The proposed destination of hot in demand Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru has pitted him against the hierarchy of Belgian side KAS Eupen.

19 year old Onyekuru is presently the most sought after Nigerian teen in the January transfer window, with CSKA Moscow, Fenerbahce, RB Leipzig and Celtic all jostling for his signature.

However Celtic are the only team to have firm up their interest with a bid, which the forward wants the club to accept but the Sporting director of the team is adamant that he won’t be sold this January.

While Onyekuru feels the club have renegade on their promise to let him leave this January, the director also wants the forward to sign representation contract with a close friend of his, who is an intermediary.

The said intermediary is behind the RB Leipzig offer, which will only materialise in the summer not in January unlike the offer from Celtic, which will see him move this January.

Last season Nigeria Professional League top scorer Godwin Obaje has joined heavy spenders FC Ifeanyi Uba from Wikki Tourist.

Obaje finished as top scorer in the NPFL with 18 goals last season, and after two failed attempt to move abroad, he has pitched tent with the millionaire club.

” I have joined FC Ifeanyi Uba on a three year deal. I hope to help them achieve their continental and domestic aims this season”, Obaje told Owngoalnigeria.com.

His deal according to a source in the camp of Ifeanyi Uba makes him the highest paid player in the NPFL, but he refused to reveal the amount.

” He is now the highest paid player in the league, that is all I can tell you, and his contract will improve after every season. His salary is bigger and better than some in Europe”.

Talented Nigerian kid Aliyu Mahmoud who recently signed a pre contract agreement with Ajax Amsterdam few days ago could have ended up at West Ham or Arsenal, if the English teams were proactive in their approach.

Mahmoud who was spotted in England by scouts of Ajax during a game for his school team was first sighted by scouts from West Ham and Arsenal.

However Arsenal wanted the 15 year old to wait till the summer, when they would have released some of their young lads before running the rule on the Mutunchi Academy prospect.

West-Ham on their part, made contact with his parents but didn’t follow up their interest two months after sounding out the soon to be 16 year old left foot dazzler.

Ajax Amsterdam stole a march on the Premiership duo by moving in swiftly for him with a trial opportunity which the teen accepted and impressed during his one week stay with their U16s.

As exclusively reported by Owngoalnigeria.com, he will spend time with Ajax South African franchise Ajax Cape Town, from where his progress will be monitored by the Dutch giants.

Nigeria Rio 2016 forward Sadiq Umar won’t be returning back to Roma this January after Bologna refused their request to have him back.

Sadiq joined Bologna on a season long loan deal but the Rome outfit approached them to have him back during the January transfer window as back up to forward Edin Dzeko.

However Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal that their request was knocked back by Bologna’s coach Roberto Donadoni, who still has faith in the 19 year old.

Sadiq only recently returned from a two months injury lay off which required surgery, and after one week of working separately he trained with the rest of the squad today.

Since joining Bologna he has only made five appearances, no thanks to the injury that he sustained on his first start against his parent owner Roma.

Former Nigeria forward Peter Osaze Odemwingie has hit out at the way Belgian side Eupen are treating 19 year old Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru, who is wanted by Scottish side Celtic.

Onyekuru was spotted playing in Nigeria and was brought to the Aspire Academy in Senegal before linking up with Eupen who are owned by the Aspire Zone Foundation, in the summer of 2015.

Onyekuru has been a revelation for Eupen since his arrival in Belgium helping them win promotion to the top flight in his first season and he has continued to flourish this season.

The teenage talent has spoken to one of Nigeria’s most successful players Peter Odemwingie to ask for his advice on what should be his next move in his career.

“I have spoken to Henry as he phoned me for advice and I said to him just think of yourself as Aspire did not think of the hundreds of kids discarded by Aspire and who now find themselves back in Nigeria,” Odemwingie told ESPN FC.

“The interest in Henry is great news for Henry, but I am disappointed about the other boys who went to the Aspire Academy and now find themselves on the streets of Lagos.”

