Man City, however, cannot be authoritatively said to have had a Nigerian fanbase at any point in time. The Foxes have “Senior Man” Kelechi Iheanacho to thank for this. We have come across many Liverpool fans, a good number of Tottenham Hotspur fans, some Everton fans and more recently, Leicester City supporters. However, this does not mean that other English clubs have no Nigerian fans.
These three aforementioned clubs are the most followed English clubs in the world and have a great number of Nigerian fans. The yardstick used for this comparison is the followings of clubs like Arsenal, as evidenced by Bukayo Saka's recent visit to the country Manchester United and most especially Chelsea, who drummed up Nigerian support by fielding a number of Super Eagles players and prospects as their stock in European football soared in the Premier League era. We had an in-house discussion between Goalball Live reporters and the prevalent opinion was that Manchester City have no fans in Nigeria. But with a Manchester City-Inter Milan final coming up, which team has more Nigerian fans? Opinion: Manchester City Fan Base Imported From Barcelona What follows is more reportage and social media posts on the action and transfer news that breaks from these teams, leading up to the Champions League final which wraps up every European club football season.Īmong the most followed clubs by Nigerians are Premier League and LaLiga teams.
Ahead of the Champions League final, we take a close look at both sides and their fanbase in Nigeria. The Nigeria football news media thrives on reportage of the biggest and best teams in Europe, leading to every Champions League draw getting lots of attention from Nigerian football fans.
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