Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal that English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers have singled out FC Porto defender Zaidu Sanusi as a potential transfer target.

Sanusi has shocked many with the way he has acquitted himself in his first season with the Portuguese giants particularly in their UEFA Champions League campaign which ended in the quarter final when they were knocked out by Chelsea.

He has also cemented his spot as the first choice left back of the senior national team of Nigeria and his meteoric rise hasn’t gone unnoticed by Europe’s top teams. As a result, bettors began raising their stakes on his team through bookmakers at NonGamStopBets, a website that provides information about all major sportsbooks not on GamStop. So, his exceptional performance has really solidified his reputation, making him an indispensable asset on the international stage.

However, we gathered Wolves have already informed his representatives that they will be interested in the 23 year old if Porto decides to sell him this summer. A year after signing him from Santa Clara.

For now Porto still feel he will get better offers if he spends another season and improved on his good performances this season with another next season. He is valued around €20 million.

Hammarby Chief scout Mikael Hjelmberg has opened door of a potential exit for 2019 Nigeria U17 winger Akinkumi Amoo to join English Premier League side Leicester City.

The Foxes are among several clubs interested in signing the 18 year old who has emerged as one of the surest prospect in the league lately.

With four goals in seven games, teams like Valencia, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax have also been linked with his services.

Speaking on the various interests Hjelmberg said clubs have been in contact over the winger who is valued at four million euros but they are not interested.

However the clubs sporting director Jesper Jansson disagrees suggesting that a move could well be on the cards for the coveted winger.

“Clubs have been in touch and asked if we would be interested in discussing the conditions for a transfer. And we’re not.”

“It’s probably not impossible, but it’s not something we want,” Jansson told Fotbollskanalen. “I want to be clear about that.

“The ambition is for us to see the players at Hammarby and see them play at Tele2 Arena and contribute here before they take the next step.

“You should never say never, but the ambition is to win football matches and be as good as possible, not just buy and sell.

“I heard some talk about it (Amoo transfer speculation and price tag) a few days ago, but there is a little too much focus on it. Basically, we want to win football matches and get as high up in the table as possible

“The main focus should not be on buying and selling players but on making Hammarby better and winning titles. I do not want to be dragged into constantly selling someone as soon as someone comes.

“The focus is on performance on the field and making Hammarby better.”

Amoo’s current contract at Hammarby runs until 2024.

Nigeria international midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has called out leading Africa’s Television outfit DSTV for using his image on their billboard without permission.

The Leicester City midfield maestro is on the recent billboard of the company situated around Nigeria advertising the English Premier League for their audience in Nigeria.

Ndidi took to social media to voice his unhappiness with a picture of the company’s billboard with his picture on it which he claimed was done without his permission.

He warned the company not to get on his nerves a sign of he could likely press legal charges over the flagrant abuse of his image rights for their media campaign.

Abeg make una see Corporate company in Nigeria using my image *without my permission* for massive nationwide promotion. *DSTV for that matter* . Abeg which kin wahala be this one now? I go vex oh..🙈 https://twitter.com/Ndidi25/status/1384883199206174725/photo/1

Following the disruptions of COVID-19, the professional sports scene in Nigeria has been mum to say the least but things are looking on the bright side with Premier League action set to resume on May 5th. It will be the cumulation of a long road back to activity after last year’s disappointment and interruption.

Given that not much is going around these days other than having the best betting sites ready for when action resumes and for some red hot entertainment coming up in the UFC as Nigerian champion Kamaru Usman looks to put Jorge Masvidalout of his misery and behind him in what will be their second match in the octagon. Usman was the winner last time out and has been a dominant champion so far. Cameroonian and heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, has said he will be in Usman’s corner for the match, in what is sure to be a blockbuster. The UFC has three African-born champions on their books, including the middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya.

But let’s take a look at football and the domestic news.

AHMED MUSA RETURNS TO NIGERIA, SIGNS FOR DOMESTIC CLUB

Nigerian striker and national team captain Ahmed Musa, has returned to the motherland after his contract with Qatari side Al Nassr came to an end. The coronavirus brought a halt to many leagues across the globe, including the Qatari league where Musa did not have a fair opportunity to show his quality, but in all honesty his time beyond the shores of his country may be at an end. His career has come full circle, as he returns to the club where it all began for him. It was in 2010, that Musa left his first ever pro club, Kano Pillars to join the Eredivisie via VVV Venlo. Two years in the Netherlands would convince Russian giants CSKA Moscow to sign the young winger for €5,000,000. In Russia, all of Musa’s talent will come to light and he would solidify his place in the public eye. In 2014, Musa would shine an even bigger spotlight on himself when he put two goals past Argentina in the 2014 World Cup.

English champions Leicester, would be piqued and they would cough up €15 million for the budding and in-demand forward. Musa’s time at Leicester would not yield the expected result and he was shipped back to Moscow on a loan deal before the English club cashed in on him with a €16 million sale to Al Nassr. Two years at the Qatari club were not enough to convince them of a new contract, and in a year so financially impacted, the team let go of the 28-year old who has now returned to his country and first club, to lend his experience, voice and leadership. Musa’s addition to the Pillars has been a big boost to the club who have already praised his maturity and commitment to the club’s vision and spirit.

