. Godwin started his foot

Is a Nigerian football midfielder. He is currently playing for Karpaty Lviv. Godwin started his football career in a Nigerian first division club Gabros F.C. at the age of 17, after playing for a season in Nigeria, young footballer was noticed by scouts from Poland, and the following season, in 2001 Godwin moved to Europe, playing for a now defunct Polish club Marbet Ceramed. After one season at Marbet, Godwin moved to another Polish club GKS Katowice.

Is a former football striker from Nigeria.At club level, Siasia most notably played for French team

Is a former football striker from Nigeria.At club level, Siasia most notably played for French team FC Nantes where he became league champion in 1994/95. He also played for Australian club Perth Glory with fellow Nigerian Peter Anosike, as well as in Belgium, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Is a football player from Nigeria. The left-footed defender currently plays for Esbjerg II.Agba sign

Is a football player from Nigeria. The left-footed defender currently plays for Esbjerg II.Agba signed a 1-year deal with the Esbjerg fB, the defender cames from Akademisk Boldklub in January 2008. He played 28 games for Akademisk Boldklub before joined to Ølstykke FC on loan in Summer 2007.

Is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for Thailand Premier League side Bangkok Glass.He prev

Is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for Thailand Premier League side Bangkok Glass.He previously played for Cambodian outfit Phnom Penh Empire where he caught the eye of the 'Bankers' playing in the Singapore Cup.

Is a Nigerian footballer, who plays mainly as a right defender.Okunowo signed with European powerhou

Is a Nigerian footballer, who plays mainly as a right defender.Okunowo signed with European powerhouse FC Barcelona at only 18, first playing with its reserve team. In 1998–99, he competed for starting spot in the main squad with Michael Reiziger, and managed 14 league appearances (eight starts), in a final win for the Catalans.

Is a Nigerian football player currently with Enyimba International F.C.. Ledor began his career with

Is a Nigerian football player currently with Enyimba International F.C.. Ledor began his career with Enugu Rangers[1] and joined in 2005 to Enyimba International F.C.

Is a Nigerian professional footballer, he plays for Rockford Rampage.Ogunsanya made his debut in the

Is a Nigerian professional footballer, he plays for Rockford Rampage.Ogunsanya made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2002 for FC Spartak Moscow. He played 1 game in the UEFA Champions League 2002–03 for FC Spartak Moscow.

Is an English-born Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for Charlton Athletic. Sodje also rep

Is an English-born Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for Charlton Athletic. Sodje also represents Nigeria at international level. Sodje has three brothers (Efe, Steve, and Akpo), as well as a nephew, Onome, also playing football in England. A fourth brother, Bright, used to play rugby league. He made his international debut for the Nigeria national football team in 2005 in an international friendly against Romania.

"The Nigerian Nightmare," is a heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is con

"The Nigerian Nightmare," is a heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is considered by many to be one of the strongest punchers in the heavyweight division.

Was a professional footballer who played internationally for Nigeria.Okwaraji had a career in Europe

Was a professional footballer who played internationally for Nigeria.Okwaraji had a career in Europe which included playing for Dinamo Zagreb, VfB Stuttgart and SSV Ulm while finishing his education in law. In his short stay with Dinamo Zagreb, Samuel scored 3 goals in a friendly game vs NK Buducnost Hodošan . The game was played on 30.04.1986 and Dinamo Zagreb won 12:0. Samuel's only official game for Dinamo in the Yugoslavian league was as a substitute on 18.05.1986. vs FK Pristina.

Is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Gröndals IK. He has played for clubs throughout

Is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Gröndals IK. He has played for clubs throughout Africa, Europe and Asia, and won three caps for the Nigerian national side.Ayorinde began his career in Nigeria with Honeybabes and NEPA Lagos, before moving to Tunisia to play with Stade Tunisien. He then moved to Europe, playing in Austria with Sturm Graz. He later played in England with Leyton Orient, which included loan spells with Rushden & Diamonds andAltrincham.

Commonly known as Sani Emmanuel, is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for My People FC as a

Commonly known as Sani Emmanuel, is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for My People FC as a striker, as well as having a stint with Swedish outfit Bodens BK. He played a prominent part of the 'Golden Eaglets' Nigerian U-17 Team's campaign in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Emmanuel played for the Nigeria U-17 team at 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria . He scored the winning goal for Nigeria through a penalty kick in their match against Argentina, which saw Nigeria top their group with 7 points.

Is a Nigerian football defender currently playing for Kwara United F.C..He began his career 1996 by

Is a Nigerian football defender currently playing for Kwara United F.C..He began his career 1996 by Shooting Stars F.C. before moving in January 2001 to Kwara United F.C.. After 17 months by Kwara United F.C. was transferred to Enyimba International F.C. and later moved then to Sharks F.C. in July 2002. In January 2007 he turned back to his former team Kwara United F.C. and played till today for the Ilorin based team.

Is a Nigerian football player currently playing for KuPS.

Is a Nigerian football player currently playing for KuPS.

Is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian side CSKA Moscow.In Dece

Is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian side CSKA Moscow.In December 2009 he signed a 5-year deal with CSKA and joined permanently from Midtjylland to Russia.

Is a Nigerian football Midfielder, who plays for the Danish 1st Division club Viborg FF.

Is a Nigerian football Midfielder, who plays for the Danish 1st Division club Viborg FF.

Is a Nigerian footballer, currently playing for German club TSV Alemannia Aachen. "Seyi" is a nickna

Is a Nigerian footballer, currently playing for German club TSV Alemannia Aachen. "Seyi" is a nickname for the Yoruba name "Oluwaseyi" (meaning "God made this").

Is a Nigerian football manager who was appointed Head Coach of the Nigerian national side in April 2

Is a Nigerian football manager who was appointed Head Coach of the Nigerian national side in April 2008.Shaibu Amodu was appointed coach of Nigeria's Super Eagles in 2008, his third spell as Nigeria coach, taking over from Berti Vogts. Amodu has become a kind of saviour for the national team.

Is a Nigerian football who is currently playing in the Nigerian Premier League for Kano Pillars F.C.

Is a Nigerian football who is currently playing in the Nigerian Premier League for Kano Pillars F.C.. Shehu began 2004 his career with Kano Pillars F.C. The left Midfielder was promoted to the first team in 2008. Shehu is member of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad. He was a reserve player in the first game on 25 September against Venezuela and was with the team in the August 2009 Training Camp in Spain.

Is a Nigerian former professional footballer who made 37 league appearances for Wimbledon – and it

Is a Nigerian former professional footballer who made 37 league appearances for Wimbledon – and its successor club Milton Keynes Dons – between 2003 and 2006. He later played non-League football for Woking and Wingate & Finchley.

Is a Nigerian football player currently with Kwara United F.C.. He began his career with Ebonyi Ange

Is a Nigerian football player currently with Kwara United F.C.. He began his career with Ebonyi Angels. After 1 years with Kwara he moved to Enyimba International F.C. in early 2008 and returned to Lobi in June 2008 after a successful season signed with his former club Kwara United in 2009.