Nigerian preacher Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, says the incumbent president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ibrahim Musa Gusua deserves to be re elected as president, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

His statement is coming as the build up to the NFF election is heating up with Gusau seeking for re election despite failing the Super Eagles failing to qualify for the World Cup.

The U17 have also failed to make it to back to back tournament in his first two years in charge. A huge setback for Nigeria who have dominated the tournament since its inception in 1985.

Despite the obvious failure, Ayodele who is an avid supporter of Gusau said Gusau is still the best for the job, and will lead Nigeria to a world cup triumph, although he was clear that it won’t be the world cup rather one of the cadets tournament.

“NFF election everybody should support Gusau. He is the best man and he is the one who will make NFF to succeed because Nigeria is going to win a world cup before his tenure ends. Not the global world cup maybe the U17, the U21 but not senior world cup”, he said.

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The senior national team of Nigeria will take part in the season ending Unity Cup tournament in London next month , OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Super Eagles will head into the tournament as defending champions after winning the last edition. They will begin their campaign against Zimbabwe for a spot in the final against one of Jamaica or India who will play in the other semi final.

Head coach of the Nigerian team Eric Chelle has decided to leave out some of his top players, and will instead use the tournament to try new players and also give game time to fringe players.

We can exclusively reveal that Bayer Leverkusen forward Nathan Tella is in line for a return to the team. His last appearance was at the tournament a year ago.

His form in the Bundesliga has earned him another chance to impress the Chelle led technical crew. Hamburg winger Philip Otele will also be given time during the tournament.

Meanwhile for the new players Zadok Yohanna who is presently the rave in Sweden is expected to make the list, with Chelle impressed by what he saw last weekend when he made his debut for AIK.

A decision on his inclusion will not be immediate, and sources say he is not the only new player under the radar of the coach with Göztepe midfielder Anthony Dennis also in the mix.

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Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle will without the services of his top players when they take part in the Unity Cup in London next month, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Nigeria will defend their last edition trophy in May and will play Zimbabwe for a spot in the final, where they will meet the winner between India and Jamaica in the tournament’s other game.

However top players of the Nigerian national team won’t be available for the tournament, with most of them expected to be observing the end of the season break.

Top striker Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey, Wilfred Ndidi, Frank Onyeka and Moses Simon are expected to sit out the tournament.

They will however return for the high profile friendly games against Poland and Portugal respectively in the month of June.

Chelle will use the opportunity of their absence to invite new players to the team, and also give game time to fringe players.

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18 year old Brighton and Hove Albion striker Nehemiah Oriola says he is of Nigerian descent and open to the idea of representing Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Oriola is seen as one of the brightest prospects in the U21 setup of the English Premier League side, and he has shown his abilities with eight goals and four assists in the Premier League 2.

Already he has made the bench of the first team in the English Premier League and also in the FA Cup this season. Although he is yet to get his professional bow.

Born in England to parents of Nigerian descent, he is yet to be capped at any level by either countries keeping his international future in the air, but he is clear about his intentions.

” I am a Nigerian”, he responded in a video where he was asked about his international choices. He also made it clear that playing for the Super Eagles is an option in the future.

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Former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr says Paris FC midfielder Moses Simon has done what no Nigerian player has ever done in the history of the French Ligue 1, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Simon has spent six years in the top division in France playing for modest teams in Nantes and now Paris FC. He had somehow maintained his relevance at both teams.

Over the weekend he provided an assist in their shock 4-1 win over Monaco taking his tally to 36 goals and 41 assists in 203 Ligue 1 games. A record which makes him the first Nigerian to achieve such a milestone.

” No Nigerian has ever done it in the Ligue 1. Simon has been here for six years and all the time he has played regularly. It’s not usual for Nigerian players to do that in France and he did it”, Rohr said.

” You can look at Nantes without Simon and see where they are. Look at Paris FC a newly promoted team and see where they are. It tells you his importance to the teams he has played for in France”, he stated.

