Sampdoria summer acquisition and Nigeria Olympic bronze medallist Stanley Amuzie was an unused substitute in their 0-1 loss to AC Milan in a Serie A game at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

Amuzie was left on the bench for the entire duration of the game after coach Marco Giampaolo decided to introduce the trio of Bruno Fernandes, Pedro Pereira and Patrik Schick.

The Nigerian who spent the second half of last season at Portuguese second division side Olhanense, where he made six appearances will however be hopeful of making his debut in the coming games.

Already a full time international with Nigeria. He played a big part in Nigeria’s bronze medal finish at the Rio 2016 Olympics. But still got overlooked by new coach Gernot Rohr in the squad that played Tanzania two weeks ago.

On loan Arsenal teen midfielder Kelechi Nwakali made his professional bow playing one minute for MVV Maastricht in their Jupiler League clash against Jong Ajax, which they won 1-0.

MVV Maastricht needed a late goal from Joeri Schroyen five minutes from full time to pick up all three points. The goal was scored before the introduction of the highly rated Nigerian teen Nwakali for Thomas Verheijdt.

Nwakali joined the Dutch second division side on transfer deadline day on a season long loan deal from Arsenal. A team he official joined this summer after clocking 18 years old.

However work permit rules in England meant he has to be loaned out as he isn’t qualified for one yet. Host of teams were in for the winner of the Most Valuable Player at the last Under-17 World Cup but Maastricht won the race

Head coach of the Nigeria U-17 team Manu Garba says Liverpool teen sensation Ovie Ejiara could have been a part of his title winning U-17 team of 2013 were it not for Arsenal who stopped the teen.

Ejiara has taken Liverpool pre season games by storm earning praises from those who have watched him play and according to Manu Garba he could easily have won the U-17 World Cup with Nigeria in 2013 alongside the likes of Kelechi Iheanacho,Isaac Success and Taiwo Awoniyi were it not for his move from West Ham to Arsenal back then.

The 18 year old was also on the shortlist of players the coach was willing to call up for the U-20 World cup but yet again his move from Arsenal to Liverpool cost him a call up to the team.

“He came to our camp back in 2013, He showed flashes and we were impressed by what we saw in him but he left the camp before the team took shape to complete his move to Arsenal and we moved on” Manu Garba told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” I would have called him up for the U-20s but still again he just joined Liverpool and needed to settle down but his quality and career rise has never been in doubt”.

Former Nigeria Premier League top scorer Gbolahan Salami whose brace helped his Finnish side KuPS to a 2-1 win over Mariehamn last week, has once again bailed his team out in a league game.

25 year old Salami drew KuPS level in the 80th minute via the spot after LAHTI took the lead in the 39th minute of the tie. The one point earned courtesy of Salami’s strike moved KuPS to 5th position on the log.

He was one of the four Nigerians who started the game for KuPS with Aliyu Abubakar, Paul Onobi and Azubuike Egwuekwe also named in the starting line up.

The goal was his 11th of the season in Finland, a sign of how quick he has settled into his new surroundings after spending the majority of his career in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

Presently he is three goals away from the top scorer of the league Roope Riski who has 14 goals for table toppers SJK.

Stanley Amuzie could make his Serie A debut for Sampdoria when they take on AC Milan in a league game on Friday evening.

19 year old Amuzie was among the list of 24 players listed by coach Marco Giampaolo for tonight’s clash. He could make his debut as the team has issues with personell at the back with four defenders ruled out through injury.

Last season Amuzie turned out for second division side Olhanense before making his debut for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the double header AFCON 2017 clash against Egypt.

He was a part of the Nigeria team that won bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics, playing in almost all of Nigeria’s game at the tournament.

Head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has settled on three goalkeppers for Nigeria’s first World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Zambia in Ndola.

Rohr has picked the trio of Emmanuel Daniel, Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Carl Ikeme as his shot stoppers for the clash in October, shelving any plans of a recall for former Super Eagles goalkepper and captain Vincent Enyeama.

The German coach confirmed he will hold talks with the Lille shot stopper in France but the timing and crucial nature of Nigeria’s first clash against Zambia has forced him to put the plans on hold until at least after the game.

” Same goalkeppers are going to be called up, Ezenwa, Ikeme and Daniel. For now Ikeme is still the first choice goalkepper we don’t have any fear or concern about his abilities” a source told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” Enyeama might be called up in the future but for now, he is not in our plans. He hasn’t shown enough commitment to return back to the team. We will use what we have as they are also very good goalkeppers in their own right”.

Despite failing to play in any of FC Porto first team games so far, Owngoalnigeria.com can reveal that Super Eagles invitee Chidozie Awaziem is still a part of manager Nuno Espirito Santo first team plans.

Awaziem has been restricted to playing games for the B team who are in the second division in Portugal where he has made five appearances so far. But the 19 year old got sent off in the 34th minute in their last league game against Freamunde, a game they ended up losing 1-3.

His sending off was narrowed down to the frustrations of being asked to drop a level down to the B team after impressing for the main team last season. Where he made 10 appearances and scored once in the Cup game against Benfica.

However the man who has been a stalwart for the B team in the past, even when they won the league last season held talks with the upper ends of the club last week and he was assured he is part of the long term plans of the club.

His presently contract has five years to run with a buy out clause of over £20m inserted in it to ward off potential suitors from luring the highly rated teen defender.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are confident that captain of the Super Eagles Mikel John Obi will play a big role in convincing teen defender Ola Aina to snub England for Nigeria when the time is ripe.

Aina who has a Nigerian father is highly regarded as one of the young promising full backs in England, where he has represented the country at various youth level before his first team debut for Chelsea.

Now a firm member of the first team. His international future is surely going to be a tussle between England and Nigeria, but a member of the Technical committee of the NFF revealed to Owngoalnigeria.com that Mikel will give Nigeria an edge in the battle to cap the teen defender.

” We are yet to have a need for him. But if it arises on the instruction of the coach, then we will to be honest with you rely on Mikel to persuade him to switch allegiance to Nigeria” He told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” Mikel is capable of doing much more than that, you have to be at the Olympics to believe me, we are confident he will convince Aina to play for Nigeria. Yes he will play a very big role.”

Former Tottenham Hotspur trainee Musa Yahaya has been promoted to the main team of Portuguese giants FC Porto after just three months at the club.

Yahaya has been training with the first team since after the international break after impressing the coaches during training when most of the first team players were away on international duty.

18 year old Yahaya rise at FC Porto is a testament of his quality as he is yet to play a single game for the B team, where he was suppose to spend most of his time upon his signing this summer.

We gathered he could make his first team debut in the coming days in either the League Cup or the Portuguese Cup base on which comes first.

Known for his slick skills, pace, tricks and finishing, he was a part of the Nigeria U-17 team that won the World Youth Championship in 2013 and also played at the U-20 World Cup two years ago in New Zealand.

At the last Under-20 World Cup. His Rabona assist to Isacc Success in Nigeria’s 2-4 loss against Brazil was a big hit on the internet, in a game he also scored.