Per report carried by authoritative French sports news site L’Equipe recently acquired Ligue 1 team Bordeaux have told the Nigerian duo of Josh Maja and Samuel Kalu that they are not in their plans.

Bordeaux were bought over by the former owner of Lille Gerard Lopez and his first priority is to weed out the heavy earners in the team due to the struggling financial state of teams in Ligue 1.

Both Kalu and Maja fall into the bracket of players earning big wages at the club and if they fail to find suitors for them, it is very likely that their deal will be terminated.

Kalu haven’t had the best of time since joining from Genk of Belgium in 2018 with injuries and fitness issues limiting his performance for the team. Off field issues like when his mother was kidnapped and when he contracted coronavirus have also not help his case at the club.

Maja spent last season on loan to Fulham who had the option of signing him permanently but decided against it. He hasn’t been the shrewd signing they thought he was when he was signed from Sunderland.

The duo alongside Raul Bellanova, Ruben Pardo, Otavio and Hwang Ui-jo are the players who have been told in clear terms that their future lies outside the club.

Ogenyi Onazi long range effort for Zalgiris in their 2-1 away win over Linfield in the qualifiers for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League second tie can easily pass as the goal of the round.

The Nigerian drove home a ferocious drive from over 40 yards to put his team who ended the game with nine men 2-0 up before Chris Shields pulled a goal back for Linfield.

The win handed his team a 5-2 aggregate win and also earned them a spot in the best round of the qualifiers where they will take on Hungarian side Ferencvaros.

Onazi hasn’t had the best of club career since 2019 and he is hoping to relaunch himself back to the form that saw him rose to the role of the deputy captain of the senior national team of Nigeria.

So far he has been pivotal to the push of Zalgiris to make an impact in the qualifying round for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League and hopefully make it to the group stage.

Russian side Spartak Moscow made light work of PFC Sochi by beating the fellow Russian side 4-0 in a pre season game as they prepare for the start of the Russian Premier League.

Former Nigeria international Victor Moses made it three goals in three consecutive pre season games so far with a well hit strike from range which sailed spectacularly into the net to round up the scores in the 82nd minute.

His effort received a high commendation from the official twitter handle of the team as he was tagged the best player in the world after scoring in the game which is part of the pre season tournament tagged PariMatch Premier Cup.

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Signed on a permanent deal from Chelsea few days ago after a successful loan spell last season, the 30 year old retired from international footballs after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where Nigeria crashed out of the group stage.

He has refused all attempts to lure him back to the team as he want to focus on his club career where he will be playing in the UEFA Champions League next season following their second place finish in the league.

Reports from France indicate that the top officials of the senior national of Nigeria have opened a line of communication with Rennes teen star of Nigerian descent Lesley Ugochukwu.

The talks is to convince him to pledge his international future to Nigeria after his rapid progress to the first team of Rennes where he is seen as the like for like replacement for hot in demand midfielder Eduardo Camavinga.

At the age of 17 he has already made his debut in Ligue 1 playing in games against Dijon, PSG and Nimes. A sign of how well he is highly rated at the club following his elevation from the B team.

Nigeria are Keen on bolstering their options in midfield and coach of the team Gernot Rohr has identified Ugochukwu as one player he will like to have in the team.

Talks are still at the preliminary stage and even though it seems positive so far, the player’s immediate aim is on his club career where he is currently a part of the first team pre season training camp.

Nigeria international Shehu Abdullahi was on from start to finish as AC Omonia beat Anorthosis to lift the Super Cup in Cyprus for the first time in nine years following a 3-2 win on penalties.

Marko Scepovic gave Omonia the lead 13 minutes into the game but Andreas Chrysostomou leveled for Anorthosis two minute before the half time break. A score that remained same after full time.

28 year old Shehu wasn’t among those who took spot kicks for his team during shoot outs but he has now added the Super Cup shield to the league trophy he helped the team win last season.

He made a total of 34 appearances in all competitions yesterday showing his versatility by playing 25 times as a right full back , four times as a defensive midfielder and once in central midfield.

It was his debut season at the club following his arrival on a free transfer from Turkish side Bursaspor where he terminated his contract following their failure to return to the top flight after relegation.

23 year old Nigerian defender Nura Abdullahi is in line for a return to competitive football after two major heart surgery, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.

The Roma prospect hasn’t played a game since 2019 when he was advised by doctors to take a break from football but he recently travelled to Italy where he underwent further test.

We gathered that doctors have certified him fit enough to return to competitive football and in the coming days a decision will be made on his next career destination after a meeting with manager Jose Mourinho.

Nura will meet with the new coach later this week for talks on his possible return to
the team where he still has a valid contract but it was paused until he is certified fit enough to return as it is the case right now.