Little known Nigerian forward Elvis Paul has joined Spanish third division side Verin CF, Owngoalnigeria.com can reveal.

The 20 year old was spotted by spotted by Portuguese based agent Jonas Amartefio during a scouting tournament organized in Kaduna, from where he was moved to a Portuguese team last season.

His perfromances for Villadaraes caught the attention of the Spanish side who offered him a trail chance, which he grabbed with impressive performances during test games and training.

Plucked from Unity Academy in Kaduna, same academy that has produced the likes of Nigeria 2015 U-17 World Youth Championship winner Lukman Zakari and present U-17 midfielder Abulrazak Isheq.

As many as three Super Eagles players are expected to join captain of the team John Obi Mikel in China before the end of the January transfer window.

Mikel moved to Tiajin Teda after 11 years with English Premier League side Chelsea, and reports coming out of England has it that Odion Ighalo of Watford could join him soon.

Ighalo is reportedly close to securing a transfer to Shanghai Shenhua who are set to sanction the sale of Demba Ba to Turkish side Besiktas.

Fenerbahce outcast Emmanuel Emenike is also drumming interest from teams in the Far East and just like Igahlo he could complete his move before the window closes.

Nosa Igiebor is the latest to be linked with a move to the fast growing Chinese Super League with reports in Israel claiming Tianjin Quajin are in talks with Maccabi Tel Aviv over his services.

Super Eagles deputy right full back Musa Muhammed made a rare start and lasted the entire duration of Istanbul Basaksehir 0-0 draw against Sivasspor in the Turkish Cup.

The 20 year old has not had the best of time since moving to Turkey in 2015, as he has been sparingly used by the table toppers in his two years stay.

Last night he was rated as one of the top performers for the team, in what was his 9th appearance in Cup games since his move to the team.

However the former captain of the Nigeria U-17 and 20 team is still heavily linked with a move away from the team this January, as the club want to cash in on him before his contract expires in 2018.

Already he has been advised by the coach of the senior Nigeria national team to move away from his current team, to a team where he will get games if he wants to keep his national team spot.

Kenneth Otigba scored one of the goals for Kasimpasa in their 3-2 win away to Rizespor, with Bright Edomwonyi scoring as well for the losers.

Otigba drew first blood in the 33rd minute of play with the opening goal of the game, before further goals in the second half gave them a healthy 3-0 lead four minutes before the one hour mark.

However, they had to endure a nervy finish to the game with Rizespor scoring two goals in two minutes, with one coming from their latest Nigerian recruit Edomwonyi.

The final minutes were played out with Otigba playing a big part in helping Kasimpasa hang on to their lead, while Edomwonyi was left frustrated at the final whistle despite the joy of scoring his first goal for his new team.

The other Nigerian at Rizespor Godfrey Obaboana was an unused substitute in the game, as the manager gave some of his regular players a rest ahead of their weekend league tie. Emem Eduok was also not dressed for Rizespor.

Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively confirm that the highly rated Nigerian teen duo of Ibrahim Yahaya and Chukwudi Patrick Mezee are training with PSL side Mamelodi Sundowns.

The duo have been training with the team with the hope of bagging a deal with the Brazilians according to Owngoalnigeria.com sources close to the players in Kaduna.

Yahaya is well known as Ibrota and in 2016, he was voted the best player at a youth tournament in Croatia which he attended with Football Academu Abuja.

Blessed with tricks and skills, the left full back was given the nicknamed Young Alaba by friends due to similarities in his style of play with that of the Bayern Munich defender.

Patrick Meze is a defensive midfielder, who style of play is more similar to that of Barcelona midfield dynamo Sergio Busquet, although friends call him Young Pogba due to his lanky frame and versatility.

He can shoot well both legs and was at a time a player of the highly respected Football Academy Abuja (FAA), however just like Yahaya they were both nurtured by Future Of Africa Football Academy,

The Academy is located in the Northern Nigeria state of Kaduna, but also has it branch in Johanessburg South Africa.