Gent of Belgium ace Moses Simon has revealed the one quality he admires the most in Arsenal 20 year old forward Alex Iwobi, who is his international teammate in the Nigeria national team set up.

Simon who played alongside Iwobi in the attack of the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their 2-1 win over Zambia over the weekend, in the World Cup 2018 qualifiers with Iwobi scoring one of the goals.

Aside his goal in the game, Simon reveals he admires a lot of qualities in the nephew of former Super Eagles captain Austin Okocha, particularly his conduct off the pitch.

” He is a guy you want to spend the day with, such a lively guy, full of jokes, humble and down to earth. Hard to believe he is same guy who plays for a club as big as Arsenal” Simon told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” On the pitch he is a fun guy as well, always willing to help his teammate and above all, he is so unpredictable, no defender will have fun playing against him. He is fearless and knows when to do the right thing”.

The head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria has identify one key area he wants his team to make proper use of when it comes to goal scoring.

Since Rohr took over the Super Eagles they have scored three goals from open play with Manchester City Kelechi Iheanacho and Arsenal Alex Iwobi the players to have found the back of the net for Nigeria under Rohr.

Nigeria will next play Algeria in the World Cup 2018 qualifiers, where they are presently on top of group B after their 2-1 away success over Zambia in Ndola.

Ahead of the game, Rohr is eager to see his team score goals from set pieces due to the amount of freekicks and corner kicks they usually get in games.

Before the game against Zambia, they had drills on scoring from free kicks and corner kicks, but during the game proper they failed to convert the chances that came their way from set pieces into goals.

” We have to work on scoring from set pieces, we usually have lots of corner kicks and free kicks in games. We have the players who could be threat in those situations but we are yet to make proper use of them. It’s a problem we hope to solve soon” He told Owngoalnigeria.com.

Three players of the Super Eagles of Nigeria have in separate chats confirmed to Owngoalnigeria.com that, Gernot Rohr has made a positive impact on their mentality when it comes to games.

One of the players said unlike past coaches of the team, the German coach gives them lot of confidence when to games, and usually advised them to enjoy themselves on the pitch.

” He talks to every player. He doesn’t discriminate, to him every player is the same but the last two coaches of the team were not like that” He told Owngoalnigeria.com.

Another player said, he doesn’t give too much instructions on the pitch, which has allow the players the freedom to express themselves properly during games.

” One of our former coach, doesn’t stop talking from the start of the game till the end he is talking. It confuses us a lot but Rohr is not like that, he give us the freedom to play our game bar little corrections”.

Funny and strict when he has to, was the sentence one of the players we talked to use in describing the German handler.

” You can’t have a friendly chat with him without laughing, he is very funny but strict when it comes to passing on team instruction”.

The future of former Nigeria Under-17 and 20 captain Musa Muhammed in the Super Eagles in under threat according to manager Gernot Rohr.

Muhammed lack of game time at Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir has not gone down well with the manager, who has now made it clear that the 19 year old risk being dropped from subsequent squads unless he sort out his club form.

” Part of the reason, he (Musa) didn’t play in the last game against Zambia was because of his lack of game time for his team in Turkey. We have to be clear on it. Players need to play for their clubs to earn a spot in our team” He told Owngoalnigeria.com.

On the possible recall of Victor Moses and Isacc Success who both missed the game against Zambia due to injury, the German coach confirmed they will have to fulfill some conditions before they are handed a recall to the team.

” We will monitor their recovery from injury, the number of games they get for their respective games will play a big part in their recall for the team against Zambia”.

The lack of game time, the Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi and vice captain Ahmed Musa are currently suffering in England for their respective side has forced a reaction from coach of Nigeria, Gernot Rohr.

Mikel is yet to play a competitive game under new Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, no thanks to his participation at the Rio 2016 Olympics which saw him resume late for the start of the season.

On his part, big money buy Ahmed Musa has fallen out of favour at Leicester City, missing out on selection in their last two games. But the duo have kept their places in the Nigeria squad, featuring at different intervals during Nigeria latest 2-1 win over Zambia in Ndola.

