| EKOKU | Efan ....., 1990s Nigeria striker (5) |
| UTAKA | John ..., former Nigeria striker with Portsmouth from 2007-11 (5) |
| EFAN | Ekoku, Norwich City, Wimbledon and Nigeria striker (4) |
| KANU | Ajax, Arsenal, Portsmouth and Nigeria striker (4) |
| JOSHMAJA | West Brom and 2019 Nigeria striker (4,4) |
| FEVER | Viral disease of West Africa named after a village in NW Nigeria (5,5) |
| LASSA | And 26 Viral disease of West Africa named after a village in NW Nigeria (5,5) |
| ODION | Al Wehda, 2015-22 Nigeria and 2014-17 Watford striker (5) |
| PETER | 1983-98 Nigeria goalkeeper; 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup ever-present (5,5) |
| RUFAI | 1983-98 Nigeria goalkeeper; 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup ever-present (5,5) |
| NAIRA | Monetary unit of Nigeria divided into 100 kobo (5) |
| LAGOS | Convict to love society in Nigeria (5) |
| NDIDI | Wilfred ..... , Nigeria and Leicester midfielder (5) |
| MIKEL | John ___ Obi, Nigeria and Tianjin TEDA midfielder (5) |
| NIGER | Which country has borders with Algeria and Nigeria? (5) |
| IWOBI | Alex ___, Nigeria and Arsenal attacker (5) |
| ABUJA | The capital of Nigeria since 1991 (5) |
| SODJE | Efe ....., Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town and Nigeria defender (5) |
| BENIN | And 15 Capital of Edo State, Nigeria (5,4) |
| ENUGU | City in Nigeria. (5) |
