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# Victor Moses

Victor Moses (born 12 December 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger on either flank for Russian club Spartak Moscow. He has also been deployed as a wing-back at times during his career.

## Quotes

* For me, this is not a change of position, but, on the contrary, a return to the usual place.
** Reason I was converted to defender at Chelsea –Victor Moses. The Sun (Nigeria), 9 April 2023.
** His response when asked if he’s comfortable with the number 10 role.
* It’s an honour for me to be here and be an Inter player. I’d like to thank everyone for the welcome I’ve been given, I can’t wait to start.
** MOSES: "AN HONOUR TO BE PART OF THIS PROJECT, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE OUR FANS PROUD". inter.it, 23 January 2020.
* For a club to come and get you, they are going to use you at some stage. I know that there are a lot of players at Chelsea but if I do get my chance, I just have to grab it.
** Victor Moses: they should be proud of me, looking down being proud. The Guardian, 14 September 2012.
# Ahmed Musa

Ahmed Musa (born 14 October 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor and the Nigeria national team.

## Quotes

* The only thing I will say is that we need to continue to be disciplined. We know that footballers like enjoyment, but when it comes to the job, you have to respect it. When it’s time for enjoyment, you do that and when it comes to your job, you do the same. But when you combine both, you won’t be able to give yourself enough rest after the game to keep on doing what you know how to do.
** My dream is to become Nigeria’s most capped footballer –Musa. Punch, 30 May 2021
* Everybody wants to have the opportunity to play for Nigeria, so whoever is giving the opportunity is going to show his talent, so I think everybody is ready to play for the game.
** Ahmed Musa Interview: Every Word On Preparations, Eagles Injury Problems, Chukwueze, South Africa Team. allnigeriasoccer.com, 15 November 2018.
* We know our country. No matter what, whoever they call you, they have to talk. I don’t have to listen to anyone. I’m the one doing my job, but if my body wants me to stop, I’ll stop. I’m playing with my club and have a good contract, so why does anyone want me to resign from the national team?
** I’ll quit Eagles when my body says so —Ahmed Musa. The Guardian (Nigeria), 14 September 2012.
# Victor Obinna

Nsofor Obinna (born 25 March 1987) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

## Quotes

* It feels great to return home playing again on African soil.
** I rejected European offers — Nsofor. 25 September 2017. Punch Newspaper.
* To play football to the fullest of your abilities, you have to be happy.
** I rejected European offers — Nsofor. 25 September 2017. Punch Newspaper.
* Unity and a zeal to excel.
** Nsofor: Back and better for Eagles. 24 September 2013, The Nation News
# Peter Odemwingie

Peter Osaze Odemwingie (born 15 July 1981) is a former Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward.

## Quotes

* When you retire you feel the game just abandons you.
** Big interview: Former West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie has plenty of new goals. Express & Star, 28 September 2019.
* I am an absolutely normal person. 'Total lunacy' means you want to say that out of the blue I just appeared there without discussing [anything].
** Peter Odemwingie: ‘My fall-out at West Brom was with a few people’. The Guardian, 13 September 2013.
* I have always been dedicated to the game for as long as I can remember. In my mind, I had decided that I wanted to play football as my career very young, very early on in my life, and so I did all the things that I could to try to make it happen.
** Peter Odemwingie Interview (West Brom). firsttouchonline, 3 November 2011.
# Sunday Oliseh

Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh (born 14 September 1974) is a Nigerian football manager and former player. In his active playing career he played as a defensive midfielder.

