Innit innit boys and Super Eagles: how Nigerian Londoners found their identity through football
Feb 24, 2025•27 min
Episode description
For the children of the Nigerian diaspora, displaced by war and split between two worlds, footballers from John Fashanu to Jay-Jay Okocha were a first glimpse of themselves in Britain’s mainstream. Written and read by Aniefiok Ekpoudom. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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