Nigeria international winger Chidera Ejuke has joined German Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin from Russian side CSKA Moscow, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

He will join the team on a loan deal with the German side having the option of making the deal permanent at the end of the loan per reports in the German media.

24 year old Ejuke joined CSKA Moscow in 2020 and so far has ten goals and eight assists in 65 games overs two seasons. He is well known for his ability to get past his opponents with ease.

Ejuke was a part of the sqaud of the senior national team of Nigeria to the 2021 delayed Africa Cup of Nations but only got to play in two games as Nigeria exited the tournament at round of 16 losing 0-1 to Tunisia.

He hasn’t been handed a call up since then but a strong showing at Hertha Berlin could help revive his career with the senior national team of Nigeria.

The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has released the list of players nominated for the young player of the year award, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

FC Copenhagen Nigerian wing forward Akinkumi Amoo made the shortlist of players released by the organisers of the award earlier today. 20 year old Amoo moved to the Danish side in January.

He was signed on the back of a very successful season with Swedish side Malmö . Injuries and fitness issues limited him to just two appearances as Copenhagen ran out as champions of Denmark.

Back in full pre season training, he will be expected to play a prominent role for the team as they campaign in the UEFA Champions League. He has already earned his first call up to the senior national team of Nigeria but yet to make his debut.

Nantes of France and Nigeria international winger Moses Simon has been nominated for the prestigious award of player of the year in the upcoming CAF Awards.

Simon was the only Nigerian considered worthy enough for a spot in the preliminary list of 30 players released by the organisers of the award.

The 26 year old is coming of a season where he helped Nantes lift the French Cup for the first time in 20 years. For the senior national team of Nigeria he was the shinning light for the team that crashed out in the round of 16 losing 0-1 to Tunisia.

He is up against some very strong opposition for the award with the likes of Mohammed Salah, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez all nominated as well. The list will be trimmed to three before the award ceremony.

Linked with a move away from Ligue 1 side Nantes, he was also at his best in the AFCON 2023 qualifiers bagging a hattrick of assists and a goal as Nigeria triumphed 2-1 over Sierra Leone and 10-0 over São Tomé and Principe.

Out of favour Nigeria international defender Tyronne Ebuehi will later today complete a loan move to Serie A side Empoli, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

He spent last season on loan to fellow Italian Serie A side Venezia, who were unfortunate to be relegated last season. He however did enough to impress coach Paolo Zanetti who was his coach and will be at the helm at his new club Empoli.

Last season the 26 year old played 19 Serie A games proving he is back to the fitness that made Benfica to swoop for him after the 2018 World Cup in Brazil, where he stood out for Nigeria.

He got injured few days to the start of the season and has since not returned to the expected level as he was out for around 18 months, no thanks to several set backs he suffered on his way back to full fitness.

The injury also cost him his spot in the senior national team of Nigeria but he was at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations but since then he hasn’t been given a call up for subsequent games.

French Ligue 1 side Marseille have completed the signing of little known Nigerian midfielder Kabiru Idress, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

The 19 year old was signed after impressing in a trial that lasted around two weeks. Prior to that time he was scouted in Abuja during a tournament for scouts organised by Nigerian football agent Babawo Mohammed.

He is defensive midfielder who represented Sauki Football Academy of Jos during the scouting tournament. He is adept at winning possession and also pose a decent ball distribution ability.

In a chat with OwnGoalNigeria.com, Babawo said his signing is one of the over 30 deals he has done so far this summer with all players picked from the scouting tournament in Abuja.

” Idress is one among the over 30 deals I have done so far in this window. The idea is to see him grow through the youth team of Marseille to the main team. He recently got his permanent and will train with the main team periodically”, he said.

The sporting director of Danish top division side Randers has confirmed that the club is open to letting ex Manchester United teen prospect Tosin Kehinde leave the club this summer.

Kehinde was sensational for the Danish side last season posting impressive performance not just in the league but also in Europe where they played in the Europa Conference League after falling out from the Europa League in the qualifiers stage.

24 year old Kehinde who joined the team in 2020 is also keen on leaving according to Søren Pedersen , who also confirmed that they are several clubs interest in the one time Nigeria U23 invitee.

With one year left on his deal, it’s clear why the Danish side are keen on cashing in on him despite his status as one of their most important player last season.

