When the head coach of the Nigeria U20 team released the list of players who will be in camp ahead of their campaign at the upcoming WAFU tournament in Niger Republic as many as 45 players were called up.

Coach Ladan Bosso expamded his sight and scouting to teams all round Nigeria not excluding players from the various academies in Nigeria. The coach is hoping to get the right blend to help the team succeed.

OwnGoalNigeria.com senior editor, Mohammed Yusuf Suleiman picks five relatively unknown players who he has been monitoring for a while and were picked by Bosso in his 44 man list.

Abdulmajeed Ibrahim (Global FC) – As a Kaduna person. I first saw this defensive midfielder in a test game in Abuja which had some scouts around. Abdul was simply sensational in the way he carries the ball and also win tackles. He can also play further up the pitch as a playmaker.

His abilities didn’t go unnoticed as he is still been tracked by teams in Italy, Spain and Norway. I learnt his move has been placed on hold to allow him focus on the U20 team.

Divine Nwachukwu (Adoration FC) – Long time coming. He has been on my radar since the U13 team of years ago. He moved to the U15 and later U17 team within a space of one year. Very lively and fearless. Love to be on the ball where his pace, skills and finishing can be best utilised. Huge prospect.

Benjamin Frederick (ABS FC) – Two years ago I wrote a story on a teen prospect at Simoiben Academy funded by Super Eagles star Moses Simon. That kid has grown into a monster defender at ABS much to the words of the Belgium based agent who rated him as the best teen defender in Nigeria two years ago. Back to back man of the match award for ABS in the NNL shows his growth.

He was picked as the best defender at a pre season tournament in Abuja that had as many as three NPFL teams in Wikki Tourist, Katsina United and Plateau United. It was then that I became a believer of his talent.

Yakubu Adams ( Akwa United) – I sighted him while doing commentary job for NPFL.tv then he was at Adamawa United. Six months later he won the league with Akwa United. He can pick a pass from 50 yards out. Controls the game from deep. Shoots really well and also defends when he has to. This midfielder from GBS Academy in Jos has what it takes to make the step up to a top team in the nearest future.

Hillary Albert (Plateau United) – Plateau United super sub. Quick, direct and with an eye for goal. First saw him in Jos playing for GBS Academy and recommended him to Katsina United. For reasons best known to them he wasn’t signed. Now at title chasers Plateau United he has 4 goals and three assists.

Plays more like Sadio Mane of Liverpool. His inclusion is a testament to his growth in just three months in the NPFL. Can be a difference maker any day.

The Minister of Youths and Sports Sunday Dare has put on hold plans by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to immediately engage Jose Peseiro as the new head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria.

Peseiro is the favourite for the vacant job and he has already agreed a deal with conditions that have all been accepted by both parties. He is expected to resume next month in official capacity.

However, that plan appears to have suffered a delay as the minister isn’t impressed that the NFF hierarchy settled for the Portuguese without giving the other coaches shortlisted for the job the chance to stake a claim.

In a letter of advice sent to the NFF in reply to their letter of recommendation on Jose Peseiro as the new coach, the minister said the trio of Philip Cocu, Laurent Blanc and Ernesto Valverde should be engaged in contract talks before a decision is taken.

He feels even though Peseiro isn’t a bad coach he can’t be said to be the best among the quartet jostling for the job, hence he has advised the NFF to ensure that a thorough job is done and it involves extended talks to other interested candidates.

*All there is to know about placing any free bets in Nigerian online casinos and via bookmakers: facts, statistics, pros, cons, and much more.

Are Free Bets Really Free?

Every experienced Internet user passionate about betting knows the best possible conditions for placing any bet precisely. Moreover, many of them are look closely at one exact type of sport or a few sports and prefer not to bet on any other kinds of activities. And, in general, it’s an excellent idea, as it’s almost impossible to know everything regarding all sports in the world.

Still, in some cases, online betting providers might give their users specific bonuses, which might motivate them to place more and more in the fields they are not passionate and knowledgeable about. In a few words, online betting clubs often allow their players to place so-called “free bets.” So it’s better to know more about this particular type of bonus to decide whether it’s a good idea to use it. So please, keep reading this article if you want to know more.

What are Free Bets?

If you were using online casinos’ or bookmakers’ services at least once, you’ve bumped into an ad regarding so-called “free bets.” Generally, it’s a fantastic bonus that can attract lots of new customers and keep worm the interest of old users. Almost every online betting club offers this bonus to their players nowadays. For example, you can find a list of best free bets in Nigeria described by bestbettingsites.com. Still, before using this bonus, it’s essential to know what it is and probably is it worth using.

In a few words, a free bet is a specific type of bet that can be used to generate income without any strictly required investments and deposits. The bookmakers will often allow their customers to place a free bet and keep any payment if they win. At the same time, the player will receive only a winning bet percent according to the coefficient minus the bet sum itself. So, it’s understandable if a player won’t make any deposits on his account on the bookmaker’s platform and the bet itself is placed for free. In a few words, it’s a very significant opportunity for players who can’t afford any additional spending on their betting passion.

How to Place a Free Bet?

Whenever you bump a bookmaker’s official website into a specific offer regarding free bets, you might ask yourself: “What do I need to do to use this great opportunity?” The answer usually contains at least a few consecutive steps. Most often, to get an opportunity to use a free bet, you need to:

When the free bet is placed, all that is required from a user is to wait until the event is over. Then, at the very end of the event, they will know whether they won or not. Still, to understand better all the possible outcomes of placing free bets, we created a brief list of all pros and cons. Also, the following paragraphs of this article will help you to understand better whether placing free bets is free of any charges or not.

Free Bet Main Advantages

As you already understand, a free bet is a great bonus, which users can find in almost any online betting club in Nigeria and worldwide. It’s one of the most crucial instruments for bookmakers who want to attract more new clients. According to statista.com the global size of the gambling and betting market in 2023 will rise to 93 billion $ USD. And free bets naturally have lots of advantages. Among the most important pros of this particular type of bonus, for example, are:

So, generally speaking, this is an excellent opportunity for all new players who might be interested to know more about the betting world but are willing not to pay for this opportunity. If newcomers don’t like any bookmakers’ features, conditions, or functions, they might stop any further collaboration and won’t lose any money. As a result, they won’t get any income but won’t lose anything.

Free Bet Main Disadvantages and Rules

To create a steady flow of new clients, online betting clubs’ administration developed a set of rules that can almost entirely be considered disadvantages. In most cases, all those terms need to be fulfilled to get a possibility to withdraw money in case if player’s free bet will be successful. So, please read all the free bet conditions and requirements carefully to know more about those rules. In a few words, the most disadvantaging paragraphs in most cases are the following:

You need to understand that different online betting clubs in Nigeria provide varying sets of rules for their players in most cases. And even more, sometimes free bet conditions might vary for different categories of players. For example, newcomers might get much better conditions than old users. So, please, look carefully at all the requirements and conditions before starting any further actions and using free bets.

Conclusions

So, if you read this article with proper attention, you probably understand that placing free bets is truly free. Moreover, you can use Nigerian news and analytical resources to get all the necessary information to become a successful football or other sports better. Still, when you try to withdraw all money, which you possibly might win, you will face some additional rules and requirements. Almost all those conditions will require additional money and time spent. So, if you were successful with your free bet and would like to withdraw all your prizes, you might need to spend a couple of extra bucks.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will next week know their fate after they were dragged to world football governing body FIFA by former coach Gernot Rohr.

Rohr was sacked with one year left on his deal despite meeting all of the clauses in his contract, one of which is to qualify Nigeria for the World Cup and they were through to the playoff when he was sacked.

They ended up losing the World Cup ticket to Ghana after a disastrous Africa Cup of Nations campaign where they crashed out in the round of 16 losing 0-1 to Tunisia. Their worst performance in 40 years.

Sacked with only three weeks to the start of the Africa Cup of Nations, the German coach is challenging his sack and also demanding a compensation package from the NFF.

This much was made known by Nigerian journalist Osasu Obayiuwana who is very close to the coach. He made this known on Twitter and said Rohr told him a verdict will be known next week.

“Breaking: Former @NGSuperEagles coach Gernot Rohr tells me he is expecting a verdict from @FIFAcom next week, concerning his complaint (and demand for compensation) against ‘unfair dismissal’ by @thenff, which sacked him last December, with just weeks to the #AFCON2021.”, He posted.

“I don’t want to speak about anything concerning my relationship with @thenff for now. I am expecting to get the result of my case against them next week, from @FIFAcom,” he quoted Rohr as saying from his home in France.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced a new goalkepper’s trainer for the senior national team of Nigeria as part of the reorganization of the technical crew of the team.

Ike Shorunmu was returned back to the role he left for Alloy Agu who has been heavily criticised for the crisis in the Super Eagles goalkepper’s department following two costly errors by the duo of Maduka Okoye and Francis Uzoho.

Okoye was roundly blamed for the lone goal which helped Tunisia to dump Nigeria out of the Africa Cup of Nations at the round of 16. Uzoho was in goal for the World Cup playoff but after his man of the match performance in the first leg, he let slip a speculative effort from Thomas Partey which proved to be decisive as Ghana got a 1-1 draw in Abuja to seal a spot at the World Cup.