## Quotes

* I will handle the Super Eagles again if the person employing me has the interest of Nigeria at heart. My priority is to get Nigeria back to the top, but things must be done the right way.
** With right management Africa can win World Cup – Oliseh. Punch Newspapers, 13 January 2023.
* I will never abandon my country Nigeria, I am a proud Nigerian and I will always be available to help my country.
** Oliseh clarifies stance not to coach Nigeria again. Premium Times Nigeria, 17 April 2020.
* I am totally heartbroken but at the same time so proud of our “Extra Super” Falcons today. In spite of all the hardship and at times inhuman mistreatment, they have put Nigeria back up in world Football. God bless them all!
** Nigeria vs England: I’m totally heartbroken – Sunday Oliseh. Daily Post, 7 August 2023.
* My faith made me feel a bit invincible on the pitch and helped me get through the hardest times when the pressure was greatest.
** Interview with Sunday Oliseh: “BVB Can Win The Meisterschaft”. Bundesliga Fanatic, 14 October 2021
# Jay-Jay Okocha

Augustine Azuka Okocha (born 14 August 1973), commonly known as Jay-Jay Okocha, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

## Quotes

* I think every player is unique, you know," says the man himself. We have got a lot of talented players in the Bundesliga. But, with all due respect, maybe I was a little bit special.
** Jay-Jay Okocha interview: Beating Oliver Kahn to score what Jurgen Klopp called the greatest-ever Bundesliga goal. Sky Sports, 9 September 2022.
* The difference is that in Europe you have everything you need to improve as a player and you’re playing under better coaches and a better environment. In Nigeria, we lack facilities and that disturbs one’s opportunity to perform and bring out the best in a young player. I was lucky that I left Nigeria early.
** Jay Jay Okocha: Nigeria Can’t Bring Out The Best In Players, I’m Lucky I Left Early. Arise News, 14 May 2023.
* Maybe 1 billion Euros should have been paid for me. They [Chelsea] paid £106 million for their defensive midfielder; to a player from Portugal. I would have cost around €150 million. My assists, dribbles… World football started to pay a lot of money. Such would be the numbers of players of this quality.
** Jay-Jay Okocha: The dazzling dribbler who danced his way into football greatness. FIFA, 27 April 2023.
# Oluwatosin Demehin

Oluwatosin Demehin (born 13 March 2002) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender. She plays for Nigeria women's national football team.

## Quotes

* Every player’s dream is to win laurels for her country or club.
* The lesson I learned from the World Cup is that names don’t play football.
* What you can play, your ability to prove on the field of play will speak for you. Also, nothing is impossible to achieve.
* My greatest secret is self-belief and dedication.
* My career has been full of ups and downs and I still need to keep going and working hard regardless of the successes and failures. Every success recorded so far is just bound on hard work and dedication towards the game.
** INTERVIEW: ‘We Were Emotionally Down After FIFA Women World Cup Exit’— Super Falcons Defender Oluwatosin Demehin Recounts Experience by Ukpe Philip. September 2, 2023. Retrieved 2023/11/26.
* People think female footballers do not have bright future and cannot make it through football, but they are gradually being proven wrong.
* In football, you win some, loose some and draw some matches.
* The secret of my success has been prayer, consistency, commitment and hard work.
** INTERVIEW: I Was Disappointed When We Were Eliminated At The World Cup– Nigeria’s Stade De Reims New Signing, Demehin by Ukpe Philip. November 5, 2022. Retrieved 2023/11/26.
# Wilson Oruma

Wilson Oruma (born 30 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in France.

## Quotes

* It is very painful when you deserve something and it is not being given to you.
** Oruma cries foul. 10 January 2004, BBC News.
* Some people need to pay for the consequences of their actions.
** It's sad some Nigerians wish me dead, Oruma Lament. 3 May 2023, Guardian Newspaper.
# Rinsola Babajide

Omorinsola Omowunmi Ajike Babajide (born 17 June 1998), known as Rinsola Babajide, is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish Liga F club UDG Tenerife. A former England youth international up to under-21 level, she made her senior Nigeria debut in October 2023.
She previously played for Liverpool, Millwall Lionesses, Watford and Brighton & Hove Albion.

