The U20 team of Nigeria played their final test game ahead of the start of the U20 World Cup and it ended as an entertaining six goals thriller, OGN reports.

Colombia took the lead through an own goal frol Sweden based defender Abel Ogwuche but Jude Sunday restored parity for Nigeria almost immediately with a sublime strike from outside the box. Few minutes before the half time break, the Nigerian team fell behind again.

A foul in the box of Nigeria resulted in a penalty for the South American side and it was duly dispatched beyond the reach of Chijioke Anigboso leaving Nigeria trailing 1-2 as both teams head into the break.

Upon the restart, the Nigerian side fell further behind when Colombia extended scores to 3-1. Mohammed Beji reduced the deficit ten minutes later with a well worked goal. Emmanuel Umeh blasted wide a good chance to draw Nigeria level minutes later.

He made atonement for his error by scoring the third goal which completed the comeback for the Ladan Bosso tutored lads and set them on a high ahead of their opening game of tournament against Dominican Republic on Sunday.

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Out of favour Nigeria international midfielder Kelechi Nwakali bagged an assist as his team SD Ponferradina forced his former team Huesca to a 1-1 draw in the Spanish second division.

Ponferradina needed a win to keep their hope of staying in the division alive but started on the wrong foot by conceding in the 69th minute, before Nwakali picked up his second assist of the season with the pass to Ale Diaz in the 75th minute to bring scores to 1-1.

It wasn’t enough however as they were confirmed relegated leaving the future of the 24 year old Nigeria uncertain with one year left on his deal at the club. A clear picture of his stay at the club will be known in the summer.

He joined the team in the summer of last year after falling out with Huesca over his late return from the Africa Cup of Nations, where he represented Nigeria who were knocked out in the round of 16.

Signed on a free transfer, he has played his highest amount of games of his club career which started in 2016 after leading Nigeria to the U17 World Cup trophy, where he was also voted the most valuable player of the tournament.

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The decision of Folarin Balogun to pick the United States of America ahead of Nigeria after deciding to dump his dream of making the senior national team of England has left his mother excited.

Balogun narrowed his choice to either Nigeria or the United States of America at senior level with England where he was a junior international having no space for him at the top. He picked France and it was confirmed by FIFA today.

The 21-year-old forward, on loan at Ligue 1 side Reims from Arsenal, was born to Nigerian parents in New York City and emigrated to England at the age of two. Balogun had represented both the US and England at the youth level, scoring seven goals in 13 caps for the latter’s Under-21 side.

A FIFA spokesperson told CBS Sports: “The change of association of the player Folarin Jolaoluwa Balogun from England to the USA has been approved.”

Reacting to the reports, the forward who has 19 goals in 34 Ligue 1 game this season said his mother was over the moon with his choice of nationality saying she asked him why it took him that long to make up his mind.

” When I broke the news to my family. They were all just over the moon. Especially my mom. She said. What took you so long? “, he was quoted as saying by CBS Sports.

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Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro has been accused of not calling up the best available players since he took over as coach of the team last year, OGN reports.

Peseiro is highly unlikely to stay in his role as coach of the team with his one year deal set to run out in June and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) not keen on extending the deal .

Reacting to the news around his possible departure, a player in the team who reached out to OGN expressed his sadness at the uncertainty over the future of the coach as many of the players have a whole lot of admiration for the Portuguese.

He however said the one thing the players complained about a lot is the reason behind the call up of some players, which he said are questionable and usually dominates discussion when the players gather to have a talk.

” He is loved by the players a lot. His departure won’t make a lot of the players happy but as professionals we have been trained to work with who is in charge for the good of the team”, he said.

” The only thing I know we discussed that is ill about the coach is the questionable call ups given to some players. As players we do talk about it in our spare time. Some players in the team don’t deserve to be there ahead of some”, he stated.

German Bundesliga side Borrusia Dortmund has join the queue of teams interested in signing Nigerian striker Gift Orban, OGN can exclusively reveal.

Scouts from a host of clubs were at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Saturday and saw the Nigerian increased his goal count for Gent to 19 goals in 19 games with a hattrick against Cercle Brugge. An astonishing return for the 20 year old who only joined the Belgium side in January.

Reports has it that scouts of Borrusia Monchengladbach were in the stands for Orban’s teammate Hugo Cuypers while scouts from Ligue 1 side Lille, English giants Manchester Utd, Inter Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, Sevilla and Borrusia Dortmund came to run the rule on Orban.

This is coming despite reports suggesting that Lille are the front runners for his signature, with talks already held with his representatives on a deal that could be as high as €30m this summer.

A decision will be made on his future in around two weeks time, when the Belgium league playoff would have ended. Any transfer will see his former side Stabæk get 10% from the fee.

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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) appears to have made up their mind on the future of Jose Peseiro as the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria, OGN can exclusively reveal.

Peseiro’s contract will run out in June and per what we gathered there has been no talks about extending the deal which will expire after the final rounds of games in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

From all indications, the games against Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe respectively will likely be his final set of games as coach of the team, and as we exclusively reported Salisu Yusuf will take over as interim coach.

There is no plan to give him the job permanently as already five coaches have been shortlisted as potential replacements for the Portuguese. Sources said the list includes two foreign based coaches and three Nigerians.

Plans are also underway on how to clear the outstanding salaries of the coach before the engagement of another substantive coach and it’s why the decision to put Yusuf in interim capacity was made by the football house.

