In a great country like Nigeria, numerous talents abound. He made his national team debut for Germany in a friendly match against Malta in a 3–0 victory on 13th May 2010, playing 79 minutes. The 26-year old had made … His paternal grandfather was Nigerian.
Innocent Nkasiobi Emeghara (born 27th May 1989) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a striker for the San Jose Earthquakes of the Major League Soccer. Ross Barkley Chelsea star Ross Barkley has expressed his desire on how badly he wants to meet his father who broke up with his mother when the going got rough. Ross Barkley was born on 5 December 1993, in Liverpool, England.

His father is an automobile engineer, while his mother … Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa (born 10th May 1982), also known as Adebayo Akinfenwa, has spent his entire career in the lower leagues of English football but has still achieved global fame, thanks to a computer game.

Nigeria gave him the chance to play for them at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa but on the 5th of January 2010, Aogo announced that he will only play for Germany. Sidney Sam (born 31st January 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for FC Schalke 04. Sports.

Rashid dedicates IPL win to late mother. According to reports, his Nigerian father Peter Effanga left Ross’ mother in England when the Chelsea star was just one year old. He is a professional footballer who plays as a right-winger for Championship side, Watford. His father, Maurice Sr., was a mathematics teacher, and his mother is a chemistry teacher. Born to a German mother and Nigerian father, Sam would have been eligible to play for the Nigerian national team but decided early on to represent his country of birth.

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Before now, reports had it that the 26-year-old football star is a Nigerian even though he has not come out publicly to confirm or speak on the situation.

Dennis Aogo (born 14th January 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left back, left wing-back or in the midfield for Schalke 04. Chelsea player, Ross Barkley has reportedly has revealed he is ready to search for his Nigerian father who is said to have abandoned his mother when he was a kid. In a recent interview about his life and career with no doubt he said: “There’s one thing he wishes to do and that is meeting his father who is a Nigerian but left his mother when he was very young and hasn’t seen him since then.” Barkley is 25 years old. However, while some Nigerian footballers have grown from the ranks to stardom, adorning the great colours of the Super Eagles – the green and white – others have chosen to adorn the colours of other countries.

But whether this happens by dual nationalities, lack of opportunities to impress on the home front or outright decision to represent other countries, Nigeria can boast of a wealthy array of football talents in the diaspora.

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He has three sisters and a brother. On 29th May 2013, Sam made his senior international debut for Germany in a friendly game against Ecuador in Florida. Sam was a German youth national player, starring in Germany’s under-19 and under-20 teams.

His mother, Diane, was a homemaker, and his … He has been capped 12 times.

However, things took a new twist as Okaka was included in the Italy squad for their friendly against Albania on 18th November 2014 by manager Antonio Conte. They are Igbo people from Nigeria.

While the likes of David Alaba, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Angelo Ogbonna and Nedum Onuoha may be already known players that have been added to the “what if” list of the Nigerian football history, there are a host of others who ply their trade in countries other than the country of their descent.

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He has played for clubs in France, Belgium, England, Italy, the Netherlands, and Portugal. Onyewu’s parents moved to the United States from Nigeria to study in Washington, D.C. Aston Villa have announced the signing of midfielder Ross Barkley on a season-long loan from Chelsea.

Ross Barkley’s parents are Diane Barkley and Peter Effanga. Maurice Edu, Jr. (born 18th April 1986) is a U.S. soccer player who plays for the Philadelphia Union and at one time played sporadically for the United States national team. Ross bears his mother’s maiden name Barkley instead of his real father’s name Effanga who was a construction worker with the railway in the United Kingdom.

In 2002, aged 15, he attended the youth academy of SC Freiburg while graduating with Mittlere Reife in Freiburg.

As surprised as you may be, this is true. His father is from Nigeria whereas his mother is German.



Born to a German mother and a Nigerian father, Aogo grew up in Oberreut, a suburb in the southwest of Karlsruhe.

“There’s one thing he wishes to do and that is meeting his father who is a Nigerian but left his mother when he was very young and hasn’t seen him since then.” the source said.

Still, in that year, he helped the U21 team finish second at the 2011 UEFA European Championship, scoring in the 2–0 group stage win against Iceland. Fans May Not Be Returning To Football Matches Anytime Soon – FA Chairman, Chelsea Coach, Frank Lampard Sympathizes With N’Golo Kante, Not just a blogger!

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At 6ft 4in (1.93 m) and 210 lb (95 kg), Onyewu is the second-tallest outfield player in U.S. team history (after Omar Gonzalez).

Barkley used his mother's last name due to his bad relationship with his father.

He made his debut as a substitute and scored the winning goal at Sampdoria’s ground. Born on the 5th December 1993, Barkley is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea FC and the England national team. Edu scored his first international goal for the U.S. during a friendly against the Czech Republic on May 25, 2010. Brila FM claimed exclusively that Ross Barkley is currently looking for his father adding that he has not seen him ever since he was one year old. Chelsea and Three lions midfielder Ross Barkley has expressed his desire to meet his Nigerian father who broke up with his mother when he was a little child. In April 2014, Okaka revealed he was in talks with the Nigeria Football Federation about the possibility of him switching allegiance to his parents’ country and play with the Nigeria national football team – the Super Eagles which were already at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. On 8th May 2014, Sam was named to the 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by German national team coach, Joachim Low.

Patrick Effanga left Ross when he was only one year old and hasn’t met with him since then.

He previously played for Everton FC and has played on loan for Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United.

Emeghara opted to represent Switzerland internationally, and he made his debut on 4 June 2011 by playing one minute in a 2–2 draw in England for the UEFA Euro qualifiers.

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But Akinfenwa has only ever been interested in football. He made his international debut for the United States against Switzerland on October 17, 2007, and won his second cap a month later against South Africa, where he registered an assist for the winning goal.

They moved to Scotland in the late 1980s for his father to obtain his doctorate in Metallurgy. Delfouneso has been a regular England youth international, having played over 50 matches at U16, U17, U19 and U21 levels.

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