“We are working on that we can get him sent off in this window, and he is also interested in moving on, so it is clearly something that we are looking at.

There has been ongoing interest in him, but there is nothing concrete on my table, but there are clubs that follow him and who are interested in him. So I think he will be sold this summer, Søren Pedersen confirms to bold.dk.

Nantes and Nigeria international winger Moses Simon has decided against a move to the English Premier League according to several reports in the French media monitored by OwnGoalNigeria.com.

Simon was heavily linked with a move to either of Leeds United, Newcastle United or Brighton and Hove Albion but the 26 year old who is presently on holiday has agreed terms with Ligue 1 side OGC Nice.

According to French media outlet RMC, the Nigerian picked the French side as the next phase of his career after talks with two English teams in Newcastle United and Brighton and Hove Albion.

They claim Leeds United still holds a strong interest in him but will make their move after the sale of Rapinha who is close to joining Chelsea according to several reports in England.

No reason was given on why Simon picked the French side ahead of a move to English Premier League and all calls to his representative went unanswered. Even his aide didn’t respond to inquiries from this portal on the news.

New coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro is unhappy with the career trajectory of Nigeria international defender Chidozie Awaziem whom he gave his professional debut at Portuguese giants FC Porto.

Peseiro was the coach of the main team of Porto when Awaziem made the step up to the main team from the B team, a year after his move to Portugal from non league Nigerian side Gee-Lec Football Academy.

He made ten appearances for Porto in 2016 with Peseiro at the head as coach. Following the departure of Peseiro he didn’t get to play any league game again enduring four different loan spells before finally joining Boavista on a permanent deal last summer.

He was immediately loaned out to Turkish side Alanyaspor with an option of signing him permanently. The Turkish side announced they won’t be taking up the option leaving the 25 year old with no choice but to return to Boavista.

Peseiro according to sources is said to be disappointed with his career rise as he was hoping to build his team around him. His form was so disappointing that he didn’t make the matchday squad for both of the AFCON 2023 qualifiers win.

He reportedly told some of his assistants and backroom staff that Awaziem was once seen as the next big thing from the Porto academy but he seems to have lost his way which has left him disappointed. We gathered he had a word with him on sorting out his club form else he won’t be part of the team the September round of international games.

President of French Ligue 1 side Lorient has played down reports linking Terem Moffi with a summer move to Monaco insisting that it will take a crazy amount of money to sign the striker.

Moffi has been linked with a move to Monaco in the past few weeks in the French press with reports saying the Nigerian is keen on a move to a team that is more attack conscious in order to boost his numbers in front of goal.

His desire to move is also borne out of the fact that he snubbed a move away from the club last summer to spend one more year to further establish himself but he failed to match same heights like the previous season.

Last season the 23 year old scored 8 goals, six less than his tally the previous season which was his debut season following his move from Belgium side signed Kortrijk. Despite the obvious drop in his goal count he is still seen as a potent strikers by top teams.

Asked about the future of the Nigerian and his teammate Enzo Le Fee at the club, president Loic Fery gave the circumstance under which both highly rated players will be sold ” The idea of both of them leaving exit if an offer we can’t resist is presented then they may be discussion but as of today that is not the case”, he told Sports_Ouest.

As the dust begin to settle on Nigeria U17 team winning the WAFU B Championship, clubs have started the process of contacting owners of the players in view of tying them down to deals, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Scouts from various teams were in Ghana during the tournament as it coincides with when they came for a scouting event which had lot of Nigerian teams in attendance. The scouts we gathered came from Spain, Belgium, Norway, Sweden and Portugal.

Nigeria emerged as the champions of the tournament beating Burkina Faso 2-1 in the final match of the tournament. Both teams secured their spots in the U17 Africa Cup of Nations which will hold in Algeria.

As expected most of the scouts picked interest in the Nigerian players who were by far the best in the tournament by virtue of the fact that they won the man of the match award in all of their games.

We gathered FC Porto are the first team to sound out three players from the team officially as a representative of the Portuguese side was in Nigeria to hold talks with the clubs of the trio.

It’s still early days yet but talks have progressed nicely so far and we gathered the idea is to have first refusal on the players. Our source refused to reveal the names of the three players who are in talks with the Portuguese giants.