The relegation of Ponferradina to the third division of Spanish League has opened the door for their top players to leave the club in the summer transfer window, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

One of such players is fringe Nigeria international midfielder Kelechi Nwakali, who joined the team last summer on a two year deal after his contract was terminated by fellow second division side Huesca.

Nwakali played in 36 of the team’s 48 games last season, where they suffered demotion to the third division putting his future up in the air but that doesn’t look like it will be for long with Mikel Martija, the coach of fellow second division side Racing Santander confirming their interest in the 25 year old.

Ponferradina will demand a nominal fee for his transfer which many believe might be a club record fee. Already Nwakali is sure to get a lot of interest and probably commanding a wage of around 400,000 euros a year.

However reports has it that Racing are not looking towards signing any player for a transfer fee or release clause owing to their dire financial issue and that could hinder the deal, unless Nwakali is able to terminate his remaining one year left with the club.

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The senior national team of Nigeria have left the shores of Nigeria for Monrovia, where they will take on Sierra Leone, a game they need to win in order to seal a spot at next year Africa Cup of Nations, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Led by head coach Jose Peseiro, the team had three different training sessions in Lagos at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena before departure earlier today. A total of 23 players made the trip to Liberia , where Sierra Leone play their home games.

Peseiro appears to have made up his mind on what the back four of the team will look like as seen in the training sessions the team had before departure. For the look of things he will settle for the same back four that prosecuted the game against Guinea Bissau away from home.

The back four that helped Nigeria to a 1-0 win that day was without first vice captain of the team William Troost Ekong and from all indications, it will be the same back four with Kenneth Omeruo coming in for the captain.

Omeruo will pair Semi Ajayi in the heart of the defence with the pair of Bright Osayi-Samuel and Zaidu Sanusi playing as right and left full back respectively. This much we observed from all of the team’s training session in Lagos.

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Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen has once again decided to switch to a new agent ahead of the summer transfer window where he is likely to leave Italian Serie A side Napoli.

Osimhen fired Napoli to league glory for the first time in over 30 years with his goals also making him the top scorer in the league, a feat that no other African player has achieved before now.

With two year left on the contract he signed following a big money move from Ligue 1 side Lille, talks over his future has intensify in recent days particularly as he is yet to open discussion over a new deal with his present team.

OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal that the 24 year old has ditch his present agent Roberto Calenda and will no be be represented by a Scottish lady, who is very fluent in France and has ties in the country. She will be his fifth agent since his move to Napoli three years ago.

His decision to swap agent is coming hot on the heels of reports in France saying heavy spenders PSG are willing to bid over €100m for the Nigerian with the future of Kylian Mbappe uncertain at the club.

The report has it that PSG will invest all of the money made from the likely sale of the French world cup winner if he insist on not extending his deal beyond next year. Already the camp of the Nigerian have been made aware of the plan by the Parisians.

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The senior national team of Nigeria will hand debut to a new goalkeeper when they take on Sierra Leone in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Regular goalkeeper Francis Uzoho is suspended for this game and wasn’t a part of the 23 man squad called up for the game. Head coach Jose Peseiro went for the trio of Adebayo Adeleye, Victor Sochima and Olorunleke Ojo from Hapoel Jerusalem, Rivers United and Enyimba FC of Aba.

They have been the three goalkeepers who have been pushing to be in goal under the watchful eyes of their trainer Abideen Baruwa and a decision has been made on who will be in goal on Sunday in Monrovia. A game which a win will seal Nigeria’s spot at the AFCON.

Peseiro has already confirmed to the backroom staff of the team that Adeleye will be in goal for the game because he has the experience of playing in a big game in front of a  hostile crowd. Something they expect to be the same in Monrovia.

The game will be his official debut although he kept the second half of the 2-2 draw against the B team of Algeria in a friendly game but the game wasn’t an official one. The Super Eagles used it as a warm up game ahead of the game against the main team of Algeria, which was played three days later.

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As the Super Eagles of Nigeria get set to take on Sierra Leone in the penultimate round of games in the Africa Cup of Nations, the team is in Lagos perfecting strategies for the game on Sunday.

Head coach Jose Peseiro called up 23 players for the game with seven of them having dual nationality and they include Alex Iwobi, William Troost Ekong, Joe Aribo, Semi Ajayi, Kevin Akpoguma, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Calvin Bassey.

While they have decided to pledge their international future to Nigeria, the same can’t be said of Ebere Eze, who was handed his first call up to the senior national team of Nigeria for their upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia this month.

