Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle is facing a selection headache in goal ahead of the friendly game against Portugal, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

The coach is thorn between starting one of the duo of Maduka Okoye or Arthur Okonkwo for the game tomorrow. Both goalkeepers have taken turn in goal for the team in their June’s commitment.

Okonkwo was in goal for both games in the Unity Cup keeping a clean sheet against Zimbabwe (2-0) and another in the final against Jamaica (3-0), earning praises from Chelle for his performance.

Okoye however returned for the 2-2 draw against Poland, and is hoping to keep his spot in goal against Portugal, but Okonkwo’s performance in training has set doubts in the mind of coach.

A decision is expected to be made after the team’s final session today, but whoever gets the nod is expected to give his best against the world cup bound team.

Coach of Portugal Roberto Martinez says the senior national team of Nigeria will be competitive in tomorrow’s friendly game despite the absence of the striking duo of Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Both players won’t be available for tomorrow’s high profile clash due to different reasons, but Martinez feels his world cup bound team will still face a formidable opposition in the Super Eagles.

The coach while looking ahead of the game also name checked team’s defender Calvin Bassey as one player that he knows very well.

“Even without players like Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, they have replacements capable of maintaining a very high level of performance. So I expect a very competitive game, with quality players and a lot of experience. There are players such as Calvin Bassey whom I know very well.

“I think it will be a competitive match that will help both teams in many ways.”

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman

Head coach of Portugal Roberto Martinez is in agreement with head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria that the team is different from their first opponent when the World Cup begins in DR Congo, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Portugal will tomorrow take on Nigeria in an international friendly game meant to put them in a good stead ahead of their clash against a fellow African team in DR Congo.

Head coach of the Nigerian team Eric Chelle had earlier in his pre match conference played down the similarities between his team and DR Congo, who ironically knocked Nigeria out of the world cup with a penalty shoot out win at the playoff in November.

Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s game, Martinez agreed with Chelle but pointed out certain similarities in the manner which both teams play.

He started by playing down the 4-0 win over Nigeria in Lisbon three years ago. “I wasn’t aware of the last result between Portugal and Nigeria”, the coach said before going into the difference between Nigeria and DR Congo.

“For us, the main reason this match is important is because there are certain similarities with Congo. The qualities of Nigeria’s attacking players will help us work on defensive situations that we’ll likely face against Congo. expect Nigeria to be very competitive.

“I enjoyed watching their recent match against Poland. I really like the coach’s ideas. The team is tactically flexible and uses different systems that allow different players to perform in different roles.

Speaking further he said he expects Super Eagles to be competitive despite the absence of their two top forwards in Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman. He also said he knows star defender Calvin Bassey really well.

“Even without players like Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, they have replacements capable of maintaining a very high level of performance. So I expect a very competitive game, with quality players and a lot of experience. There are players such as Calvin Bassey whom I know very well.

“I think it will be a competitive match that will help both teams in many ways.”

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman

Head coach of Portugal Roberto Martinez has praised the way Eric Chelle has transformed the senior national team of Nigeria since his appointment around a year ago, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

World Cup bound Portugal will be up against Nigeria tomorrow in an international friendly which will be their last before flying out for the tournament hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Nigeria failed to qualify for the tournament, but the game is very important for Nigeria with Chelle using the disappointment of missing out on the showpiece to rebuild the team.

Chelle who led the team to a third place finish at the AFCON in January, has earned praises for his ideas and style of play by Martinez ahead of tomorrow’s high profile game.

“I think Nigeria is a team with a coach whose ideas I really like. It is a very tactically flexible team, they can play in a diamond shape, a 4-4-2 diamond, with options, and then change quickly by bringing in wingers and two strikers”, he said while looking ahead of the game.

*They use their squad very well. They have very fast attackers, physically very strong, and they are different from the Chilean style. So for us it is very, very important to work on that.

He however said despite the fact that the game is a friendly, they will go all out for a win like they always do regardless of the nature of the game.

“When I have matches with the national team, I always approach it with the goal of winning. So we need to do everything we have worked on properly and execute it. Work with the national team happens every day, and it is important to build a team.

“I think the Chile game made us react a lot. I think it is better to win 2–1 than 2–0 from an evaluation point of view, because it gives you things to improve.

And tomorrow it is the same. We are going to try to win, and we are going to try to show clarity in what we want on the pitch.”

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman

Newly invited Genk of Belgium forward Christian Akpan has taken to his social media page to validate our reports on his strong performances in training with the senior national team of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

The 21 year old defender was drafted in as a late replacement for Bright Osayi-Samuel who pulled out of the friendly games against Poland and Portugal respectively.

