The star midfielder of the Nigeria U20 team of 2023 to the WAFU tournament and also the AFCON Onuche Ogbelu has drawn praises from the coach of Brazilian side Flamengo , OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Both teams met at the club world cup yesterday and the Brazilians walk away with a 2-0 win to get their campaign underway with a win. Ogbelu was on for the entire duration of the game.

Prior to the game, Luiz who has stings at Atletico Madrid and Chelsea during his playing days pointed out the Nigerian as the one who is very important to the way the Tunisians play.

“Ogbelu is a very important player for Esperance”, the coach said just before the game and the 22 year old didn’t disappoint as he held his own in the middle of the pitch for his side, despite the presence of seasoned veteran in ex Chelsea and Arsenal star Jorghinho up against him.

His praises was all over social media from fans of both teams after the game. Below are some of the reactions to his performances after the game.

“The best player on the EAST side is not even Tunisian (they should take their example instead)…but Nigerian: Onuche Ogbelu. What a game”, NoussourTN a fan of Esperance wrote on X.

“Brazilian football clubs should pay more attention to African football. What happens most nowadays is that medium/small clubs in Europe pay peanuts for good players from there. Onuche Ogbelu, if he is really as good as he is playing today, he will play for almost every team here”, Matheus a Brazilian wrote.

“Onuche Ogbelu should be the next Nigerian to wear the red and black jersey, make the connection. 22 year old midfielder very good wow”, a fan of Flamengo with the X handle @Lovsverjuan reacted to his performance.

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The agent of Nigeria international defender Semi Ajayi has explained why his client decided to join English Championship side following the expiration of his deal with fellow Championship side West Bromwich Albion.

Ajayi spent the last seven seasons with West Bromwich Albion, a team he joined from Rotherham United playing a total of 170 goals , where he found the back of the net 12 times from his role as a center back.

He also broke into the senior national team of Nigeria playing a total of 39 games, cementing his spot at the heart of the defence in the past two years and also had a top star performance at the last AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire, where Nigeria finished as runners up behind the host.

At club level, his next destination was a cause for concern but his agent Larry Orban says a move to Hull City is highly likely after positive talks between all parties involved in the deal.

” I spoke to someone who is close to Ajayi over an offer for him elsewhere, but his agent has already agreed a deal with Hull City. His reason was that they have long being interested in him so I told my people to look for another option”, a licensed agent in London told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

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The former coach and captain of the senior national team of Nigeria Sunday Oliseh has once again fired another salvo in the direction of the head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Oliseh who has not hidden his disapproval of the decision of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to engage the Malian made his point again in an interview on Channels television, monitored by our editorial team.

”I am totally against having that role not being handed over to a Nigerian because we have qualified Nigerians who can do that job,” he said.

When asked about the current situation of the Super Eagles who are having a crisis in midfield, Oliseh listed the players he brought into that position during his reign as coach in that same position.

“When you are talking of a defensive midfield role, I was the one who brought in the young man Wilfred Ndidi. It was at the same time I brought in Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho, and I gave them their first call-up because they had the quality to do it,” Oliseh said.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have been dragged to court by Bob Majiri Oghene Communications (BMC) over the contract details of Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Chelle was appointed in February as the substantive coach of the Super Eagles replacing Austine Eguavoen who held the role in interim capacity, all through the games of the AFCON qualifiers following the decision of Finidi George to quit his role.

NFF said the coach was appointed on a two year deal, but failed to disclose his earnings or other contract terms making BMC to approach a Federal High Court in Abuja through an ex-parte notion field on February 18 2025.

They claimed the NFF has failed to respond to a Freedoms of Information (FOI) dated 20/01/2025 requesting the NFF and the president Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau to furnish them with the contract details of the coach.

The failure of the NFF to hand the information led to a service by the court issued by Hon Justice G. K. Olotu of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Mr. Ben Kargbo, counsel to BMC, said that since the matter had been adjourned till the 22 July, 2025, that he expected the NFF to do the needful.

“The matter as it is now is be­tween the NFF and the Federal High Court,” Mr. Kargbo said.

