Head coach of Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam Maurice Steijn has revealed the real reason why he wants Nigeria international defender Calvin Bassey to leave the club before the end of the summer transfer window, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

A summer signing from Rangers one year ago, Bassey has found it hard to properly settle at the Dutch side and was subsequently put up for sale with Ajax agreeing a fee of €21m for his transfer to English Premier League side Fulham.

The Nigerian is however not keen on leaving and hasn’t held talks with the English side over a move. He is wary of the fact that they might not offer him much by way of salary like he currently earns at Ajax. That grey area is a factor why the move hasn’t materialize yet.

Speaking on the decision to show the 23 year old the exit door, Steijn said it’s because he isn’t in his plans for next season and the club also needs the money from his expected departure to strengthen the team. He said he has already communicated his decision to Bassey.

” I told Calvin Bassey it would be better to leave Ajax. Also because of the money. When he leaves — we can strengthen the squad properly. I have told him this honestly”, told Mike Verweij of Telegraaf.

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A meeting of the executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has agreed to extend the contract of the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro as first reported by OwnGoalNigeria.com.

Peseiro’s contract as the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria expired at the end of June, a little over a month after he helped the team qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations with a game to spare.

The NFF had a virtual meeting on Sunday, where it was agreed that the coach should be handed an extension but on a reduced pay way less than his current package of $70,000 a month, which makes him the third highest earning coach in Africa.

Some board members kicked against the idea of keeping the coach but they were quickly reminded that there could be a legal tussle, if he is sacked after qualifying for the AFCON because his contract mandates him to win the next AFCON or get sacked.

Secondly, he is being owed backlogs of unpaid salaries which the football house must pay. In the event of his sack and the employment of a new coach. NFF will be paying the new coach as well as Peseiro, a scenario which played out with erstwhile coach Gernot Rohr and is partly responsible for their current financial woes.

The draft of the proposed new contract has been sent to the Portuguese coach leaving the decision of accepting the terms in his hands. A reply is said to be expected by the end of this month.

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The summer transfer window has picked up with players switching teams as preparation for the start of a new season draws near. Nigerian players have been actively involved with as many as ten already transferred.

More are expected to move next week and OwnGoalNigeria.com editor in chief Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman picks the deals that are likely to happen before the end of the window.

Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) – As first reported by OGN, the deal to take him from Villarreal to the Italian giants is just a medical away with fees already agreed.

Victor Boniface (Bayern Leverkusen) – His move to the German side will be made official in the next 72 hours with Union Saint-Gilloise accepting a fee in the region of €20m for the player who joined them last summer from Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt.

Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) – A done deal that sealed his return to England after spending the last three years in Italy with Torino. He joins on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with the Italian side.

Maduka Okoye ( Udinese) – Very likely that an announcement will be made next week. Details of the deal is being finalized with both teams working out what will be the best option for him. Watford are keen to make the move permanent but Udinese want a season long loan deal. Ironically both teams are owned by the same entity.

Calvin Bassey (Fulham) – The only thing left is for the 23 year old to agree personal terms, something that is likely to happen in the next 48 hours to bring his nightmarish one season spell at Ajax to an end.

The reported transfer of Nigeria international defender Calvin Bassey from Dutch giants Ajax to English Premier League side Fulham has suffered a set back, with the player not keen on the move despite both teams agreeing a fee for his transfer, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Bassey was yesterday informed by the sporting director of Ajax Sven Mislintat that he isn’t in the plans of head coach Maurice Steijn next season. The 23 year old was told that a fee has already beem agreed for his transfer to Fulham. The fee reportedly has a resale value for the Dutch side.

Mislintat’s message was rejected by the Nigerian, who is refusing to be forced out with Ajax keen on utilizing the €21m from his expected sale to strengthen their defence. He insist he will stay and fight for his spot.

However, when he was told this morning that he has no future at the club and won’t take part in the friendly game against Anderlecht, he instructed his management team Unique Sports Group to begin negotiations on personal terms with Fulham for a multi year contract.

Fulham will however struggle to meet up with his present pay package at Ajax, while the Nigerian will be looking for an increase on what he is presently earning to agree to the move. It’s now up to the English side to show how bad they want him by matching or slightly go above his current salary.

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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is contemplating handing the role of the coach of the B team of the senior national team of Nigeria to the coach of Enyimba Finidi George, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Former coach of the team Salisu Yusuf was fired after the failure of the team to make it to the last edition of the tournament which took place in Algeria. The Super Eagles B last qualified for the CHAN in 2018 in Morocco where they got to the final before losing 4-0 to the hosts. They have played in only three editions of the seven held.

Finidi who won the Nigeria Professional Football League title with Enyimba last season will be handed the reign in addition to his role as one of the assistants of coach of the main team Jose Peseiro.

The African soccer governing had initially scheduled the qualifier to commence in July with the first round of the qualifier set to go down.

But the football body announced two days ago that the first round of the qualifier will now resume in September this year.

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The former coach of the Nigeria U20 team Paul Aigbogun has been appointed as the coach of top division Ghanaian side Hearts of Oak according to several reports in Ghana.

Aigbogun who last coaching job was with Danish side Jammerbugt, had a stint as the technical consultant of newly promoted Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side Sporting Lagos.  He holds a UEFA A coaching license.

He is presently a member of the technical department of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) , the London born coach has also worked as coach of NPFL sides Enyimba and Warri Wolves. He had two different stints at Enyimba.

Aside handling teams in Nigeria, he worked in South Africa where he handled Cape Town Spurs and also had a stint in the USA, where he worked in the USL. In England he had a six months spell with non League side Chester.

The well travelled coach was a member of the interim coaching set up of the senior national team of Nigeria that went to the last Africa Cup of Nations. They were also in charge when Nigeria lost out to Ghana in the World Cup qualifiers play off on away goal rule.

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Belgium top division side Union Saint-Gilloise have agreed a deal with German Bundesliga side Bayern Leverkusen for the transfer of Nigerian striker Victor Boniface, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Boniface caught the attention of top teams in Europe after an astonishing debut season in Belgium where he found the back of the net 22 times and also picked up 12 assists. He was joint top scorer in the Europa League with Marcus Rashford of Manchester United on six goals each.

His form placed him on the radar of lot of teams in Europe but in a week where he has been heavily linked with a move to Everton, German Bundesliga side but Bayern Leverkusen have clinched his signing on a five year deal.

A transfer fee in the bracket of €20m has been agreed for the 22 year who joined the team last summer from Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt. He will now join the team he scored against in the quarter final of the Europa League last season.

It is believed that Leverkusen used part of the money they will make from the departure of Moussa Diaby to English Premier League side Aston Villa to sign the Nigerian who will play his last game for the Belgium side later today in a pre season game against K.V. Oostende.

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Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam have cleared the path for Nigeria international defender Calvin Bassey to leave before the end of the summer transfer window, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Bassey became the most expensive defensive signing ever made by the Dutch giants when he joined the team from Scottish side Rangers, after helping them reach the final of the Europa League.

He failed to make an impact at Ajax last season and it cost him his spot, making him the subject of criticism from the press and former players of the team in what was a very poor season for the Dutch side.

The situation led to talks about an exit, which saw Fulham make a bid in the region of €20m for him. While Bassey isn’t keen on leaving, he has been told that he won’t get regular run of games next season.

According to Dutch journalist Mike Verweij, the club have already indicated to interested teams their willingness to let go of the 24 year old, who has ten caps for the senior national team of Nigeria.

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