Nigeria international striker Victor Osimhen was sent to have an early shower by coach of Italian Serie A side Napoli during their training earlier today.

Luciano Spalleti who was officiating as the players engage themselves in a test match during their open training session was left with no option but to send Osimhen for an early shower after his nasty reaction to a tackle.

He was involved in a heated argument with  Zambo Anguissa over a foul on Leo Østigård not called by the coach. While Anguissa kept quiet when he was asked to. Osimhen went on and on forcing the coach to send him off.

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“You’re talking too much, go take a shower”, he said before escorting the forward out of the training pitch. Although he later had talks with the duo where the issue was sorted. This much was confirmed by Anguissa in a post on Instagram.

” We are a united team and even more we are a family, there are no problems in a family “, he wrote on his Instagram story.

As the new coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro settles down to his position, a timely reminder has been sent his way by the former scout of Dutch Eredivisie side Heerenveen.

The ex head of Scouting Karel Brandsma who is now retired was pivotal in the club scouting and recruiting several players who ended up becoming a strong part of the team. Some were sold for a tidy profit.

Among the players is Nigerian winger Chidera Ejuke who according to Brandsma ranks among one of his best discoveries during his time as scout at the club. He detailed how he first sighted the Nigerian who was sold to CSKA Moscow after just a year at the club.

“Peter Maas and I saw Ejuke play football in Norway, with Valerenga. We both thought the same: this is it! Ejuke was an expensive purchase for us. But he was so special. Just before he signed with us, big clubs came in between, where Ejuke could earn much more. That was very exciting,” Brandsma looks back in the Leeuwarder Courant .

. “Ejuke and his agent kept their word. He came to Heerenveen. A very special boy, who we sold to CSKA Moscow after an unusual poker game. Everything was right with him, from the very first time we saw him and his arrival at Heerenveen until the season that he played with us and got sold”, he said.

His words will no doubt catch the attention of Peseiro who hasn’t included the winger in any of his squad. He recently moved to German side Hertha Berlin after suspending his contract with Russian side CSKA Moscow.

Newly promoted Italian Serie A side Cremonese are shaping up for the new season by identifying and signing players who will help their cause to at least maintain their status in the Italian top flight next season.

Cremonese finished second last season in the Serie B and sealed an automatic return to the top division. They are returning to the top division for the first time since the 1995-1996 season when they were relegated.

One of the areas they intend to strengthen is in attack and they made their move toward Nigeria international striker Cyriel Dessers who is keen on a move away from Belgium side Genk.

He spent last season on loan at Dutch side Feyenoord and emerged as top scorer in the Europa Conference League. They however turn down the option of signing him permanently citing financial issues and a failure to agree personal terms.

Now back at Genk, his future still remains uncertain hence the bid from Cremonese last week. It was rejected by Genk who are looking for a fee in the region of €4m for the 27 year old who has two years to go on his deal at the club. The bid reportedly falls below the valuation of Genk.

Samuel Chukwueze won himself a new fan in Hans-Joachim Watzke , the Borussia Dortmund chief executive officer after his goal for Villareal in their 2-0 win over the German side.

Goals from Gerard Moreno and Samuel Chukwueze ensured the last season UEFA Champions League semi finalist got the better of the German side. Chukwueze was particularly impressive.

Aside his goal, the winger was almost unplayable as he went past his markers with ease and took his goal in a way that former Dutch winger Arjen Robben is known for during his playing days for Dortmund’s rivals Bayern Munich.

Hans-Joachim Watzke who watched the game applauded the finish of the Nigerian, he clapped in excitement despite the fact that the goal was scored against his team. A sign of how impressed he was by the strike.

Chukwueze will head into next season with a lot to prove after finding it difficult to make his mark last season. Although many suggests it’s largely due to the long term injury he only recently returned from. He is back to his physical best.

Esther Okolo, the elder sister of Napoli forward Victor Osimhen has opened up on the money the younger brother is owing her husband Osita Okolo as first reported by OwnGoalNigeria.com.

Osita we were made to understand is an in-law to the forward was part of the team behind Osimhen’s move to Napoli for a fee of around €71.2m, but that amount is currently been disputed by an investigation into the deal by the Italian and French authorities.