## Quotes

* I wanted to prove them wrong, especially when they said I would never make it, that it's not a girl's sport, there were obviously down days and stuff, like there in that moment how it made me feel, but I just kept playing football because I was in love with the game, which I still am. And it makes me happy.
** Rinsola Babajide on IWD and fighting racism: "Things need to change" by Ken Browne. March 17, 2021. Retrieved 2023/11/26.
* I’d like to see more support for the women’s game. I’d like to cut out racism and the discriminatory slurs both in the men and women’s game.
* I fell in love with football when I was a little girl. No matter what, I don’t play football for the money. I play football because I love it.
* There’s more female coaches in the game now too which is healthy.
* I’ve experienced sexist slurs on social media as well as racism and things like that...you become stronger from those kinds of things. They’ve made me tougher and stronger as a person.
* It’s a sad reality but as a black female I’ve felt like I have to work harder than the next person.
* I need to stay focused and tough - negativity will always be there but If I’m working hard, getting to the places I want to play, it means that I’m controlling all I can.
* I don’t play football solely for myself. I do it for the younger generation too. I do it for young black females that aspire to be professional footballers in the future.
* If you have the backing of the men’s side and the club as a whole, it means that us on the pitch can fully focus on that. You want to cancel out the background noise and be able to focus on the football alone.
** Rinsola Babijide On The Future Of Football And Why Puma Is A Brand Leading The Way by SoccerBible. July 27, 2021. Retrieved 2023/11/26.
# Victor Osimhen

Victor James Osimhen (born 29 December 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Napoli and the Nigeria national team.

## Quotes

* I don't change my circle because I don't need to. Nothing changed. The only thing that has changed are the clothes that I wear. My attitude is still the same.
** ‘I only change clothes, not my circle’ – Osimhen. Daily Post Nigeria, 23 July 2023.
* A lot of people worldwide consider the Premier League as the best and the strongest league but now I’m in one of the best leagues in the world which is the Italian Serie A.
** Victor Osimhen to England is ON! Napoli talisman admits Premier League 'dream' amid summer transfer talk. Goal.com, 6 March 2023.
* I’d go to the dumpsite with my friend to look for them. We’d see Nike left and Adidas right and try to combine everything together. I lived in a really poor neighbourhood and in our street, my family is one of the poorest. Sometimes the landlord would come to harass my dad and sisters for rent and I’d go around the corner to cry and pray to God to help me.
** Lille’s Victor Osimhen on his rise from a Lagos landfill, rejecting Arsenal and interest from the Premier League. The Independent, 15 April 2020.
# Samson Siasia

Samson Siasia (born 14 August 1967) is a Nigerian former professional football striker and the former head coach of the Nigeria national team from 2010 to October 2011. He was reappointed in 2016.

## Quotes

* I am a legend, I have played, broke my leg for this country, and also coached.
** I broke my leg for Nigeria, Nigerian govt abandoned me – Samson Siasia Daily Post (Nigeria), 27 June 2021.
* As long as you’re a goal scorer it doesn’t matter where you go, you will still score goals.
** INTERVIEW: What Nigeria must do to stop decline in youth football performance – Siasia Premium Times, 16 August 2020.
* In Nigeria, we want to win but we don’t want to prepare well. It’s only when we prepare well that we will have a better chance of winning something.
** INTERVIEW: I don’t think this set of Eagles can win the World Cup, says Siasia. TheCable (Nigeria), 30 April 2018.
* Football is a game with three results—win, draw or lose. We all pray to win but you cannot always win. There are games you play well and you still draw or you end up losing; those are the painful matches one will always remember.
** Siasia My second chance to coach the Super Eagles will come – Samson Siasia THE INTERVIEW, 26 November 2015
# Mary Saiki

Mary Saiki (born 8 April 2000) is a Nigerian association football player

## Quotes

* I’ve missed Football, training, I am missing many things on the pitch. I’m praying for mercy, God should just have mercy on Nigeria and let us start our game like let us have a Corona virus free time for everyone in the world
** COVID-19: Saiki Laments Missing Football, thetidenewsonline.com, 9 April 2020.
# Sam Sodje

Okeremute Samuel Sodje (born 25 May 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Born in England to Nigerian parents, Sodje represented Nigeria at international level.

