Hot in demand Nigerian forward Sadiq Umar says he will be interested in a move away from Almeria only if he is sure of getting game time wherever he decides to go.

After scoring 20 goals in 38 games last season and with the failure of Almeria to gain promotion, it’s no surprise that he has been linked with a move away with several teams reportedly keen on his service.

Sevilla for now appear to be the front runners for his signing due to his close relationship with their Sporting Director Monchi, whom he worked with during their time together at Roma.

Sadiq is however adamant that he need assurances from any team he ends up going to that he is going to be first choice forward as he is presently very happy at Almeria and won’t mind spending another season at the club.

“ I am very happy at Almeria and the project we have is something I love and won’t mind another season at the club but if I must leave then it must be to a team where I am sure of getting a starting shirt”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com in an exclusive interview in Kaduna where he is on holiday.

20 year old Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Joshua Oluwayemi has been handed a maiden call up to the senior national team of Nigeria ahead of their upcoming friendly game against Mexico in three days time.

Oluwayemi was called up as replacement for Ikechukwu Ezenwa who was ruled out of the trip for the game due to an injury which he failed to shake off during his stay with the team in their camp in Abuja.

The Spurs goalkeeper has represented England at U15 and U16 level but he won’t be requiring a switch of allegiance process as it is not considered a serious international level by FIFA.

Last season he kept goal in 12 Matthew for the Spurs U23 in the English Premier League 2 and he is well known for his ability in stopping penalty kicks all through his progress through the ranks at Spurs.

He will provide back up for the duo of Stanley Nwabali and John Noble, the other two goalkeepers in the squad for the game although there is still doubts over the fitness of the latter.

The first choice goalkeeper of the senior national team of Nigeria Maduka Okoye has been handed the award of player of the season at Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam.

Okoye ended his maiden campaign in the top flight on a high posting a total of ten sheets in 28 games and in the process conceded 35 goals. A remarkable stat for the goalkeeper who started the season as second choice.

His form cemented his spot as first choice of the senior national team of Nigeria and it also led to talks about a transfer for Dutch league giants Ajax Amsterdam. A move that didn’t see the light of the day at the end.

He will be hoping to better his last season performance when the Dutch League resumes especially as he is now seen as one of the senior players in the dressing room of the team.

The captain of the B team of the senior national team of Nigeria Ikechukwu Ezenwa has been axed from the squad of the team that will play against Mexico on the 3rd of July.

Ezenwa turned up injured in the camp of the team and in the process of trying to shake off what looked like an ankle injury he ended up aggravating it.

He hasn’t trained just like the other goalkeeper John Noble who also arrived camp unfit but Noble is schedule to travel as he is expected to be fit before the game.

The team will depart Nigeria tonight for the United States of America (USA) with 20 players made up of two goalkeepers in Stanley Nwabali and John Noble. The team will be handled by the NFF technical department duo of Austin Eguavoen and Paul Aigbogun.

The Nigeria Minister for Youths and Sports Sunday Dare has fired another barb at the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr.

Dare visited the Super Eagles team in Abuja where they are currently in camp ahead of the friendly game against Mexico on the 3rd of July in the United States of America.

After having a talk with the team made up of players picked from teams in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Dare voiced what he termed as unfair the way Rohr is treating players playing in the NPFL.

He charged the NFF to call the coach to order as he talks too much before asking him to shut up and focus on the task at hand which he sees as having a team of local and foreign based players in the Super Eagles.

Rohr’s attitude towards home-based players is unacceptable, it’s negative to our football development & I call on the NFF to call him (Rohr) to order. Rohr needs to SHUT UP & do the work of his contract, he talks too much.”

The goalkeepers crisis currently rocking the squad of the Super Eagles ahead of next month friendly game could open the door for Philip Ejimadu to have his first cap for Nigeria.

Ikechukwu Ezenwa and John Noble are presently our injured leaving Stanley Nwabali as the only fit goalkeeper in the camp of the team, and even if a replacement is called up for the injured duo it will be difficult to get a visa.

It means if Ezenwa who is tipped to be half fit for the trip to the United State of America isn’t passed fit, the technical crew lead by Austin Eguavoen will be forced to look abroad for a goalkeeper who doesn’t need visa to travel to the USA.

For now Ejimadu who plays in the USL ( second division) for Las Vegas Lights FC is favourite for the role of backup goalkeeper to Nwabali.

21 year old Ejimadu has 15 appearances to his name in the USL where he has conceded 21 goals and kept four clean sheets. He was called up to the U20 team of the USA but didn’t get to play.

The agent of hot in demand Nigerian forward Paul Onuachu is presently in England holding talks with teams interested in signing his client.

OwnGoalNigeria.com exclusively gathered that he arrived England yesterday as he bid to step up talks over a deal with interested teams in England for Onuachu to move before his resumption date at Genk.

Genk are opened to letting the scorer of 35 goals in 41 games in all competitions leave the team for a fee in the region of €26 million and despite interest from teams all round Europe, the 27 year old priority is to move to England.

West Ham United and Brighton and Hove Albion are the two teams from the English Premier League who have shown interest in signing the forward but no firm bid has been launched for his services yet.

Former Nigeria international defender Efe Ambrose says the senior national team of Nigeria would have beaten France at the 2018 World Cup if Video Assistance Referee (VAR) was in use back then.

Ambrose was part of the Nigerian team that was beaten 2-0 by France in the round of 16 at the World Cup in Brazil. A game which was dominated by Nigeria but goals from Paul Pogba and a Joseph Yobo own goal condemned them to defeat.

Ambrose has now picked out two key moments which he felt had an impact on the final result saying if there was VAR as we have now, Super Eagles would probably have won the game.

“ I just watched the highlight you sent to me of the game in 2014 where we lost to France 0-2. Looking back at two decisions that worked against us and had a final impact on the result maybe it could have gone in our favour with VAR”, Ambrose told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

“ First of all, the goal scored by Emmanuel Emenike that was ruled out for offside with scored at 0-0 would probably have stood after VAR review and Blaise Matuildi tackle that led to the injury to Ogenyi Onazi would have been reviewed as a red card.

“ Those two decisions decided that game more than anything else. We were on top before Onazi went off injured but if we had VAR there is no way Matuildi would have completed the game. He would have been sent off”, he concluded.

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Almeria Nigerian striker Sadiq Umar topped the latest ratings of players with the highest commercial value in the Spanish second division after his goal count of 20 in 38 games.

According to respected football players valuation portal Transfermark.es, Sadiq ha a value of €15 million which is higher than any player in the Spanish second division.

His value is higher than that of other outstanding players like De Tomas, Embarda and Javi Puado despite the fact that the trio helped their respective teams to promotion to the La Liga.

Sadiq’s teammate at Almeria Brian Rodriguez and Jorge Cuenca finished in fourth and fifth place respectively in the ranking released and made available to the editorial team of OwnGoalNigeria.com.

Already talks are on regarding a move away from Almeria who are not opposed to letting the lanky striker leave only if a fee in the region of €30 million is lodged for his services.

As it stands if Almeria get their wish of €30 million as his transfer fee , he will become the most expensive sale ever in the history of the Spanish second division dwarfing the €25 million paid by Benfica for Darwin Nunez last season.