Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has submitted the list of players who will represent Nigeria in their upcoming friendly games next month.

Nigeria will take on Tunisia on the 9th of October before squaring up against Côte d’Ivoire four days later at same venue in Austria.

The aim of the game is for the coach to assess some players who have been doing well for their respective teams in Europe, hence he has called up some new players.

Also the coach called up on loan Benfica defender Tyronne Ebuehi who has displayed nothing but class since joining FC Twente In the Dutch Eredivisie.

As at the time of filing this reports, we are still unclear about the inclusion of Shehu Abdullahi and Josh Maja of Bordeaux. Shehu recently moved to Omonia Nicosia of Cyprus on a free transfer from Bursaspor.

He will likely miss out in a bid to allow him settle in his new environment and in his position they are other players who are presently at the peak of their game.

Full List:

Goalkeepers
Francis Uzoho
Maduka Okoye
Matthew Yakubu

Defenders
Kingsley Ehizibue
Tyronne Ebuehi
Ola Aina
Willian Troost Ekong
Kenneth Omeruo
Semi Ajayi
Chidozie Awaziem
Leon Balogun
Jamilu Collins
Zaidu Sanusi

Midfielders
Samson Tijani
Wilfred Ndidi
Alex Iwobi
*Shehu Abdullahi
Ramon Azeez
Oghenekaro Etebo

Attackers
Kelechi Iheanacho / Josh Maja
Cyriel Dessers
Victor Osimhen
Moses Simon
Samuel Kalu
Samuel Chukwueze
Chidera Ejuke

Napoli defeated Parma 2-0 to start their Serie A season on a high with their record signing Victor Osimhen making his debut as a substitute.

The 21 year old was introduced in the 60th minute with scores at 0-0 and he wasted no time in making an impact with the way he changed the fortunes of the team in attack.

His introduction sparked the team to life with his pace, link up play and skills proving to hard for Parma to handle leading to goals scored by Dries Mertens and Hirving Lozano.

Although he didn’t get on this scoresheet, Gattuso reckoned that it was his introduction that brought about the win and he was quick to praise him after the game.

“In the 25 days I’ve been working with Osimhen, I can tell he doesn’t forget where he came from, and all the sacrifices he’s made, he lost his family at a young age. He has the head of a 40-year-old on a 21-year-old body, I’m confident that his attitude won’t change”.

The vice captain of the senior national team of Nigeria William Troost Ekong has given an explanation on the reason behind his shock move to Watford.

Ekong will later this week sealed a move to the English Championship side from Serie A side Udinese, a move that is not common as he will be moving from the Italian top flight to the English second division.

However the aim of the move according to Ekong is long term and the need for him to fulfill a childhood dream of playing in the English Premier League, after failing to make progress with Tottenham Hotspur where he spent his formative years.

At the age of 27 he sees this move as the first step towards fulfilling his dream with his mind set on gaining promotion with Watford at the end of the season.

He believe Watford will gain promotion and when that time comes around he will be 28 and if he doesn’t join the team now he might never get to play in the English Premier League.

Also staying close to his family played a big role as well but not as much as his desire to play in the English Premier League which he hope will happen in 2021.

Nantes came from two goals behind to draw 2–2 against St. Etienne in the Ligue 1 with Nigeria international Moses Simon the architect of the comeback.

The forward thought he has picked his first goal contribution of the game when he set up Kolo Muani in the 44th minute with scores at 0-1 against his team but the goal was ruled out by VAR.

With scores at 2–0, the Nigerian who scored nine goals last season showed his effectiveness in front of goal by pulling a goal back for his side in the 71st minute.

Five minutes from full time Nantes draw level with Simon starting the move that ended with Renaud Emond finishing sharply for a share of the spoils.

25 year old Simon was voted the club’s player of the season after impressing while on loan from Levante. He was subsequently signed on a permanent deal before the start of this season.

The vice captain of the senior national team of Nigeria William Troost Ekong has completed his transfer from Serie A side Udinese to Watford, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

27 year old Ekong will travel to England tomorrow to officially join the English Championship side on a four year deal with the option of another bringing an end to his two year stay at Udinese.