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Derby County midfielder David Uzoh is said to be the next in line to commit his international future to the senior national team of Nigeria from England, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.

The 20 year old was is on loan to English Championship side Derby County from Crystal Palace, and has so far proven to be a good addition to the squad of the Rams.

Born in Spain to parents of Nigerian descent and raised in England, he made it clear three years ago when he made his breakthrough at Palace that he is open to the idea of playing for Nigeria even for the U20s.

Now playing at a higher level and consistently, it’s just a matter of time before he will get noticed by the handlers of the Super Eagles who are on the lookout for an alternative to Alex Iwobi.

Iwobi is currently standing alone in his role in the Super Eagles, and Ozoh who has impressed in a similar will no doubt challenge or add more depth in that department.

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Newly promoted English Premier League side Coventry City will trigger the option of signing Nigeria international midfielder Frank Onyeka on a permanent deal, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively report.

Onyeka joined the team on a loan deal from Brentford, and played a key role in helping them seal promotion to the English Premier League.

The 28 year old was signed to bring experience to the team at a time, where it seems they were begining to lose grounds.

He immediately lifted their spirits in the 11 games that he played, and following their promotion he will now be handed a fresh four year deal.

Already head coach Frank Lampard has given his blessings to the deal, with personal terms not expected to pose a problem.

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When the job of the Super Eagles of Nigeria was made vacant following the exit of Finidi George as coach of the team, no coach was interested in taking over the team aside from the present coach Eric Chelle.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) appointed Austine Eguavoen in interim capacity after German coach Bruno Labbadia backed out of the job, following break down in talks over his wages.

Labbadia rejected the job even after he was announced as coach with a week to the start of the AFCON qualifiers. His rejection came after former coach of Sweden Janne Anderson also turned down the job.

A Celebrated coach on the African continent in Herve Renard also confirmed that he got a very good offer from Nigeria, but decided against it in favour of returning as coach of Saudi Arabia.

” Chelle took over after it was clear that no coach wanted the job. He submitted his CV when Finidi was appointed and he was still an option when the NFF went searching for all the coaches you mentioned”, a chieftain of the NFF told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

” If the president of the NFF Ibrahim Musa Gusua is claiming that it was his master stroke decision because of how the team is playing then it’s not true. We all know who the NFF wanted but had to settle for Chelle who was available”, he concluded.

Nigeria international defender Calvin Bassey sparked debates online after posing with Liverpool’s Rio Ngumoha after his man of the match display against Fulham, OwnGoalNigeria.com.

Ngumoha picked up the man of the match award with his goal paving the way for Liverpool to beat Fulham 2-0. A result which kept their chances of making the top five alive.

Born in England to Nigerian parents, Ngumoha who is yet to play for England at senior level is still eligible to play for Nigeria, and a report which clearly twisted his quotes as saying he wants to play for Nigeria at the world cup surfaced over the weekend.

Bassey who is a senior international for Nigeria added more fuel to the debate by sharing his picture with the 17 year old, after the game at Anfield yesterday.

Any chance of Ngumoha playing for Nigeria doesn’t exist at the moment, and we can exclusively reveal that he is not on the list of possible targets of head coach Eric Chelle.

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Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle is watching development around the international future of Everton’s midfielder Tim Iroegbunam, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Tim has been on the radar of the coach for almost a year, but initial approach drew a blank response from the 22 year old who has his sights on stepping up to the senior national team of England.

Still eligible for Nigeria despite representing England at various youth levels, latest reports say he is now open to the idea of representing Nigeria and will likely hold talks about it in the summer.

However a source close to Chelle said, while the news is everywhere online they are yet to officially hear from the player after his representative told them around last year that he isn’t interested in switching his nationality yet.

The source said Chelle is however on alert and in the event that an official communication is made by the player, then an invitation will follow suit after the completion of a switch of nationality process by world football governing body FIFA.