According to reports exclusively gathered by Owngoalnigeria.com Rivers United forward Bernard Ovoke is in Norway for trials with Lillestroem.

The speedy ace who has 8 goals in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) left the shores of Nigeria for Norway three days back for trials with the team that recently sold Nigerian forward Friday Fred to AZ Alkmaar.

Ovoke will replace Fred if he impresses the team handlers during his trials that is scheduled to run for two weeks with three test games lined up for the forward to feature in.

Presently Kano Pillars ace Ifeanyi Matthew is in talks with the club as well and the duo will join Innocent Bonke at the club if they eventually secure deals with the 11th placed team in the Eliteserien.

The newly assembled Golden Eaglet of Nigeria are showing no sign of slowing down on their firebrand start to their friendly game with 3-0 thrashing of P-Sport Academy of Kaduna.

The game which was played at the Old Parade ground in Abuja brings the number of victories for the Under-17s of Nigeria to three in three with a total of 14 goals scored so far and none against them.

So far they have been compact in defence,neat in possession,swift in attack and deadly in front goals and are slowly becoming the toast of Abuja fans going by the high turn out for their Wednesday game against the Kaduna based Academy.

Prior to the 3-0 thrashing of P-Sport Academy they have beaten Suleja based Santos FC 5-0 and Sia1 Academy 6-0 in their first two friendly games.

Despite their fine form in front of goal head coach of the team Manu Garba told Owngoalnigeria.com three days back that a lot still has to be done before the team can be said to be ready for their next month U-17 Africa Youth Championship Qualifiers against Niger Republic.

Head coach of the Nigeria U-17 team Manu Garba says English Premiership side Tottenham Hotspur will regret allowing Nigeria youth International Musa Yahaya leave White Hart Lane.

Shortly after winning the U-17 World cup with Nigeria in 2013, Yahaya was signed on a pre contract by the London based side and spent time training at the club with their youth team.

However days after his contract was turned into a professional one, on his 18 year birthday he was loaned to Portuguese second division side Portimonense and after a fairly successful time on loan he was sold to the club.

Portimonense traded the quick,skillfull and strong forward to FC Porto this summer and Manu Garba who discovered and nurtured the talent of the 18 year old believes Spurs will regret letting him leave.

” I was shocked when they (Spurs) decided to sell him, you can’t let a young talented player leave just like that, he has all it takes to succeed in England, pace,power and finishing, they will definitely regret letting him leave” He told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” He is one player who can do just what Kelechi Iheanacho is doing for Manchester City and am so sure he will be back in England, a better player than when he left”.

Super Eagles forward Victor Moses will play in a new shirt number at Chelsea next season as his previous shirt numbers have already been taken while he was on loan the last two seasons.

Moses initially wore jersey number 13 when he first arrived Chelsea but that number has been taken by first choice goalkepper Thibaut Courtois the last two seasons.

Last season prior to his heading out on loan to Stoke City he played for Chelsea during their pre season in jersey number 20, a shirt number that has been taken up by defender Matt Miazga leaving the Nigerian to settle for a new shirt number this time around.

Victor Moses back at Chelsea for pre season played in jersey number 15 in their first pre season game against Rapid Vienna which they lost 0-2 and the number could end up as his shirt number this season as it is vacant but only if he remains at Stamford Bridge.

The Nigerian one of the best player in their first pre season is fighting to remain at Chelsea this season as opposed to previous seasons where he has been sent out on loan first to Liverpool,Stoke City and West Ham.

According to various news sources in France, French coach Paul Le Guen is yet to accept the job of the coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria despite the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announcing him as the new coach of the Super Eagles.

Although even the Technical Committee of the football house in Nigeria only said he has been recommended for the job not appointed as widely been reported by both local and foreign media.

Owngoalnigeria.com spoke to a french journalist who has close ties with the 52 year old and he revealed five key issues that need to be ironed out before Le Guen takes charge of the Super Eagles.

1. Picking of Assistants

The french man as reported by Owngoalnigeria.com wants to bring long time assistant Yves Colleu with him to Nigeria alongside a physical trainer but while the NFF have given their blessings to his request to have Colleu who has been his assistant since 1998 they are yet to say yes to his demand for his own physical trainer.

2. Salary Currency Type

The current fiscal policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria has brought about an impasse regarding the type of currency the coach will be paid in as the Frenchman wants to be paid in Dollars which the NFF currently have issues with and will prefer paying him in Naira.

3. Duration of Contract

Le Guen although won’t mind working on a short term deal he is however wary of African nations based on his past experience with Cameroun and wants a contract of four years not two as presently been proposed by the NFF.

4. Salary Guarantee

No thanks to past issues involving the NFF and previous coaches regarding salaries, The coach wants assurances that his case won’t be same as coaches who left their post as coach of the Super Eagles but with pending salaries which are mostly not paid.

5. Accomodation and Logistic

The former Cameroun boss wants his accomodation secure before his arrival and as at now that is not the case and he could possibly delay his arrival until that is sorted out and since he prefers to operate in Lagos, he also need assurances regarding logistics when he wants to travel within or outside Nigeria.