The fine performances of Nigerian winger Victor Moses for Chelsea in their pre season games could spend the end of Pedro Rodriguez career at Chelsea according to various reports.

Pedro who openly voiced out his wish to return back to Barcelona, 12 months after his transfer from the Catalans recently returned to training with the Blues following his participation with Spain at the European Championship.

In his absence Moses back from a loan spell at West Ham, His third straight loan spell away from the bridge has so far been one of their most consistent performers in pre season game much to the admiration of new manager Antonio Conte.

Conte has also voiced out his admiration for another wide player in loan returnee Juan Cuadrado back from a loan spell at the Italian former club while Pedro who wants away is yet to get a mention from the boss.

In the coming days a decision will be made on the wide players who will be kept by the team but with Moses and Cuadrado earning the manager’s praise and eager to stay at the Bridge, the manager might grant Pedro his wish of wanting to return back to Barcelona.

Az Alkmaar first Nigerian since Mike Obiku and Pius Ikedia,Friday Fred started in his quest to better the achievement of the other Nigerians to have played at the club with a brace on his debut.

Already his dazzling start has lead to comparism with the two other Nigerians who have played for the club in the past in Obiku and Ikedia with both players enduring varying degree of success at the AFAS Stadion.

Ikedia spent two unhappy years at AZ making just 12 appearances from 2005-2007 before he was loaned out by the team and subsequently released in the summer of 2007.

Obiku on his part spent just a year with AZ from 1998-1997 at the twilight of his career scoring two league goal in the 13 games he played for the team, a year before he retired from football after another year in Cyprus.

Summer signing Fred, the third Nigerian on the club books in their history will be hoping to fare better than the other two Nigerians who have played for the team and the forward has taken a walk in the right direction.

Fred scored the second and the third in his new team 5-0 friendly win against SDV Barneveld picking up from where he left off in the Norwegian league where he was top scorer before his transfer to the Netherlands.

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria won’t be going on strike thanks to the timely intervention of the Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Seyi Akinwumi who gave the cash strapped team a gift of 5 million Naira ($17,000).

Since the start of qualifiers for next year Africa Youth Championship, the Nigeria Under-20s who have won all of their games so far are yet to be paid their match bonuses, camping and travelling allowances.

The situation lead to a planned strike action ahead of their Saturday game against Sudan, the reverse tie of their 2-1 win in Omdurman two weeks ago which is scheduled to take place in Lagos.

However Barrister Seyi Akinwumi financial gift has calmed the situation in the camp as the players who have been persuaded from going on strike by their coach Emmanuel Amuneke on two other occassion agreed to call off their threat.

Responding the coach thanked the Vice President of the NFF but called on the football body to treat the issue of players welfare with more seriousness as it could lead to an embarrassment for the nation if not checked.

However they are still reports circulating that the coach and his backroom staff are yet to be paid any form of salary since they were officially appointed as coaches of the U-20s eight months ago.

Newly promoted German Bundesliga side Freiburg have revived their long term interest in Nigeria U-20 left full back Udochukwu Anumudu according to reports reaching Owngoalnigeria.com.

Freiburg went cold on his chase but we gathered his recent showing for the Nigeria U-20s in qualifying games for the Africa Youth Championship has made them to re-establish contacts with his representatives.

At the last U-17 World Cup, the German side picked interest in the then 16 year old who made six appearances for Nigeria at the tournament with a goal to his name from his defensive role as a left full back role.

Anumudu one of the unsung heroes of Nigeria U-17 mind blowing triumph at the last World Youth Championship in Chile has grown in leap and bounds with the Under-20s featuring in all of their qualifying games in the Africa Youth Championship qualifiers.

He be 18 year old and it is expected that if talks go according to plan he will be offered a professional contract by the team that once had Nigerian defender Seyi Olajengbesi on their books.

FC Porto youth trainee Jacob Njoku has put pen to paper on a one year deal with the option of another with Israeli top division side Maccabi Pekta Tiva after a 10 days trials, Owngoalnigeria.com understands.

19 year old Njoku played for Al-Orooba of the UAE last season and recently spent time on trials with Liverpool alongside three other Nigerians in Chidera Ejike, Christian Eze and Suleiman Abdullahi.

Liverpool were reportedly said to be interested in the left footed teen who also spent time with the youth team of FC Porto but they went cold on plans to loan him to Sint Truiden of Belgium forcing the forward to try his luck in Israel.

Prior to moving to Israel he was training with Nigeria Professional Football League side Kano Pillars who were said to be weighing up a move for him before the deal from Israel came on board.

Managed by popular Nigerian agent Babawo Mohammed he has twiced missed out on selection to the national youth teams of Nigeria, missing out on the 2013 U-17 team no thanks to an injury picked up in training.

Two years later, he was also omitted from the U-20s due to the presence of players like Isacc Success,Kelechi Iheanacho,Taiwo Awoniyi and others.