Speaking on the decision of Eze, Iwobi told Brila FM that he tried talking to the Crystal Palace midfielder to pledge his future to Nigeria but he obviously preferred England, and he ended up wishing him well.

“I spoke to Ebere Eze to try and come but then obviously he’s never had the opportunity to come but I wish him all the best with England as well,” Iwobi said.

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The senior national team of Nigeria will later today continue their preparation for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers game against Sierra Leone on Sunday in Monrovia, OwnGoalNigeria.comreports.

The team have been training in Lagos since on Monday but the past two days has seen them take their preparation to the next level as they head close to the date of the game, which a win will see them seal a spot at the Africa Cup of Nations next year.

In training, head coach of the team Jose Peseiro has been very demanding and in their last two sessions had the players engage themselves in a practice match to push their fitness level up, with most of them joining the team from their holiday destination.

Wingers of the team have not been giving the full backs time to catch up with the pace as they appear to be ahead of the rest fitness wise. In particular the duo of Moses Simon and Samuel Chukwueze.

They have been a thorn in the flesh of Calvin Bassey, Ebube Duru, Kevin Akpoguma and Zaidu Sanusi forcing one among the quartet to confess that they are getting tortured in training. ” Boss, Chukwueze and Simon no get joy (not making it easy). They are punishing us so bad that we no longer chase them. It’s why Simon scored twice in yesterday’s training. I don’t have that energy yet”, he confessed.

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Hot on the heels of Joseph Akpala taking over as interim coach of Belgium top division side Kortrijk another Nigerian has also been appointed into the coaching crew of a top team in Europe.

Champions of Czech Republic, Slavia Praque who will be campaigning in the UEFA Champions League next season have confirmed the appointment of 26 year old Nigerian Lukas Babalola as part of their technical crew.

Babalola although born in Denmark has been added to the crew with immediate effect and he has already set out his targets going into next season.

In a post on his Twitter handle, he said his mission in the team is to help them defend the Czech League title as well as win the Cup next season. He will work as match analyst, the same position he occupied while at Danish side Aalborg.

“From next season I will join the staff in AC Sparta Praha. The task at hand is very clear: Defend the Czech Championship, try to qualify for Champions League and win the Cup. Obviously I can’t wait to get started⚽️💪🏽🇨🇿”, he posted on his Twitter handle.

Lukas also worked in the same capacity at another Norwegian side Lyngby BK , where he started his coaching career as a youth team coach before the step up to the main team. His previous head coach job includes handling the youth team of HB Koge and Koge BK respectively.

Sparta Prague will be his first job outside the shores of Denmark where he was born to parents of Nigerian descent. He started coaching way back in 2014.

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The summer transfer window will no doubt see lot of Nigerian players swap teams and one of such players is Norwegian based former Nigeria U20 striker Jerome Adams Akor.

23 year old Adams plays for Lillestrom where he has hit ten goals in ten games this season bringing his total in two seasons to 18 goals. His form has alerted top teams around Europe.

French Ligue 1 side Nantes are in the market for a forward and the power playing 2019 Nigeria U20 World Cup striker fits the bill especially as the club will cut loose two strikers in  departures Evan Guessand and Andy Delort in the summer.

Nantes are also not certain about the future of Marcos Coco leaving Mostafa Mohamed as their only real option heading into next season. They want to move quickly and solve the strikers department to avoid a similar case like last season, where they escaped relegation on the final day of the season.

Talks have been held with the representatives of the Nigerian led by Atta Aneke, but they are not the only team pushing for his signing in the summer with Belgium side Union Saint-Gilloise also in the race.

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Italian giants AC Milan will be one of the busiest teams in the summer transfer window after a disappointing season that saw them lost the league title to Napoli.

Their team is badly in need of reinforcement in attack as it was one of the areas where they struggled the most in the just concluded season both in the league and European cup competition.

One of the players they have their sights on is France World Cup star Marcus Thuram, who is available for free after the expiration of his deal at German Bundesliga side Borrusia Monchengladbach.

The 25 year old who scored 13 goals and provided six assists last season is their prime target but they also have other options lined up in the event that they fail to land the son of former France world cup winner Lillian Thuram.

Hot on the heels of reports of an agreement to sign Samuel Chukwueze, they are also exploiting the possibility of signing another Nigerian in Victor Boniface who was a revelation last season fot Belgium side Union Saint-Gilloise.

Boniface who finished as joint top scorer in the Europa League is tracked by lot of clubs in need of reinforcement in attack and he is valued in the region of €20-30m. A decent fee for a player who scored 22 goals in all competitions last season.

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