Former Nigeria Under-23 and Super Eagles hopeful Gabriel Okechukwu has been released by Ukrainian top league side Karparty Lviv.

Okechukwu stirred up controversy in Nigeria when he was named on the bench by late Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi for a Nations Cup Qualifiers tie against Chad, despite his clubless status back then.

The Nigeria Football Federation were particulary unhappy with the fact that he was handed the jersey number 10, even though he didn’t get to play in the game Nigeria won 2-0.

Owngoalnigeria.com gathered that the 21 year old was released by the club he joined in the summer transfer window of the 2015/2016 season.

Since joining the team, the former St. George of Ethiopia midfielder has made just six appearances with a goal to his name despite spending over a year with the Ukrainian side.

Six months after joining Ukrainian side Chornomorets Odessa former Nigeria U-17 star Sheriff Isa has been released after failing to make any appreciable impact at the club.

The 26 year old managed only one appearance for the team, which lasted 29 minutes, a 0-0 draw against Karpaty Lviv on the 17th of September 2016.

Since leaving Nigeria in 2012, he has been in Ukraine, where he had stints with Olimpik Donetsk for four seasons before his release in the summer.

Injuries have not been kind to the former Kano Pillars ace as it was part of the reason why he was released by Olimpik Donetsk in the summer before joining Chornomorets.

He has made a total of 83 league appearances in Ukraine with 14 goals to his name,a record that could see him move to another team in January, although he has to sort out his injury problems.

According to Arsenal legend Thierry Henry Alex Iwobi’s goal against Manchester City should have stood, same way that of Leroy Sane was allowed to stand.

Henry made this stand known after Arsenal 2-1 loss to Man City at the Etihad which condemned the gunners to 4th position, six points behind leaders Chelsea.

Iwobi’s goal would have given Arsenal a 2-0 lead before City recovered from been a goal down to beat Arsenal 2-1, but controversy has continue to trail both goals scored by the Pep Guardiola tutored side.

” You can argue that Sane’s foot is ahead of Koscielny. But, when it’s that close, you have to give the benefit of the doubt, same way that of Iwobi should have stood as well”, Henry said.

” If you are an Arsenal fan you are going to argue there were two offsides. The main thing is that Arsenal didn’t turn up”.

Claudio Ranieri has provided an explanation as to why big money signing Ahmed Musa has not been starting games at Leicester City.

Record signing Islam Slimani and Jamie Vardy are the manager’s favourites duo upfront with Musa battling with Andy Gray, Shinji Okazaki and Leonardo Ulloa for the position of third choice striker.

However Ranieri believes the former CSKA Moscow man will have a big role to play in the team when Riyad Mahrez, and Islam Slimani team up with Algeria for the Africa Cup of Nations in January.

” We are approaching a crucial period in English football where every player is key, In January we won’t be bringing in any new forward when Slimani and Mahrez head to the Cup of Nations, we have Musa”, Ranieri said.

” Musa has quality and this is the reason why we bought him, he will play lot of games in January, He could be our joker. I have faith in him”.