The government of governor Alex Otti of Abia State has come under pressure from concerned quarters over the way Kanu Nwankwo is handling the affairs of Enyimba international of Aba, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Enyimba were yesterday in Uyo beaten 0-1 by Wydad AC of Morocco in the first leg of the newly introduced Africa Super League, leaving them with a lot to do ahead of the return leg in Morocco.

The scoreline wasn’t the main talking point of the game with the Moroccan side considered as a stronger than the Nigerians based on recent results on the African continent. Enyimba’s poor handling of affairs around the game has been the major concerns.

The shirt number and name of one of the players of the club was written with marker on the back of his jersey. An embarrassment that was seen around the world as the game was live on TV and also dragged the image of the club down the drain.

Kanu since his appointment hasn’t been on ground with most of the affairs of the club left in the hands of his sporting director Ifeanyi Ekwueme, another who is also new in the business of running a time as prestigious and big as Enyimba.

A former Nigeria international like Kanu, he was culpable for the confusion that saw the team’s goalkeeper trainer on the bench instead of the two coaches of the team in Finidi George and Olarewaju Yema.

They were both not allowed on the bench of the team because they don’t have a CAF A coaching license rather they carry a UEFA coaching license, which isn’t approved by CAF for continental games.

It was part of why Libyan side Al-Ahly Benghazi triumphed over them. It’s the first time that Enyimba will be crashing out of the first round of the qualifying rounds of the tournament. Their domestic form hasn’t been the best as well.

Appointed by the new governor Otti as replacement for long serving chairman Felix Anyasi, the expected transformation the former Arsenal star was expected to bring hasn’t been the case so far.

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The coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro is open to the idea of having new players in the team ahead of the start of the world cup qualifiers in November and also the Africa Cup of Nations next year, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Peseiro who insist he has an idea of the team he will be taking to the Africa Cup of Nations next year and also the players for next month World Cup qualifiers games against Lesotho and Zimbabwe respectively, he is still willing to have new players.

Speaking of which he was told of the eligibility of Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones to play for Nigeria and he didn’t mince words in saying having him around will be great, and urged him to consider the option especially with his lack of invitation by England.

Jones is eligible for Nigeria through his grandparents and even though he has played for England at various youth levels, he is still eligible for Nigeria with no senior international cap to his name so far.

” If he wants to come here which I think he should because he isn’t in the plans of England then I will be happy. We have good players in our team and he will enjoy it here but we have to be sure he wants it here and if indeed he is eligible for us. The quality is there for all to see”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com in an exclusive chat.

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FC Nantes ensured they have just one loss in their last seven games and moved up to 7th on the French Ligue 1 table with a 2-0 win over Montpellier, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Back at home after the 2-1 away win over Strasbourg, their first on the road since the start of the season. They returned back home and gave their fans a lot to cheer as they  condemned Montpellier to a 0-2 defeat.

Florent Mollet opened scoring in the 44th minute, a lead they protected going into the half time break, with Montpellier led by former Nigeria U20 striker in attack Jerome Akor struggling to trouble their defence.

With 16 minutes left to play in the game, Moses Simon picked up his fifth assist of the season by teeing up Kader Bamba for the second goal of the game to effectively kill off the game as a contest.

The Nigeria international has now made seven goal contributions in nine games with two goals to his name as well. His form has created fears around the club as he is yet to pen an extension with his current deal set to run out next summer.

Nigeria international midfielder Wilfred Ndidi alongside Borrusia Dortmund winger Karim Adeyemi have donated beds to the hostel of the new Maracana stadium in the community of Ajegunle in Lagos state, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Born to a Nigerian father in Germany, Adeyemi during a visit to Nigeria made a pledge to support the development of sporting infrastructures in the country, and the German international found a willing partner in Ndidi, who is one of the vice captains of the senior national team of Nigeria.

In a post on X shared by foremost Nigerian journalist Shina Okeleji, the duo made donations to the new football arena, rebuilt by the Nathaniel Idowu foundation, which is popularly called the Maracana stadium

A total of eight playing pitches were built by the foundation, including a 96 bed fully air conditioned building. Each building when completed will have a 24 hour power supply with a solar backup.

It will also have a treated water supply, satisfactory shower and a changing room. As per the plan, it will have five buildings each with 96 beds upon completion. The facility was recently toured by the sports minister of Nigeria John Owan Enoh.

Coach of English Championship side Watford Valérien Ismaël has lifted the lid on how he stopped the club from bringing back out of favour Nigerian striker Emmanuel Dennis in the summer, OwnGoalNigeria.comreports.

