Turkish champions Besiktas according to reports coming out of Turkey, monitored by Owngoalnigeria.com are in London for talks with Chelsea over a loan deal for Nigeria international Kenneth Omeruo.

Besiktas have been locked in talks with Chelsea for more than a month over the transfer of the 22 year old, who spent last season on loan to fellow Turkish side Kasimpasa.

Turkish-Football reports that sources close to the club confirmed that Besiktas President arrived London on Tuesday to hold talks on a proposed loan deal with the option to buy permanently next summer.

We gathered a loan fee of €700,000 is presently been discussed between both parties with the Black Eagles also keen on inserting a release clause option of €4m.

At the moment, Chelsea are not willing to sanction the buy option and want the defender who is without a single appearance for the club since joining them in 2013, to sign an extension as his current deal is set to run out in 24 months time.

Still highly rated by the Technical staff of the Blues, who are still convinced he has a future at Stamford Bridge or better still worth more than the amount been offered by the Turkish side.

Nigeria International Kelechi Iheanacho has put pen to paper on a new deal tying him to Manchester City till the summer of 2021.

His new contract according to reports comes with a significant rise in his wages, putting to end speculations about his future at Manchester City following the arrival of Pep Guardiola this summer.

His contract extension is a show of faith from the new manager, who has been impressed with the Nigerian teen and has so far preferred him ahead of the likes of Wilfred Bony and Samir Nasri.

19 year old Iheanacho took his chances last season under former manager Manuel Pelligrini by scoring 14 goals in all competition in his debut season at the Etihad.

So far, he has been made to play second fiddle to the trio of Raheem Sterling, Sergio Kun Aguero and Nolito in the two competitive games they have played so far.

Former Granada of Spain forward Isacc Success, will have to wait a little longer for his debut for English Premiership side Watford due to fitness issues.

Success, a record buy from Granada arrived at Vicarage Road short of fitness before picking up an injury that saw him miss some of their pre season games.

He suffered a setback in his recovery, which ruled him out of Watford opening Premier League game last weekend and was hopeful of making his debut against Chelsea this weekend.

However, a club source informed Owngoalnigeria.com, that the 20 year old won’t be in the team to face Chelsea as manager Walter Mazzari isn’t convinced by his fitness level yet.

” He is back in training, but the manager still feels he needs more session to reach peak fitness, he won’t be in the team against Chelsea, there’s no rush to play him, he is a good player and he will justify his price tag when he is fully fit”, a club source told Owngoalnigeria.com.

Newly appointed Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles of Nigeria Genort Rohr has asked the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), to grant him permission to hold talks with two players that have quit the Nigeria national team.

Rohr, wants to hold talks with the duo of top striker Emmanuel Emenike and former captain of the team Vincent Enyeama to see if he can convince them to come out of retirement.

Both players retired from the Nigeria senior national team during the reign of former manager Sunday Oliseh, but the 64 year old German is keen on having them in his team.

” He (Rohr) rates Carl Ikeme highly but still believes Enyeama can do a job for the Super Eagles, same for Emenike as despite all the options we have upfront, he seems to fancy the idea of having talks with the Fenerbahce man”, a source at the NFF told Owngoalnigeria.com.

“His immediate plan is to qualify Nigeria for the World Cup 2018 in Russia, and to do that he needs all hands on deck, going by what he knows about the duo, he feels they will be useful during the qualifiers.

” Rohr is highly experienced and from his knowledge of African football, the duo of Emenike, whom he recently watched against Monaco in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers and Enyeama, someone he knows so well as he resides in France are going to be useful to his plans.

Chairman of Kaduna United Emmanuel Babayaro, who won an Olympic gold medal with the Nigeria Under-23s at the men’s football event of the 1996 Olympics, says Samson Siasia shouldn’t have withdrawn top striker Sadiq Umar in Nigeria’s 0-2 semi final loss to Germany.

” We lost a fighter when he ( Sadiq Umar) was taking off, the Germans were struggling to cope with his constant harassment, they settled into their rhythm after his removal” Babayaro told Owngoalnigeria.com.

“At the dying stages of the game, we needed height upfront, we needed someone who could knock the ball down, unfortunately the boy (Junior Ajayi) my very good friend Siasia brought in added nothing to the team.

” Sadiq was decent and shouldn’t have been replaced that early, Aminu Umar did nothing close to him but he lasted the entire duration of the game. Overall, I think we lost to a better side”.

Head coach of Germany Olympic football team Horst Hrubesch says, the tactics they used in beating Nigeria 2-0 in the semi-final of the men’s football event was hinged on exploiting Nigeria’s full backs.

The duo of Stanley Amuzie and Shehu Abdullahi according to the coach, were extensively discussed during their pre match talks ahead of the game and his players properly executed all that was talked about.

“We know their full backs love to join attacks, and their wingers are mostly out wide, so we exploited the space behind to good effect” He told DFB

“My players were properly drilled on how to make use of the space behind the Nigerian backline as we found out during our pre match analysis, Nigeria are a very good side but we made them pay for giving us space to run behind.

Nigeria Under–23s failed to qualify for the final of the Men’s football event at the Rio 2016 Olympics, after losing 0-2 to Germany in the semi-finals.