Akpan missed the game against Poland, which ended in a 2-2 draw but he is now available and has been involved in all of the training session in the build up to tomorrow’s game.

He took to Instagram to share a video of himself ghosting past his markers during yesterday’s training session. A run that he started from one part of the pitch and went past three defenders.

Like we exclusively reported he has left head coach Eric Chelle with a huge decision to make as he has been heavily impressed with the way Akpan has acquitted himself among the big boys of the team.

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has given his opinion ahead of tomorrow’s high profile friendly game against Portugal, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

World Cup bound Portugal are using the game to prepare for the tournament, and will play their opening game against an African opposition in DR Congo on the 17th of June.

Many have cited their opening game as the reason behind the choice of Nigeria for their final test game, because of their similar approach but Chelle disagree with that notion.

“This is not a lack of respect but you cannot compare Nigeria and DRC. I don’t think about who is the best team. I think about style and the philosophy, but I think they want to play an African team maybe because of the intensity of the game”, he explained.

“You know when I speak about that I mean physically so this is a good opportunity for Portugal to play against us, because we already play DRC in the playoff we lost on penalties. So maybe they want to see the way we can play against them”, he stated.

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman

Alex Iwobi will get his 100 caps for Nigeria if he gets to play in tomorrow’s highly profile friendly game against world cup bound Portugal, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Around ten years ago he was an England youth international, but decided to pledge his international future to Nigeria and made his debut in a friendly against DR Congo in Visé, Belgium in October of 2015.

He has gone on to appear at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, winning silver in 2023 and bronze in 2019 and 2025, and played at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

He would have reached the century milestone against Poland in Warsaw on June 3, but was serving a suspension after receiving a red card in Nigeria’s 2-2 friendly draw against Jordan in March in Antalya, Turkey. He was sent off for retaliation after a foul by Jordanian defender Amer Jamous for only his second dismissal in a Nigeria shirt.

He explained how his uncle, the famous Austine Okocha who captained Nigeria and is seen globally as one of the finest players from Africa influenced his decision to switch to Nigeria.

Iwobi said of Okocha: “He always said go and do what’s right, go and enjoy your football. Of course he’s a Nigeria legend and the advice I got from my parents and from him was that before you take a decision on where you want to play, give Nigeria a trial and see how you feel.

“So I actually went to the under 23s and experienced it for myself and I felt a lot like I’m at home. No disrespect to England because I had a good time there but Nigeria is where my heart is. So yeah, he did influence me a bit, but at the at the end of the day, it was ultimately my decision”, he stated.

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman

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Brighton and Hove Albion beat all comers to the signing of young Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna from Swedish side AIK for a fee in the region of £21m with a further £1.5m in add ons.

The deal has set a lot of discussions going with many questioning the decision of the club to spend a record amount to lure him from the grasp of other teams.

His agent Andrei Balmos and his business partner Roni Layous feel many around Europe will understand the decision of Brighton to part ways with that huge sum for an 18 year old.

Speaking to Greek journalist Dimtris Manakos Balmos said Europe is not ready for what the Ikon Allah FC graduate will do next season. “Europe is not ready for what is coming”, he said.

When asked what Brighton fans could expect from Zadok Yohanna, Balmos answered: “They should expect to see his hunger and how hard he works in training every single day.”

“Without wanting to sound arrogant, they will quickly realise just how talented he is. He is going to achieve great things in football. I am absolutely convinced about that. And let me tell you something else – Europe is not ready for what is coming.”

“I have known him since we was 13-years-old. We first discovered him in a tournament in Nigeria through a project that Roni and I were involved in.”

“Zadok was different to anything else. I could see it immediately. And I will say it again, with arrogance – Europe is not ready for what is coming.”

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman

Former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr says the duo of Moses Simon and Alex Iwobi don’t get the respect they deserve for their contribution to the senior national team of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi and Paris FC winger Moses Simon are part of the team that is presently in camp in preparation for tomorrow’s high profile friendly game against world cup bound Portugal.

Both players were key to his team during his time as coach of the Nigerian team, and as Iwobi close in on his 100th cap and Simon set to get his 99th cap tomorrow, Rohr says they deserve to be respected.

” Iwobi and Simon are always available and give their best always. Ready to play in multiple roles for the team. They don’t get the respect they deserve for what they have done for the senior national team of Nigeria”, the head coach of Benin Republic said.

” I see Iwobi getting a 100 caps and that’s not a small number to have in a National team and Simon is also close to that milestone. They have really made Super Eagles better and I tell them congratulations for this milestone and wish them many more in the coming years”, he stated.

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman