Fans of former champions of the Italian Serie A gathered at the team’s training camp to make a passionate plea to want away top striker Victor Osimhen not to leave the club following reports of his possible exit before the close of this summer transfer window, OwnGoalNigeria.comreports.

Led by new coach Antonio Conte the team arrived at their Dimaro camp in Val di Sole around 11:05am to the welcome embrace of fans of the club who were gathered to catch a glimpse of their new coach and also the club’s new signing.

The team will use the training camp to fine tune preparation for the start of next season, with the aim of bettering their last season performance of finishing outside the European places from their role as champions the previous season.

One player whose future still remains unresolved is that of top striker Victor Osimhen and the fans wasted no time in letting him know their preference by chanting his name and begging him not to leave the club. Osimhen scored 26 goals to power them to their first league title in 33 years two seasons ago.

He was the most anticipated man and as soon as he was sighted, the fans roared ” Victor stay with us”. He responded by waving at the crowd and drew a huge applause. His presence overshadowed new signings Leonardo Spinazzola and Rafa Marin who were meeting the fans for the first time.

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One of the stars of the senior national team of Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations have been told he can leave the club before the end of the ongoing summer transfer window, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.

Nigeria went all the way to the final of the tournament before losing 1-2 to the host Cote d’Ivoire, it was their best performance at the tournament since they last won it in 2013.

One of the players who was key in that run to the final playing in all games of the tournament was Brentford midfielder Frank Onyeka. Who has 25 caps for the senior national team of Nigeria.

At Brentford the door has been left open for his exit according to The Athletic saying that though the club still see him as an important squad member, they are aware that the limited game time he endured in the second half of last season makes an alternative option appealing.

Brentford will want a fee in the region of £8.5m, the same amount they paid to Danish side FC Midtjylland for his signing in 2021. He presently has a contract until 2027 with an extra year option according to Adam Leventhal who wrote the story.

Last season he made a total of 26 appearances in the league with 11 starts but upon his return from a largely impressive tournament with Nigeria at the AFCON he struggled to get back into the team.

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Less than 48 hours after announcing his departure from relegated English Premier League side Luton, Gabriel Osho has signed the dotted lines for newly promoted French Ligue 1 side Auxerre, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

25 year old Osho signed a one year deal and will wear the jersey number 3 according to an announcement by the club on their official website. He is part of their additions to the team that just won promotion.

Called up to the senior national team of Nigeria in March, a knock prevented him from making his debut for the team, making him still eligible for the land of his birth England but it appears his intention is to commit to the Super Eagles.

Comfortable as a right back or centre back , he made a total of 21 appearances for the Hatters scoring two goals in the process, in what was an injury hit season for him. It was also his debut season in the English Premier League.

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A player who was present when former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Sunday OlIseh had a fallout with the duo of Mikel Obi and Vincent Enyeama has given his own version of the incident, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

The Former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria said the ex captain of the team John Obi Mikel needs help after tagging him as the worst coach to have ever handled the Super Eagles.

Speaking in his podcast Obione Mikel who had a huge fallout with Oliseh during his time as coach of the team tagged the former captain as the worst ever to have handled the team in recent times, saying he was confused and bitter.

“He (Oliseh) had absolutely no clue of how a manager is. He was a fantastic guy in his playing days, but as a coach, he was very terrible. He absolutely had no clue of what he was doing,” Mikel said on the ObiOne podcast.

“The players never understood anything he was doing, and he did not know what he was doing. He was just confused because he just came in and destroyed the team togetherness.

“His excuse when he got fired was that the people and FA did voodoo on him not to succeed. He was easily the worst manager I played under.

“He was so bitter with everybody, jealous with everybody, and had no respect for speaking to anybody, whether the physio or anybody.”

Reacting to the comments, Oliseh who was also a former Super Eagles captain said Mikel needs help throwing shades at him for trying to do what he couldn’t do as a footballer after his career.

“I think the kid (John Mikel Obi) needs some help. I think the boy needs some help”, he told Elegbete TV.

