US World Cup hero Balogun’s Nigerian roots point to Trump’s hypocrisy on birthright citizenship
WORLDAFRICA REPORTMon, 06 Jul 2026
The leading striker for the US in the World Cup, Folarin Balogun, became a citizen after his Nigerian mother gave birth while visiting New York. But as Trump fought to overturn the ‘injustice’ of the player’s red card, h...