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
Innit innit boys and Super Eagles: how Nigerian Londoners found their identity through football | The Audio Long Read podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
