Former Nigeria Under-17 trainee Jason Akiotu picked up an assist as Crystal Palace U23s power their way to a 3-1 win over their Hull City counterparts in a Premier League 2 clash.

Akiotu who had trials with Leicester City towards the end of last season recently signed professional terms with Crystal Palace, a sign of the fate the club has in his abilities.

Neat and tidy in possession. He put up a very good show which he capped in the 48 minutes with a lovely cross which was turned in by Jonathan Benteke, who had his elder brother Christian Benteke watching from the stands.

18 year old Akiotu trained with the Nigeria Under-17 team of 2015 in Abuja but reportedly left after just one training session before the team departed for the Africa Youth Championship.

The Emmanuel Amuneke lead lads beat all comers at the World Cup proper to lift the tournament in Chile.

Emmanuel Emenike opened his goal account in the Turkish League this season with a goal on the stroke of half time in Fenerbahce 5-1 win over Kasimpasa, in a League game decided on Monday night.

Back at Fenerbahce after two loan spells last season to Al-Ain of Qatar and later West Ham in England, started for the first time under new coach Dick Advocaat who has in the past games preferred Musa Sow to the 29 year old Nigerian.

The goal is his first goal in Turkish football since the 14th of February 2015 when he scored in Fenerbahce 5-0 away win over Gaziantepspor.

He wasn’t the only Nigerian who played in the Monday night game in Turkey, with Nigerian-Hungarian defender Kenneth Otigba on from start to finish for Kasimpasa but was helpless in defence as they slumped to a 1-5 loss at home.

In the same game, Kasimpasa other Nigerian summer signing Samuel Emem Eduok on loan from Esperance was introduced as a substitute in the 46th minute for his second appearance of the season.

19 year old Nigerian goalkepper Dele Alampasu has overtaken Bruno Pinto as the first choice goalkepper of Portuguese side FC Cesarense.

Highly regarded as one of the finest upcoming shot stoppers in Nigeria. The goalkeeper who was voted the best goalkepper at the 2013 Under-17 World Youth Championship was sent out on a six month loan by newly promoted side CD Feirense to third division side Cesarense.

Alampasu has kept in the team’s last two games in the league, where games against UD Oliveirense and Coimbroes respectively. Both games ended in a 1-1 draw.

Last season while at CD Feirense. He was heavily praised for his performance in the two cup games he was between the sticks for Feirense. The games against giants FC Porto which they won 2-0 and the tie against Famalicao where he kept another clean sheet to help his team win 1-0.

Talented Nigeria teen forward Taofiq Jibril who has been heavily compared to Real Madrid Star Karim Benzema due to his playing style will undergo trials with Portuguese side SC Braga.

He will leave Abuja on Monday night. Owngoalnigeria.com correspondent sighted the 18 year old at the airport in the company of Chuba Shedrack, a re- known football coach and scout in Kaduna, who played for Plateau United in the early 2000’s.

Taofiq, a Kaduna teen forward who trained with the all conquering Nigeria Under-17 team of 2015, was spotted by scouts of the Portuguese team during a scouting tournament in Kaduna.

Quick, strong, skillful and lethal in front of goal. He will spend a month with SC Braga where he will play friendly games for the B team while we also gathered he will train with the main team intermittently.

Already Braga has two Nigerians on their books playing for their B team in Louis Ogana and former junior international Chidi Osuchukwu, who was promoted to the first team just before the start of this season.

According to the media in Azerbaijan Nigerian striker Victor Emenayo who was recently signed by Azerbaijani top division side Shahdagh Qusar FK, is 17 times older than the age (23) that is on his international passport.

According to his international passport the forward who has already made his debut for his new side was born in 1993. But search on the internet about the striker who has played in Uganda for the best part of his career shows, he should be 28 years old judging by his official age before his move to Shahdagh Qusar.

Emenayo has already become the subject of ridicule by social media users in Azerbaijan with the media also joining in the discrepancies documents about the age of the Nigerian, stating that he indeed looks well above 40 years old.

They claim the fact that he shaved five years off the official age he has been using, means he has more than one international passport in his possession and his looks suggest he is well above 40.

The former SC Villa of Uganda striker is reportedly older in appearance than the coach of the team Adil Mahmudov according to the media in Azerbaijan. The Nigerian or his club are yet to respond to the allegations.

His case is similar to Lazio youth team prospect Joseph Minala who was recently cleared off any wrong doing regarding his age by the Italian FA, had same issue with the Nigerian but his was traced down to a disease.

20 year old Minala was at a point in time said to be 42 years old while he was 17 going by his looks but the Italian FA after investigations and medical checks found out that he is indeed 17 but suffering from the effect of Lorde Disease. Which made him to look older than his original age.

