9 Powerful Athletes who are Nigerian
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Sports is one of the most profitable industries. Today’s global sports industry valued between $480-$620 billion. Here are some of the most recognizable athletes who were born to at least 1 Nigerian parent!
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Alex Iwobi
Alexander Chuka Iwobi is a 23-year-old Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Arsenal and the Nigeria national team.
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Anthony Joshua
Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua, OBE is a British professional boxer. He is a former unified world heavyweight champion having held the WBA, IBF and WBO titles between 2016 and 2019.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo is Greek professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) born to Nigerian parents. Nearly 7 feet tall, Antetokounmpo’s combination of size, speed and ball-handling skills led to his nickname the “Greek Freak”.
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Victor Moses
Victor Moses is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger on either flank for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe, on loan from Chelsea of the Premier League.
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Henry Onyekuru
Henry Chukwuemeka Onyekuru (born 5 June 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Everton and the Nigeria national team. The sports star also recently tied the knot in Benin, Nigeria.
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Wilfred Ndidi
Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi (born 16 December 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Leicester City and the Nigeria national team as a midfielder. He also wedded his girlfriend of two years in May.
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Joseph Imeh
According to The Nation, Joseph Imeh has been ranked as the best Nigerian Tennis player in the rating released by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
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Aruna Quadri
Quadri Aruna is a Nigerian table tennis player. He competed for Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. At the World Cup 2014, he reached the quarter-finals in the Men’s Singles competition. Read his feature on Konbini here.
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Blessing Okagbare
Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specializes in long jumping and short sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the long jump and a world medalist in the 200 metres.
