English Premier League side Brentford have officially promoted Nigeria international defender Benjamin Fredrick to the first team ahead of the start of next season, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Last season Fredrick who was voted the player’s player of the year for the B team of the club was on loan to Belgium side FC Dender, but it was cut short in November after he picked up a meniscus injury.

Now back in full training and ready for next season, he is will team up with the first team directly for pre season training in view of winning a spot in the team for next season.

Brentford have made it clear that he won’t be made available for any loan unlike last season. Already coach Keith Andrew has made it clear that he will be a permanent face in the first team squad.

A full international for Nigeria with eight straight starts in his first eight competitive games, he is back in Nigeria and training with Simoiben Football Academy to keep fit.

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Suleiman Sani made a huge impression with RB Leipzig during their post season tour of South Africa, clearly showing his return to full fitness and readiness for next season.

The January signing didn’t make his debut last season due to a knock picked up in his second training session with the team, following his January transfer from Slovakian side AS Trenčín.

He is now fully recovered and made the trip to South Africa, where he wasted no time in making his mark with a screamer in training during a shooting drill.

The video of the goal went viral, and it wasn’t a surprise when he made his debut as a second half substitute in their 1-3 defeat to South Africa side Mamelodi Sundowns.

Sani is seen within the club as the outright replacement for Yan Diomande who has been linked with a summer transfer from the club, before the end of the transfer window.

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Enterprising Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna has agreed on a transfer from Swedish side AIK when the summer transfer window opens, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Tracked by Spanish giants Real Madrid, he has also been linked to German side RB Leipzig and French Ligue 1 side Rennes as well as two teams from the English Premier League.

The manner which he has started the season earned him a first call up to the senior national team of Nigeria, but he couldn’t honour it due to a knock.

He is now set for a transfer in the summer, and all terms for his exit from the Swedish side have been agreed on what it will take to price him away in the summer. The club has a benchmark for a minimum offer to prize him away.

Sources say the fee will be a record sale for AIK, and it will go a long way in alleviating the financial issues that the club is currently battling with.

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The senior national team of Nigeria has their first training session ahead of Wednesday’s friendly game against Poland in Warsaw, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Fresh from successfully defending their Unity Cup title with a 3-0 win over Jamaica on Saturday in the final, the team opened camp today in Warsaw for the game against Poland which we have almost entirely different players from the team in the Unity Cup.

Chelle had 18 players including the newly invited Abdullahi Bewane from Czech Republic side Banik Ostrava in training, the team have been hit with a series of withdrawal for various reasons.

Below is the list of the 18 players in the camp of the team gearing up for the clash.

Maduka Okoye

Francis Uzoho

Arthur Okonkwo

Moses Simon

Wilfred Ndidi

Akor Adams

Terem Moffi

Tochukwu Nnadi

Emmanuel Fernandez

Semi Ajayi

Rafiu Durosinmi

Paul Onuachu

Zaidu Sanusi

Igho Ogbu

Raphael Onyedika

Frank Onyeka

Bruno Onyemaechi

Abdullahi Ibrahim

Banik Ostrava of Czech Republic defender Abdullahi Bewane has been handed a maiden call up to the senior national team of Nigeria for Wednesday’s friendly game against Poland, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

The 21 year old was drafted into the squad by head coach Eric Chelle to make up for the absence of Alhassan Yusuf and Samson Tijjani, who could not secure visas to Poland for the game.

Bewane showed last season that he can play in various roles, playing 28 times as a right midfielder, eight as a right back and twice in the role behind the main striker.

His versatility meant he could do a job for the Super Eagles with several withdrawals in the midfield and defence ahead of the game in the Polish city of Warsaw.

He was handed a late call up like Genk defender of the same age Christian Akpan and both players are expected in camp later this evening, although only that of Bewane has been made official with Akpan only contacted this morning.

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The camp of the senior national team of Nigeria is yet to have the full compliment of the invited players for Wednesday’s friendly game against Poland, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Nigeria defended the Unity Cup title on Saturday with a 3-0 win over Jamaica in the final, and have now switched their attention to the game against Poland which head coach Eric Chelle named a his best set of players for.

However it’s looking like the coach will now be forced into calling players from around Europe who don’t need a visa to travel to Poland, due to the failure of some of the invited players to secure visas adding to the numbers of players who won’t be available.

As at the time of this report Chelle has just 12 players available including senior players in captain Wilfred Ndidi, Moses Simon, Paul Onuachu and Francis Uzoho who flew with the team from London after the Unity Cup.

More players are expected to be in the camp before their first training session this evening, and those who can’t make it will likely be around for tomorrow’s evening session before the game.

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Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle caused an uproar in Turkey when he suggested that top striker Victor Osimhen won’t be available for the senior national team of Nigeria for their upcoming friendly games against Poland and Portugal respectively, because of a possible transfer from Galatasaray when the window opens in the summer.

His quotes didn’t sit properly with fans of Galatasaray, forcing Osimhen to clear the air with a post on Instagram saying the coach was quoted out of context, and he stays committed to represent the Turkish side.

Chelle’s statement that has now been denied by Osimhen could be true, but it’s also only normal to point out that Victor Osimhen has not played a single friendly game for Super Eagles since the 2-2 draw against Saudi Arabia in 2023.

In between that time he has missed 13 friendly games of the team for various reasons. The games against Poland and Portugal respectively will make it 15 straight friendly games that he has skipped.

His teammates are aware of his constant excuse to skip friendly games, but not Chelle who has a very close relationship with Osimhen and always back his star man in any decision that he takes.

One of the breakout star of the recently concluded Unity Cup friendly tournament in London was Millwall winger Femi Azeez who played for the senior national team of Nigeria at the tournament, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Azeez scored a brace on his debut in the 2-0 win over Zimbabwe, and followed that up with an assist in the final game which was a 3-0 win against Jamaica ensuring that they successfully defended their title.

Head coach of the Nigerian team Eric Chelle wasted no time in adding him to his squad for the friendly games against Poland and Portugal respectively, but the 24 year old won’t be available.

Sources said he is expected to complete a transfer in the coming days to a team in the English Premier League, and will need the June break to speak and sort things out with his representatives.

Newly promoted Ipswich Town failed with a bid for his signing, but teams like Aston Villa, Bournemouth and Leeds United are said to be also in the race for his signing in the summer transfer window.

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21 year old Genk of Belgium defender Christian Akpan has been handed a late call up to the senior national team of Nigeria ahead of their upcoming friendly games against Poland and Portugal respectively, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle is going to be without some of the invited players for both games, due to visa and other issues. Notably the striking duo of Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman won’t be available.

Chelle has now moved quickly to pick replacements ahead of the game against Poland in two days time. He made contacts with Akpan per what we exclusively gathered.

Akpan only made his top flight debut for Genk first team on Sunday, he has however been a regular for the B team in the second division with two assists in ten games.

Comfortable as a right or left full back, he can also play as a defensive midfielder and the fact that he can play multiple roles aided his case.

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Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has revealed that top striker Victor Osimhen has plans of leaving Galatasaray in the summer transfer window, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Chelle made this known while explaining the reason why Osimhen and his strike partner Ademola Lookman won’t be available for the upcoming friendly games against Poland and Portugal respectively.

He said Osimhen was left out because he intends to switch teams this summer. A statement that will no doubt angered the Turkish side who have constantly insist that he is not sale.

” We have two games Poland and Portugal and I have lot of problem because some players don’t have visa for it. The most important we will miss two players because Victor Osimhen will maybe change a club, we prefer that he stays in his house, because if he plays he might not be 100 percent”, he said at the post match.