Former captain of Nigeria U17, U20 and U23 Kelechi Nwakali has hit out at his time at Portuguese side FC Porto where he spent time on loan.

In an interview with the BBC, the Huesca midfielder who made his bow for the team in their opening La Liga game last weekend against Huesca which ended in a 1-1 draw termed his loan move to Porto as one filled with regrets.

The 22 year old said the whole experience in Porto was entire different from what he was expecting when he decided to make the loan move from Arsenal.

“I regret making the move, that was a mistake from me and the agency,” he admitted.

“They (agency) have a lot of players and I needed to go to another place where they have my interest at heart and where they can focus on me.

“I was told when I moved that I would train and play with the first team and there was an option to buy me on a permanent deal which sounded good.

“But after three months of training with the first team, it wasn’t looking like I would join the first team any time soon”, he told BBC.

He also confirmed that he now plays multiple roles at Huesca as first reported by this portal. He however said he can still play in his preferred number ten role but it depends on the coach.

“As the season progresses, I believe I am going to play more, right now I also play as a Number 4, the coach is trying to see the roles for which he can always feature me’ he explains.

French Ligue 1 side have cooled their interest in Vitoria Guimaraes Nigerian midfielder Mikel Agu , Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Agu as reported by this portal agreed terms on a move to the Ligue 1 side with coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr putting in a word for him.

Nantes have a long term interest in him but they are presently stock in midfield and were hoping that some players will leave to create space for the signing of the Nigerian.

The nature of the transfer market this year made it impossible for them to get their valuation of two midfielders they wanted to move on. Hence their decision to shun a move for Agu.

If they are able to move two of their midfielders then they will reignite their interest in the 27 year old. For now their search is on getting a left back and a striker to bolster their attack.

Daniel Martins

FC Lugano had a warm up game to forget in Italy as they were hit 5-0 by a rampant Inter Milan team with Lautaro Martinez scoring a brace.

Former Nigeria U20 goalkeeper Sebastain Osigwe who recently moved to FC Lugano started in goal for the Swiss side and was seemingly helpless as Inter found their way into his net with little resistance.

Osigwe was substituted in the 75th minute after conceding five goals with three coming in the first half of the heavy defeat suffered by his new team.

The shot stopper could do nothing about two of the goals he conceded as he was badly exposed, however for two other goals he should have done better particularly the third goal.

26 year old Osigwe has made open his desire to play for Nigeria but in order for him to get a look in, he surely will have to do better than he did in today’s game.

Michael James

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Cricket started in the 16th century in England and was even made a national sport during the 18th century in the country. And the sport consists of two teams with 11 players each. Each team struggles to score the most runs.

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This sport is estimated to have over 1 billion fans worldwide. Different versions of Tennis are said to have been played by the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. But the modern tennis sport was first introduced and popularized in France.

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Former captain of the U20 team of Germany Kevin Akpoguma has finally decided to represent the senior national team of Nigeria, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Akpoguma has already started the switch of allegiance process and if concluded on time he will be a part of the Super Eagles squad for their upcoming friendly games in Austria next month against Côte d’Ivoire and Tunisia respectively.

Coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr met with the defender in Germany few days ago where final rounds of talks were held and also his preparedness for the game.

Back at Hoffenheim after spending the second half of last season on loan to Hannover 96, he was on from start to finish in their DFB Pokal win over Chemnitzer FC. A game they won 3-2 via penalties after both teams stay stuck at 2-2 after extra time.

Aside Akpoguma, Owngoalnigeria.com also gathered that three other German Nigerian players are close to sealing their switch to Nigeria. From our checks two looks very sure that is the duo of Jordan Torunarigha and Felix Uduokhai.

Mark Rowland

The list for the senior national team of Nigeria for their October friendly might see two former German youth international players and a goalkeeper born abroad getting their first call up.

Owngoalnigeria.com exclusively gathered that coach of the team Gernot Rohr has already gotten the nod to include the players named above but some administrative issues still need to be sorted.

