Category
page 1Yoruba sportspeople
Emmanuel Adebayor
togolese soccer player
David Alaba
Austrian footballer (born 1992)
Dele Alli
English association football player
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Greek basketball player
Hakeem Olajuwon
Nigerian-American basketball player
Obafemi Martins
Nigerian association football player
Yakubu
Nigerian association football player (born 1982)
Karim Benzema
Germany footballer (born 2002)
Anthony Joshua
Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni "AJ" Joshua is a British professional boxer. He held the unified heavyweight championship twice between 2017 and 2021. He also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title during his reigns as champion. At regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2015 to 2016.
Taye Taiwo
Nigerian footballer
Taiwo Awoniyi
Nigerian association football player
Adebayo Akinfenwa
English professional association footballer
Daley Thompson
British decathlete
Rashidi Yekini
Nigerian footballer (1963-2012)
Rabiu Afolabi
Nigerian footballer
Leon Balogun
German-born Nigerian professional footballer
Danny Shittu
Nigerian footballer
Dele Aiyenugba
Nigerian footballer
Patrick Owomoyela
German footballer
Sammy Ameobi
English-Nigerian footballer (born 1992)
Peter Rufai
Nigerian footballer (1963–2025)
Mutiu Adepoju
Nigerian footballer
Brian Idowu
footballer
Jarome Iginla
Canadian ice hockey player
Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Greek basketball player
Sheyi Ojo
English association football player
Marvin Ogunjimi
Belgian association football player
Michael Olowokandi
Nigerian basketball player
Olusoji Fasuba
Nigerian sprinter
Ramon Azeez
Baifra footballer
Kunle Odunlami
Nigerian footballer
Kostas Antetokounmpo
Greek basketball player
Morolake Akinosun
American sprinter
Seyi Olofinjana
Nigerian footballer
Oluwafemi Ajilore
Nigerian footballer
Femi Ogunode
Qatari sprinter of Nigerian descent
Ike Shorunmu
Nigerian footballer
Abdul Jeleel Ajagun
Nigerian footballer
Deji Aliu
Nigerian sprinter
Femi Opabunmi
Nigerian footballer
Stephen Makinwa
Nigerian footballer
Muhammed Lawal
American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
Teslim Fatusi
association football player
Segun Odegbami
Nigerian footballer
Olapade Adeniken
Nigerian sprinter
Monday James
Nigerian footballer
Abiodun Obafemi
Nigerian footballer
Abiola Dauda
Nigerian association football player
Abiodun Baruwa
Nigerian footballer
Ademola Okulaja
German basketball player (1975–2022)
Ayo Dosunmu
American basketball player
Oladapo Olufemi
Nigerian footballer
Kehinde Fatai
Nigerian footballer
Arike Ogunbowale
American basketball player
Funso Ojo
footballer
Henry Akinwande
boxer
Best Ogedegbe
Nigerian football goalkeeper
Jimi Manuwa
mixed martial artist
Thomas Sowunmi
football player
Adebayo Adigun
Nigerian association football player