The league commences on May 5th, with the Kano Pillars taking on Enyimba FC.

Captain of the senior national team of Nigeria Ahmed Musa has resumed training with Nigeria Professional Football League side Kano Pillars.

Musa signed a short term deal which will run till when the summer transfer window opens in Europe when he is expected to return to Europe to continue his career.

He will still retain his stature as a free player and one of the terms of his deal is that he isn’t going to earn a penny playing for the team where he made his mark before moving to Europe eleven years ago.

Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal that in the two sessions he has had with the team so far, the focus has been on his 2019 Gelandewagen, a brand of Mercedes Benz which cost 120 million Naira.

Also players of the team take turn to have photo with the Super Eagles captain who was earning $650,000 a month at Saudi Arabia side Al Nassr before he terminated his deal with the club last year.

Red hot Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho has rejected suggestions that he could be back at Manchester City if the club triggers a clause that empowers them to buy him back.

The clause was inserted in the deal that took him to the Foxes in 2017 and after struggling to find his feet, the 24 year old is presently one of the hottest striker in English football.

His goal earned Leicester City a 1-0 win over Southampton and also a spot in the final of the FA Cup for the first time in over fifty years. He now has 15 goals in 31 games with ten coming since the start of the year 2021.

Owing to his recent fantastic goal return, talks went viral on Manchester City triggering the buy back clause which is worth £50 million with City also struggling to score goals lately.

All time top scorer Sergio Kun Aguero Will also leave the club in the summer, clearing the path for another striker before the start of next season and talks of resigning Iheanacho has been murmured.

However, the Nigeria international says he is not interested in returning back to City after waiting for his time at Leicester City and now cemented his spot as a regular owing to his goal scoring run.

“Everyone has their route in football and this is mine. It wasn’t only (Sergio) Aguero at City I was behind. There were five strikers. It was a long queue. I was behind (Stevan) Jovetic, (Edin) Dzeko, (Alvaro) Negredo and (Wilfried) Bony. It was quite long! But I trained, loving football and trying to improve every day, and I did start playing.

“Then I came to Leicester and I saw another queue. A queue with Vardy, (Shinji) Okazaki, (Islam) Slimani and the rest, but I am still alive and here, and there is hope every day, so I am happy and loving my football”, he told The Athletics.

“I am not leaving Leicester at the moment but if I ever do then I will be careful not to get into any more queues!”

Arnold Groeneveld Danjuma says he could switch his international allegiance to Nigeria, two years after turning down an invitation to represent the West Africa country.

Danjuma was called up by coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr almost at same time when he was called up by the Netherlands and the Lagos born winger picked the Dutch side.

After making his debut in the Nations League game against Germany on the 13th of October 2018, he also played in the friendly game against Belgium where he scored his first goal three days later.

Since those games he hasn’t gotten a look in despite his impressive form for Bournemouth who are 5th on the English Championship table and pushing for promotion to the English Premier League.

He has weighed in with 14 goals and 7 assists in 25 starts making it one of his most productive spell at the club. He is now mulling over the idea of making a u-turn on his international future using the new FIFA rule for players who made their senior debut at the age of 21 or under and want to switch nationality.

A new rule approved by FIFA in September means players can switch nations, if they have played no more than three competitive games prior to them turning 21.

He said: “I’ve heard some bits about Nigeria but I can’t say too much about it though.

The captain of the senior national team of Nigeria Ahmed Musa has told Kano Pillars that he will be playing for the team for free as a way of repaying them for the role they played in his development.

Musa secured a move abroad to Dutch side VVV Venlo after excelling for Pillars but no with his career at cross roads now he has returned to same club eleven years after his first spell.

After his unveiling by the Governor of Kano state yesterday Umar Ganduje, the 28 year old confirmed that his return to Pillars is part of his way of thanking the team for the role they played in his development.

“ I am not going to earn a salary while playing for Kano Pillars. It’s my own way of saying thank you for the role they played in my career. I have also told the management to hand my bonus to any orphanage of their choice”, Musa said during yesterday’s unveiling ceremony.

Clubless since leaving Saudi Arabia side Al Nassr last year he is using his time with Pillars to keep himself for his return to Europe when the transfer window opens and also fit for the start of the World Cup 2022 qualifiers.

18 year old Norwich City rave of the moment Andrew Omobamidele will in the coming days make a decision on his international future with Nigeria battling Republic of Ireland for his service.

He has emerged as one of the names that has been associated with Norwich City’s almost accomplished mission of returning to the English Premier League as they are currently top of the Championship.

Although he represented Ireland at U21 level during the last international break, his representative confirmed that he will make a firm decision on his senior international future after contacts with an unnamed Nigeria football chief.

Omobamidele made his debut for Norwich City early this month owing to injuries to regular duo Ben Gibson and Christoph Zimmermann but he has made enough impression to catch the attention of both nations.

“ He is open to the idea of playing for Nigeria but Ireland is his best option for now. An official of the Nigerian Federation made an informal approach some times ago but we will come clear on his future next week”, his intermediary told Owngoalnigeria.com.