We exclusively gathered that William D’Avilla who was the main act in brokering the deal was due a commission of €5m from which he will pay Osita €1.3m. D’Avilla paid Osita $450k and another €91k.

According to what we gathered Osimhen collected the $439k and €89k paid to Osita saying he wants to use it to settle other family members and will return the cash to his In-law when he is settled in Italy. He didn’t return the money till date aside €20,000 he later gave Osita early this year.

His elder sister, Esther was a guest on Daddy Freeze show on Facebook and spoke at length about how the forward has been treating his family poorly and that all she wants is for the forward to give her husband the money he collected from him.

Also on the same show, Osita spoke as well detailing all that happened and it tallies with what we exclusively revealed last month on the matter which is presently before an Ikeja High Court. Below is the video of the interview.

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Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro says fans of the team should be modest in their expectations ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers games against Guinea-Bissau.

Super Eagles will likely wrap up qualification for the tournament if they are able to win the back to back games against Guinea-Bissau scheduled for the month of September.

Although there are doubts if the game will be played as expected owing to the postponement of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations to 2024. Peseiro is however focused on the games until there is an official statement on it’s postponement.

He said fans of the team shouldn’t expect another scoreline like the 10-0 win over Sao Tome and Principe in their last game, even their will approach the game with the aim of winning in style.

” The winning mindset is the same but I can’t say it will be the same scores like our last game. You can’t win 10-0 all the time and it’s why it was history when we did it. It doesn’t happen always. In September we want to win in our home and also away from home”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

Nigeria international defender Calvin Bassey caused a stir among football followers when he decided to join Ajax Amsterdam despite reports of interest in him from teams in the English Premier League.

Coming off the back of an extraordinary breakthrough season at Scottish side Rangers, a host of teams took a liking to him particularly the way he marshalled the defence in the Europa League, where they went all the way to the final.

He decided to make a record breaking move to Ajax around around same time when reports broke out that he is high on the list of priorities at Brighton and Hove Albion. A bid of around £12m was even said to have been lodged for him.

Although the bid fell below the valuation of Rangers, Bassey could yet have hanged on for a while but he immediately jumped on the idea of moving to Ajax. A decision he explained in a Twitter video on the official handle of Ajax.

“Who wouldn’t want to come to Ajax? Big club, lot of history, play good football, plays in the Champions League. It’s a no brainer.

. “Players who come from here have had great careers,”  Bassey said in the short video.

He gave more explanation when he spoke to Ajax TV in an interview monitored by OwnGoalNigeria.com editorial team.

“It’s only now starting to get through to me,” he says in a first interview with Ajax TV . “It’s overwhelming and unbelievable at the same time. It didn’t feel real. Only now does it get a little real, because I see the shirt. Now it’s not unreal anymore, but wonderful to be here. It’s a pleasure to be here*, he stated.

“As a child you dream of playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world. You want to play in the Champions League, win trophies. Ajax plays in the Champions League and win trophies. They have a rich history.” Bassey is also aware that Ajax can later be a springboard.

“Players who come from here have had great careers. So Ajax is doing something very well. When I got the call, I didn’t have to think twice. No doubt at all”, he rounded up his explanation.

The future of several Nigerian players is up in the air as the transfer window gets into the business end ahead of the start of next season. Most teams are already engaging in pre season games.

Players of various teams have been perfecting formations and getting used to new teammates and coaches in some instances. Same cant be said about Nigeria international midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo.

Etebo has a year to go on his deal at English Championship side Stoke City, the team he joined in 2018 but with a week to go before the start of the new season, he hasn’t been given a minute in all of their pre season games so far.

He is also not listed among the injured players or those lacking fitness. Making OwnGoalNigeria.com to do a check with sources close to the club and we gathered he is not in their plans.

Back from a loan spell at relegated English Premier League side Watford. His season long loan was hampered by injuries and fitness issues reducing his contributions to just nine games.

As expected Watford didn’t take up the option of signing him permanently and now at Stoke City they are talks of ending his deal at the club a year early. Some reports even suggest that it’s an option of a year extension after the first four years and the club appears not to be keen on using the option.