Former England international John Fashanu says Manchester City highly rated teen defender Tosin Adarabioyo could dump England for Nigeria, if the West African nation secures qualification for the next World Cup in Russia.

18 year old Adarabioyo is widely regarded as one of the top teen defenders in England following a string of fine performances for Manchester City in their pre season games.

Born to a Nigerian father and an English mother, the centre back is highly regarded by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola as an integral part of the future of the team.

Adarabioyo is reportedly keen on representing England ahead of Nigeria where his parents hail from, however Fashanu believes he has no chance of playing for England at the next World Cup but could stand a chance with Nigeria.

The former captain of Wimbledon told Owngoalnigeria.com in a chat that players are usually moved by the prospect of playing at the senior World Cup.

” It’s a no brainer, If Nigeria qualifies for the World Cup, I doubt if Adarabioyo will say no to Nigeria if they approach him, it’s key for every player to play at the World Cup and the pull might be too much for him to resist, especially if England are not in for him” He said.

Victor Moses has somehow taken a dig at former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, suggesting the manager never had faith in his abilities despite all his efforts to please him especially in pre season games.

25 year old Moses spent the last three seasons on loan to Liverpool, Stoke City and West Ham under Mourinho, as the Portuguese didn’t find a space for him in his team.

Moses has found joy under new manager Antonio Conte, and he has so far justify the faith the Italian has in him with two goals in his last two games for the Blues.

” It’s different now, am getting rewarded for my fine pre season form unlike in the past, when I wasn’t given the chance to show what I can do, am confident in my abilities, so too is the manager” He said.

” We have our sight on all trophies this season, and hopefully at the end of season we will give our fans reasons to smile after the disappointment of last season”.

Four key players in the Nigeria Under-20 team that failed to qualify for next year Africa Youth Championship, have missed out on deals to top clubs in Europe following their exit in the hands of Sudan.

Team midfield enforcer Kingsley Agor, was close to securing a move to English Premiership side West Ham, but the English side have reportedly gone cold on their interest following the failure of the team to qualify for next year Africa Youth Championship.

Although Orji Okonkwo has secured a move to Italian Serie A side Bologna, Tottenham Hotspur were tracking him and have already set plans in motion to scout him next year at the Africa Youth Championship.

Lukman Zakari was top on the priority list of Spanish La-Liga side Celta Vigo after picking up the man of the match award in two of the team’s three games during the qualifiers, but the 17 year old who has a pre contract with Sfaxien of Tunisia, is yet to be formally approached by the team following their exit from the qualifiers.

Left full back, Udochukwu Anumudu was drumming strong interest from newly promoted German bundesliga side Freiburg but recent reports suggest the deal is as good as dead and a chance to re-ignite it would have been at the Africa Youth Championship.

Inter Milan latest teen acquisition Theophilus Awua started life at the Serie A club by posting two impressive performances for the Primavera team in games against Juventus and Torino.

Awua was on the losing side in his first game against Juventus at an invitational tournament, performing gallantly in the middle despite their 1-4 loss to Primavera side of the Old Lady.

Yesterday, he was among the spot takers against Torino after a 1-1 draw, which they later won 3-4 on penalties to finish as third at the tournament.

Signed from Serie B side Spezia on a season long loan deal, his performances could earn him a permanent deal next summer as Inter Milan have an option to make his deal permanent.

Rated by former England international John Fashanu as one of the brightest teen prospect in Nigeria, the 18 year old is a combative midfield, who can also play in an offensive role.

A close friend to Dream Team VI forward Imoh Ezekiel has revealed to Owngoalnigeria.com, that the 22 year old forward is closing in on a return to Standard Liege of Belgium.

His move to Standard Liege is almost a done deal as the forward wants to stay in Europe, but his Qatari side Al-Arabi are only open to the idea of allowing leave on loan.

Last season he was on loan to Anderlecht but struggled to get game time as he managed only 20 appearances with a goal to his name during his time at the club.

Heavily linked with a move to a top club after his strong showing for the Nigerian team that won bronze at the Olympics, he is however close to rejoining his first ever team in Europe in his bid to re- launch his European career.

Invited by newly appointed manager of the Super Eagler Genort Rohr for the AFCON 2017 qualifiers against Tanzania, his move will most probably be completed by Monday, ahead of the close of the transfer window on Wednesday.

