Isaiah Akinremi

Senior Journalist @BBCAfrica @BBCWorldService @BBCWorld @BBCSport IG - @isaiahdarevko
e-mail - [email protected]

[Isaiah Akinremi @officialdarey]

As @Alookman_ wins the @CAF_Online footballer of the year, I was on #FocusonAfrica on @BBCWorld with @WaihigaMwaura to provide analysis on the meteoric rise of the @NGSuperEagles and @Atalanta_BC @AtalantaBC_News player.

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As #Nigeria begin their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign, former international Segun Odegbami, who won the tournament on home soil in 1980, says the country is experiencing the "worst time" in its football history. 🗣️@officialdarey ✍

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Nigerian football is going through a major shake-up. A run of disappointing results has been followed by a leadership crisis, with the elective congress scheduled for 27 September now suspended. What does this mean for the Super Eagles?

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Bakoteh's Messi - @BHAFC Minteh picks his TOP 5 African players of all time in the @premierleague era.

Always a delight to chat with Yankuba.

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Brighton’s Gambian winger Yankuba Minteh is a young African who began his career playing ⚽ barefoot on sandy pitches in The Gambia 🇬🇲. The 22-year-old reveals his top five African players 🌍 from the Premier League era. Tell us yours in the comments.

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Meet Evelyn Okafor – a four-time Nigerian champion, three-time African champion, and the first African woman to qualify for the World Freestyle Football Championship. https://t.co/D2sATkvH2G

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Evelyn Okafor is the first African woman to qualify for the World Finals in the history of Freestyle Football, after winning nearly all the awards on the continent for her footie skills. BBC Sport Africa’s Isaiah Akinremi went to learn some tricks with the African champion.

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Fans celebrate as the Democratic Republic of Congo qualified for their first World Cup in 52 years.⁣
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Axel Tuanzebe's extra-time goal gave the Leopards a 1-0 win over Jamaica in their intercontinental play-off final at the Guadalajara Stadium in Mexico.⁣

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Football fans in DR Congo have been waiting a long time to right the wrongs of their solitary World Cup campaign in 1974. Victory in the intercontinental play-off final against Jamaica will end that 52-year wait and guarantee Africa a 10th representative.
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Nigeria’s oil producers are pumping more and South African ports are offering safer passage to ships diverted from the Middle East route.

The BBC's Makuochi Okafor looks at how some African countries could help ease the Hormuz crisis. 🎥👇🏾

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@WestHam player, Wan-Bissaka told me qualifying for the @FIFAWorldCup would be a "big achievement" for DR Congo.

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DR Congo hope to qualify for their first World Cup since 1974. They face Jamaica in the intercontinental play-off final on Tuesday. The Leopard’s recent successes are partly due to recruiting diaspora players. West Ham defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka is one of them.

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What does President Tinubu's visit to King Charles mean for Nigeria and the UK?

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@FulhamFC and @NGSuperEagles defender Calvin Bassey quickfire...

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[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Nigeria’s Calvin Bassey steps into the hot seat for a quick-fire challenge, as the Super Eagles defender thinks on his feet with BBC Sport Africa’s Isaiah Akinremi @isaiahdarevko on Fulham-Nigeria connections, Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) history and Nigerian football trivia.

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Nigeria is looking to seal early qualification for the round of 16 when they face Tunisia in their next Group C fixture. BBC Sport caught up with striker Victor Osimhen for a rapid-fire round! From his favourite dish to his favourite city, how many questions can he smash?

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Nigeria began their quest for a fourth Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) title with a 2-1 win over Tanzania in Group C.
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Enjoyed this fun quickfire with @WestHam and DR Congo player Aaron Wan-Bissaka

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[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

DR Congo began their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a narrow win over Benin in Group D in Rabat. Ahead of the Leopards’ first game, Aaron Wan-Bissaka was put on the spot by BBC Sport Africa’s Isaiah Akinremi.
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[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen believes the squad fielded at the 2025 Africa Cup of nations is talented and will win back their fans. Nigeria is preparing for their first match against Tanzania on Tuesday which will kick off at 1730 GMT at the Fes Stadium.

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Everything you need to know about AFCON 2025!!!

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The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is a competition deeply rooted in African cultural identity as it is in football. With this year's competition shining on the world stage during the festive season, the BBC’s Isaiah Akinremi lays down some quick facts you should know about it.

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Meet the African football administrator pioneering women's football in The Gambia.

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Sainey Sissohore Mboge was labelled as a "bad influence" as a child, for playing football. But now the Gambian, who represented her country at a youth World Cup, has built a successful career in the game. She's using that position to help young girls who also love to play.

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The Green Falcons going places...

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No African women’s team has ever played on rugby���s global stage. Now Rachel Iliya and Nigeria’s Green Falcons are changing that, qualifying for the first Rugby League World Series. ���

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African qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is at a crucial stage with four rounds left. Only nine group winners will book a place at the finals in Canada, Mexico & the US. Who’s on track – and who risks missing out? ⚽ #BBCAfrica

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Yankuba Minteh's mother did not approve of how much time the now 21-year-old, spent playing football in The Gambia, but the future Brighton & Hove Albion winger was driven by the desire to improve his family's fortunes.

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