Owngoalnigeria.com rates the players on parade for Dream Team VI.

Emmanuel Daniel: Could do nothing about the goal scored by the Germans, was solid all through, covered himself in glory despite the defeat. A future Super Eagles goalkeeper if he maintains his career growth…..7/10

Shehu Abdullahi: Erractic and wasteful in possession, couldn’t match the pace and tricks of Serge Gnabry on the left for the Germans…..5/10

Stanley Amuzie: Guilty of ball watching which lead to the goal scored by the Germans, got up the pitch to good effect but wasted several opportunities to deliver telling crosses , had a game to forget…..5/10

Sincere Seth: Covered lot of grounds for the back four, solid in the air, hard in tackles and good with the ball at his feet, one of the few bright sparks on a dour evening for Samson Siasia’s men…..6.5/10

Troost Ekong: Started by giving away possession cheaply but recovered to post a performance that would have landed him the man of the man award, were it not for the loss. Quick,strong and good in duels, his aerial abilities cut out so many crosses that would have unsettled the Nigerian backline…..7.5/10

Usman Mohammed: Failed to get into the game, appeared lost in the middle without the suspended Azubuike Okechukwu, one of his worst display in the shirt of the Under-23s…..4/10

Ndifreke Udo: Took him a while to settle into the rhythm of the game and when he finally did, he covered up for the full backs and central defenders to good effect but failed to do anything meaningful in terms of attacking….5.5/10

Imoh Ezekiel: Was his usual self in using his pace to unsettle his marker but should share part of the blame for not keeping up with his man, should have picked up the left full back who scored the only goal for the Germans…..5/10

Aminu Umar: Did nothing special to justify his inclusion and the fact that he lasted the entire duration of the game, showed the lack of depth in the Nigerian team….3/10

Mikel Obi: The captain was the most fouled Nigerian on the pitch, put himself about for the team and was a threat going forward, showed his class despite the poor showing of his teammates in the midfield…..7/10

Sadiq Umar: Wasted Nigeria’s best chance of the game but troubled the Germans with his towering stature and physical play in duels, his withdrawal killed any hope of Nigeria clawing their way back into the tie…..5/10

Substitutes:

Sadiq Popoola: Helped Nigeria keep the ball more than Udo and sprayed it around nicely but just like the man he replaced, he was not a threat in the opponent’s half…..3/10

Junior Ajayi: Failed to have more than four touches on the ball, only meaningful contribution was winning a free kick at the edge of the German box, which was wasted by Amuzie…..3/10

Head Coach of the Nigeria Under-23s Samson Siasia has named his starting lineup for tonight’s Rio 2016 semi-final game against Germany with Akwa United’s Ndifreke Udo replacing the suspended Azubuike Okechukwu, who is out due to accumulative bookings.
Top scorer Ogenekaro Etebo misses out after failing to recover from the hamstring injury that ruled him out of the quarter final clash. His absence means Aminu Umar, scorer of Nigeria’s second goal against Denmark in the quarter finals keeps his spot in the starting lineup.

Emmanuel Daniel (GK)
Shehu Abdullahi
Stanley Amuzie
Sincere Seth
William Troost Ekong
Ndifreke Effiong Udo
Usman Muhammed
Mikel Obi
Aminu Umar
Imoh Ezekiel
Sadiq Umar

It is more like a case of different tales for different folks as regards the career of the Nigerian contingent at English Premier League side Liverpool.

Presently Nigeria youth international Taiwo Awoniyi, is close to agreeing a loan move to Dutch side NEC Nijmegen leaving the quartet of Thiago Ilori,Seyi Ojo,Ovie Ejaria and Bobby Adekanye as the Nigerians at the club.

However Ejaria,18, and Ojo,19, who are the closest to the first team are currently out injured, nursing different kind of injuries, with Ejaria still out from a knock picked up during Liverpool pre season game against Chelsea.

Ojo, who had his breakthrough at the club last season, was yesterday confirmed out for a month after having a scan that revealed a fracture in his back.

Ilori, who played for Portugal at the Rio 2016 Olympics before their semi-final defeat to Portugal is still on extended leave, but his future at the club is misty, as he has failed to break into the team since joining them two summers ago.

It’s not all gloom for the Nigerians at the club, as former Barcelona youth prospect Bobby Adekanye has recovered from a series of multiple injuries that has ravaged his career since joining the team last summer.

17 year old Adekanye shone in Liverpool U18s emphatic 4-0 win over Blackburn Rovers in their opening league game at Kirkby on Monday.

The League Management Company of Nigeria (LMC), the body responsible for the running of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has reinstated previously expelled Giwa FC in respect to an order from a court in Jos.

Giwa FC were expelled from the NPFL, few months ago after missing three consecutive away games in the league which according to the rules governing the league triggers an automatic expulsion.

However, they challenged their case in a the High Court in Jos, and the court has now ruled in their favour as confirmed by the LMC.

An interim order from the court in Jos, Plateau state Nigeria, also directed the LMC to reschedule matches concerning the Jos side, which the league body confirmed that the process is presently been worked out.

Furthermore, players of Giwa FC who were allowed to join other clubs on a free transfer have all been directed by the LMC to return back to the team, while clubs that signed them have been warned not to feature them.