Ezekiel spent three happy seasons at the modest Belgian side from 2011 to 2014, before moving to Al-Arabi of Qatar, however he returned back to Standard Liege six months later citing loneliness in the oil rich nation of Qatar.

One of the star performance for the bronze medal winning Nigeria U23s at the Rio 2016 Olympics William Troost Ekong, followed up his superb showing at the games with his second goal of the season for his Norwegian side FK Haugesund.

The 22 year old was rewarded for his strong performance for Nigeria at the Olympics with a call up to the Nigeria senior national team, ahead of next week dead rubber AFCON 2017 qualifiers against Tanzania.

He celebrated his call up with a goal in the five goal thriller against Brann which ended 3-2 in favour of his team, SK Haugesund where he is on loan from Belgian side Gent.

Ekong found the back of the net in the first minute of time added on, after the regulation time of 45 minutes in the first half to draw his side level going into the half time break.

Before his goal against Brann, he first found the back of the net in their 3-0 win over Aalesund on the 19th of March. His first professional goal since turning professional in 2013, with spells at Dutch club Groningen and Dordrecht under his belt before his move to Norway.

Appointed captain of the team just before the start of the season, he isn’t the only Nigerian at the team with Izuchukwu Anthony and Shuaibu Ibrahim completing the Nigerian trio at the club.

Following Samson Siasia announcement that he is quitting his post as coach of the Nigeria U23s that won bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympics, Owngoalnigeria.com gathered the cash donation made to his team by a Japanese surgeon was the genesis of his issues with his employers.

Billionaire Japanese surgeon Katsuya Takasu, gave the Nigerian team a total of $390,000 (N78.8m) for their bronze medal feat at the Rio Olympics, after falling in love with the team after their 5-4 victory over his country despite their late arrival in Brazil.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) who are presently cash strapped tried to hijack the donation meant for the players,coaches and backroom staff of the team, insisting it belongs to the federation.

Siasia resisted their orders to remit the money, much with the support of his captain Mikel who also told the NFF that any attempt to temper with the cash gift will lead to a boycott of the bronze medal game against Honduras.

The NFF at that point got angry and threatened to deal with the coach, which they started by firstly collecting the official car given to him from his wife even shortly before the bronze medal match against Honduras.

They also abandoned the team upon arrival in Nigeria with only the NFF president addressing the boys, and even at that Amaju Pinnick made no mention of the backlog of bonuses the players are owed.

On his part, the coach of the team has also not been paid for several months, and his resignation could be the start of a legal battle between him and the football house over his entitlements.

Head coach of Chelsea Antonio Conte says Nigerian forward Victor Moses is a talented player, after the 25 year old scored his second goal in three days for Chelsea in their 3-0 win over Burnley.

The Nigerian endured a torrid time at Chelsea under former manager Jose Mourinho, as the Portuguese manager didn’t see a spot for him in his team, sending him out on three consecutive loan spells during his time at the club.

Conte has however given the Nigerian, the chance he wasn’t awarded by the previous manager, rewarding him for his pre season performance with a spot in the team and the Nigerian hasn’t failed the trust the manager gave him.

Moses met a sweeping cross from fellow winger Pedro to wrap up a comprehensive victory for the Blues, his secong goal of the season following his strike against Bristol Rovers on Wednesday.

“I’m happy for Moses, I’m also pleased for the wingers, Moses, Pedro and Cuadrado cause these are great players with great talent” He said in his post match conference after the victory over Burnley.

Nigeria international Victor Moses equaled his personal goal record with his goal for Chelsea, that helped them seal a comprehensive 3-0 win over Burnley.

A firm favorite of new Chelsea coach Antonio Conte, the forward has finally gotten the chance to impress for Chelsea after three consecutive loan spell away from the Bridge.

Moses scored in the 3-2 win over Bristol Rovers in the League Cup on Wednesday, and the Nigerian followed that up with his second goal in three days with a goal in the 89th minute for the Blues.

The goal was the first time the 25 year old is scoring in back to back games since 2012 when he was still at Wigan Athletic. His last club before moving to the Blues in the summer of that same year.

Back then Moses netted a brace against Newcastle United in a 4-0 win for Wigan Athletic and followed it up with a strike against Stoke City the next weekend.