It led to calls for a change in the area of who trains the goalkeppers and Shorunmu was returned back to his old role. He already confesses his love for Okoye and defended him after his error at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The 54-year-old believes Youssef Msakni’s shot from outside the penalty area deviated in front of Okoye, whose hand could not completely prevent the goal. He said back then that the Watford bound goalkepper is to him the best option for Nigeria owing to his constant game time at Sparta Rotterdam, where he is on loan from Watford.

“A lot of people said Okoye caused the goal but I don’t want to believe that because if you look at the shot very well from that distance, the speed was very high and before the ball got to Okoye, it swerved’, he said in an interview.

“And that tells you the kind of game plan the Tunisians had for us. They believed they can’t enter our penalty area which forced them to play their shots from distance.

“After the goal, they tried the same action again with another shot from outside the 18-yard box but thank God, Okoye reacted quickly and pushed it for a corner-kick. He is very young and having a constant run of games so you can say he deserve to be first choice”, he concluded.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced fresh set of coaches for the various arms of the national team of Nigeria.

In a press release made available to journalist, the body named coaches for the U17, U20, U23 and CHAN Eagles teams as well as assistants to a yet to be known head coach of the senior national team.

The statement read thus:

The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Salisu Yusuf as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles B (otherwise known as CHAN team) as well as the U23 (Olympics) team.

Yusuf, who was Head Coach of the Super Eagles B when the team emerged runner-up of the African Nations Championship in Morocco in 2018, will work with Kennedy Boboye (Assistant Coach); Fatai Osho (Assistant Coach); Abubakar Bala Mohammed (Assistant Coach); Fidelis Ikechukwu (Assistant Coach); Eboboritse Uwejamomere (Match Analyst) and Ike Shorounmu (Goalkeepers’ Trainer) and Suleiman Shuaibu (Goalkeepers’ Trainer 2).

In other appointments, Ladan Bosso retains his position as Head Coach of the U20 Boys. He will work with former U17 Head Coach, Fatai Amao (Assistant Coach); Oladuni Oyekale (Assistant Coach); Jolomi Atune Alli (Assistant Coach) and; Baruwa Olatunji Abideen (Goalkeepers’ Trainer)

For the U17 Boys, Golden Eaglets, Nduka Ugbade was named Head Coach. He will work with Ahmad Lawal Dankoli (Assistant Coach); Omoniyi Haruna Ilerika (Assistant Coach); Yemi Daniel (Assistant Coach) and; Mohammed Nasiru Isah (Goalkeepers’ Trainer). Ugbade captained Nigeria’s first cadet team that won the FIFA U16 World Cup in China in 1985.

For the U13/15 Boys known as Future Eagles, Patrick Bassey will be Head Coach and will work with Abdullahi Tyabo Umar (Assistant Coach); Mohammed Kalli Kachalla (Assistant Coach); Ifeanyi Uba (Assistant Coach); Alh. Mohammed Kwairanga (Assistant Coach) and; Abubakar Abdullahi (Goalkeepers’ Trainer).

The NFF Executive Committee has also approved the recommendation of the Technical & Development Sub-Committee for the new Head Coach to work with Coach Salisu Yusuf (whenever he is available from Super Eagles B/U23 Team duties) as 1st Assistant. Former Nigeria international Finidi George will be 2nd Assistant, with Usman Abdallah as 3rd Assistant. Eboboritse Uwejamomere will be the Match Analyst and another former Nigeria international, Ike Shorounmu will be the Goalkeepers’ Trainer.

The decision to limit the number of foreign born players in the senior national team of Nigeria as announced by a member of the technical committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Elder Paul Bassey hasn’t gone down well with a lot of football loving Nigerians.

Speaking yesterday, Paul Bassey said the committee has forwarded a proposal to the NFF on the above subject following the failure of Nigeria to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Some bizarrely claimed the high number of foreign base players cost Nigeria the ticket after the 1-1 draw against Ghana in Abuja.

Reacting to the pronouncement on popular WhatsApp group NSSP,  Babatunde Akinbinu went heavily against the proposal which is in every form discriminatory. Below is his take on the issue.

We Journalists should be ‘calming’ down. Please. We are part of this shame.

In the middle of all that is said now – WHICH IS WHY I STOUTLY REJECT THE NEGATIVE OBJECTIFICATION OF *ANY* NFF ELECTED OFFICER – one of the most iconic Sports Journalists in Nigeria history, Paul Bassey, who is a member of this group, addressed the press and said that foreign-born and raised Nigerians should be RESTRICTED from representing Nigeria.

