Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has called up Enyimba’s goalkepper John Noble as replacement for injured Francis Uzoho in the Super Eagles squad for the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

Nigeria will take on Liberia on the 13th of November before playing their final games of the qualifiers against Central Africa Republic on the 16th in Lagos, they will have to navigate both games without second choice goalkepper Uzoho.

It means Daniel Akpeyi will step up to the role of second choice with newly invited Noble taking the position of third choice goalkepper despite the fact that he hasn’t kept a game in four months.

As a matter of fact since the coming of new coach Finidi George he has been relegated to the role of second choice, with new signing Olurunleke Ojo now the preferred choice in goal as seen in most of their pre season games and also CAF Confederation Cup games.

Furthermore Noble’s season ended prematurely as he picked up an injury which saw him missed the Super Eagles B team friendly game against México. His call up surely doesn’t tick the right boxes.

That he was preferred ahead of Hapoel Jerusalem goalkepper Adebayo Adeleye is also another issue of debate as the former Nigeria U17 goalkepper has shown that his form in the second division in Israel is no fluke.

Now in the top division, the 21 year old who was voted the best goalkepper in the second division has so far kept four clean sheets in nine games, where he has conceded just 12 goals.

Some players of the senior national team of Nigeria have voiced their unhappiness over the decision of coach Gernot Rohr to hand a recall to Al Shabab striker Odion Ighalo ahead of their upcoming World Cup qualifiers

Ighalo quit the team in 2019 after emerging top scorer at the 2019 Africa Cup Of Nations, he claimed the backlash he received from fans of the team after the 2018 World Cup played a role in his decision as some went as far as threatening his children and also his family.

Last week he beat a retreat and returned back to the team and he will likely play some part in their world cup qualifiers game against Cape Verde and Liberia respectively as he was named in the 24 man squad released by coach Gernot Rohr.

His recall hasn’t gone down well with some players who believe the coach has once again proven to the world that he doesn’t trust the emerging talents in the team despite the fact that they are doing well for their various European teams.

” Imagine you as Sadiq Umar, how will you feel? “, a player of the team asked our correspondent when he was asked to give his opinion on the return of Ighalo. “I think it’s unfair to Sadiq and the others doing really well in Europe but for those who know the coach. It’s not a surprise. He doesn’t take risk”, he concluded.

Another speaking on same condition of anonymity told OwnGoalNigeria.com that Rohr’s failure to hand young players a chance is why some players are still in the team despite struggling to make hay in Europe.

“He doesn’t trust young players. All the ones he has capped happened because he has no option else he won’t play them. It’s simple to note if you have followed the team since his appointment as coach”, he revealed.

The third player who spoke to this portal particularly felt sad for Union Berlin forward Taiwo Awoniyi but was coy on the return Ighalo to the team. ” I think Awoniyi is the worst hit of them all but I am not against the return of Ighalo. He is very much a force in attack but I am not sure we need him now as aside Victor Osimhen, we have three or four players doing very well’.

The Nigerian Nightmare will be taking on an old foe on Saturday’s UFC 268 main event. Kamaru Usman, the Welterweight champion, will be taking on challenger Colby Covington. This will be the second time Covington is challenging for the title after a failed attempt in 2019. This will be a huge card for Nigerians and Africans who will be roaring for Usman. Fans will be looking to complete their bet9ja online registration in time, so as not to miss the action on the platform.

The first time around, the fight went as far as the fifth round before Usman dug deep into his resources to take out Covington with a TKO. Covington (16-2) wants revenge for 2019. He feels he had a good chance of winning it all, and was very close. The 33-year-old Californian last fought in 2020, when he took down Tyron Woodley. That was his only fight of the year and his third fight in two years.

Meanwhile Usman has been on a year and very active this year. This will be his third title defence in 2021, after dominating Gilbert Burns at UFC 258, and Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261. The Nigerian has been so dominant in his recent outings, he is clearly the favourite to retain his title. It has always been a personal affair between Usman and Covington, but the Nigerian Nightmare is not one to back down. At their media conference, he acknowledged Covington’s talent but said the American will have to live with the fact that there was someone better than himin this era.

The welterweight title match will be the main event, but not the only. There will be a fight in the Women’s division, as Strawweight champion Rose Namajunas, defends her title against the in-form Zhang Weili.

In the Lightweight division, it’ll be a battle of top dogs, as Justin Gaethje takes on Michael Chandler. The two Americans will be looking to bounce back from losses in their last fights and add weight to their title contention aspirations.

Marlon Vega is looking to go up the Bantamweight rankings when he takes on Frankie Edgar who is eighth in the division. Edgar is hoping to make it a bounce back fight, while Vega will want to keep his winning streak alive. All the momentum is on the side of Vega, who has a leg, reach, and height advantage, but Edgar has experience.

The UFC 268 card should be entertaining and fun, especially with a Kamaru Usman main event.

After being appointed as assistants to Randy Waldrum at the helm of the Nigerian female football team, the Super Falcons, Edwin Okon and Justine Madugu have called for total revamp of the team in a bid to address the current slump of the team.

Fans of the Super Falcons have been concerned about recent performances and have their eyes peeled on bet9ja for the latest updates on the team. Following their meeting with AmajuPinnick, president of the Nigerian Football Federation, Maduguand Okon, know their exact roles and responsibilities in the team. The pair will take on training and scouting young, quality players, for the Super Falcons. These players will be from both home and abroad.

Okon is familiar with the Super Falcons setup, as a one-time coach who is the Chief Scout, tasked with monitoring and attracting players from home and abroad. According to Okon, the Super Falcons need a complete overhaul to reassert her once-upon-a-time dominance on the continent.