Dennis left Watford last summer for Nottingham Forest after an astonishing season where he scored 11 goals, but failed to match the same height at Forest last season with only two goals.

He lost his spot in the team and at some point didn’t even make the matchday squad. Before the start of this season he was deemed surplus to requirements at Forest, paving the way for him to join Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir on a season long loan deal.

A return to Watford was on the card but according to Ismaël, he stopped it from happening because he doesn’t believe the Nigerian has what it takes to be a hit at the club , he said if he was signed it would have been a huge mistake considering his poor goal return bar that season with Watford in the English Premier League.

“His name came on my desk, but I said no. Simple as that,” Watford boss Ismael Valerie told Watford Observer.

“I honestly don’t think this was a mistake for Watford. He’s not been that prolific in his career.

“Yes, he had that one season where he scored 10 goals and earned that move to Nottingham Forest, but that has been his best tally in his whole career to date.

“You would have to bring him back on a big salary, and unless he guaranteed 20 goals it would be a huge mistake.”

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South Africa have been stunned by a confession from highly rated 19 year old defender Ime Okon on his international future despite getting his first call up to the senior national team, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Born to a Nigerian father and a South African mothers making him eligible for both countries, Okon was selected for Bafana Bafana‘s preliminary squad in September for their friendly games against Namibia and DR Congo. He however didn’t make the final list of 23 players for the game.

The Supersport defender, who has played seven out of eight league games for the Premier Soccer League (PSL) side this season, is however not ruling out a switch to Nigeria, if the opportunity presents itself.

“I just don’t want any pressure, but I just keep my mind open to both and whatever comes first then we’ll see what happens because it’s quite a tough decision for me. South Africa is a country I was born and bred in, but Nigeria is my home where my dad is from”, he was quoted as telling
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) by Soccer Laduma.

“It’s very tough to make, but I feel like whenever the opportunity comes I’ll take it with both hands.

“I’d say for now it’s better with South Africa because with Hugo Broos he sees us around. With Nigeria, it’ll be quite tough, but I just do my best to also get a call up there.”

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Bianconeri had a successful outing against their local rivals, Torino, (2-0) just before the break. However, achieving a win against Milan in an away game is a much more challenging task. Moreover, Allegri faces significant squad issues with Paul Pogba still serving a suspension, and several key players, including Danilo, Federico Chiesa, Dusan Vlahovic, Alex Sandro, and Mattia De Sciglio, remain sidelined due to injuries.

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☑️ Milan Over 1.5 – 2.30
☑️ Juventus Under 1 – 1.71

The goalkeeper crisis rocking the senior national team of Nigeria has forced the coaches of the team into looking at other options as the start of the World Cup qualifiers and next year Africa Cup of Nations draws near, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Although head coach of the team Jose Peseiro has given his backing to current first choice goalkeeper Francis Uzoho despite his constant howlers, particularly in the last back to back friendly games of the team against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique respectively. He is said to have opened talks with another goalkeeper.

We exclusively gathered that the coach has already made contact with a new goalkeeper who is expected to be a part of the team for the World Cup qualifiers, and possibly the Africa Cup of Nations next year.

However that is not saying the new goalkeeper will be first choice automatically. He will still have to battle it out with the trio of Uzoho, Maduka Okoye and Adebayo Adeleye but he is said to be highly rated and came highly recommended.

His dentity we can’t reveal to protect our relationship with source. Talks over his invitation started two days ago and Peseiro is expected to travel to meet with him ahead of a possible inclusion in the team for the upcoming games.

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With less than a month to the first qualifiers game of the senior national team of Nigeria in the race to be at the 2026 World Cup, head coach of the team Jose Peseiro has sent out invitations to player who will prosecute the first two games of the series, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Nigeria will take on Lesotho on the 13th of November in Uyo before travelling to take on  Zimbabwe four days later in Harare. Already invitation letters has been sent out to players who will be part of the game.

Peseiro usually send out invitation letters to 35 players before pruning it down to 25 and this time around it is the same situation. The letters were sent out early in respect to FIFA’s requirements for letters to be sent three weeks before any international break.

In the list, Ahmed Musa who missed the last friendly games due to visa issues returns. Taiwo Awoniyi has also back in the team after missing out on the last friendly games due to injury. He is expected to lead the line in the absence of Victor Osimhen.

Osimhen is out injured and won’t be back until after the international break. The same situation with Samuel Chukwueze, who is also expected to be back in action after the next international break per a statement from his club AC Milan.

The final list of players called up for the games will be made public ten days to the first game in Uyo.

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