A member of the 2015 Nigeria U-17 team who later missed out on selection to the World Cup, Tochukwu Okoli has joined Portuguese side Vitoria de Setubal, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

18 year old Okoli joins FC Porto loanee Mikel Agu, at the club where Nigeria soccer legend Rashidi Yekini is still highly regarded as one of their greatest ever player.

Okoli spotted at the Gee-Lec annual football tournament arrived Portugal last week, and has already started training with the B team of the Primeira Liga side.

The skillful and energetic midfielder is full of tricks and has a very good pass completion rate aside his shooting abilities, which made him standout during the Gee-Lec scouting tournament.

A groin injury ruled him out of the Nigeria title winning U-17 team of 2015, following his recommendation to the team by then Under-20 coach Manu Garba after his fine display in training for the Flying Eagles of 2015.

Super Eagles defender Efe Ambrose had a night to forget for Celtic against Barcelona in a pre season game after scoring an own goal in their 1-3 loss to the Spanish champions.

Ambrose stretched to cut out a cross from Barcelona in the 31st minute, but ended up turning the ball past his own goal kepper to help Barcelona regain their lead shortly after Celtic drew level.

The own goal made fans of Celtic who have been critical of the Nigerian the last one year to result to booing the defender until he was replaced in the 63rd minute by manager Brendan Rodgers.

Although the 27 year old gave a good account of himself in the game, the own goal lead to calls for him to be drop from the team on Wednesday when they take on Kazakhstan side FC Astana, in the reverse tie of their UEFA Champions League qualifiers.

Ambrose was one of their best players in the first leg which they drew 1-1 on Wednesday although he got to play due to an injury crisis in the team’s defence, but with new signing Kolo Toure making his debut today he could drop to the bench on Wednesday.

Following concerns over the future of Super Eagles midfielder Eddy Onazi, at Serie A side Lazio, his potential exit could provide an opening for relatively unknown Nigerian Michael Folorunsho.

Onazi’s exit from the Italian side looks certain to happen this summer, with reports linking the Nigerian with a move to Turkish and Greek teams although no bid has been formally lodged for his services.

His agent Stephen Makinwa was coy when Owngoalnigeria.com sort to confirm rumours of a reportedly agreed deal with Turkish top division team Trabzonspor, fueling speculations his client could be on his way out of the club.

24 year Onazi has been at Lazio since 2012 but lost his spot in the first team two seasons ago, no thanks to an unfortunate injury picked up during the 2014 World cup in Brazil in Nigeria’s game against France.

Discontented with life as a peripheral player, he is reportedly set to be keen on a move to where he is guarantee playing time, and his likely exit could pave the way for Folorunsho to get the recognition he deserves.

Folorunsho had his breakthrough last season for the Primavera side of the Serie A side, earning positive reviews from the media in Italy for his strong performances in the middle for the Lazio youth side.

He was one of the favourite players of coach Simone Inzaghi, during his stint as coach of the Primavera side before his elevation to the first team.

Relatively unknown Nigerian forward Osayamen Osawe, continued his fine form in pre season for German second division side Kaiserslautern by netting the leveller in their 1-1 draw against French league side Metz.

Osawe goal in the 52nd minutes helped Kaiserslautern avoid defeat in their last pre season game, before the start of the league next weekend, further enhancing his reputation as a bargain buy.

Prior to yesterday’s game the 22 year old has found the back of the net three times in five pre season games including a quick fire brace in two minutes against Pfeddersheim.

The former Blackburn Rovers trainee went through three low league English side before landing at German Bundesliga 3 side Halleschen FC where he caught the eyes of Kaiserslautern with his goal scoring record of 10 in 31 games.

Strong, pacy and good in the air, he is eligible for Nigeria and England although he is yet to be capped by any of the nations.

Nigeria youth International Taiwo Awoniyi has left the camp of the Nigeria Under-23s in Atlanta to sort out his club future at Liverpool, with reports linking him with a loan move to Dutch side NEC Nijmegen.

The Liverpool teen forward has been heavily linked with a loan move to Dutch side NEC Nijmegen this summer, and reports suggest his departure from the camp of the team is connected to his club future.

Awoniyi named as an alternate player in Nigeria Olympic team, left the camp of the team yesterday before their proposed trip to Brazil, where they will compete at the football event of the Rio 2016 Olympics.

19 year old Awoniyi joined Liverpool last summer, and was immediately loaned out to German second division side FSV Frankfurt, as he isn’t qualified to be granted a work permit to play in England.

Last season he made 14 appearances for FSV Frankfurt scoring just once, in his debut season as a professional player following his excellent showing for the Nigeria U-17,20 and 23.

19 year old Nigerian defender Alma Wakili, has ended his association with Belgium second division side Eupen, where he turned professional two seasons ago following his capture from the prestigious Aspire Academy In Dubai.

He wasn’t offered a contract extension by the Belgian side after the expiration of his two year deal at the end of last season, forcing the Aspire Academy 2013 pick to try his luck in Lithuania.

Wakili was today unveiled as a player of Lithuania top division side Trakai, and was subsequently handed jersey number 22 by the team that finished second in the league last season .

Reacting to his failed stint in Belgium with Eupen, the defender explained injuries were the reasons why he made just three appearances during his stay with the second division Belgian side.

“I battled with injuries during my time in Belgium, but am fine now, and hopefully I will contribute my quota to the progress of the team”.