His move comes as a surprise as he is leaving the Italian top flight league to the English second tier. Many believe it is the lure of returning back to England where he spent some of his time as a young footballer that made it possible.

He started his career with the Youth team of Fulham before moving to Tottenham Hotspur where he rose from the U18 to the U21 but couldn’t make the jump to the first team before moving to Dutch side Groningen on a free transfer.

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18 year old Samson Tijani was sent for an early shower with 18 minutes left to play in his team 0-2 loss to Wolfsberger AC in a top flight league game in Austria.

The captain of the 2019 Nigeria U17 team was sent off after picking up two bookings in the 55th and 72nd minute of what was his second league game as a professional footballer.

Already he has been invited to the senior national team of Nigeria for their friendly games in October against Tunisia and later Côte d’Ivoire as first reported by this portal. The games will be played on the 9th and 13th of October respectively.

Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr sees the midfielder who is on loan to Hartberg from Red Bull Salzburg as a part of the team in the nearest future. His invitation is the first step towards introducing him into the set up of the team with the long term goal of having him in the plan for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Ade Emmanuel 

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officially released the kit of the national team of Nigeria for the year 2020 to 2022 as designed by Nike.

Nike last design was rated as the best kit at the World Cup 2018 and they have once again demonstrated their smart sense with the latest design of the national team kits of Nigeria.

Players of the team modeled the kits on their social media handles with Villarreal wing forward Samuel Chukwueze showing off in style in the agbada version.

The Super Eagles are expected to use the kit for their next warm up game which will be on against the African duo of Tunisia and Côte d’Ivoire respectively on the 9th and 13thThe Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officially released the kit of the national team of Nigeria for the year 2020 to 2022 as designed by Nike.

Nike last design was rated as the best kit at the World Cup 2018 and they have once again demonstrated their smart sense with the latest design of the national team kits of Nigeria.

Players of the team modeled the kits on their social media handles with Villarreal wing forward Samuel Chukwueze showing off in style in the agbada version.

The Super Eagles are expected to use the kit for their next warm up game which will be on against the African duo of Tunisia and Côte d’Ivoire respectively on the 9th and 13th of October. October.

Napoli started their Serie A campaign with a 2-0 win over Parma with Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens getting the goals that helped them to the win.

However it was the introduction of Victor Osimhen, the club record signing that turned the game on it’s head as he brought pace, urgency and direction to the attack of Napoli which didn’t have a single shot on target prior to his introduction in the 60th minute.

Speaking after the game, Mertens credited Osimhen for the change in their attack which led to the 2-0 win despite the 21 year old not getting among the scorers in what was his first game in the Italian Serie A in Napoli’s colours.

“Playing at midday is difficult, it was hot and the pitch wasn’t in good shape. We made too many mistakes in the first half, but did better after the break,” Mertens told DAZN.

“We didn’t do badly in the first half either, and Parma defended well, but when they tired and the spaces opened up, it changed the game.”

“It’s true we signed a young player who can make the difference, but we have others in the squad who can make the difference too. Andrea Petagna did really well in pre-season training and I think he can play an important part for us too.

“We haven’t really talked about what comes next, but the coach really wanted to win the first game. We even trained in Naples at midday to prepare for this and it was very hot indeed, but we got through it.

“My objective is to win, after that to score a goal, so I achieved both. I’m happy.”

Coach of Napoli Gennaro Gattuso says there’s much more to come from Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen after he came off the bench to inspire Napoli to a 2-0 win over Parma in the Serie A.

The 21 year old started from the bench but with scores at 0-0 and Napoli struggling to create chances, Gattuso handed a debut to the Nigerian in the 60th minute.

His introduction sparked the team to life as they hand four shots on target, two of which landed in the net converted by Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens.

Osimhen almost got himself on the scoresheet with two minutes to go but his effort sailed narrowly wide. Despite that his introduction brought pace, urgency and life to the attack of Napoli.

Gattuso was quick to point out how he changed the game before saying more is yet to come from club’s record signing “ Osimhen is a serious guy, who got here purely on merit. He’s better than what he’s shown on the pitch until now”, the coach said.

Ade Emmanuel