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Nigerian soccer joins video game big league as local stars get avatars

A sports fan and computer coder, Nigerian Victor Daniyan became adept at soccer video games at university.

But he grew frustrated that they showcased clubs and players from across Europe but not the stars and strips of his native country.

Three years of tinkering and hundreds of lines of code later he remedied that omission, launching what he believes is the first African soccer game - Vikseen Virtual.

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