Nigeria international Chidozie Awaziem has joined Boavista on a permanent deal from FC Porto after a successful loan spell, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Boavista trigger the option of signing the 24 year old defender permanently for a fee which is twice the amount they have ever paid for any player in their history.

With as many as 27 games under his belt this season , Boavista wasted no time in signing him permanently for €5 million from Porto where he has been since 2015.

He rose from Porto B to the main team but after a series of game in his breakthrough season he failed to stamp his authority in subsequent seasons leading to several loans.

This season he has emerged as one of the leaders for Boavista who where confirmed save from relegation last week. He wore he captain armband for the team this season.

The Ligue 1 season is over for Nigeria international Samuel Kalu according to coach of Bordeaux Jean-Louis Gasset, Owngoalnigeria.com reports.

Kalu has been out injured for one month and although he returned to training last week he is still not going to take part in Bordeaux final game of the season against Reims.

Gasset explained that just like Hatem Ben Arfa Kalu who has missed 15 games this season due to injury won’t be risked for the dead rubber die as Bordeaux have achieved their major aim of the season which is beating the drop to Ligue 2.

” Hatem will not be in the group, but just like Samuel Kalu . He had a muscle problem that has not been able to resolve. He still has edema. We are not going to take any risks with them, on a last game where you need 100% players . He hasn’t trained for the week because there is still a little trace of the liquid, like Kalu . He will not be with us”, the coach said.

23 year old Kalu has played 20 games this season for Bordeaux with four goals and one assists to his name. Injury and fitness issues have so far limited him to just 12 games for the senior national team of Nigeria, he has two international goals from the games.

Norway top division side Stabaek have announced the signing of former FC Ifeanyi Ubah forward Uche Sebastian on loan with the option to buy.

The club announced the signing of the 20 year old on a short term deal which will run till the 30th of August where a permanent deal will likely be on the table if he impresses.

He caught the attention of of followers of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) last season while at FC Ifeanyi Ubah with his brace against Warri Wolves and a solitary strike against Enyimba.

The Sporting Director of the Norwegian side Torgeir Bjarmann while speaking on the forward said they have scouted him for a while describing him as a player who has good speed and power.

“ Uche was scouted a while ago. We have really just been waiting for an opportunity to get him in. He has good speed and he is powerful due to his weight when in the box”, he told the official website of the club.

Responding, Uche vows to give his all in his initial three months spell at the club to earn a longer deal “ I’m going to give one hundred percent and do the best I can to improve the team”, he said in his first official interview for the website of the team.

The senior national team of Nigeria will play two friendly games against same opponent in Cameroon in the month of June at their training camp in Austria, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Already a first game between both countries will take place on the 4th of June but after failing to secure another friendly with a different country, they will take on same opponent at same venue four days later.

Owngoalnigeria.com gathered that the second game will be more of a training game and won’t be capture as an international friendly game between both nations base on what was agreed earlier today.

Both countries are using the game to keep their players in shape and also try new players following the postponement of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup which was earlier schedule to be played in June.

Already a provisional list of 31 players have been called up for the games in June with eight expected to be dropped before the game. Nigeria will play another friendly game against Mexico in July but as first mentioned by this portal it will be prosecuted by players playing in the Nigeria Professional Football League.

On loan Antalyaspor forward Paul Mukairu is courting interest from top German side RB Leipzig according to reports in Germany monitored by Owngoalnigeria.com.

21 year old Mukairu has impressed this season at Anderlecht although he has gone off the boil the past two months with no reason given for his lack of action not even in the Play Offs.

With 23 appearances to his name and two goals and four assists it appears teams already believe he will be an asset judging by another report in Italy.

Only yesterday it was reported in Italy that both Milan giants AC and Inter are pushing to sign the former Nigeria U20 invitee with a whopping transfer fee of €7.5 million quoted.

However, German media has it that RB Leipzig are willing to pay €3 million, a fee which they feel is sufficient for a player who has yet to stamp his authority in any league in Europe but could be a star in the future.

Anderlecht hold the first option of making the deal permanent at the end of his loan spell but they have been no talks about triggering the clause of signing Mukairu permanently.

German side Eintracht Frankfurt are having a torrid time reaching an agreement on personal terms with Genk Nigerian striker Paul Onuachu, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

The club have already made a bid in the region of what Genk want for the 26 year old but terms for his wage is proving to be a stumbling block with the Nigerian insisting on a yearly salary of €4 million.

He want a monthly take of over €300,000 every month and the German side consider it too high for their current wage bill, however they are prepared to pay half the amount he wants.

With 35 goals to his name in all competitions, his representative are not in anyway willing to drop their demand as he is a striker who is currently hot in demand with other teams expected to table their offer soon.

Italian sides Lazio and AC Milan are also interested in the forward with reports having it that Lazio already had a bid turned down, AC Milan are however yet to make their move official.

