Blackburn Rovers have completed the signing of 23 year old defender Ryan Alebiosu from Belgium side KV Kortrijk on a three year deal, the club has announced.

The defender who started his career at English Premier League giants Arsenal spent the second half of last season on loan to Scottish side St Mirren, who was a part of the team that lost just three of the 13 games he played.

Born in England to parents of Nigerian descent, he arrived at his unveiling with a Nigerian flag clearly showing where his international allegiance lies. He is yet to be capped by both nations at any level.

He has firmly put himself in the position for a call up to the senior national team of Nigeria if he gets up and running at his new base. Two current players of the Nigerian team play in the same division giving him the chance to dream of a potential call up.

A total of nine players of the senior national team of Nigeria are one card away from missing the crucial world cup qualifiers game against South Africa in September, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Nigeria will go into the game in Johannesburg with the hope that world football governing body FIFA would have deducted three points from the tally of their host for fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho.

South Africa fielded Teboho Mokoena who had picked up two previous bookings and was supposed to be suspended. FIFA punishes such offences with a three points, there goals deduction.

The current group leaders are six points clear of Nigeria, who will first play host to Rwanda in Uyo, before the game against South Africa when the game resumes in September.

Nine players could miss the game in Johannesburg if they pick up a booking against Rwanda in Uyo. The list includes two first choice defenders in Semi Ajayi who got yellow carded in the first game of the series against Lesotho, and Calvin Bassey who was yellow carded in the second game away to Zimbabwe.

In the same game against Zimbabwe, the duo of Sadiq Umar and Jamilu Collins were booked after coming on as substitutes. Bright Osayi-Samuel another who is a regular at full back is also on the edge of suspension after picking up a caution against South Africa.

Fringe right back Ismaila Sodiq was booked in the 1-2 loss to Benin Republic, where he was a second half substitute while the trio of Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi and Tolu Arokodare were cautioned in the big 2-0 away win against Rwanda.

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President of Napoli Aurelio De Laurentiis has made it clear that Galatasary must agree to a clause which bars them from selling Victor Osimhen to any other team in Italy in the future, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Both teams are locked in talks over his deal, which will cost €75m and as talks continue over the mode of payment for the fee, De Laurentiis has demanded for an ” anti-Serie A” clause.

The clause will bar Galatasary from reselling him to another team in Italy. A strange clause which Napoli want the Turkish side and Osimhen to agree to before the move.

It remains unclear if they will agree to the clause, which is a response to reports that Osimhen will want a return to the Serie A where Juventus have been his long time admirer.

The coach of Barcelona Hansi Flick has made the signing of Nigeria international forward Ademola Lookman a priority after their failed attempt to sign Nico Williams from Atalanta, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Despite reports linking them with a move for Marcus Rashford of Manchester United, but Flick is a huge admirer of the Nigerian, and wants him to be their main target for the left sided side of the team.

Atalanta are open to the departure of the 27 year old, but will demand a fee in the region of €50m with two years left to run on his deal at the club he joined three seasons ago.

He stole the headline when he scored a hattrick in their 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the final of the UEFA Europa League two seasons ago. A feat which played a huge role in his being named the Africa Player of the Year (APOTY).

Last season he scored 15 goals and also provided five assists in 31 league games, helping them to seal a spot in the UEFA Champions League.

Italian Serie A side Napoli have reached an agreement with Galatasary for the transfer of Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen for a fee in the region of €75m, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Both clubs have been locked in negotiations for the past two days after the Nigerian picked the team as his preferred destination ahead of Saudi Arabia side Al-Hilal. The talks went on yesterday without a resolution.

Napoli insisted on getting a bank guarantee for the payment of the transfer fee after agreeing for it to be paid in installments. The Turkish side will pay €40m in cash with the balance of €35m to be paid in installments for the next three years.

Galatasary agreed to provide Napoli with a bank guarantee letter and if it sits well with the Italian side after a review, Osimhen will be allowed to travel to Istanbul for his medical and subsequent unveiling on a permanent deal.

After a successful time on loan last season, he will be expected to help the club retain the league and cup they won last season, and also do well in Europe after the disappointment in the Europa League last season.

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Freshly capped Nigeria international defender Benjamin Fredrick has completed a loan move to newly promoted Belgium side FC Dender from English Premier League side Brentford, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.

The 20 year old will join the club on a season long loan deal with the aim of getting regular game time, which will further help his development after two seasons with the U21 of Brentford.

Last season he was voted the U21 player’s player of the year by his teammates, and made his senior international debut for Nigeria playing the entire duration of the final win over Jamaica at the Unity Cup, despite having just one training session before the game.

He was drafted in as emergency cover in the wake of player’s departure, and he didn’t disappoint with a very strong performance which left head coach Eric Chelle impressed.

The move to Belgium will see him get the much needed first team football experience in a top league, which will put him in good stead to keep his spot in the team of the senior national team of Nigeria ahead of the resumption of games in the world cup qualifiers.

Nigeria international shot stopper Adebayo Adeleye has moved to top division Greek side FC Volos on a two year deal following the expiration of his contract with Cyprus outfit Enosis Neon Paralimniou, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Adeleye signed a one year deal with the Cyprus side after joining on a free transfer from Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel, and following the expiration of the deal he decided to try out in a different country.

He made 32 appearances last season in all competitions keeping ten clean sheets. He was thrice voted as the club’s player of the month, and also won the league’s player of the month on one occasion.

Volos won the race for his signature and he will be hoping to make the best of the move to fight his way into international reckoning with Nigeria, with just one cap to his name picked up over two years ago.

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The substantive captain of the senior national team of Nigeria Ahmed Musa says it will take a miracle for the team to qualify for the 2026 world cup, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Nigeria are presently 4th in their world cup qualifiers group, six points away from the group leaders South Africa, who they will be up against in September when the games in the qualifiers resumes.

However there is an opening for them to move three points closer to the lead with FIFA set to dock them three points for fielding an ineligible player in their 2-0 win over Lesotho during the last round of games.

Teboho Mokoena played over 80 minutes of the game, when he was supposed to have been suspended after picking up two yellow cards in previous games. Despite that Musa believe that it will be difficult for Nigeria to make it to the tournament.

“Only miracle would take Nigeria to the World Cup, because right now we are in a deep shits. Well we are hopeful that we will make it to the World Cup but right now honestly we are in a deep sheets only miracle would take Nigeria to the Tournament’, he said while addressing the press for the first time in his capacity as the General Manager of Nigeria Premier Football League side Kano Pillars.

Freshly capped Nigeria international defender Benjamin Fredrick is closing in on a loan move to newly promoted Belgium side FC Dender, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.

The 20 year old will join the club on a season long loan deal from Brentford with the aim of getting regular game time, which will further help his development after two seasons with the U21 of Brentford.

Last season he was voted the U21 player’s player of the year by his teammates, and made his senior international debut for Nigeria playing the entire duration of the final win over Jamaica at the Unity Cup, despite having just one training session before the game.

He was drafted in as emergency cover in the wake of player’s departure, and he didn’t disappoint with a very strong performance which left head coach Eric Chelle impressed.

Chelle pushed for him to go on loan to a team where he will play first team football, with the aim of keeping him in the team ahead of the resumption of games in the world cup qualifiers.

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A late header from Mohammed Abdullahi ensures the Flying Eagles snatch a draw against the Black Satellites of Ghana in their first game of the WAFU-B U-20 Boy’s Cup.