You don’t understand the depth of that. I can swear that he has grandchildren or grand neices or nephews who are born or raised abroad. He is saying, as the MOUTHPIECE of the much-criticised Technical Committee of the NFF, that such relatives of his should be artificially screened from representing his open people.

I do not want to think that it is not his personal opinion, as it resonates with the MAJORITY of members present at that meeting. I do not think he would address the press on same, of that release didn’t embody his mindset.

I am however extremely sure that he cannot tell the press same if he were to be interviewed on the same subject anywhere outside Africa. You see the double standards?

The Selecao would beat Nigeria any day and any where – at least as of yesterday. Why?

What does the birthplace of a human being have to do with the professional responsibility of the person? Football is a PROFESSIONAL activity, handled by pure professionals.

President George Weah of Liberia’s son plays for the United States National Team! Gosh!!

This archaic, if not clannish mindset of ‘where was a person born’, should embarrass all of us.

Dr Babatunde Akinbinu.

Baccarat, often called Bacarra, is a casino game with simple rules, a low house margin, and cheap bets that found in casinos. The player’s goal is to create a hand that is closer to 9 than the banker’s. In casinos, a game played on a specially built table in a lavish Baccarat pit is a closed-off area guarded by guards.

The Name’s History

Baccarat thought to have originated from an Etruscan creation narrative in which Falguiere, after inventing the card old Italian word “baccara” for “zero.” According to legend, the rationale for this name decision was that zero value cards were the most common in the deck, as tens, jacks, queens, and kings all counted as zeros when they appeared in a player’s hand. Due to its French origins, the game known as Chemin De Fer we shall discuss next.

Commission

When you win on the banker bet, you will be charged a commission by the casino. This commission includes in the figure you earlier. The casino keeps 5% of the winnings from this bet. The fee is a sad fact because the banker wager would have a return to the player of over 100% if the casino didn’t charge it. It is, of course, why the casino takes a cut. If they didn’t, they’d lose money, and casinos aren’t known for losing money. You won’t discover any บาคาร่า888 games without a commission, but you might find one with a lower one.

Far, Not Fat, Baccarat Rhymes

Baccarat pronounces in a hoity-toity European manner due to the game’s French origins are a point of historical contention, as you’ll discover in the next entry. Many Americans mispronounce the term as [back] – [uh] – [rat], which is incorrect in two of the three syllables. Instead, say [bah] – [kuh] – [rah] when saying baccarat. You pronounce it like a sheep’s last “t” omit.

Asia Loves Baccarat.

According to reports, the recent reduction in Vegas revenues is primarily attributable to the fact that Asian high-rollers have relocated to Macau rather than Sin City. That’s a fantastic idea, but it’s one founded on cold, hard facts.

Then สมัครบาคาร่า to enjoy the most popular casino game in Asia, and Asian players spend a lot of money playing it. This year, revenue in Macau anticipate reaching an all-time high, thanks to casinos’ attempts to meet the needs of Baccarat players. They even utilise a deck for each hand because local Baccarat players have strange habits, such as bending cards they can’t play again.

From the convenience of your own home

Baccarat has proudly move online, allowing enthusiasts to get their gaming fix from the comfort of their own homes, just like all of our favourite casino games. Gone are the days when potential participants had to travel to their nearest venue; now, all you need is an internet connection and a suitable device, and the game is at your fingertips.

You may even play live casino games from the comfort of your own home, owing to technological improvements. You can practically visit every aspect of the casino, including engaging with the dealer and receiving a close-up view of the cards dealt.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will most likely seetle for Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro as the next coach of the senior national team of Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Peseiro was announced as the coach of the team before the 2021 delayed Africa Cup of Nations which took place in Cameroon but after the tournament where Nigeria crashed out in the round of 16, the NFF vetoed the agreement and allowed Austine Eguavoen led crew to continue.

They failed to deliver the World Cup ticket via the playoff and were subsequently given the boot and the search for a new coach started in earnest with the qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations set to start in June.

One of the grey areas which led to a breakdown in the deal to employ Peseiro was his insistence on bringing in two assistants believed to be a technical assistant and also a fitness trainer. The NFF were not willing to accept it initially.

However that area has been ironed out and he is the favourite to be named coach on account that he has already started work before the previous agreement crashed. President of the NFF Amaju Pinnick is also keen on him.

The NFF per what we gathered see Peseiro as someone who is within their budget unlike the other four names shortlisted for the job in Toni Conceicao, Lauren Blanc, Phillip Cocu and Ernesto Valverde.