Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho showed his unselfish side by teeing up Nolito for Manchester City’s third goal in their 4-1 win over Stoke City.

The Nigerian who recently signed a new deal to stay at the Etihad until the summer of 2021, was introduced as a substitute for the second time this season, coming on in place of two goals man Sergio Aguero.

Few minutes after coming on, he released David Silva who choose to shot when a pass to Raheem Sterling would have put the game beyond the reach of Stoke City.

Less than two minutes after the miss by Silva, Iheanacho was involved in a passing sequence before he was put through on goal, but after rounding the goalkepper, he laid the ball for Nolito to finish instead of going for goal himself.

The goal was the first league goal for the Spaniard since his transfer to Manchester City in the summer, and in the final minutes of time added on he grabbed his second after another unselfish play this time around from Raheem Sterling.

19 year old Iheanacho who is still searching for his first goal of the season, was once again involved in the build up to Nolito’s second as his dummy sent Sterling through on goal before he rolled the ball to Nolito to finish.

Head coach of the Nigeria Under-23 football team Samson Siasia, has changed his mind on his proposed plan to field a weakened side against Honduras, in today’s Bronze medal match against Honduras.

Siasia had plans of fielding some of the players who have not gotten enough game time, but pressure from superior powers has forced him to have a rethink and field his regulars against Honduras.

The Nigeria team are under pressure to help Nigeria win her first medal at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympics, but still Siasia has plans of giving some players game time.

Meanwhile the only player who is most likely to be affected by Siasia’s change of mind is Turkish based Saturday Keigo Erimuya as the coach will most likely stick with William Troost Ekong and Sincere Seth.

The former BJ Foundation captain is yet to taste a minute of action at the Olympics, but he could yet get some game time if Nigeria wrap up the game early.

Junior Ajayi is still highly favoured to start and goalkepper Daniel Akpeyi appears certain to be in goal, Kingsley Madu could start as well in place of Stanley Amuzie.

Azubuike Okechukwu will return to the midfield after serving a one match ban for accumulated bookings, to partner captain John Obi Mikel with Usman Mohammed certain to keep his spot.

17 year old Nigerian teen wonder Victor Osimhen, has received congratulatory messages from German Bundesliga side Wolfsburg following his invitation to the Nigeria senior national team.

” He received a text message from the Sporting Director of Wolfsburg, they are happy for him, they can’t wait for him to join them in November” a source close to the player told Owngoalnigeria.com.

Osimhen’s invitation has set a new record in Nigeria national team football history, as he is now the first player to play for all arms of the Nigeria national team set up in one year.

His invitation to the Super Eagles completes a year of rapid progress for the Wolfsburg bound forward, who rose from the U-17 World Cup last year where he was top scorer to the Under-23s within a space of two months and played a role in Nigeria’s win at the U23s AFCON in Senegal.

He was also a part of the Under-20s that failed to secure qualification for next year Africa Youth Championship after a 3-4 loss to Sudan in Lagos.

23 year old Nigerian defender Gbenga Arokoyo says he is fit and ready for his Major League Soccer debut when Portland Timbers take on Seattle Sounders this Sunday.

Signed on a free transfer after terminating his contract with Turkish side Gaziantepspor due to non payment of his wages, his debut was initially delayed due to international clearance but that has been sorted out.

In a chat with Owngoalnigeria.com, the two cap Super Eagles defender said all that needed to be done has been put in place, and if selected he is fit and ready for his debut this weekend.

The former Nigeria Under-20 defender also thanked one time Super Eagles invitee Fanendo Adi for helping him settle into his new surroundings in the United State of America.

“I have been training real hard the last one week and thanks to Fanendo Adi have settled in nicely, am hoping to play my first game this weekend when we play Seattle Sounders” Arokoyo told Owngoalnigeria.com.

German Bundesliga side Bayern Leverkusen have stepped up their pursuit of Nigeria Olympic team forward Sadiq Umar, who is also heavily courted by Serie A side Crotone and Bologna

The highly rated 19 year old has been made available for loan by Roma after losing his spot in the team in the second half of last season, when Rudi Garcia was replaced by Luciano Spalleti.

German Bundesliga side Bayern Leverkusen initially sounded out the forward in July but were told to wait until he returns back to Italy from his holidays.