Fresh from scoring twice yesterday for Anderlecht in a 3-3 draw against Club Brugge, Lukas Nmecha has revealed why he is keen on pursuing an international career with Germany instead of switching to Nigeria.

The 22 year old who is on loan from Manchester City to the Belgium side has impressed this season with 18 goals in 36 games, a form which has led to talks about handing him a first team spot at Manchester City next season.

However, his international future is one which has generated concerns as he was born in Germany to Nigerian parents but grew up in England making him eligible for all three nations.

He started by representing England at U17 and U19 level before switching to Germany where he has 9 goals for their U21. He recently said he has been approached by Nigeria over a switch to the senior national team.

Quizzed on the possibility of making the switch, the attacker explained why he fancies his chances more with Germany than Nigeria for the main time.

“ I am known to the set up in Germany and that will make the transition to the first team a lot easier. Not saying it’s a must but to me I see it as a step away from the first team”, he said.

“Even if I switch to Nigeria it’s not like I will get to play immediately. They have a team of good players in my position so it’s going to be difficult maybe I have to be patient for my chance with Germany the we will see in the future”.

Ahead of the recently announced July 4th friendly game between Nigeria and Mexico coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr has drawn up a list of 23 players for the game in Los Angeles.

Owngoalnigeria.com was the first outlet to report that the game will be prosecuted by largely players from the Nigeria Professional Football League as the foreign based players will at that time be involved in pre season games with their respective teams.

Rohr has also move to forestall a situation where he will be left with few options in the event that some of the players fail to get a visa to the United State of America for the game.

He has penned down eight Nigerian players picked from Major League Soccer (MLS) teams with a view of trimming it down to five with the rest of the players for the game picked from the NPFL.

However the number of players in the MLS could be higher than the proposed five if more players invited from the MLS fail to secure entry visa into the US for the game.

Sources close to the coach revealed the names of the MLS players Rohr is considering for the game but veterans like Jalil Anibaba who now plays in the USL for Nashville SC is also under consideration.

Full List:

These are the active Nigerians in the MLS

Chinonso Offor -Chicago
Sanusi Ibrahim- Montreal
Sebastin Ibeagha – New York
Tesho Akindele – Orlando
Ifunanya Achara  – Toronto fc
David Egbo – Vancouver whitecaps

Red hot Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho says the good form of Nigerian strikers across Europe is good for the senior national team of Nigeria as they gear up for the start of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers.

Iheanacho who has 12 league goals for Leicester City this season has brought back the form that made him an instant hit with Manchester City when he burst onto the scene.

His return to form coincides with that of first choice striker of the Nigerian team Victor Osimhen who has also hit a purple patch the past few months with ten goals to his name for Napoli.

Paul Onuachu has surpassed all expectations with 34 goals this season for Genk in Belgium while Simy Nwankwo of Crotone has 22 Serie A goals this season.

The above mentioned trio including Terem Moffi who has ten goals for Ligue 1 side Lorient were all called up by coach Gernot Rohr alongside Iheanacho for the upcoming friendly game against Cameroon in June.

While speaking on their form, Iheanacho dismiss notion that he sees them as rivals rather he said it’s good for the team to have several options saying all that is left is for the coach to pick the players he deem fit base on their individual qualities.

“At this time, Nigerian strikers are scoring lot of goals in their team. It’s just funny if I go on social media or something. If I score today I will go on social media and I will see like Nigerian strikers everyone scores and I will be like what’s going on with Nigerian strikers”, he said.

“It’s really good for the country it will help us move forward that is what we need for the country.

“ There is no competition. Everyone of us have our own quality and the way we play it’s left for the manager to know how he is going to utilize everyone in their position. It doesn’t matter who is called up, all that matters is that you give your best when you are called up”.

The agent behind this weekend scouting tournament in Abuja Babawo Mohammed has revealed the reason why as many as 15 scouts will be in Nigeria for the DN 10 Football Academy in conjunction with TBC Football Club organised event.

Scouts representing 13 European teams and two representing teams from South America will be in Abuja for the tournament which begins on Sunday 23rd of Mayand it will run till the 28th of same month.

Speaking on the roll call, Babawo explained that the success of previous tournaments is responsible for the interest shown by several scouts in participating in this year tournament.

“ Like I told you few days ago. This is the 7th edition and the success rate speaks for itself. Scouts willingly contacted us over their interest in coming over. The reason is that they are sure they will get what they want at the tournament”, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.

Scouts from Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany, Rosenborg of Norway, FK Arda Karzhali of Bulgaria will be in Abuja alongside five from different Turkish teams namely Alanyaspor, Gaziantep, Sivasspor, Kasimpasa and Istanbul Basaksehir.

Scouts from Swedish sides Malmo FF, Hammarby IF, Djurgarden IF and Vasteras SK will be in attendance as well. Two teams from Mexico in Koles De Tijuana and Dorados will be present for the week long tournament.