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2 profiles with fame based in Nigeria
Nigeria — figures with Russian and Soviet roots
This page documents 2 notable figures based in Nigeria whose biographies connect to the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, or the states that succeeded them — through birth, parentage, or earlier ancestry. Each profile is sourced and records the specific origin and connection.
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Bryan Idowu
Nigeria defender born and raised in St Petersburg to a Nigerian father and a half-Russian mother; 2018 World Cup squad
🇷🇺 St Petersburg (Russia)→
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Peter Odemwingie
Nigeria forward born in Tashkent to a Nigerian father and a Russian-Tatar mother; Olympic silver medallist 2008
🇷🇺 Tashkent, Uzbek SSR (USSR); rais→