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(See Pictures) Super Eagles Star Flies Private Jet To Seal Big Money Move To Ligue 1 Side

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The January transfer window will slam shut tomorrow across the major leagues in the world and it means players wanting to make deadline day moves have to use the quickest means of transportation to their destination.

Nigerian players will not be left out of the frenzy which is expected to happen tomorrow and one who is on the brinks of joining a new team has already arrived the city of his new side, while he awaits both teams to agree on terms of the deal.

That player is Ligue 1 goal getter Terem Moffi who is leaving Lorient to fellow Ligue 1 side OGC Nice for a record fee in the region of €30m. He shunned move to English Premier League side West Ham and also another Ligue 1 side Marseille.

Moffi was pictured boarding a private jet which we were made to understand will fly him to the city of his new team, where he will undergo a routine medical before putting pen to paper on a deal which will run till 2027.


23 year old Moffi has 12 goals in 18 games this season. Putting himself in the bracket of the top three highest goal scorers in the league this season. Lorient were forced to cash in on him as his deal will have just a year to run at the end of this season.

14 Goals In 22 Games: Ex Arsenal Forward Gets Maiden Call Up To Super Eagles For AFCON Qualifiers

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The list of players who will prosecute the senior national team of Nigeria next international game against Guinea Bissau in March will be made public in two weeks time, OGN can exclusively reveal.

Nigeria will take on Guinea Bissau in back to back qualifiers games seeking to keep their hundred percent record intact after picking up consecutive wins against Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe respectively.

Keen on maintaining the record, the head coach of the Nigerian team Jose Peseiro has identified players he wants to be a part of the team for the first time and it includes former Arsenal prospect  Chuba Akpom.

Akpom has been unstoppable for promotion chasing Middlesbrough in the English Championship and last weekend he scored his 14th goal in 22 games this season as they eased to a 2-0 win over Watford.

We spoke to a member of the backroom staff of the team and his reply was it’s a no brainer for the 27 year old to be a part of the team especially as he is thriving in a two man attack for Boro, a style which is the same as that of Peseiro in recent games.

Already he has gotten to all clear from FIFA to play for Nigeria after representing England at various youth levels. If he gets called up, it will be his first official invitation although he trained with the team in 2018 when they had a training camp in England.

U20 AFCON: Nigeria U20 Coach Makes Late Change To Final List Of Players, Names New Captain

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The coach of the Nigeria U20 team Ladan Bosso has made a late change to his final list of players for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations, which will begin in Egypt next month.

Bosso has already submitted a 30 man provisional list of players from where he will pick 25 for a training tour of Morocco, which will be the last step before a final list of 21 players will be picked for the tournament proper.

The coach was forced to making changes to the list of players with two players moving from the 30 man list to the list of 25 players for the training tour of Morocco. The reason behind the late change wasn’t made public as at the time of this report.

Also, Bosso has names the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the WAFU B championship Daniel Daga as the new captain of the team, another move which we exclusively gathered, was taken in respect to the leadership qualities of the midfielder despite the fact that he is one of the youngest in the team.

He will wear the armband for the first time on Saturday when they take on the Zambia U20 team in an international friendly game in Abuja. Both countries are using the game to fine tune preparations for the U20 AFCON, which serves as the qualifiers for the U20 World Cup.

Inter Milan Beat Real Madrid, Benfica To Signing Of 18 Year Old Remo Stars Teen Wonder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro

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Italian gjants Inter Milan have won the race for the signing of 18 year old Nigeria midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro from the youth ranks of Nigeria Professional Football League side Remo Stars, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.

Akinsanmiro stole the show at the prestigious Viareggio youth tournament in Italy, where he represented the U18 of the NPFL side called Alex Transfiguration FC. They finished as runners up to Sassuolo.

He however did enough to catch the attention of top teams in Europe and according to Italian news outlet TuttoMercatoWeb, a deal with Inter Milan is near completion following an agreement with Remo Stars for the 18 year old.

They said Inter Milan saw off competition from Benfica and also Real Madrid to seal the signing of the teen star, who will be a part of the strengthening of their U19 team who are champions of the U19 League in Italy. They however need new players as most of the key players have made the step up to the main team.

Good at winning back possession and also playing line breaking passes. He scored two goals in six games at the tournament but his movements with the ball at his feet, ability to pick a pass and also score and assists made him stand out among the midfielders at the tournament.

Dutch Star Sneijder List Super Eagles Defender Bassey Among Players He Will Axe If He Gets A Role At Ajax

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Nigeria international defender Calvin Bassey has been listed among one of the reasons why Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam are struggling this season by former Ajax and Dutch national team start Wesley Sneijder.

Bassey joined the club for a club record fee for a defender after excelling for Rangers in their run in to the Europa League final. However he hasn’t found his feet at Ajax leading to several criticism.