## Quotes

* The dream comes true and I think it’s a new opening for players to know there’s life after football and that you can do other stuffs apart from being an agent. I’d look forward to giving back, but in a different kind of way.
** l will convince my nephew at Man City Tai SODJ to pay for Nigeria. Complete Sports, 7 October 2020.
* I think this is a golden generation, in my opinion, with lots of talented players.
** I will convince my nephew at Man City Tai SODJ to pay for Nigeria. Complete Sports, 7 October 2020.
* I grew up in Nigeria and played from U-12 all the way to professional level and I think I’m in a position to encourage those in the grassroots that they can play football and also be educated at the same time which will help them after the game.
** I will convince my nephew at Man City Tai SODJ to pay for Nigeria. Complete Sports, 7 October 2020.
* I’ve always said it before now that you can have ten defenders but if they’re not trained to defend as a unit you will always concede goals.
** My life after Retirement from football. Premium Times, 19 July 2020.
# Taye Taiwo

Taye Ismaila Taiwo (born 16 April 1985) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kakkonen club SalPa.

## Quotes

* A lot of people always say that Africans retire early, but I am a living proof that we can still play into our late 30s and early 40s.
** Taye Taiwo says there’s still more football in me. Score Nigeria, 10 December 2021.
* People don’t even know the background of someone but they just write what they don’t know about.
** What my father told me about my twin sister – Taye Taiwo Premium Time (Nigeria), 26 April 2020.
* If I had touch Aguero at that point, it will be a penalty, which is even worse.
** Taye Taiwo Talks about Aguero's title wining goal for Man City against QPR in 2012. Braila.net (Nigeria), 22 April 2020
# Kalu Uche

Kalu Uche (born 15 November 1982) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

## Quotes

* Football is my life. Football is everything to me. Now I stopped playing professionally but, I still play when it’s time to enjoy with friends.
** Kalu to continue in football after retirement. The Pulse (Nigeria), 17 January 2023.
* In football, so many things happen and we should just put it back and focus on the next game. All we need to do is to just try our best to improve in the next game, to give our best and to come out victorious in the next game.
** Kalu Uche: Going to give everything for the three points. Indiansuperleague.com 3 October 2018.
# Taribo West

Taribo West (born 26 March 1974) is a Nigerian pastor and former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is best remembered for his various unusual and colourful hairstyles.

## Quotes

* If tomorrow I have a young boy who is good to play for the country, Nigerians will not see the good legs because you have to bribe your way into the national teams.
** Maldini rivalry forced me out of Milan — Taribo. The Punch (Nigeria), 8 December 2023
* Football is all about the pains of the people. If you do well, they praise you, if you don’t, you are nobody.
** Italian ultras cursed my parents, threw water, stones at me – Taribo. Punch Newspaper, 6 May 2022.
* Sport has so much to offer; It can change the lives of younger generation.
** I was told to join a cult to get political position — Taribo. Punch Newspaper, 17 March 2019.
* A sign that a team is united can be seen on the bench. When a goal is scored everyone on the bench rises up to celebrate.
** INTERVIEW: Why I’m positive Super Eagles will set a record in Russia — Taribo West. Premium Times, 4 November 2017.
* If tomorrow I have a young boy who is good to play for the country, Nigerians will not see the good legs because you have to bribe your way into the national teams.
** Maldini rivalry forced me out of Milan — Taribo. The Punch (Nigeria), 8 December 2023
# Francis Uzoho

Francis Odinaka Uzoho (born 28 October 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot First Division club Omonia and the Nigeria national team.

## Quotes

* It is a dream come true for me. I have dreamed of playing here for a long time, and when I saw the draw and knew that we would be playing at Old Trafford, I wanted to play, and I prayed to God to get an opportunity to play. So I got it, and I'm happy I played here.
** Francis Uzoho: Omonia Nicosia Keeper Delivers Heartwarming Interview After Man United Heroics. Sports Brief, 14 October 2022.
* I know what football means to you all and to myself, I can’t promise not to make mistakes again but i can promise not to give up until i bring back that smile on your faces.
** Francis Uzoho tenders apology to heartbroken Nigerians. Eagles Tracker, 4 April 2022.
* A derby game is not about where you are on the table, it is a different game altogether.
** I want to play in the World Cup and Enyeama is my idol, reveals Francis Uzoho. Goal.com, 20 December 2017.
# Joseph Yobo

Joseph Michael Yobo (born 6 September 1980) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He was the captain of the Nigerian national team until his international football retirement in June 2014.

