Highly rated Nigeria international defender Lukman Zakari who recently turned 18 has refused to comment on speculations linking him to several teams.

Owngoalnigeria.com caught up with the Nigeria U-17 World Cup winning defender at the wedding ceremony of FC Porto star Musa Yahaya in Kaduna, but he refused to comment on his next destination.

He also refused to confirm or deny reports that he has tore his pre contract with Tunisian side Sfaxien, insisting that all questions about his next career move should be directed to his adviser Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman.

” Am 18 years old and hopefully I will be moving soon but I honestly can say a thing about my next career move, ask my adviser Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman”, he told our correspondent.

However Mowiz has refused to comment on the player’s next destination as well admist rumours of a possible fall out with the defender, who appears to have family links with the famous Kaduna based journalist.

On loan Watford midfielder Uche Agbo has grown in leap and bounds for Spanish La-Liga side Granada after reverting to his original role as a defensive midfielder.

Agbo started the season in a rather unfamiliar role as a central defender under coach Paco Jemez, but the Nigerian struggled as his endured a poor start to the season in Spain.

He was part of a back four which failed to keep a clean sheet in their first six games of the season, and only picked up two points before Jemez was fired and replaced by Lucas Alcaraz.

Coach Alcaraz returned the Nigerian back to his original role just in front of the defence, and since then he has gone from strength to strength.

Agbo was at his best against Valencia, Celta Vigo, Malaga in addition to his man of the match performance against Sevilla, a game they won 2-1 for their first win of the season after 16 games.

His performances as a defensive midfielder has however seen him pick up five bookings, which means he will miss their next league game when the league resumes after the Christmas break.

Jonjo Shelvey called Anglo-Nigerian defender of Wolverhampton Wanderers Dominic Iorfa a peaseant during a heated exchange which formed part of what landed the former Swansea man a five match ban.

Shelvey was sent off for calling French Moroccan Romain Saiss an “Arab C***” during a heated exchange in Newcastle United 2-0 loss to Wolves on the 17th of September.

He was subsequently banned for five games, fined £100,000 and ordered to attend a mandatory education course after he was found guilty of an FA misconduct charge.

A look at the report released by the FA disciplinary committee has it that he also called England youth international Iorfa, who is of Nigerian heritage a peasant.

He admitted to calling Iorfa a peasant a number of times, referencing his low wages as he presently earns more than the Wolves man.

Iorfa has in the past rejected overtures from Nigeria to play for the national team, insisting on focusing on his career with the England national team even though his father represented Nigeria at senior level.

30 year old Nigerian forward Chinedu Obasi has not given up hope of forcing his way into the World Cup plans of Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr, Owngoalnigeria.com understands.

Obasi had a blistering end to 2016, scoring six goals with four assists in the ten games he played for Swedish side AIK, the team he joined on a short term deal which expired at the end of the seasons in Sweden.

Presently on holiday in the United State of America, the forward caused a stir when he posted a message on his instagram account that suggest he could be on his way out of the team.

However, he later cleared the air by revealing that talks over an extension are still underway although AIK according to their sportinng director Bjorn Wesstrom are not confident of holding unto the former Schalke 04 star.

Owngoalnigeria.com also gathered from sources close to the player that although he is open to the idea of staying with AIK, he is presently studying offers from teams in the Middle East and China.

Belgium top division side Genk have concluded the signing of former Everton target Sander Berge from Norwegian side Valerenga.

Already a five year deal has been agreed between the player’s representatives and Genk for a fee in the region of around £1m.

Berge was heavily linked with a move to English Premier League side Everton during the summer transfer window, but the move failed to materialise.

The 18 year old had and passed his medicals with the club yesterday, and will replace Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi in the midfield of the team, with the Nigerian set to join Leicester City on the 1st of January 2017.

Genk will be hoping he turns into a bargain buy like Ndidi who was bought for around €100,000 18 months ago, but will now be transferred for a fee in the region of £15m.

There are indications that coach of the Nigeria senior national team Gernot Rohr is keeping a close watch on Hertha Berlin rising star Jordan Torunarigha, who is born in Germany to Nigerian parents.

Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot Rohr is searching for options in the full back position of the team, and Torunarigha is reportedly one of the names in his list of options.

The 19 year old is yet to make an appearance for the main team of Hertha Berlin but he has been ever present for the Reserve side who are campaigning in the Regionalliga.

Standing at an impressive height of of 189cm, he is the son of former Shooting Stars star man Ojokojo Torunarigha, and he is comfortable as a centre back or left full back.

Already he has represented Germany at youth level but he is still eligible for Nigeria, as he qualifies through his parents.