“ Nura is in Italy on the invitation of doctors of Roma. The test results came out positive and a decision on his next career step will be taken after a meeting with Jose Mourinho”, a source close to the player told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

The senior national team of Nigeria will be in Pot 1 alongside other seeded teams when the draw for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations which will be hosted by Cameroon .

All the teams in Pot 1 are the top five teams on the African continent base on the latest FIFA ranking ahead of the draw for the next year event.

Super Eagles were seeded alongside the host, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco in Pot 1 while Pot 2 where they will definitely get an opponent has Egypt, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea.

Pot 3 has Cape Verde, Gabon, Mauritania, Zimbabwe, Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone. Pot 4 is occupied by Malawi, Sudan, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and Gambia.

The draw was initially scheduled to take place on the 25th of June but was postponed due to logistics reasons and also the coronavirus pandemic. A new date is yet to be announced by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Young Nigerian goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo had a debut to forget for the first team of Arsenal as his error lead to the first goal scored by Hibernian in Arsenal’s first pre season game.

Okonkwo was handed a start and four minutes into the game which ended 2-1 in favour of Hibernian, the Nigerian goalkeeper was involved in a mix up with Cedric Soares.

A back pass from Cedric placed the young goalkeeper under pressure and with Martin Boyle charging down on him, he scoffed his clearance and presented the forward with a simple tap in. Not the kind of start he would have anticipated following his current elevation to the status of a first team player.

After signing his new deal, he was handed the number 33 shirt and a spot as third choice goalkeeper ahead of the start of next season. A rise which has placed him on the watchlist of the coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr.

He was subbed off for young goalkeeper Karl Hein at the start of the second half as coach Mikel Arteta made seven changes to give other players game time.

Daniel McKay doubled the lead for the host before Emile Smith-Rowe pulled a goal back for Arsenal shortly after Nicolas Pepe has missed a spot kick.

Horse racing betting may be a highly profitable activity. If you’re lucky enough to choose a winner, that is. Bettors who have a thorough understanding of the sport can beat the oddsmakers. They also know when it’s time to pick and select which fights to fight. Here are the most frequent horse racing betting errors to avoid.

Betting Too Soon

In horse racing, the odds and rewards are determined purely by the amount of money wagered on each horse. It implies that the horse with the most excellent odds does not necessarily have the best probability of winning the race. It is beneficial because clever handicappers may profit by selecting horses with a strong likelihood of winning but on which no one else is betting heavily. However, when more bets come in, the odds on each horse alter. Implying that though early odds on a horse may be attractive, the odds can change so drastically that the horse no longer has any value by the time all bets get placed. You only have a limited amount of time to put your wagers, but you must do so as late as possible. This way, you’ll have a decent sense of the odds you’ll face when the race begins.

Betting On Too Many Tracks/Races at The Same Time

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Putting Too Much Value on Speed

In horse racing, speed is essential since the horse that finishes first has the fastest speed for that particular race. However, there are many more factors to consider when handicapping a race than historical speed performances. Many horse bettors make the error of focusing solely on speed or too on primary speed outcomes. Even if you have no experience handicapping horses, you may come close to breaking even in the long term by betting on the horses with the best past race times. However, you will never make a profit doing this. Learn how to employ speed as part of your handicapping approach, but don’t put too much emphasis on it. Other factors like the track’s condition, the weather, and the jockey also play a role.

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The technical assistant to the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has given fans of Watford an idea of what to expect from the Nigeria international Oghenekaro Etebo who recently joined the team on loan.

Tunde Adelakun in an interview with theathletic.com said the 25 year old is a mainstay of the Super Eagles alongside Wilfred Ndidi and likened him to Liverpool Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara.

He said his tactical awareness and ability to protect the ball puts him in same bracket with the Spaniard and also said he is the quiet type off the pitch as he most time love to just stick to his job.

“He’s a mainstay in the team alongside Wilfried Ndidi,” Tunde Adelakun — part of Nigeria’s technical staff — tells The Athletic. 

“He’s a defensive midfielder who likes to make forays forward. He is relatively small, but his main attribute is his physicality, he’s very protective of the ball and doesn’t like to lose it and will always battle with tenacity and desire.”

“With a little bit more tactical awareness and exposure, I see similarities with Thiago Alcantara,” says Adelakun. “He likes to go up against taller players in midfield battles, and I see him only getting better with more time and exposure to a higher level of football.” 

“He’s quiet, he just gets on with it and sticks to what he needs to do,” says Adelakun. “If he needs to have a word or two about what’s happening, he’ll share it, but he’s not normally one to take the lead.”