Former captain of Arsenal Robin Van Persie has once again showered praises on Arsenal’s teen forward Bukayo Saka.

Saka has impressed mightily for Arsenal since the resumption of football after the lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic as he has played in every single minute for Arsenal since the restart.

An established player for England at youth level he is still eligible to play for Nigeria at senior level with the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick a huge fan of the 19 year old .

Pinnick is keen on the having the left footed talent commit to the Super Eagles but coach of the team Gernot Rohr isn’t keen as he believe the decision should come from the player .

Speaking on the talent of Saka, Van Persie said he has the ability to play in several roles and that makes him a joy to watch. A praise that will no doubt catch the attention of the coach of the senior national team of England Gareth Southgate.

“If you point out Saka, I’m a huge fan of his. He can play as a defender, he can play midfield, striker, not the main striker but on the wing,” he told BT Sport.

“He’s a multi-talented player who can offer assists, goals, he’s a joy to watch.”

With three goals and ten assists to his name in all competitions this season , the postponement of the European Championship till next year has no doubt given him the chance to play his way into the plans of the senior national team of England.

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Hot in demand Partizan Belgrade Nigerian striker Sadiq Umar has been described as a fantastic talent who adds a different dimension to how teams attack when he is leading the line.

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger who played with the 23 year old at Roma said he has the ability most players of his height struggle to unlock particularly when he plays with his back to goal.

Sadiq ended the season in Serbia with 17 goals and 17 assists in all competitions and according to Rudiger his ability to set up others makes him a rare kind of striker .

“ Sadiq is one lad who came through the ranks at Roma and quickly established himself in the first team. He was very quick and good with his back to goal. He adds a different dimension to how we attack and that’s same for any team”, he said while speaking on his time at Roma.

“ Back then in training he makes it difficult to play against him. His strength, skills and ability to bring others into play made him a huge success. I remember his rise very well “.

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Newly crowned best African footballer in France Victor Osimhen is dithering over a move to Roma despite accepting to join the team last month as first reported by Owngoalnigeria.com.

Lille are open to the idea of the Nigerian leaving with Napoli agreeing to pay €70 million for his signing but the Nigerian is foot dragging on the move despite the offer of a salary of €4 million yearly .

He has however demanded two things before accepting the move , first of which is the signing of his Lille teammate Gabriel who is also in talks with Napoli over a move .

According to respected French journalist Manu Lonjon, Osimhen will agree to join Napoli if they are able to complete what is believe to be a €30 million transfer of Gabriel as he wants someone he is familiar with to help him settle quickly in Italy.

The forward also want Napoli to successfully offload Arkadiusz Milik before he will give his final nod to the move which has stalled in recent weeks .

Also Owngoalnigeria.com gathered from a source close to the representative of the forward that his recent foot dragging came as a result of a bid from an unnamed team in Chelsea few days ago.

We gathered his dream still remains playing in England and the offer that came in last week was from one of the big six teams in England even though he refuse to mention the name of the team.

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Santa Clara’s left back Zaidu Sanusi has emerged as a transfer target for newly-promoted Bundesliga side, Arminia Belefeld as the team fortifies it squad for the 2020/2021 season.

Zaidu, who is being monitored by Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has been one of the revelations of the Portuguese Primera Liga after series of fantastic performances for his side.

The 23 year old defender has played 18 games for his side this season with average of 79 minutes per game. He has one goal and an assist to his name.

Bielefeld have made him a top transfer target after extensive scouting of the pacy full back who is in line for a call up to the senior national team of Nigeria. He only recently signed for top Portuguese agent Jorge Mendez.

His rise has been exceptional considering he was playing in the third division Of Portuguese football for Mirandela around this time last year.

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Nigeria duo of Jordan Kadiri Attah and Abulrazaq Ishaq were both in action as Ostersunds took on Norkkoping in the Swedish League thriller which ended 4-2 for Norrkoping.

Striker, Jordan Attah scored his first goal of the new league campaign, slotting home coolly to give Ostersunds a 2-1 lead after 51 minutes.

Attah has been playing through the pain barrier in consecutive games after he picked up a knock in his first game of the season.

Boy wonder, Abdulrazaq “Golden Boy” Ishaq was introduced in the 63rd minute and 5 minutes later, Norrkoping found an equalizer. Simon Thern made it 3-2 to Norrkoping on the stroke of 90 minutes.

Just before the final whistle, Nigeria’s Ishaq laid a beautiful assist for Saed to slot in a 4th goal for the away side, putting an icing on the cake.

The result keeps Norrkoping 100% record intact with a maximum 12 points from four games while Ostersunds FK are still without a win.

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Tunde Adelakun who is responsible for the engagement of Gernot Rohr as coach of the senior national team of Nigeria has for the first time speak on his role in the technical setup of the Nigerian team.

His role has been a subject of debate as he has no official designation announced by the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) even though he is always with the team and on one occasion spoke during the team’s media parley ahead of a game.

Many suggest he is the personal assistant of the Franco-German coach but according to the man himself his role in the team goes beyond that as he is the scout of the team with looking for players who can fit into the team as his main responsibility.

He made this known via a voice note in a chat with Faith Oluchi when she sought to know his role in the team following a heated conversation on Nigeria’s foremost Whatsapp group Nigeria Sports Mouthpiece (NSM).

