List of Nigeria players that played in National Teams who first played in each of each of the foreign country’s leagues In the world.

First Nigerian footballer to play in England?
● Titus Okere (Swindon FC 1952)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Portugal?
● Christian Nwokocha (Sporting Lisbon 1980)

First Nigerian footballer to play in France?
● Richard Owubokiri (Laval 1986)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Belgium?
● Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (Lokeren 1986)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Spain?
● Nduka Ugbade (Castellon 1989)
● Mutiu Adepoju (Real Madrid B Team 1989)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Germany?
● Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji (VFB Stuttgart 1987)

First Nigerian footballer to play in the Denmark?
● Uche Okechukwu (Brondby 1990)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Holland?
● Ogechukwu Ajah (Roda JC 1990)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Turkey?
● Dominic Iorfa (Galatasaray 1991)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Italy?
● Sunday Oliseh (Reggiana 1994)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Sweden?
● Mike Obiku (Helsingborg 1994)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Russia?
● Austin Eguavoen (Torpedo Moscow 1997)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Ukraine?
● Julius Aghahowa (Shakhtar Doentsk 2000)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Greece?
● Rashidi Yekini (Olympiakos 1994)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Switzerland?
● Duke Udi (FC Grasshoppers1995)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Croatia (then Yugoslavia)?
● Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji (Dinamo Zagreb 1985)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Cote ‘d’Ivoire?
● Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (Stade d’ Abidjan 1985)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Egypt?
● Emmanuel Amuneke (Zamalek 1991)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Tunisia?
● Garba Lawal (Esperance 1995)

First Nigerian footballer to play in South Africa?
● Willy Okpara (Orlando Pirates 1989)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Israel?
● Michael Emenalo (Maccabi Tel-Aviv 1998)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Saudi Arabia?
● Yahaya Gaku (Al-Shabab 1995)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Japan?
Momodu Mutairu (Kawasaki Frontale 1996)

First Nigerian footballer to play in China?
● Benedict Akwuegbu ( Shenyang Ginde 2002)

First Nigerian footballer to play in South Korea?
● Alex Agbo (Cheonan Jihwa 1997)

First Nigerian footballer to play in India?
● Chima Okorie (Changigarh FC 1984)

First Nigerian footballer to play in Brazil?
● Richard Owubokiri (America RJ 1983)