England youth international Chuba Akpom who is a target for Nigeria at senior level, could be handed his first start of the season when Arsenal take on Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night.

Akpom is yet to make an appearance for Arsenal this season with the forward only getting games with the Under-23s in the Premier League 2, where he has two goals from their last two games.

However, manager Arsene Wenger is reportedly set to give him a chance to impress on Tuesday night against Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup.

The forward who spent last season on loan to newly promoted English Premier League side Hull City, could also be in line for a shock call up to the Nigeria senior national team for the World Cup 2018 qualifiers which starts in October.

Already talks have taken place between parents of the 21 year old and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation over a potential switch to Nigeria from England.

Nigeria football legend Kanu, formerly of Arsenal as well had talks with the forward, while he was in Nigeria on holidays during the summer but details of their talks although yet to be made public could be about his international future.

Nigerians have taken to twitter to post their reactions on the skills of Watford big money buy Isacc Success which took Manchester United highly rated defender Eric Bailly to the floor.

Success was introduced for the final six minutes of Watford’s shock 3-1 win over Manchester United, and the Nigerian who had more take ons than any other Watford player despite spending six minutes on the pitch, gave Bailly a dose of what made Watford splash big to sign him from Granada.

His pace saw him outwit the Ivorian defender in their first battle as they battle for a 50-50 ball just halfway pass the centre mark in the Manchester United half of the pitch, leaving the former Villareal defender on the floor.

The former Nigeria youth international later showed his quick feet in the box of Manchester United, turning smartly away from Bailly which sent the defender crashing to the turf and forced twitter into a a frenzy.

” It took Isacc Success just few seconds to reveal to us that Bailly is just a Black Senderos, nothing special” One user wrote, while another followed with a post saying ” They said Eric Baily was Baresi & Nesta all in one. Isacc Success turned him into a dark coloured Abbey Gerorge”.

” Lmaoo Isacc Success had a nice meal and came of the pitch to step it down with Baileys”

” Isacc Success just succeeded in sendinf Bailly back to Africa what a game”

” Isacc Success showed Bailly that Nigeria is still the giant of Africa.”

” See what Isacc Success did to Bailly. Isn’t that the best PL CB? Oh God!

Arsene Wenger has praised Nigeria international Alex Iwobi for his dazzling display against Hull City on Saturday, but says the 20 year old must continue to keep his feet on the ground.

The Nigerian had a hand in two of the four goals Arsenal scored against Hull City. The second time in a week he is posting impressive perfromance for the gunners after his fine display against PSG in their midweek UEFA Champions League 1-1 draw in France.

“Yes, he had a good performance, and you want him to improve,” the manager said at full-time.

“He is 20 years old, and I think he has talent, he has ambition, he has a big passion for the game and until now he has humility. We have to take care that he keeps that quality, because it’s an important one.

“But he has gained confidence and power. I believe as well he has a good combination between quick passing, picking players out and running with the ball. He gets that balance right, until now, and that’s not easy.”

Emmanuel Babayaro has sounded a warning to Liverpool teen sensation Ovie Ejaria, admonishing the 18 year old to shun any invitation from Nigeria and take his time before committing his international future to Nigeria.

Ejaria made the bench for Liverpool in their Friday’s 2-1 win over Chelsea in the Premier League and, rumours has it that he will be called up to the Nigeria team for the World Cup qualifiers tie against Zambia in October.

The teen forward who spent time training with the Nigeria U-17 in 2013, has been advised by Babayaro to focus on his club career for now.

” He is yet to make his first team debut, I know people will say Alex Iwobi didn’t play for Arsenal before his invitation to Nigeria but this is a different case entirely” He said to Owngoalnigeria.com.

” The boy should be left alone to develop properly, Let Nigeria allow him to grow. He shouldn’t be rushed into playing for Nigeria, let him earn it. For now for the good of his career. He should stay off the Nigeria national team”.

According to leaks gathered by Owngoalnigeria.com, a new face could be in the mix when the list of players for Nigeria’s first 2018 World Cup qualifiers is released next week.

Head coach of the Super Eagles Gernot Rohr has kept the names on the list close to his chest but news coming out has it that, he has asked the Nigeria Football Federation to be on standby as they could be needed to file a case to FIFA over Kelvin Akpoguma who appears to have had a change of heart.

Akpoguma has in the past maintained a strong desire to continue playing for Germany after progressing through their youth ranks but after talks with Rohr and his parents. The 21 year old could be included in Nigeria’s list for their World Cup qualifiers.

Rohr and Akpoguma have come a long way right from when he was in charge of the youth set up of Germany. A tie he has used in good effect to force the on loan Fortuna Dusseldorf defender into having a rethink about his senior international future.

So far, Akpoguma has been a stalwart at the back for second division German side Fortuna Dusseldorf playing every single minutes of their first five games of the season.