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Werder Bemen defender Felix Agu has explained why he initially snubbed an invitation to the senior national team of Nigeria in favour of playing for the U21 of Germany, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Agu was first approached to play for the senior national team of Nigeria by former coach Gernot Rohr, while at second division side Osnabruck but turned it down in favor of a call up to the U21 of Germany.

He explained his decision to Ayo Olu Ibidapo on his YouTube channel shortly after making his debut for Nigeria in the Unity Cup final, where they defeated Jamaica 5-4 on penalty after a 2-2 draw in regulation time.

“A few years ago when I went to play for the German U21s, it was more of a decision of comfort because I knew some players there. I was still very young so it would have been a big step for me to come here as a player who had never at that time switched clubs. So it was more of a decision of comfort”, he explained.

“Now I feel ready, and to play for the national team is the biggest honour you can have. I’m very happy to be called up and be welcomed by the team”.

On how he was welcomed by the players when he arrived the camp for the tournament and his feeling afterwards, the 25 year old revealed he felt really at home largely due to the players in the team that he knew before.

“Everyone welcomed me with open arms, but I know some players from Germany like Nathan Tella, who I’ve played against, Frank Onyeka, Boniface, also Maduka Okoye.

“All the players welcomed me very well, so it’s a very good feeling to be here”, he concluded.

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Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has already started plans for the upcoming world cup qualifiers games in September against Rwanda and South Africa respectively, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

The coach who recently led the team to the Unity Cup triumph and also a 1-1 draw against Russia has also started drawing up list of players, who are expected to be a part of the team and will as expected leave out certain players.

Chelle’s aim is to have a poll of 25 players that he can trust for both game, hence his decision to leave out some players and per what we exclusively gathered five players who didn’t do badly for their respective teams will not feature in the plans.

Kevin Akpoguma – Capped eight times by Nigeria he must have sensed another opportunity to add to his caps when the Malian was appointed early this year , but despite playing in 32 Bundesliga games he doesn’t seem to be in the immediate plans of the coach.

Francis Uzoho – The oldest goalkeeper in the setup but still only 26 year old. Lost his spot as first choice before the AFCON last year and now appears to have been pushed out of the setup totally with the trio of Stanley Nwabali, Maduka Okoye and Amas Obasogie the preferred options ahead of him. He kept goal for Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup.

Leon Balogun – Unlucky to be left out of the squad for the Unity Cup but it appears to be that a decision to end his international career have been taken. Now clubless after leaving Scottish side Rangers upon the expiration of his contract, the 36 year old is out of the coach’s plan.

Gabriel Osho – Capped twice by the immediate past coach of the team Austine Eguavoen. The Auxerre center back would have thought he will be in the frame for the man who took over , but his spot as third choice centre back now appears to be with Igho Ogbu. The emergence of Fredrick Benjamin won’t help his case of a return. He made 20 appearances in his debut season in Ligue 1.

Adebayo Adeleye – He has one official cap for the team but not even his total of 23 appearances in Cyprus for EN Paralimniou, where he also won five man of the match awards including player of the month in the league was enough to convince Chelle to give him another chance.

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Victor Osimhen who is the subject of a fresh bid from Saudi Arabia side Al Hilal in the early hours of this morning has received a directive from the president of Napoli Aurelio De Laurentiis to report for pre season training with the club.

Osimhen spent last season on loan to Galatasary helping them to a league and cup double, and although Napoli are pushing and willing to sanction his exit, they are not entirely opposed to his likely stay according to reports in Italy.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Osimhen has made it clear that he wants to remain in Europe and not even the reported third bid from Al Hilal will make him have a rethink. Napoli are also not shifting ground on the release clause of €75 million in his contract.

If he does not find a new team, Osimhen will join Napoli’s pre-season preparations, as reported by Italian media. Interestingly, Osimhen does not rule out the possibility of staying in Serie A, where Italian clubs can still benefit from the Growth Decree, which allows a 50% tax reduction for players who have come from abroad since 2020 – the year he joined Napoli.

Italian side Juventus are the team in Italy said to be interested in signing him, but will not make any official bid until they are able to shift out the duo of Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic.

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