## Quotes

* Nigeria is always blessed with talent. When we talk about going forward, I see that as our strength because we always have players that can take on opponents one-on-one with individual brilliance and getting a goal out of nothing.
** Afcon 2019: The Big Interview with Joseph Yobo on the Super Eagles progress. Goal.com, 12 July 2019.
* It feels good to see that they want everybody to be a part of the football show by bringing it to their homes. The reduced tariffs would afford their customers to enjoy and be a part of history, and I believe the current squad of the Super Eagles would excel in Russia.
** Pick confident Eagles for World Cup, Yobo tells Rohr. The Nation Newspaper, 3 May 2018.
* It’s been a long way. It was a big one, I just think it is destiny – because its unusual. I didn’t play in the Nigerian league, which is one of the ways very few people had the opportunity to play internationally. I went to Belgium in 1998 and left for the Olympic Marsielle in 2001 and 2002 I got into the British league.
** Joseph Yobo talks Football, Family & Future in the April Issue of HiMag. BellaNaija.com, 29 March 2010.
** On his journey to football success.
# Sani Kaita

Sani Haruna Kaita (born 2 May 1986) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

## Quotes

* Football is a cruel sport that no one can predict the outcome.
** I still don't know what happened before I got sent off at 2010 FIFA World Cup - Kaita Brills.net 11 May 2020.
* Education is important and it is a backup for football.
** I still regret my 2010 World Cup red card – Kaita Punch (Nigeria), 16 April 2016.
* Anything that comes – good or bad – I take it as it is.
** I still regret my 2010 World Cup red card – Kaita Punch (Nigeria), 16 April 2016.
# Stephen Keshi

Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (23 January 1962–7 June 2016) was a Nigerian football player and manager. During his playing career, Keshi played as a defender and earned 60 caps for the Nigeria national team, making him the nation's second-most capped player at the time of his retirement.

## Quotes

* People will always criticise, it is bound to happen. Even siblings can disagree and not like each other and they are from one family so expecting everybody in the country to like you is not clever. I only draw a line when it is extended to my family.
** The Keshi Interview: I hate attacks on my family. TheCable (Nigeria), 7 July 2014
* I do not choose players based on emotion.
** The Keshi Interview: I hate attacks on my family. TheCable (Nigeria), 7 July 2014.
* It is far more difficult to work in your own country I have just found out. When I qualified Togo for Afcon and the World Cup, I got there National Honour and diplomatic passport. Such was their gratitude.
** Nothing 'll make me change my mind to coach Eagles again - Keshi. Vanguard (Nigeria), 3 July 2014.
# John Utaka

John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a striker and is currently a youth coach at Montpellier HSC. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Utaka.

## Quotes

* If the opportunity comes to coach a team in Europe, I will embrace it. My dream is to win the trophies that I didn’t win as a player. I want to win them as a coach. We’ve never had an African coach win the Champions League. That is a goal for me.
** My Desire Is To Win UCL Title As A Coach –Utaka. Complete Sports, 25 April 2023.
* I don’t know because football is a very funny game, sometimes you never know. You can never tell.
** UTAKA: EAGLES CAN WIN 2014 WORLD CUP. AfricanFootball.com, 15 April 2014.
* I hope to win another trophy with Ismaily. I chose to return to Ismaily because I love the atmosphere here as I still remember the previous period that I spent here.
** Nigerian fan-favorite Utaka starts another spell with Egypt's Ismaily. Ahram Online, 15 July 2016.
** On his return to Ismaily after 15 years of European spell.