” I am the assistant to Gernot Rohr, I’m not the assistant coach of Nigeria. We’ve said that so many times. I’m the assistant to Rohr, he appointed me as one of his assistants. I am in charge of scouting which is the role he gave to me as one of his assistants but I am his full time assistant because in his contract he has three assistants. Two come in when he have matches and I am his full time assistant “, he said in the audio posted by the Flamingoes media officer.

” I am not an assistant coach. I don’t do field work , I do scouting. My speciality and my certification is in talent identification and scouting. That is exactly what I do for Gernot Rohr. I’m not an assistant coach that is not my role in the Super Eagles. We have Joseph Yobo, we use to have Imama Amapakabo, we use to have Salisu Yusuf , we have Alloy Agu in the goalkeeping department. I am not the assistant coach, I’m the assistant to Rohr”.

Everyone already knows that the Liverpool FC is bound to cut the 30-year wait for another championship title for this year’s premier league even before the league was suspended because of the 2019 coronavirus pandemic. All the fans really had to do was wait, and finally, the crowning moment has come.

Fans are surely happy about the return of the Premier League and many are happy to be able to place their wagers again on English betting sites. This weekend, Manchester City was defeated by Chelsea with a score of 2-1 and this defeat means that the win of Liverpool FC is made official.

This league title is already the football club’s 19th, but it has been since 1990 when Liverpool last won the Premier League. They are now just one title close to equaling Manchester United’s record of 20 division titles.

Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool’s coach, spoke to Sky Sports about winning and he said that it is absolutely incredible. Klopp said in the interview,

“I have no words. It’s unbelievable. Much more than I ever thought would be possible. Becoming champions with this club is absolutely incredible. It is an incredible achievement of my players and pure joy for me to coach them.”

“What can I say? It’s an incredible moment. I couldn’t be more proud of my coaching staff and all the people in Liverpool since we came in. It’s been a really exciting ride since the first day and it is not over yet. We watched it all together with the boys and it looks like there are still a good few more years left in their legs. It’s more than I ever dreamed of.

“It is a big moment. I have no words. It is such a big moment and I’m completely overwhelmed. I never could have thought it would feel like this, I had no idea.” Klopp was already tearing up at this point. He broke off the interview and said, “Sorry gentlemen, I’m sealed.”

Liverpool’s team captain, Jordan Henderson, also talked about their win on the club’s website. He wrote, “I could never in words describe the feeling of winning the Premier League, just like I couldn’t describe winning the Champions League.

It’s a unique feeling and one that, again, I’m very proud of. I’ve been so honored to be part of this football club right from the first moment that I came and to go on the journey to be with this manager, this group of players, these fans – it’s been so special. But we’ll enjoy this, we’ll celebrate, but then I know in the next few days they’ll be straight onto the next game, which is City, and finishing the season off as well as we can.”

“We want to win every game and we want to finish off with the highest points record we can and give that everything we’ve got and then we’ll go into next season and we’ll want even more. So, it’s about just keeping that hunger and I’ve got no doubt that we’ve got that because we’ve proved that over the past couple of years.”

When he was asked about the team’s motivation, he has said, “I think you can use that as a motivation and that as extra energy to keep going and to want to do it really, to want to get over the line and finish the job off,” he said. “Last season we played so well and were so unlucky, but City were amazing and they managed pip us in the end. We kept going right until the last day and that’s all we could ask for really.

Obviously, a few weeks later winning the Champions League helped, and then I think we’ve kicked on again and we’ve been unbelievable this season.

“For now, it’s about keeping on improving, keeping on doing the things we’ve been doing to get to this point but also keep improving, learning even more and if we do that then I’m pretty sure there’ll be more trophies available to us in the near future.”

It was Thursday when the league crowned Liverpool as champions and it was unavoidable that fans wanted to celebrate near their favorite club. Fans gathered on the Anfield Road, seemingly ignoring that there still is a pandemic that the world is dealing with. However, for some, this may be a worthy risk as it has been a long-time waiting. There still are fans who remained at home to celebrate despite this unforgettable event.

Tosin Aiyegun was the focus of all eyes in as his brace earned him a spot in the team of the in the Swiss Super League.
The forward contributed two goals to help FC Zurich to St. Gallen 4-0 in round 25 of the Swiss League.

Aiyegun struck on the 64th minute to double his side’s lead after an assists from Marco Schonbachler. St. Gallen concede a third goal after Benjamin Kololli converted expertly in the 86th minute.

Tosin put the icing on the cake with a well-taken goal in additional minutes after 90 minutes to bring score to 4-0.

The 21 year old has raked in 7 goals in 17 games so far this season, as his side sits 5th on the log. He joined the team from Latvian side Ventspils where he still remains a cult hero after three seasons at the club.

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Anglo-Nigerian Jamal Musiala broke Bayern Munich’s record by becoming the club’s youngest ever player to appear in the Bundesliga after he made his first appearance against SC Freiburg.

He was introduced with two minutes remaining in the 3-1 win over Freiburg in what was his first game for the club who are already crowned champions of the German Bundesliga for the eighth consecutive time.

The 17 year old is born to a Nigeria father and German mother in Germany but moved with his family to England at age 7. He trained with the Nigeria Under-17 team in 2017 but was forced to return by Chelsea as he came without permission.

The Bavarians snapped up the attacking midfielder from Chelsea’s Academy and he scored his first two goals for the Germans side playing for their Reserve side in the Geman Third League at the beginning of June.

Musiala is still eligible to represent Nigeria although he has represented England at the youth level.

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