The Super Eagles of Nigeria currently run the risk of losing fast rising Chelsea teen defender Ola Aina to the Three Lions of England despite the defender training with the Nigerian team in March.

Coach Gernot Rohr is however of a different view , as the Franco German coach of the Super Eagles told Brila Fm that Aina has committed his international future ahead of England where he is presently a youth international.

Aina trained with the Super Eagles in London and even took part in a practice game but according to a top source of the Nigeria Football Federation, the 19 year old is yet to fully commit to Nigeria.

Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal that England have offered him a spot in their U-20 team to the next World Youth Championship as a bait to lure him away completely from Nigeria , who are reportedly set to cap him next month during their camping exercise in France.

The step taken by England has further delayed Aina from giving the Nigeria Football Federation the go ahead to start processing his switch from England to Nigeria ahead of the test games next month.

Michael James

The difficulties currently being experienced by Tyronne Ebuehi and Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee in obtaining a Nigerian passport has caught the attention of bigwigs of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Ebuehi and Bazee are badly in need of a Nigerian passport ahead of their competitive debut for Nigeria later in the year after committing to the Super Eagles from their country of birth, with Ebuehi snubbing the Netherlands while Bazee opt for Nigeria ahead of Germany.

However they have faced difficulties in their bid to obtain a Nigerian international passport, a situation which has made the NFF to contact the respective Nigerian Embassy where they lodged their application for a Nigerian passport.

The NFF have also made plans with the immigration office in Nigeria to expedite action for the duo to be given a Nigerian passport, if they fail to achieve their aim using the offices based in Germany and Holland.

* Daniel Martins

Out of favour Manchester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho says he was more interested in a move to Portuguese giants FC Porto than Manchester City few years ago after his spectacular showing at the 2013 U-17 World Youth Championship in the UAE.

Iheanacho ended the tournament as the Most Valuable Player and top scorer, and expectedly had offers flooding in for him from top European sides, but a word of advice from his father gave Manchester City the edge in signing him.

” After the tournament, a few European clubs were interested in signing me: Arsenal, Porto and some others. And also, of course, Manchester City. I did not know much about these clubs”, Iheanacho told Theplayerstribune.com.

“I thought I would choose Porto, because I knew many African players had success with the club in the past. I didn’t really believe that I could play at City because they had so many incredible players. But my father told me that I should choose City because he believed that I could achieve great things there. So I listened to my father”.

He has since gone ahead to establish himself in the first team of the Etihad outfit as predicted by his father, but since the start of the year he has found games hard to come by with coach Pep Guardiola preferring Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Kun Aguero ahead of the Nigerian.

Michael James

Owngoalnigeria.com can authoritatively reveal that Uche Agbo will be returning to English Premier League side Watford at the end of the season when his loan deal expires with Spanish La-Liga side Granada.

The Nigeria international was signed by the Premier League giants in the summer but immediately loaned back to the Granada as exclusively revealed by Owngoalnigeria.com last year.

Agbo has been one of the few bright sparks in a Granada team that is presently battling to stay in the La-Liga , and his impressive performances although blotted with 12 yellow cards and two red cards have impressed the decision makers of his parent owners.

He will be one of the fresh faces in the team when pre season commences later in the year ahead of the start of the 2017/2018 season in England. Agbo will however need to be issued a work permit by the home office before he can play in competitive games for the Vicarage Road outfit.

There is however a glimmer of hope that he would be granted Spanish citizenship which will cushion the fear of not being eligible to play in the English Premier League according to a source who spoke with Owngoalnigeria.com on the condition of anonymity.
* Michael James.

Fast rising Isreali agent Ahmad Majdob says he has a strong passion to work with Nigerian players now more than before following the success of Maxwell Alozie at top division side Bnei Sakhnin.

In an exclusive chat with Owngoalnigeria.com Majdob who says he has long been a fan of Nigerian football and players says he presently has four Nigerian players lined up for transfers in the summer.

” I am motivated to push for more players from Nigeria, Maxwell Alozie rose from the juniors to the main team of Bnei Sakhnin in few months , what most players need years to do. His rise has motivated me to search for more players from Nigeria”, Madjob told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” Players from Nigeria are very talented, and eager to succeed. There are some few isolated cases but you can’t fault their talent. It has always been my dream to transfer Nigerian players and am happy it has come to pass”.

* Osas Mahawi

Spanish giants Atletico Madrid won’t be pushing to sign Kano Pillars forward Nazifi Yahaya according to one of the player’s representative despite their inquiry for his services last month.

Yahaya won the heart of Athletico Madrid scout at the recently concluded Guateng Future Championship in South Africa, where he emerged as top scorer despite Nigeria losing in the final game of the tournament to the Spanish side.

They dropped their interest in the 16 year old after their failure to overturn the suspension on them by FIFA, which bars them from signing players for the next transfer window.

” They ( Atletico Madrid) were hoping the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will overturn the ban but that didn’t work as it was upheld. So as it stands now they can’t sign Yahaya even though they registered their interest in him during the Youth Championship in South Africa”, Yahaya’s intermediary told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” There are other teams interested in Yahaya, but remember he is just 16 so an agreement can only be reached before he turn 18, the right professional age. He has done himself a whole lot of good, hopefully he will get rewarded with a big move soon”.

Ade Emmanuel

The fine form of giant Nigerian striker Paul Onuachu is closely being monitored by coach of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr according to one of the assistants of the Franco-German coach of the team.

Onuachu is presently one of the top scorers in the Danish Championship with 12 goals for Midtylland, who are presently in the play offs for a spot in next season Europa League. He has an astonishing record of 8 goals in his last 8 games for the Danish side.

Nicknamed Nigerian Peter Crouch due to his height which is similar to that of Stoke City forward Peter Crouch, 22 year old Onuachu also has two goals in the Danish Cup with his brace against high flying Aab helping his side to a 3-2 win away from home.

” Rohr is aware of him, we are closely monitoring his performances this season just like every other Nigerian player. Onuachu is very young and he will get his chance if he maintains his form”, an assistant to the coach told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” Olarenwaju Kayode profited from showing consistency over a long period of time. I think Onuachu will benefit from same means if he improves on his form, A move away to a team in a more competitive league will also do his chances a whole lot of good”.

Daniel Martins