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The group stage of the strongest football championship in Nigeria is coming to an end and very soon it will be determined who will go down in class and who will play in the championship group. In addition to the fight for the title, there is a lot of interest in the question of the top scorer in the Nigerian Premier League.

Four performers are competing for the title of top scorer in the Nigerian elite football championship, namely: Robert Christian Mizo (Baelsa United), Chukwuemeka Obioma (Enyimba), Musa Usman (Doma United) and David Okoromi (Niger Tornados). If you are fond of African football and want to bet on Nigerian and other championships, then we recommend downloading mostbet apk android.

Robert Christian Mizo

The Nigerian striker is having a good season and has already scored 8 goals in 16 matches. In this case, all the goals were from the game. Robert scored once at the gates of Dakkada (twice), Vikki (twice), Niger Tornados, Rivers United FC and Abia Warriors (twice). It is worth noting that Baelsa United, played by Mizo, after 17 rounds was on the seventh line in group “B”. That is, the talented forward has one match left to play in the current Premier League season.

In the final round of the group stage, Robert will play against Niger Tornados. The forward of Baelsa United knows how to score against this team and will be able to excel. However, it will be very difficult to win the goalscoring race against rivals who will be selected for the championship group. Although the Nigerian still has a chance to win an individual award.
Chukwuemeka Obioma
During his career, the 24-year-old striker of the Enyimba football club managed to hold 73 fights, in which he scored 25 times at the opponents’ goal. This season, Chukwuemeke managed to play only six matches, because the player missed most of the season due to injuries. At the same time, Obioma managed to score six goals, two of which were from the penalty spot. Having distinguished himself once with Niger Tornados, Nasarawa and Shooting, Emeka scored a hat-trick in the battle with Gombe.

After 17 rounds, Enyimba occupied the second line and had excellent chances of reaching the champion group. So Chukwuemeke will still have enough matches ahead of them to get ahead of the competition in the title race. At the same time, it is extremely important that Obioma does not get injured. If the attacker from the city of Aba has no health problems, then the player will be able to get a personal reward.

Musa Usman
The Dom United forward has made 13 appearances this season and scored six goals, two of them from penalties. It is worth noting that since 2019, the player has played for Gombe and scored five goals in 12 battles. For the new team, Musa was able to improve the previous achievement. After scoring doubles with Rivers United FC and Vikki, Usman signed once against Abia Warriors and Niger Tornados. This was done by an African in the period from early February to mid-April.

After 16 rounds in Group B, Doma United were third in the standings and had a good chance of progressing further. So Usman should still have opportunities to excel in the opponents’ goal and improve individual statistics. In addition, this season, Musa began to regularly receive a lot of playing time and use it properly.

David Okoromi
David has played 15 matches this season and scored 6 goals (all goals from the game). Forward Niger Tornados each scored Vikki (twice), Dakkade (twice), Baelsa United and Doma United. Okoromi’s scoring percentage is below average, but the African plays well for the team and is considered one of the key players in the Tornado. At the same time, given the position of the club, this performer is unlikely to be able to compete for the title of top scorer.

The Niger Tornados will not be in the Champions group, which means that Okoromi will have to play with Baelsa United and this season will end for him. So even in the top three most productive players in the Nigerian Premier League, David is unlikely to be.

Our forecast

Robert Christian Mizo and David Okoromi will soon finish their performances in the championship. So these players can most likely be excluded from the scorer race. Chukwuemeka Obimo and Musa Usman are likely to fight for the individual title. Given the form and performance of the team, it is more likely that the title of the main scorer of the Nigerian Premier League will go to Emeka.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the list of approved stadiums for the final rounds of the qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, OGN reports.

In a sheet made available to our editorial team, the Moshood Abiola stadium where the Super Eagles have played their last three home games including two in the AFCON qualifiers wasn’t among the stadiums approved.

CAF instead approved only the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo as the ground for the senior national team of Nigeria, who will be rounding up their qualifiers with a game against Sao Tome and Principe at home.

Players of the senior national team of Nigeria will no doubt see this news as a welcome development as they have several complaints about the bad playing surface of the stadium in Abuja.

Despite their reservations about the pitch in Abuja, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) insisted on Abuja as the home ground of the team. Even coach of the team Jose Peseiro made a case for the stadium in Uyo but the NFF paid deaf ears to his cries.

However with the latest decision by CAF they will now be forced to return back to Uyo, where the Super Eagles enjoyed a good run at home during the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup and the 2019 AFCON.

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The exit of the U17 team of Nigeria from the U17 Africa Cup of Nations appears not to have any direct implication on the future of some of the players in the team, OGN can exclusively reveal.

Nigeria failed to make it to the World Cup by finishing outside the top four in the tournament following a 1-2 loss to Burkina Faso in the quarter final.

It was projected that the failure to make it to the World Cup will have adverse effects on the growth of the players as they will miss out on the chance of impressing top teams in the world at the global stage. Nigeria is the most successful team in the history of the tournament with five titles.

For now we gathered that some players in the team are already close to signing for top teams in Europe with top striker Abdullahi Abubakar leading the way.

Abubakar scored two goals at the tournament despite the failure of his team and that return has put him on the wish list of some teams in Europe top of which is Portuguese side FC Porto.

He is expected to join Portuguese side FC in the summer. Talks are already advanced with his local team Jega United of Kebbi State, and we gathered the team is owned by the elder brother of FC Porto and Super Eagles left back Zaidu Sanusi.

OGN will continue to monitor the proposed deal as it progresses.

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