Nigeria U17 left back Emmanuel Michael has been listed among the best 60 talents born in 2006 alongside the likes of Real Madrid bound Endrick and PSG fast rising midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery, OwnGoalNigeria.comreports.

Michael distinguished himself at the U17 WAFU tournament where he had three goals and two assists from his role as a left back. He won four straight player of the match awards, he only failed to win the award in the final match.

17 year old Micheal, who plays for Simoiben Football Academy owned by the wife of Nigeria international Moses Simon was the only Nigerian picked in the list put together by the Guardian.

It is a regular on the site to pick players who they think will be among the top stars in football with a whole lot of the players mentioned in the past years going on to fulfill the expectations set for them.

This year Michael was handed a spot with a citation written by  Maher Mezahi and it read thus:

“It is rare to see full-backs be so influential that almost all build-up play goes through them, but that’s how good Emmanuel Michael has been for the Nigerian youth national teams. At just 17 years old, he not only executes his defensive responsibilities with aplomb, but any set-piece within a 30 metre vicinity of the opposing goal will have him chomping at the bit to fire in a deadly free-kick. Beside the set-pieces, Michael’s most devastating asset lies in his ability to loft precision crosses to his strikers from the flanks, crafting ideal opportunities for attacks in close proximity to the goal”.

The senior national team of Nigeria will approach their friendly game against Saudi Arabia with the same style and pattern they used in the last game of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sao Tome and Principe, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Nigeria thrashed Sao Tome and Principe 6-0 in Uyo one month ago with head coach Jose Peseiro playing a four man attack of Taiwo Awoniyi, Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and Kelechi Iheanacho.

They are got either a goal or assist in the game and the coach was delighted with the way the team acquitted themselves, he has decided to adopt the same approach when they take on Saudi Arabia tomorrow in Portugal and even against Mozambique on the 16th.

We exclusively gathered that they will be lined up in a 4-2-4 although some players who started against Sao Tome won’t be in the team. For now the trio of Kelechi Iheanacho, Ademola Lookman and Taiwo Awoniyi who is absent due to injury won’t be in the starting lineup.

Peseiro will likely hand their role to Moses Simon, Samuel Chukwueze and Victor Boniface with Osimhen, the only one sure to keep his spot tomorrow. The team will have another full training session later today before a decision on the lineup will be settled.

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The camp of the senior national team of Nigeria ahead of their upcoming friendly games against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique respectively has been hit with uncertainty over the availability of two of the three invited goalkeepers, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Nigeria will use the game to fine tune their preparations for the start of the World Cup qualifiers, where they will take on Lesotho in Uyo before making the trip to  Harare to face Zimbabwe in the race to be at the 2026 World Cup.

It begins with a game against Saudi Arabia on the 13th of October before a game against Mozambique three days later at the same venue in Portugal. 25 players including three goalkeepers were called up for the game.

However, we can exclusively reveal that the availability of two of the three is seriously in doubt with Israel based Adebayo Adeleye struggling to make the trip due to the war around his axis, which has made travelling out of the region very difficult and risky.

Leke Ojo, who is among the shot stoppers called up is still in Nigeria with other backroom and technical staff of the team as they are yet to be offered a visa to join the team at their camp. It leaves Omonia Nicosia goalkeeper Francis Uzoho as the only one in the camp for now.

The situation has made the coaches to hand a call up to Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye. He only joined the team on the final day of the summer transfer window after a frustrating one year stay in England with Watford.

The camp of the senior national team of Nigeria ahead of their upcoming friendly games against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique respectively has been hit with uncertainty over the availability of two of the three invited goalkeepers, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Nigeria will use the game to fine tune their preparations for the start of the World Cup qualifiers, where they will take on Lesotho in Uyo before making the trip to  Harare to face Zimbabwe in the race to be at the 2026 World Cup.

It begins with a game against Saudi Arabia on the 13th of October before a game against Mozambique three days later at the same venue in Portugal. 25 players including three goalkeepers were called up for the game.

However, we can exclusively reveal that the availability of two of the three is seriously in doubt with Israel based Adebayo Adeleye struggling to make the trip due to the war around his axis, which has made travelling out of the region very difficult and risky.

Leke Ojo, who is among the shot stoppers called up is still in Nigeria with other backroom and technical staff of the team as they are yet to be offered a visa to join the team at their camp. It leaves Omonia Nicosia goalkeeper Francis Uzoho as the only one in the camp for now.

The situation has made the coaches to hand a call up to Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will on Friday trade tackles with Saudi Arabia in an international friendly in Portugal meant to prepare both teams for the start of the World Cup qualifiers in their respective continents, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Ahead of the game, pressure is on the new coach of Saudi Arabia Roberto Mancini, who took over the job just over one month ago on a salary that  makes him the highest earning coach in the world.

