Alex Iwobi has been congratulated by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, following the midfielder’s new milestone in the Premier League.
Iwobi became the joint-second most-featured African player in the Premier League alongside Mohamed Salah following Fulham’s 1-0 victory over Coventry City on Saturday.
The 30-year-old has now made 328 appearances in the English top-flight.
“The NFF celebrates Alex Iwobi for this new achievement and we wish him even greater glory. We will be very happy to see him become the African with the most appearances in the Premier League in the near future,” acting NFF General Secretary Emmanuel Ikpeme remarked.
The versatile midfielder will now look to equal the all-time record set by former Cote d’Ivoire international Kolo Touré
Touré featured in 353 matches for Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool.
Iwobi, who started his career at Arsenal has also played for Everton.

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Prince Sunday Udofia as Team Coordinator of the U23 men’s national football team, the Olympic Eagles.
Udofia has previously excelled in a similar role with the Golden Eaglets, Nigeria’s U17 boys’ national team, helping the team during their successful campaign to defend the FIFA U17 World Cup title in Chile in 2015.
The NFF has also named ace sports journalist Niyi Busari, publisher of the online sports platform BSN Sports, as Media Officer of the Olympic Eagles.
Both officials joined the squad on Sunday as the team resumes camp in Ijebu-Ode ahead of a two-legged U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tie against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nigeria will travel to Lubumbashi for the first leg against DR Congo at the TP Mazembe Stadium on Friday, November 13.
The return leg is scheduled to take place four days later at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, where the Olympic Eagles will look to secure progress in the qualifying campaign.

The National Sports Commission (NSC, has scheduled the first Joint Technical Meeting and inspection of venues and facilities for the 23rd National Sports Festival, tagged Coal City Games Enugu 2026, for October 27–30, 2026.

The exercise, which will bring together key stakeholders in Nigerian sports, is designed to address technical issues relating to the Festival and assess the readiness of facilities designated for the Games.

The Commission, in a statement signed by

Zira Zakka Nagga, head of Press and Public Relations Unit, described the meeting and inspection are important components of preparations for the Festival, providing an opportunity to review technical arrangements, identify potential challenges and ensure that relevant facilities are assessed ahead of the national sporting event.

According to the schedule issued by the Office of the Director-General, Tuesday, October 27, is designated for arrivals, while the inspection of venues and facilities will take place on Wednesday, October 28. The inspection will continue alongside the Joint Technical Meeting on Thursday, October 29, with departures scheduled for Friday, October 30.

Expected participants include members of the Main Organising Committee (MOC), secretaries and technical directors of National Sports Federations, zonal coordinators, directors of sports from the states, and representatives of the media.

The Joint Technical Meeting underscores the importance of coordination among the National Sports Commission, the host state and other stakeholders in laying the groundwork for a successful National Sports Festival.

The NSC, under the leadership of Mallam Shehu Dikko and Hon. Bukola Olopade, continues to work towards strengthening sports development and creating an enabling environment for athletes from across the country to showcase their talents at the Coal City Games Enugu 2026.