“I was voted the best coach in Holland at that time. I am the first and the only coloured player from sub saharan Africa to have ever won this award and at the same time with a club like Fortuna Sittard who had very average players, we were able to qualify for the second division from the last position to the first division where they are at the moment and they won a title.

” I don’t need to justify myself as a good coach to the kid, I call him the kid because my son is 27 years old and when he made this statement I heard about it but I will like to help the boy because I think he needs some help.

” You cannot become a legend with your mouth. You cannot achieve what you couldn’t achieve on the pitch as a footballer with talking and podcast”.

Speaking on the fallout, a member of the team around that time said Oliseh didn’t tell the entire truth and sided with the version of Mikel terming the reign of Oliseh as toxic and unorganized.

” I will rather go with what Mikel said because that was what happened before my eyes and everyone at the training pitch that day. The disrespect he showed Mikel and Enyeama left all of us in disbelief. A new coach going against the senior players in the team will always be a thing of shock.

” I really don’t know what transpired before then but what I saw before my eyes as well as other players was a total show of disrespect. As a team we didn’t recover from that incident. The entire incident made the camp toxic. He stripped Enyeama off the captain armband, benched Mikel and appointed a young Ahmed Musa as captain. Everything was so unorganized during his short reign as coach”, he rounded up saying.

The future of Victor Osimhen at Italian Serie A side Napoli is still unclear as the striker returns to the club for the start of pre season training at the Castel Voltruno, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

He was among the first set of players to arrive at the team’s camp where head coach Antonio Conte will run the rule on the players at his disposal, following his appointment as the new coach of the team a few months ago.

Osimhen has been told he can leave the club this summer if a favourable option emerge to meet his release clause of €120m. It is reported that the club is even open to lowering the asking price in the event of a serious bid.

Sky Sport 24 editorial team reports that the Nigerian who arrived in Italy with his wife and daughter is open to the idea of staying at Napoli, reporting that he told his close friends that clubs are unwilling to meet Napoli’s asking price , with PSG the only club who he sees as likely making the difference in his future at Napoli.

The report read thus. “Victor Osimhen returned to Naples with his wife and daughter, yesterday he was at a water park.

He also confessed to some friends: “It would be nice to stay, there is a great coach and a new project to start again”. To date, no team comes close to the amount of the clause, in the background PSG which can always be an opportunity”.

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The search for a new coach for the senior national team of Nigeria appears to have come to an end in the words of a chieftain of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Nigeria have been without a coach since the exit of Finidi George after a poor performance in the recently concluded world cup qualifiers, where the team were held to a 1-1 draw by South Africa before losing 1-2 to Benin Republic.

Reacting to our report on the possible return of Jose Peseiro as coach of the team as said by Gerald Baloyi of local agency, Vodia Sports International Management. He reached out to explain what is happening at the moment.

” I don’t know where you people got that report from or the agent who was quoted in the story. I can tell you the Super Eagles already have a new coach and it’s not Jose Peseiro. At the appropriate time when all is done and dusted he will be announced and it’s certainly before the next international round of games”, he said.

” Nigerians need to trust us (NFF) that we will make the best decision in the interest of Nigerian football and of course there are interest here and there but we have picked the one we believe is the best for the team looking at our current standing in the world cup qualifiers as well as the group we are in for the AFCON qualifiers”.

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As the search for a new coach for the senior national team of Nigeria continues, the former coach of the team Jose Peseiro has been linked with a shock return to the role he left in February, OwnGoalNigeria.comreports.

Peseiro left upon the expiration of his deal as coach of the team, despite leading the team to their best finish at the AFCON since 2013 when they won it. They were beaten 1-2 by the host Cote d’Ivoire in the final.

He was replaced by one of his assistants in Finidi George, but after a disappointing performance in the last two world cup qualifiers games where they were held to a 1-1 draw by South Africa before losing 1-2 to Benin Republic, Finidi was relieved off his role as coach of the team.