Mancini left his role as coach of Italy to pick up the job, where he will earn €25m (25 million euros) a year. A sum that no other coach in the world handling a national team earns. It is also in sharp contrast to what the coach of the Nigerian team Jose Peseiro, who was a one time a coach of Saudi Arabia presently earns.

Peseiro is on $60,000 a year on a short term deal that will be extended if he leads the team to the semi final of the next Africa Cup of Nations next year. The disparity in their pay has brought tension on the coach of Saudi Arabia.

Fans of the country who achieved their biggest win on the international stage, when they defeated world champions Argentina 2-1 at the World Cup in their opening game want a resounding win over the African side.

They said only a win of that magnitude over the Nigerian team will justify his huge pay. They also demanded that he get another result with a high scoreline on Tuesday in their second friendly game against Mali.

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman

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The camp of the senior national team of Nigeria ahead of their upcoming friendly games against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique respectively has been hit with uncertainty over the availability of two of the three invited goalkeepers, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Nigeria will use the game to fine tune their preparations for the start of the World Cup qualifiers, where they will take on Lesotho in Uyo before making the trip to  Harare to face Zimbabwe in the race to be at the 2026 World Cup.

It begins with a game against Saudi Arabia on the 13th of October before a game against Mozambique three days later at the same venue in Portugal. 25 players including three goalkeepers were called up for the game.

However, we can exclusively reveal that the availability of two of the three is seriously in doubt with Israel based Adebayo Adeleye struggling to make the trip due to the war around his axis, which has made travelling out of the region very difficult and risky.

Leke Ojo, who is among the shot stoppers called up is still in Nigeria with other backroom and technical staff of the team as they are yet to be offered a visa to join the team at their camp. It leaves Omonia Nicosia goalkeeper Francis Uzoho as the only one in the camp for now. It might stay so until at least after the first game on Friday against Saudi Arabia.

The coaches led by Jose Peseiro have already started the process of combing Europe for possible replacement in the event that the aforementioned duo fail to make it for the game.

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman

The camp of the senior national team of Nigeria ahead of the friendly games against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique respectively has come alive with 20 players already being put through their paces by head coach Jose Peseiro, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Nigeria will take on Saudi Arabia on the 13th of October before making it a date with Mozambique three days later. Both games are meant to prepare the team for the start of the World Cup qualifiers in November.

Nigeria will begin their quest for the 2026 World Cup with a home tie against Lesotho before travelling to play Zimbabwe in Harare, four days later. These games is the last window for Peseiro to try out new players.

So far all but three of the invited players are already in the camp of the team. The players yet to arrive are Kelechi Iheanacho, Frank Onyeka and newly invited Fisayo Dele-Bashiru. Meanwhile there are doubts over the availability of Leke Ojo and Adebayo Adeleye both goalkeepers.

Below is the list of players in camp.

Francis Uzoho, Tyronne Ebuehi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Jordan Torunarigha, Kenneth Omeruo, Oluwasemilogo Ajayi,  Calvin Bassey, Chidozie Awaziem, Bruno Onyemaechi.

Wilfred Ndidi,  Raphael Onyedika; Joe Ayodele-Aribo,Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze; Moses Simon; Ademola Lookman,  Victor Osimhen, Sadiq Umar,Terem Moffi, Victor Boniface.

The brother in-law of Napoli and Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen has cried out for help over the safety of his wife and kids following their arrest by Nigeria’s secret police DSS, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

In a post on social media platform X, Osita Okolo uploaded a video of the arrest of his wife (Osimhen’s sister) and his children being arrested into a waiting vehicle in front of a building.

“@OfficialDSSNG has gone rogue. Victor Osimhen sends dsssng to forcefully abduct his sister (my wife) over a matter that is still in court bw myself and him”, his post on X where he tagged our official handle reads.

“Let it be on record that the life of my wife and kids are in the hands of @dssng and Victor Osimhen”, he posted in a quoted tweet on his initial post.

The family feud broke out last year when Osita went public claiming that Osimhen owes him money from his move to Napoli. He claimed his share of the deal given to him as Osimhen’s agent was collected by the Napoli forward and he has refused to return it.

The brother in-law of Napoli and Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen has cried out for help over the safety of his wife and kids following their arrest by Nigeria’s secret police DSS, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

In a post on social media platform X, Osita Okolo uploaded a video of the arrest of his wife (Osimhen’s sister) and his children being arrested into a waiting vehicle in front of a building.

“@OfficialDSSNG has gone rogue. Victor Osimhen sends dsssng to forcefully abduct his sister (my wife) over a matter that is still in court bw myself and him”, his post on X where he tagged our official handle reads.

“Let it be on record that the life of my wife and kids are in the hands of @dssng and Victor Osimhen”, he posted in a quoted tweet on his initial post.

The family feud broke out last year when Osita went public claiming that Osimhen owes him money from his move to Napoli. He claimed his share of the deal given to him as Osimhen’s agent was collected by the Napoli forward and he has refused to return it.