The NFL is hoping to become the world’s most popular sport soon. After all the American football has been played in more than 200 countries and territories. But it appears that is not enough for Roger Goodell. The commissioner is eager to attract more of the world’s attention to the league. And he has already begun big plans for it. Wait, what plans? The NFL has begun expanding their roots in Africa. There have been so many things going on there, and it appears that Moro Ojomo has also joined the effort.

The 23-year-old DE was a key contributor in the Eagles‘ victory in Super Bowl LIX. With two key tackles and record grades above 75.0, the man became a megastar. But were you aware that he is actually from Nigeria? That’s right, and winning the Super Bowl was a big deal in his home country. So big that he flew to Nigeria to talk to the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Jeez! Maybe now you can understand how much it matters to win in this league in Africa. Interestingly, during this meeting Ojomo spoke with Tinubu on the future of the NFL in Africa.

The DE took on X to share a few pictures from the meet and captioned it: “Grateful to be celebrated and welcomed by the President of my home country after winning the Super Bowl. Had a great conversation regarding the future of American football in Nigeria. Thank you for the time, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT”

Well, it’s safe to say now that the Nigerian NFL fans can now go crazy. As things appear to be rapidly escalating for them. It seems that many of the future African full-time football players may soon be able to join the NFL as well. But they would certainly have to work extremely hard to acquire such recognition. There have been ongoing efforts in Nigeria, where senior veterans such as Osi Umenyiora, a two-time Super Bowl champion, are hunting for the next big thing.

This is not the only campaign taking place; other countries, such as Kenya, are also involved in this program. Apart from looking for talent, the NFL is also building a fan base in Africa for the sport. But what can be the reason for this sudden raising awareness program?

Can the NFL schedule a few regular-season games in Africa?

Well, in short: nobody knows. As of March 2025, NFL insiders have revealed that the league is not currently considering a trip to Africa. But, if they are able to build a large fan base there, a regular season game may be possible. The league has done a lot for their worldwide market in 2024, and maybe in 2025 we will see them take it to the next level. Even the players want to take the sport to the big potential countries.

For the time being, they have achieved a great deal of recognition in Africa. With Osi Umenyiora leading from the front in the American Football Association of Nigeria (NAFA), the league’s performance in Africa has been phenomenal. Even Umenyiora was overjoyed that the effort, which began in Kenya, had expanded to Nigeria and may now reach even more countries.

Osi Umenyiora stated in an interview about how excited he is for all of this, “It’s truly an honor to be leading the NFL’s efforts across Africa and expand key programming into a fourth country across the continent, Nigeria – a place that is very close to my heart. We’ve seen the incredible impact the program has had on young athletes’ lives to date. And we look forward to creating more opportunities for global talent to play the game and grow that impact in the years ahead.”

So, what are your thoughts on all of these? Do you believe the NFL can pursue Asia once it expands its market in Africa? Please share your thoughts on this in the comments.