Brentford defender Michael Kayode is one player that head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has high on his list of players he wants to commit to his team, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Born in Italy to parents of Nigerian descent, the 21 year old is having a stellar season with Brentford, and as expected it had brought up discussions about his international future as he is still eligible for Nigeria despite representing Italy at different youth levels.

Chelle already made approaches to the defender, and will once again pitch his case at the end of the season, but that is entirely dependant on what head coach of the Italian national team Gennaro Gattuso.

If Gattuso calls Kayode for their upcoming world cup qualifiers playoff, then that will be it for Nigeria. However if otherwise then the meeting at the end of the season will be pivotal to his international future.

For now there is no clear indication that he will be in the team, leaving the door open for a possible switch of Nationality to Nigeria.

Head coach of English Premier League side Leeds United Daniel Farke has revealed that Nigerian defender Leonard Ngenge who was signed in the January transfer window from Remo Stars has a chance of playing for the first team.

Ngenge who played for the B team of the senior national team of Nigeria at the CHAN tournament is on a six months loan deal at the club, who have the option of making the deal permanent in the summer.

The 18 year old is currently with the U21 team, where his performances will be monitored for a possible promotion to the first team, but Farke say they are not in a hurry to see him team up with them, even though he stands a chance of playing for the first team like every other player on their books.

“Everyone who signs a contract for us, for Leeds United, also has the chance to be involved”, Farke told a press conference when he was asked if Ngenge will be around the first-team any time soon.

“But that is up to the performances on the youth level and to impress in the games there, to impress in the training.

“And if you get the chance to get involved in the team training, then you have got a chance.

“But this is also a signing for our Under-21s.

“So there is no intention that we are greedy to involve him as soon as possible, it is more like a natural progress.

“He will be with our youth, we will give him time to adapt and it is not the plan to rush anything with him.”

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Coach of Hungarian side Ferencváros Robbie Keane says 25 year old Nigerian winger Bamidele Yusuf has shown that he can play at a higher level including international football, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Yusuf has been a revelation this season in the Europa League this season with three goals and an assist in his last three games in the tournament. Yesterday he lasted the entire duration of their 2-0 win over Portuguese side SC Braga.

In all competitions this season Yusuf has a total of 14 goals and 10 assists from 35 games putting him on the radar of teams in Belgium, Turkey and Portugal.

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle ran the rule on him like we exclusively reported, and Keane was asked about the interest from Nigeria after yesterday’s win.

” I think he has what it takes to thrive at any level. A hardworking forward and also has a way of getting in among the goals. If he keeps working hard then I can say he will reach a very high level including international football”, the former Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Leeds United and West Ham forward said.

Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman

Brentford defender Michael Kayode is one player that head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has high on his list of players he wants to commit to his team, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Born in Italy to parents of Nigerian descent, the 21 year old is having a stellar season with Brentford, and as expected it had brought up discussions about his international future as he is still eligible for Nigeria despite representing Italy at different youth levels.

Chelle already made approaches to the defender, and will once again pitch his case at the end of the season but that is entirely dependant on what head coach of the Italian national team Gennaro Gattuso does.

If Gattuso calls Kayode for their upcoming world cup qualifiers playoff, then that will be it for Nigeria. However if otherwise then the meeting at the end of the season will be pivotal to his international future.

For now there is no clear indication that he will be in the team, leaving the door open for a possible switch of Nationality to Nigeria.

Top division Sweden side AIK signed 18-year old winger Zadok Yohanna from Kaduna based academy Ikon Allah FA in July of 2025 in a deal seen by top scouts as a huge coup.

The left footed ace showed glimpses of his promises after playing only 139 minutes in the second half of last season following his transfer. A form he maintained in pre season.

Now into the new season, and in the group stages of the cup this season he has started to put up numbers. He had 1 assist after being on the bench against IK Oddevold.

He then was in the starting eleven against BK Häcken and scored 2 goals to send AIK to the quarterfinals. The manner which he scored both goals has sent the whole country into a frenzy.

Zadok scored the first by cutting in from the right evading his markers with ease before curling home a low effort from the edge of the box. His second goal he should quick instinct to be able to generate power with his effort.

Already it has been speculated that he won’t last long in the league, with his performances already alerting Europe’s elite.

No contact has been made with AC Milan by English Premier League side Fulham on the permanent signing of Nigeria international Samuel Chukwueze, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Chukwueze is on a season long loan deal from AC Milan to the English Premier League side, who have the option of making the deal permanent at the end of the season based on the performances of the Nigerian.

Any potential deal will see Fulham pay a fee in the region of €28m to AC Milan including bonuses, but for now no contact has been made with nine games left before the season ends.

With three goals and four assists in 15 games in the English Premier League, it’s fair to say the 26 year old has done enough to earn a permanent stay at the club but it isn’t expected to be straightforward.

Sources say Fulham will look to lower the transfer fee if they are to make the deal permanent. AC Milan are expected to be open to the idea but for a fee not less than €20m.

On his part Chuckwueze is well settled in London, and would do everything in his power to remain at the club including taking a pay cut.

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Frank Onyeka is close to penning a permanent deal with English Championship side Coventry City who are closing in on promotion to the English Premier League after their six consecutive win following a 3-0 win over Preston, OwnGoalNigeria.com.

Onyeka joined the team on loan from Brentford in the January transfer window, and has since played in six games all of which they have won to cement their spot as the league leaders.

His loan which will be till the end of the season , but there is an option for Coventry to sign him permanently if they secure promotion to the English Premier League.

They are now eight points clear as leaders and, nine points clear of third placed Ipswich Town with the top two guarantee automatic promotion to the English Premier League.

Coventry City will most likely seal promotion if they win their next five games, and it will immediately lead to the permanent signing of Onyeka who has been a delight for the Frank Lampard led team.

Former coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has lifted the lid on how close Bayern Munich star Michel Olise came to playing for the senior national team of Nigeria five years ago, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

In March 2021 , Rohr was then the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria called Olise who was then playing for Reading in the English Championship to the team in his list of 24 players for the AFCON qualifiers against against Benin Republic and Lesotho.

Olise was placed on standby as he was yet to get a Nigerian passport, but things a different turn entirely after the games were put on hold due to the outbreak of the corona virus pandemic, Olise ended up taking a different national team career path.

He decided to rather wait for France after moving to Crystal Palace. Now fully established at Bayern Munich and the French national team. Rohr reflects on what could have been his biggest coup as coach of the Super Eagles.

” The virus played a huge role because he was willing to come. There was no football for a while and when he moved to the English Premier League at the end of that season. He had other options and decided to take it. I am happy he is doing well”, Rohr said.

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The Super Eagles duo of Terem Moffi and Zaidu Sanusi played a huge role for FC Porto in their 2-1 win over German side Stuttgart in the first leg of their round of 16 game in the Europa League, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Moffi who is on loan from French Ligue 1 side Nice opened scoring with a thunderous right foot effort inside the box to hand his team the lead in the 21st minute.

It was Moffi’s second goal since moving to the Portuguese side in the January transfer window. His other goal was in the 2-1 win over Arouca in the league on the 27th of February.

With scores at 1-0, Zaidu turned provider with his well weighted cross landing on a plate for Rodrigo Mora to stab home Porto’s second goal of the night.

Stuttgart pulled a goal back in the 40th minute through Denis Undav to keep alive their chances of overturning the deficit in the return leg next week in Portugal.