{"id":3240,"date":"2026-02-04T00:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T00:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:10:07","slug":"nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Players Dominate a Busy January 2026 Transfer Window"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

The January 2026 transfer window proved to be a significant one for Nigerian footballers, as several Super Eagles stars secured moves across Europe and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, the standout transfer belonged to Ademola Lookman, who completed the biggest move involving a Nigerian player.<\/p>\n

The 2024 CAF Men\u2019s Player of the Year joined Atl\u00e9tico Madrid from Atalanta in a deal valued at \u20ac35 million as a fixed fee, with a further \u20ac5 million in add-ons.<\/p>\n

\"Ademola
Ademola Lookman with Atletico Madrid President, Enrique Cerezo. Photo | X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lookman leaves Atalanta after a historic spell in Bergamo, where he became a club legend and one of the most decisive players in Europe.<\/p>\n

In France, Olympique de Marseille strengthened their midfield with the signing of Tochukwu Nnadi from Belgian side Zulte Waregem.<\/p>\n

\"Tochukwu
Tochukwu Nnadi (center) has joined Marseille. Photo | X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 22-year-old Nigerian midfielder completed a permanent move to Ligue 1 for a reported \u20ac6 million transfer fee and has signed a contract that will keep him at the club until June 2028.<\/p>\n

In England, Frank Onyeka secured a loan move to Coventry City, where he will remain until the end of the season.<\/p>\n

\"Frank
Frank Lampard, head coach of Coventry City with new signing Frank Onyeka. Photo | X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The deal includes a condition that will see the move become permanent should Coventry City achieve promotion.<\/p>\n

Another Super Eagles midfielder, Joe Aribo, also made a temporary switch within England.<\/p>\n

\"Joe
Joe Aribo joins Leicester City from Southampton. Photo | X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aribo joined Leicester City on loan from Southampton, with the agreement set to run until the end of the season.<\/p>\n

One of the most expensive transfers involving a Nigerian youngster saw George Ilenikhena move to Al-Ittihad in a deal worth \u20ac33 million.<\/p>\n

The forward has signed a long-term contract with the Saudi club that runs until 2029, marking a major step in his career.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, FC Porto completed the signing of Terem Moffi on a season-long loan deal.<\/p>\n

The agreement includes a non-mandatory option to make the transfer permanent for \u20ac8 million, along with up to \u20ac250,000 in performance-based add-ons.<\/p>\n

In Central Europe, Czech giants Viktoria Plze\u0148 added Nigerian winger Salim Fago Lawal to their squad, signing him from Croatian club NK Istra.<\/p>\n

It is rumoured that Viktoria Plze\u0148 paid \u20ac2.4 million to secure his services.<\/p>\n

Overall, the January 2026 transfer window highlighted the continued rise and demand for Nigerian footballers, with Super Eagles players making impactful moves across multiple leagues.<\/p>\n

The post Nigerian Players Dominate a Busy January 2026 Transfer Window<\/a> appeared first on Latest Sports News In Nigeria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The January 2026 transfer window proved to be a significant one for Nigerian footballers, as several Super Eagles stars secured … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\nNigerian Players Dominate a Busy January 2026 Transfer Window - Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nigerian Players Dominate a Busy January 2026 Transfer Window - Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The January 2026 transfer window proved to be a significant one for Nigerian footballers, as several Super Eagles stars secured …\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/breakingworldnewz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-03T23:10:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5aeaae84fc0165f86114b488042d6803\"},\"headline\":\"Nigerian Players Dominate a Busy January 2026 Transfer Window\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-03T23:10:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/\"},\"wordCount\":417,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Sports\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/\",\"name\":\"Nigerian Players Dominate a Busy January 2026 Transfer Window - Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-03T23:10:07+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nigerian Players Dominate a Busy January 2026 Transfer Window\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/\",\"name\":\"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-bNewsLogo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-bNewsLogo.jpg\",\"width\":973,\"height\":256,\"caption\":\"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/breakingworldnewz\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5aeaae84fc0165f86114b488042d6803\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba701f8772b94da97130be38b0fa603b904c5e879d77c650c2c8f50718c19077?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba701f8772b94da97130be38b0fa603b904c5e879d77c650c2c8f50718c19077?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/author\/soeadmin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nigerian Players Dominate a Busy January 2026 Transfer Window - Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nigerian Players Dominate a Busy January 2026 Transfer Window - Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines","og_description":"The January 2026 transfer window proved to be a significant one for Nigerian footballers, as several Super Eagles stars secured …","og_url":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/","og_site_name":"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines","article_publisher":"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/breakingworldnewz","article_published_time":"2026-02-03T23:10:07+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2.png","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5aeaae84fc0165f86114b488042d6803"},"headline":"Nigerian Players Dominate a Busy January 2026 Transfer Window","datePublished":"2026-02-03T23:10:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/"},"wordCount":417,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2.png","articleSection":["Sports"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/","url":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/","name":"Nigerian Players Dominate a Busy January 2026 Transfer Window - Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2.png","datePublished":"2026-02-03T23:10:07+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/brila.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-2.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/nigerian-players-dominate-a-busy-january-2026-transfer-window\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nigerian Players Dominate a Busy January 2026 Transfer Window"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/","name":"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#organization","name":"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines","url":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-bNewsLogo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-bNewsLogo.jpg","width":973,"height":256,"caption":"Your Daily News Dose of the World\u2019s Hottest Headlines"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/breakingworldnewz"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/person\/5aeaae84fc0165f86114b488042d6803","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba701f8772b94da97130be38b0fa603b904c5e879d77c650c2c8f50718c19077?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba701f8772b94da97130be38b0fa603b904c5e879d77c650c2c8f50718c19077?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/news.infotekps.com"],"url":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/author\/soeadmin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3240\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.infotekps.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}