Manchester City saviour in their 1-1 draw against Southampton Kelechi Iheanacho has given his opinion on his team recent poor run of form, which has seen them fail to pick up a win in over a month.

Iheanacho rescued City from defeat with a goal in the 55th minute after coming on for Kevin De Bruyne in the second half of the encounter, that saw City go one goal behind as early as the 13th minute.

The draw against Southampton leaves them without a win in the English Premier League in their last three games, after two draws and a loss to Tottenham Hotspur.

Their poor form also extends to Europe, where they have failed to win their last two games in the UEFA Champions League. They drew 2-2 with Celtic before their midweek 4-0 thrashing by Barcelona.

” We’re playing well still, but not quite getting the chances. It’s football” He said in the post match conference after their game against Southampton.

Gbolahan Salami fine run of form in front of goal continued for Finnish side KuPS with the 25 year old scoring the lone goal in their 1-0 win over PS Kemi.

Salami struck in the 13th minute. His 14th goal of the season in Finland, and it ended as the match winner for his side, who are now up to 7th on the Veikkausliiga.

Already he has surpassed the club goal scoring record of 12 league goals set in 2001 with his goal in Monday’s game against HIFK. A feat which earned him a giant trophy from the club.

The striker who has scored in his last three games in a row, is now only three goals away from top scorer Roope Riski who has 17 goals for SJK.

Despite his fine form, he is still not under consideration for a recall to the Nigeria senior national team, ahead of their game against Algeria as manager Gernot Rohr prefers Brown Ideye and Odion Ighalo ahead of the former Nigeria League top scorer.

Talented Nigerian teen forward Victor Osimhen who recently resumed training with German Bundesliga side Wolfsburg, has stepped up his fitness regime as his debut draws near.

Osimhen is not eligible to play for the Bundesliga side until next year when he clocks 18, but he has already given the fans a taste of what to expect in his unofficial debut in a charity game.

17 year old Osimhen, scored in the win over Lupo Martini, and his overall performance drew praises from Wolfsburg sporting director Klaus Allofs.

Known for his pace, tricks and goal scoring abilities. The 2017 World Youth Championship top scorer is well aware of the need to add strength to his game, if he is to make his mark in Germany.

The Nigerian who has already have a taste of senior national team football with Nigeria, when he was called up to the squad for the dead rubber AFCON 2017 qualifiers game against Tanzania, posted pictures of his workout in the gym.

His post was done with icons signifying strength, as he pose in Wolfsburg shirt with his official squad number. The number 18 last worn by Brazilian defender Dante.

According to reports exclusively gathered by Owngoalnigeria.com, scouts from English Premier League giants Manchester United are expected in Nigeria before the end of the year.

Sources revealed to Owngoalnigeria.com that already highly respected youth teams in Nigeria have been contacted by the organisers, ahead of the scouting tournament.

Manchester United scout for Africa, will lead three other scouts from clubs affiliated to the Red Devils to Nigeria for the tournament.

” Manchester United scout for Africa got in touch with us. Very funny guy. First day we spoke, he was quick to mention Kelechi Iheanacho and wants to know if they can get his type from the three days event”. One of the organisers Moses Adeleye told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” Iheanacho performances for Manchester City has done a lot to the chances of Nigerian players in Europe, particularly in England. Since his breakthrough Liverpool and Arsenal have all conducted scouting programs in Nigeria”.

Nigerian forward Orji Okonkwo posted another man of the match performance as Bologna beat hard fighting Atalanta 4-2 in a heavily entertaining Primavera game.

He got off the mark with a brace in his first game for the team two weeks ago, and his latest strike which came in the 42nd minute helped his team level scores before winning the tie 4-2.

Okonkwo joined Bologna in the summer, in a transfer first reported by Owngoalnigeria.com, turning down the chance to join Serie B side Spezia,where he spent six month before heading to the U-17 World Cup with Nigeria last year.

He was among the few shining light in Nigeria U-20 failed attempt to qualify for next year Africa Youth Championship, scoring in the ill-fated 2-3 loss which ended their chances of qualifying.

Already he is rated as one of the best upcoming players in Nigeria, a tag he has lived up to since joining Bologna, where he could make his debut for the first team, if he sustains or improved on his fine performances for the Primavera.

Highly rated 18 year old Nigerian midfielder Folorunsho Michael was among the goal scorers as Lazio Primavera side beat their Brescia counterparts 3-0.

Heavily tipped to make his debut this season for the first team of Lazio, he rounded up victory for the Primavera side with a headed goal in the 63rd minute, to hand his side their third straight away win.

The Nigerian is now a main stay of the Primvera side following his progression from the U-17 this summer, thanks to his fine performances last season.

So far he has played in all of their games this season, making nine appearances in total, with six coming in the Primavera league and the remaining in the Coppa Primavera.

He has added goals to his game as well, despite playing from a deep midfield role in some games, he presently has two goals following his recent strike against Brescia.

Captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria John Mikel Obi says players of the Nigeria senior national team, usually leave the burden of the team financial issues for him to deal with.

Mikel made this known in an interview with BBC, while speaking on the need for Nigeria to avoid the dire financial situations, that made them arrive Zambia less than 24 hours to their first World Cup qualifiers, which they won 2-1.

He advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to on their part make sure that row over pay, which has bedeviled the team in the past are nip in the bud to help the team qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

On his part he pledge to do his best to make sure that what happens off the pitch, doesn’t affect the players on the pitch as the race to be in Russia 2018 hots up.

“I try to take in all the problems, I deal with it myself and I only speak to the players when there is good news.

“I’m sure that’s what they always want to hear from me, I listen to them, we make decisions together – at the end of the day I have to have a final say on what we have to do.

“Sometimes you only need one voice, with a single voice I think everything goes smoothly.

“With the experience that I have, I will make sure whatever is happening off the pitch doesn’t affect us in these qualifiers.”