In a bid to arrest the slump, coach of the team Alfred Schreuder was shown the exit door after the 1-1 draw against FC Volendam in the Dutch Eredivisie. The results leaves them 5th on the log, seven points behind league leaders Feyenoord.

Speaking on the drastic steps that should be taken to address the issue in the team, Sneijder said if he is given the job of making the decision at the Dutch champions, Bassey will be among the players he will axe from the team. He also listed captain of the team Dusan Tadic.

“1: Removing Tadic from the team. 2: Bassey on a one-way ticket to his former club. And then slowly putting the confidence back in the team”, he answered when asked on the steps he will take if is given the task of rescuing the team.

U20 AFCON – Bosso Defends Decision To Drop Crystal Palace Striker, Arsenal Winger From Nigeria U20

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Head coach of the Nigeria U20 football team Ladan Bosso has defended his decision to leave out three youngsters from English teams from his final list of players for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

Bosso confirmed that he has already submitted a 30 man list out of which he will pick his final 21 man list for the tournament which starts on the 19th of Februaryand will run till the 11th of March. It will serve as the qualifiers for the U17 World Cup.

The major talking points was the omission of Crystal Palace forward Ademola Ola-Adebomi and Arsenal winger Joel Ideho. The duo came highly recommended but after spending three days in camp, they were left out of the 30 man list.

“Some of these foreign based players that came, of course non of them is bad, all of them are good players but for the lack of African mentality and that’s why my former boys have an edge over them in terms of doggedness and African mentality”, he said after today’s test game against Deluxe Football Club which ended 6-0 in favor of his team.

“And most of the foreign based players that came still have that foreign mentality and we’re preparing for an African tournament. So for now we have to stick with majority of of the home based players with an African mentality that can give us what we’re looking for”, he rounded up saying.

Arsenal Star Reveals Why He Was Given A Nigerian Name And The Meaning

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Table topping Arsenal have been the talk of the English Premier League particularly after their recent wins over fellow top sides in Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United respectively.

The 3-2 late win over Man Utd in particular was seen as a huge statement of intent by the Gunners to lift the English Premier League title at the end of this season. One player has been in the front of their drive to end their title hoodoo.

His name is Bukayo Saka, his goals and assists has been marked by many as part of the defining moments for Arsenal this season. The English international is of Nigerian descent and he hasn’t for once forgotten where his parents came from.

Speaking on his name, which is a popular name in Yoruba, a popular language in Nigeria, Saka explained that he was given the name by his grand mother, who saw his birth as a blessing to his family.

“My grandma gave (the name Bukayo) to me because of its meaning,’ he told GQ. ‘It means, “God has added joy to my life”. She wanted me to add joy to the family.’

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I Will Beat Osimhen To Serie A Highest Goal Scorer Award – Super Eagles Striker Vows

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The race for the top scorer award in the Italian Serie A has been reduced to a two way battle between two senior international players of the Nigeria national team in Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman of Napoli and Atalanta respectively.

Osimhen has 13 goals for table toppers Napoli while Lookman is making a huge splash in his first season in Italy with 11 goals. Already Lookman is seen by many as the signing of the season in the league.

He appears to be keen on upstaging his senior international teammate Osimhen for the top scorer award and in an interview with The Athletic, he revealed he will finish ahead of Osimhen.

Asked if they contact each other after scoring, Lookman said that isn’t the case ” “Nah, not when he’s above you, anyway” laughs Lookman. Pressed further on if he thinks he can pip Osimhen to the top scorer award, he said he will.

“I will catch him,” he smiles. “Not I might, I will.”

U20 AFCON – Nigeria U20 Team Thrash Another Team In Test Game, Bosso Confirms New Team Captain

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The Nigeria U20 team continued their build up to the Africa U20 Cup of Nations with another big win in a test game to keep their 100 percent record intact ahead of the tournament next month.

Up against Deluxe Football Club, the Ladan Bosso tutored lad struggled to break down their opponent in the first half but blew them away in a blistering second half performance. They put six goals pass the hapless Deluxe Football Club to win the game 6-0.

Ibrahim Yahaya drew the first blood in the 47th minute. Three minutes later, forward Haliru Seriki was classy in doubling the lead.

Remo Stars young attacker Adams Olamilekan registered his own share of the goals three minutes for the hour mark.

Seriki added the fourth and Emmanuel Ochegbu contributed a brace to round up the game.

Shortly after the game Bosso confirmed that Yahaya will wear the captain armband at the tournament in Egypt with substantial captain Razak Adegbite missing through injury.

” Yahaya is the new captain of the team. He has shown enough leadership qualities and it was a unanimous decision to hand him the arm band”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

The TotalEnergies U20 Africa Cup of Nations will take place from 19 February to 11 March 2023. The host cities are Cairo (Group A), Ismailia (Group B) and Alexandria (Group C).

The 12-nation tournament will begin with a mouth-watering opening game between hosts Egypt and Mozambique on Sunday 19 February 2023 at 16h00 local time.