In an interview, Okon said; “I am optimistic that the Super Falcons will still dominate women’s football in Africa for long if we overhaul the current squad with the introduction of young and very good players in and outside Nigeria. We need to beef up the team to maintain our position as the best team in Africa,”.In addition to her Chief Scout duties, Okon is the coach of the River Angels, the champions of the Nigerian Female Football league.

She added; “We have to go to work immediately to help fish out players who take over from the ageing and out of form players in the Super Falcons. We cannot afford to miss qualifying for the World Cup in 2023, so we would recommend the players that will help the coach in moving forward.”

Justine Madugu will be taking on First Assistant Coach duties and much like Okon, believes in a huge overhaul. He hopes an injection of young, fresh, and still-hungry players will be a boost to the team and provide the quality needed.

“The process of rebuilding a team has to be a gradual process. We cannot just throw away the ageing players, we need some of them around to help the young one develop. We shall allow them to compete with the older players for places in the team. We have to ease them off gradually,” Madugu said in an interview.

He added: “We know these players and we know their capacity and mentality and we know our strength. It is those strengths that we work on so that we can get the best out of the players.

Madugu also highlighted the importance of having local coaches, especially when the head gaffer is foreign. “When European coaches arrive Africa, it always takes them a while to settle down and understand the players and the time is not there. That is why they need coaches who know these players to guide them,”

Leicester City winger Ademola Lookman has to stay consistent in other for him to get a chance with the senior national team of Nigeria according to coach of the team Gernot Rohr.

Rohr confirmed that the player is in his preliminary squad for the Africa Cup Of Nations next year following his decision to formally apply for a switch of allegiance from England.

It’s still unclear when he will be granted the permission to represent Nigeria by FIFA but Rohr has already warned him that it won’t be enough to get into his team as he also need to play regularly at Leicester, where he is on loan from German side RB Leipzig.

“It’s the same for everybody who want to come into the team. You have to show your level at club level then you get a chance with us. Lookman is an interesting player but he need to play more and we will see”, Rohr told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

Liverpool and Senegalese forward Sadio Mane has picked the Super Eagles among the favourites to qualify for the World Cup 2022 from the African zone as teams gear up for the final round of games starting from next week.

Super Eagles of Nigeria are currently holding a two points lead over second place Cape Verde in their group ahead of their final two games against Liberia and Cape Verde respectively.

Mane whose team have already pull through to the last phase of the qualifiers which will be played on home and away basis tip Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, Cameroon, Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Tunisia among teams with a high chance of joining them in the final round of qualifiers.

“In Africa you know the top teams and they are always favourites Nigeria who have a very good young team, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Egypt. They are the usual rivals in Africa. They should progress”, he said.

Speaking on young African players making their mark in Europe he mentioned the first choice striker of the Nigerian team Osimhen among those who are moving up the ladder and will be a force in European football soon.

” Young African players are always coming through and it is really interesting to see. Osimhen at Napoli is doing well for himself, it’s the same story for a couple of other Africans here in the English Premier League and other top leagues”.

Highly rated Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones has revealed that fans of the senior national team of Nigeria have been sending him messages to dump England for Nigeria since it was revealed that he has Nigerian roots.

Jones mixed heritage makes him eligible to represent Nigeria despite the fact that he was born in England and have also represented them at several youth levels.

The girlfriend of the 21 year old posted his Nigerian heritage on Instagram and according to the player who is currently a junior international with the England says messages have been sent to him since his Nigerian roots was made public.

“I have gotten messages and it’s real interesting that fans of the national team think so highly of me. They are very passionate of their team”, he said in a podcast monitored by our editorial team.

This season Jones has l

Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr says the return of Odion Ighalo to the senior national team of Nigeria will benefit current first choice striker Victor Osimhen more.

Ighalo has been handed a recall by Gernot Rohr for the final two games of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, a move which has generated discussions with many seeing it as a step backward considering the number of players Nigeria boast of in mainstream Europe who are doing well.

The argument is that bringing Ighalo who plays in Saudi Arabia ahead of the likes of Taiwo Awoniyi, Terem Moffi and Sadiq Umar who are doing very well in Germany, France and Spain isn’t a fair decision.

Rohr has insisted that he is bringing Ighalo back due to his experience and he has now gone a step further to say he will also compliment Osimhen in the attack of the team.

” Sometimes we want to play with two strikers. Now we have Ighalo back so we can play one young striker and another experience one in attack. It gives us an edge because they are both very good in different ways. I see Ighalo as a good partner for Osimhen in attack”, Rohr told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

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If you have been making losses, it’s time to develop new gaming strategies and follow the simple rules discussed above. Don’t approach a game with one tactic; otherwise, you will lose if a scenario doesn’t favour you. All it takes to win is dedication, hard work and research. 

Nigeria international midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has changed his agent ahead of the opening of the transfer window in January, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Ndidi has left Germany-based FirstEleven International Sports Management firm to team up with Octagon per a post by an agent Rory Rebbeck who works with the agency.

He posted on social media platform LinkedIn that he was ‘delighted’ to announce that Ndidi has signed up with his stable saying the Nigerian has “many great years ahead on and off the field”

Ndidi’s decision to switch agent is seen by many as the first step towards a move away from Leicester City, where he still has a contract that will run till 2024 per the extension he signed in 2018.

Reports in Spain has it that Real Madrid are seriously considering a january bid for the Nigerian as he is greatly loved by coach Carlo Ancelotti. They are however concerns as he will be with the senior national team of Nigeria for the Africa Cup of Nations during the period when the window is open.

The reports says a move in the summer will most likely be his best bet but even that too is dependent on Real Madrid agreeing to pay in excess of over £60 million, which is what Leicester City are reported to be demanding as his transfer fee.