Nigerian players joined millions around the world by taking to their social media accounts to share photos of their loved ones.

Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi shared a photo of his wife and twin daughters; “My three little firecrackers #family,” he wrote. Mikel and his wife Olga Diyachenko have been together since 2013.

It was Wilfred Ndidi and his girlfriend on the day as he shared a photo with the caption; “My everything every day."

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Nigerian midfielder Chidiebere Nwakali shared a photo of him and girlfriend on Instagram. The Aberdeen star is on loan from Manchester City.

His brother Kelechi Nwakali who is on loan at MVV Maastricht in the Netherlands from Arsenal shared a photo of he and his girlfriend; “Happy Val from us to you,” he captioned it.

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Odion Ighalo spent Valentine’s Day with his wife and kids in Dubai after taking a short break from pre-season training with his Chinese club Changchun Yatai.

“Happy Valentine’s Day to my Squad, “ the Super Eagles striker wrote alongside a photo of him and his wife and three kids.

Brown Ideye who just joined Malaga shared a photo of himself and his wife in bed. “As luck would have it, it appears that I’ve hit the jackpot by having a wife like you! Happy Valentine’s Day Love,” he wrote.

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It was his wife and daughter for Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi. The midfielder wedded and the couple welcomed a daughter a year later.

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Nigerian player Lucky Omeruo celebrated by sharing a photo of him with his wife and son on Instagram.

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“With you both my world is complete happy valentine from us to y’all,” the Pembroke FC of Maltese wrote on his Instagram. Lucky who is the younger brother of Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo wedded his wife Dorsy Chuks in June 2016.

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Kenneth was not left out, sharing a photo of himself and his wife writing; “Happy Valentine’s Day to my beautiful wife.. I love you loads.. my best decision is you.. thank you for choosing me.. you are stronger than you look.”

Kenneth wedded his wife Chioma Nnamani in December 2017.

Gbolahan Salami who plays for Finnish club side KuPS put up a photo of his wife and kid while AC Milan player Nnamdi Oduamadi shared a photo of his mum.

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From the photo he shared on Instagram, it seems Sunday Mba spent the day with his family in Lagos.

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Nigerian and Mainz of Germany striker Anthony Ujah, shared a photo of himself and his wife.

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“Happy Valentine  With you it’s every day anyway,” he wrote alongside the photo. He got married to his wife Lizzy in 2017.