Rohr has showed concern and will speak to the players on the situation and if possible their managers.

” It’s not the best situation a manager will hope for two of his senior players. But we understand that they play for teams that have high competition for places. We will however in the coming days have a chat with them on the way forward” He told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” If need be talks with their respective managers will also be a welcome idea. For now we will stay put and see if they get games before our next game” He concluded.

Head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot Rohr, has giving an insight into the chances of home base players in Nigeria’s squad for the upcoming World Cup 2018 qualifiers game against Algeria.

Since taking over the job of the Super Eagles, he has included home based players in his squad for games, a sign of the faith he has in their abilities.

Although no player from the Nigeria domestic scene has played since his coming two months ago. The likes of Jamiu Alimi, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Godwin Obaje and Chisom Egbuchulam have all made the bench for the team.

In an exclusive interview with Owngoalnigeria.com in Abuja, the German handler of the Super Eagles confirmed that he has plans for players based in Nigeria but could snub them as the league is on break.

” I have them in my plans but for November, I don’t think they stand a chance as the league is presently on break” He told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” We want players who are fit and match ready, we will try to see how we can help in that regard but for now their chances is not all bright”.

German Bundesliga side Wolfsburg are already waxing lyrical over what the future holds for their Nigerian teen wonder Victor Osimhen.

Osimhen only recently resumed training with the Bundesliga giants after his strong showing at the 2015 Under-17 World Cup, which Nigeria won in Chile where he emerged as top scorer.

He showed his goal scoring run at the World Cup was no fluke by netting a goal, 22 minutes into his unofficial debut for the club in a Charity game against USI Lupo Martini which they won 6-2.

His performance left Sporting Director of the German side Klaus Allofs with nothing but praises for the 17 year old after the game.

” Victor is fast but he brings more qualities with him. He reads the game well and knows how to start” Allofs told the club’s official website, www.vfl-wolfsburg.de.

As the Super Eagles of Nigeria get set to host Algeria on the 12th of November, a bit of how the Algerians will play against Nigeria has been revealed after the departure of Manager Milovan Rajevac.

Owngoalnigeria.com has received an insider account of part of the technical and tactical reasons that made players of the Algerian national team rebelled against their coach, which lead to his sack by the FA yesterday.

Milovan Rajevac reportedly resigned from his role as coach of the Algerian team after just three games at the helm and three months into the job. The 1-1 draw at home against Cameroon in the World Cup 2018 qualifying series according to sources triggered the revolt.

Serbian coach Rajevac, known for his pragmatic approach was unhappy with the all out attacking style of the Algerian national team during their 6-0 thrashing of Lesotho in an AFCON 2017 qualifiers tie, and tried to change it to a more cautious one in their game against Cameroon.

However, the players during the half time break of the game against Cameroun which ended in a 1-1 draw had an argument with the manager, as they insist on reverting to their old style of quick pressing of their opponent and swift attack.

Rajevac refused and the players after the game ended went to the FA, in the company of Rajevac’s Algerian assistant to voice their displeasure over the manager’s tactics and approach to games.

The FA listened to their complains and summoned the manager who decided to leave by mutual consent. Furthermore they were complains about his man management skills, no thanks to his inability to speak Arabic or French, the two leading languages in the country.

Nigeria Rio 2016 Olympic hero Sadiq Umar has spoken out about his chances of making the Super Eagles squad to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The former Roma prospect who moved to Bologna this summer in a co-ownership deal is still waiting for his maiden call up to the senior Nigeria national team, but he believes things can change before then.

Sadiq, scorer of four goals for Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Olympics which Nigeria won gold is pinning his chances of making the Nigeria team for the World Cup on his club form.

” For now am focused on my club. I strongly believe if my form is good for Bologna, it will enhance my chances of making the Super Eagles squad” He told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” Every player wants to play at the World Cup and, hopefully Nigeria will qualify for the next one in Russia, where am hoping to make the team on merit by doing well for Bologna”.