Sadiq was close to sealing a loan switch to Crotone before Bologna stepped into the picture, furthermore a decision on his preferred loan destination was further delayed due to his involvement with the Nigerian Olympic team.

Apparently pleased by his showing at the games, the Bundesliga side reestablished communications with his intermediary early this week and are hopeful of beating Crotone and Bologna to his signature.

With the Olympics coming to an end on Sunday, the lanky forward according to leaks gathered by Owngoalnigeria.com will in the coming days make a decision on his future.

Zaidu Sanusi who is popularly referred to as “Nigerian Gareth Bale” is yet to make his professional debut, due to issues bothering on the release of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC) from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Zaidu was spotted by scouts of Portuguese side Gil Vicente during a tournament in Kaduna early this year, after a short trial in Portugal, a three year deal was agreed between him and the club.

However a mysterious injury slowed down his progress, but according to Faisal Abdullahi, who organised the tournament from where the speedy ace was picked, he is back to his feet but still awaiting for the issuance of his ITC.

“He is back to his feet and running properly, the last time we spoke, he told me he was feeling fitter than ever. The one issue holding him back still remains his International Transfer Certificate (ITC)” Faisal Abdullahi told Owngoalnigeria.com.

Regarding his compatriot at Gil Vicente Collins Nomso who was also picked by scouts of the club during same tournament is faring better, as the ITC of the 18 year old was reportedly received during the week.

Musa Yahaya who was once on the books of English Premiership side Tottenham Hotspur, says he is confident he will be ready to play for the first team of FC Porto in few months time.

Yahaya joined FC Porto from Portimonense who acquired his rights from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee in the region of €550,000 after a productive six months loan spell at the club.

However, he is presently training and playing games for the B team from where his progress will be monitored for promotion to the main team.

The 18 year old is confident that in a few months from now, he will force his way into the first team set up at the Portuguese giants.

” I only need to get back to shape, as soon as am back to my best physically, I will most definitely force my way into the first team, Insha Allah” He told Owngoalnigeria.com.

Babawo Mohammed, the agent of former Spurs trainee Musa Yahaya, believes the English Premiership side will in a few years time pay more to bring the 18 year old back to the club.

Spurs traded Yahaya to Portimonense after a successful six months loan with the Portuguese second division side. The Portuguese side wasted no time in selling him to giants FC Porto few months after acquiring his economic rights.

His agent, a well known football intermediary in Nigeria is tipping him to make the grades at FC Porto, which could see Spurs come back in for him in a few years time.

” It’s something I know can happen if he performs as well as we all know he can, the only thing will be that Spurs will have to pay more, just like Manchester United have done for Pogba, same way Kevin De Bruyne cost Manchester City more few years after leaving them”, He told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” So many issues made Spurs to release him, he isn’t disturbed about leaving England, he is fully focused on making himself a better player at FC Porto”.

Top scorer in the Nigeria Professional League Godwin Obaje has snubbed a three year contract offered to him by top finnish side HJK Helsinki, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

The Wikki Tourist forward who is still high on the priority list of Tunisian side Sfaxien and an unnamed team in Israel, rejected the offer due to the paltry salary he was offered.

Aside from the issue of his salary, the Finnish side wants the 19 year old to join them on an initial loan deal, which Wikki Tourist rejected as they are only open to selling him outrightly.

Obaje who recently returned from Spain, where he played in games for the NPFL AllStars team against Valencia, Malaga and Athletico Madrid respectively, still has high hopes of moving abroad despite turning down the offer from HJK Helsinki.

A short sojourn to Slovakia where he turned out for AS Trencin has made him to be very careful before commiting himself to any deal

Al Quadisiya of Saudi Arabia summer signing Friday Eze opened his goal account for the Saudis, netting in their 1-1 draw against Faisaly in a league game.

23 year old Eze, on loan from UAE top flight side Al-Fujairah where his 14 goals couldn’t keep them in the top flight, scored the game’s opening goal in the 12th minute before Fahad Muneef canceled out his strike, twenty minutes from full time.

The forward known for his pace, power, skill and powerful finishing is a feared name in Serbia where he rose from playing for lowly rated Rad Beograd to modest side Mladost Lucani.

Voted the best player in Serbia two seasons ago while playing for Mladost Lucani, his transfer to Al-Fujairah of the UAE came as a shock to most people, as he was widely tipped to move to a top European club.