Nigerian striker Gift Orban has moved ahead of Victor Osimhen in the race to be top scorer in Turkey's Süper Lig.

The goal

Orban scored his 10th league goal of the season for Amedspor in their 4-3 defeat away to Galatasaray, reported on Sunday, 8 November 2026. After a quiet first half, the former Lyon striker headed home from close range from a cross by substitute Furkan Soyalp. Another Nigerian, Yira Sor, also scored for Amedspor after coming off the bench, but Galatasaray held on to win.

The scoring race

The goal took Orban to 10 goals and five assists in 11 league appearances, one more goal than Osimhen, who has nine goals and three assists in eight league games. Osimhen missed the match after having knee surgery on Saturday to remove a loose body from his left knee, and is expected to be out for at least three weeks.

Background

Orban joined Amedspor on loan in the summer transfer window. He made his name at Belgian club Gent, where he scored freely, before moving to Lyon. Osimhen, the 2023 African Player of the Year, has been out of action since the Champions League win over Stuttgart. Both are Super Eagles strikers, and with Osimhen ruled out of the AFCON qualifiers against Tanzania this month, Orban's form will interest Nigeria's coaching staff.

Nigeria's under-17 women's team, the Flamingos, are world champions after beating Japan 2-1 in the final of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Rabat, Morocco, on Saturday, 7 November 2026.

The match

Awawu Bashiru gave Nigeria the lead in the 39th minute at the Mohammed VI Football Complex, and Oluebube Umejiaku doubled the advantage two minutes after half-time, in the 47th minute. Japan pulled a goal back through Fuki Ito in the 80th minute, but the Flamingos held on to claim the trophy.

History made

The victory makes Nigeria the first African country to win the competition, and gives the country its first FIFA world title in women's football at any level. Before this tournament, the Flamingos' best finish was third place in 2022. They reached the final by beating Brazil 3-1 in the semi-final, a match in which Bashiru also scored twice, while Japan beat North Korea on penalties in their semi-final.

Background

Japan came into the final as one of the strongest teams in youth women's football, having won the tournament in 2014 and finished as runners-up in 2010 and 2016. CAF president Patrice Motsepe had travelled to Rabat to watch the final after praising the Flamingos for making Africa proud. Before the match, captain Harmony Chidi said the team was determined to bring the trophy home.

What happens next

The win comes as the senior Super Eagles prepare for their AFCON qualifiers against Tanzania next week.

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has accused officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of stopping him from congratulating the Flamingos after their World Cup triumph.

What Obi said

Obi said he was at the airport in Abuja at about 7am on Monday, 9 November 2026, to catch a flight to Enugu, when he saw the Flamingos, who had just arrived with the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup trophy. He said he asked his protocol officer to find out if he could go over and welcome the players, but was told that NFF officials had refused, reportedly warning that anyone who allowed him near the team would lose their job.

'Not the first time'

Obi said this was not the first time he had been prevented from supporting a national team. He recalled travelling to Uyo in March 2025 to watch a World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe, and said that although he was warmly received before the match, he was not allowed the same access afterwards.

Background

The Flamingos beat Japan 2-1 in the final in Rabat on Saturday to become the first African team to win the tournament, and were welcomed back to Nigeria on Monday. President Bola Tinubu and the First Lady have both congratulated the team.

What happens next

The NFF had not publicly responded to Obi's claim at the time of writing.

Ebonyi State governor Francis Nwifuru has promised President Bola Tinubu 80 per cent of the state's votes in the 2027 presidential election.

What he said

Speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential rally in Abakaliki on Monday, 9 November 2026, Nwifuru told the President that Ebonyi was an APC state, that 80 per cent of its votes were assured for him and that he would win by a landslide.

Background

The rally is part of Tinubu's campaign tour of the South-East and South-South, which has included stops in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states in the past week. Several South-East governors have declared support for the President, and the APGA in Anambra has also adopted him as its candidate. The South-East, however, is the home region of NDC candidate Peter Obi, who won most of the region's votes in 2023, and his party has set ambitious targets of its own, including 98 per cent of Anambra's votes.

How people reacted

The governor's pledge drew mixed reactions on social media. Supporters of the President welcomed it, while others questioned whether any governor could guarantee how residents would vote.

What happens next

The presidential election is scheduled for 16 January 2027.