The NFF in a communique released after both games said they are on the lookout for an expatriate coach, who will tinker the team for AFCON qualifiers which begins in September, it appears a return is on the card for Peseiro.

According to Gerald Baloyi of local agency, Vodia Sports International Management, Peseiro has been offered to South Africa Premier Soccer League (PSL) giants Mamelodi Sundowns.

The Portuguese joins Frenchman Patrice Carteron, and former Orlando Pirates head coach Josef Zinnbauer, who are also linked with Sundowns.

Baloyi, however, said despite Peseiro being linked with the Sundowns coaching job, he could return to the Super Eagles job.

“Yes Vodia Sports International Management offered Jose Peseiro to Sundowns, though the Nigerian national teams are interested in bringing him to take over again,” Gerald Baloyi told KickOff.

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Recently retired Ipswich Town attacker Sone Aluko has taken on a first team coaching role at the club, it has been announced.

Capped seven times by Nigeria at senior level with two goals to his name. The 35-year-old hung up his boots at the end of last season having scored four goals in 62 appearances for the Blues at the end of a playing career that included stints at the likes of Rangers, Hull, Fulham and Reading.

He was one of 10 Town players to start a bespoke UEFA B coaching course provided by the PFA last year and spent a lot of last season helping the analysis team.

On today’s announcement, Aluko said: “It is a real privilege to start the next phase of my career by joining the first -team coaching staff here at the club.

“Learning from the manager and all the coaching staff here is a fantastic opportunity for me. It is a great time to be at Ipswich, and I’m really looking forward to helping the squad continue to learn and take on the challenge of the Premier League.”

Head coach Kieran McKenna said: “We’re delighted to add Sone to our coaching team. His work ethic and values have been important for the club over the last few years, and we know he will continue to bring those qualities to his new role. Sone has strong relationships with players and staff at the club and he will be a big addition for us.”

Ade Emmanuel

The rant made by the first choice striker of the senior national team of Nigeria Victor Osimhen against the former coach of the team Finidi George has dominated the headlines in discussions around Nigerian football, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Osimhen hit back at the coach over reports that the coach questioned his commitment to the team following his absence through injury in their world cup qualifiers games against South Africa and Benin Republic respectively.

He has been rounded criticized for his outburst with many terming it as unprofessional and despite calls for him to apologize, he has stuck to his guns and he appears to have gotten some backing from his close pal and teammate in attack Victor Boniface.

Boniface made a cryptic post on his Instagram aimed at people expecting football players not to hit back when targeted by critics, the message somehow show he is leaning towards Osimhen for his decision to fire back at the alleged statement made about him by the coach.

“Some of una think say Cus person dey play ball Them suppose dey quiet make una dey insult them I laugh you in German Some of us na werey too ooo”, he posted in pidgin language.

Translated as ” Some of you people think because we are footballers them we are supposed to keep quiet and allow you to insult us. I laugh at you in German. Some of us are also crazy too”.

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As players of the senior national team of Nigeria get set to work under a new coach when the team regroup for the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers in September, a former player of the team have sounded a warning to whoever gets the nod as the new coach of the team.

Nigeria will name a new coach before the games after the departure of Finidi George from his role following a poor showing at the world cup qualifiers where they were held to a 1-1 draw by South Africa, before losing 1-2 to Benin Republic.

Speaking on the team AFCON 2013 winner Efe Ambrose says the main headache the coach will have is getting the strikers of the team to score goals. He said while many look at the defence, it is the attack which has failed to blossom as expected.

” Many people like to put the blame on the defence but it is the attack with the likes of Victor Osimhen, Victor Boniface and co that is really struggling. You can excuse Ademola Lookman and Moses Simon for their shift, graft and contribution but not the others”, Ambrose told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

” Boniface is yet to score for the Super Eagles and even though we know he is highly talented. It hasn’t worked so far because of what I can say is a lack of balance in style and how the players are deployed in attack. It is where the new coach should focus more”, he concluded.

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