One among the unnamed players is yet to get his Nigerian passport while another is waiting to get the all clear from FIFA ahead of the games which will be played in Austria on the 9th and 13th of October against Côte d’Ivoire and Tunisia respectively.

“ Rohr was in Germany few days ago and talks were very good with two former German youth international. They are both defenders and there is a goalkeeper who is also in the plans. He was born abroad “, a source told Owngoalnigeria.com.

“ All is set for them to be called up but we need to get approval from FIFA on two and the other need to get a Nigerian passport. We will see if it will be possible before the games”, he concluded.

Former England international John Fashanu says Crystal Palace Ebere Eze need to be guided properly on his decision to snub a call to the senior national team of Nigeria.

Eze turned down the chance to represent Nigeria when he was approached around same time when he was called to the U20 team of England. The call up from both nations came two years after he trained with the senior national team of Nigeria in London.

The midfielder hasn’t hidden his desire to play for England at senior level and in a recent interview he inferred that he would have had regrets if he had played for Nigeria after he trained with the team.

Reacting to Eze’s choice Fashanu said the 22 year old need to be told by people around him that he is at the stage of his career where all that want to achieve starts now.

“ He is 22 right? The World Cup is around the corner and he has the option of playing in it for an emerging soccer power house why is he hesitating? I think he need better advisers”, Fashanu told Owngoalnigeria.com

“ Nigeria have several players who are around the age of Eze and he will grow wit them to form a strong team. His marketability will improve with a strong performance at a major international tournament. He need to know this”.

Michael James

Nantes of France forward Moses Simon says his exchange with Cesc Fabregas during the course of his team 1-2 loss to Monaco was a friendly one.

Television cameras during the course of the game picked the Nigerian having a conversation with the former Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea ace in the heat of the Ligue 1 clash.

Simon revealed that there discussion was a friendly one with no malice attached as Fabregas jokingly asked him why he is so fast after he made a run from deep to stop an incursion into the box of his team.

“ It was nothing serious just a gentleman discussion. He said “ You’re too quick, how old are you ? I told him my age and that’s all. Nothing confrontational”, Simon told Owngoalnigeria.com.

Nantes are not having the best of start to the season but Simon insist it’s a phase that they will overcome soon and put smiles on the faces of their fans.

“ It’s a bad patch. It won’t last that I am sure of. The season is just three games old and we have four points. There are lot of points to play for and we will bounce back and make our fans smile”.

Ade Emmanuel 

Former coach of the Nigeria U20 team Paul Aigbogun has teamed up with Spanish 3rd division side Marbella for a short spell, Owngoalnigeria.com understands.

The spell is one among the series of coaching time he has spent with teams in Europe after his engagement with the Nigeria U20 team ended last year. He is in the running to retain his job.

He was billed to team up with relegated La Liga side Leganes before the coronavirus pandemic happened. Prior to joining Marbella he also worked with English side Chester as one of the coaches.

So far he has visited Watford, Sheffield Wednesday, Crystal Palace and Manchester City as he bid to stay in tune with modern demands of coaching.

London based Aigbogun handled the Nigerian U20 team of 2019 leading them to the first knock out round of the competition where they were beaten by Senegal.

That same year he took another batch of Nigeria U20 team to the All Africa Games in Morocco leading them to a sliver medal finish even though they were up against the U23 teams of other nations.

Osas Mahawi

Nigeria international defender Shehu Abdullahi has been offered to Portuguese side Boavista as a free player following the end of his stay with Turkish side Bursaspor.

Shehu left the second division side at the end of the season in Turkey after they failed to gain promotion ending his two years stay at the club he joined from Cyprus side Anorthosis Famagusta.

Owngoalnigeria.com gathered that he was offered to the Portuguese team but they are yet to decide on signing him as his role on the pitch isn’t much of a priority to them at the moment.

Comfortable as a defensive midfielder or full back he has represented the senior national team 27 times operating mainly as a right full back. Although coach is the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr insist he can be of use in the midfield.

His search for a new club could see him omitted from the list of players for the upcoming friendly games on the 9th and 13th of October against Côte d’Ivoire and Tunisia respectively in Austria.

Daniel Martins