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Hoffenheim defender Kevin Akpoguma has been granted permission by FIFA to make his switch to the Super Eagles with immediate effect, reports Completesports.com.

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick announced the good news on the social
media.

”Coach Gernot Rohr might be a bit light in the middle. However, I’m extremely happy to announce that @FIFAcom has just granted Hoffenheim defender and former German U-20 national team skipper Kevin Ufuoma Akpoguma permission to make his switch to Nigeria with immediate effect,”Pinnick tweeted on Monday night.


The centre-back recently disclosed his intention to switch allegiance and represent Nigeria at senior level.

The 25-year-old represented Germany at youth level playing for the U16, U17, U18, U19, U20, and U21 teams.

Akpoguma was the captain of the German U-20 team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.

The tough tackling defender stormed the Super Eagles Hotel Die Ziet, Austria camp on Monday ahead of Friday’s friendly encounter against African champions Algeria.

He is in camp to familiarise with the Nigeria set-up and bond with other players.
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Genk of Belgium Paul Onuachu has been handed a late call-up for Nigeria’s friendlies against Algeria and Tunisia, reports Completesports.com.

Onuachu will take the place of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen who has been excused from the games by the Nigeria Football Federation.

”� ❗️❗️@victorosimhen9 has been excused from @NGSuperEagles’ games against Algeria and Tunisia. His replacement is Paul Onuachu. #Team9jaStrong #SoarSuperEagles ,” reads a tweet on the official Twitter handle of the Nigeria Football Federation.
Napoli stars Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas tested positive for Covid-19 following the side’s 6-0 win against Genoa last Sunday.

The entire Napoli squad, including Osimhen will self-isolate for 14 days to guide against the spread of the virus.
The entire Napoli squad, including Osimhen will self-isolate for 14 days to guide against the spread of the virus.

Onuachu last featured for the Super Eagles in a friendly against former world champions Brazil in October, 2019.

The 26-year-old has scored seven goals for Genk in the Belgian Pro League this season.

The Super Eagles will face Algeria on October 9 before coming up against Tunisia four days later.
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Middlesbrough assistant manager Kevin Blackwell expects Chuba Akpom to score on a regular basis for the club after the striker impressed on his debut against Queens Park Rangers.

Akpom scored Boro’s goal in the 1-1 draw at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium on Saturday.

He put the visitors ahead in the 19th minute before Bright Osayi-Samuel equalised for the home team.


“What’s the perfect start for a striker? It’s getting a goal on your debut and he’s done exactly that,” Blackwell told Teesside Live.

“It’s important as a striker you’re seen to do your job and that is scoring goals.

“That has taken a lot of weight off his shoulders, psychologically whether he thinks about it or not.”

Akpom moved to Middlesbrough from Greek Super League club PAOK last week.
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Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso has lauded Victor Osimhen for his impressive performance in the side’s 6-0 thrashing of Genoa on Sunday, reports Completesports.com.

On his first start since linking up with the Blues from Ligue 1 club Lille, Osimhen proved too hot to handle for the Genoa defenders in the encounter played at the Stadio San Paolo.

The 21-year-old , who was unlucky not to get a goal, bagged an assist in the contest.


The young forward was close to scoring on four occasions in the first half.


He recorded five shots, won three aerial battles with a passing accuracy of 61.5%.

“It is a possibility that we have, even if I must say that by playing like this we can concede by dribbling too much. We have many attacking and young players who are enthusiastic about this type of organization. But again, the search for balance is important,”Gattuso was quoted by the club website.

“This year we have a center forward who gives us depth. Osimhen is present in almost all of our offensive plays and this is indicative of his value.”

Napoli will face champions Juventus in their next league game on Sunday.
Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso has lauded Victor Osimhen for his impressive performance in the side’s 6-0 thrashing of Genoa on Sunday, reports Completesports.com.

On his first start since linking up with the Blues from Ligue 1 club Lille, Osimhen proved too hot to handle for the Genoa defenders in the encounter played at the Stadio San Paolo.

The 21-year-old , who was unlucky not to get a goal, bagged an assist in the contest.


The young forward was close to scoring on four occasions in the first half.


He recorded five shots, won three aerial battles with a passing accuracy of 61.5%.

“It is a possibility that we have, even if I must say that by playing like this we can concede by dribbling too much. We have many attacking and young players who are enthusiastic about this type of organization. But again, the search for balance is important,”Gattuso was quoted by the club website.

“This year we have a center forward who gives us depth. Osimhen is present in almost all of our offensive plays and this is indicative of his value.”

Napoli will face champions Juventus in their next league game on Sunday.
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Leicester City midfielder Wlifred Ndidi has pulled out of Nigeria’s friendlies against Cote d’l voire and Tunisia due to injury, reports Completesports.com.

Ndidi, Completesports.com learnt copped the injury in the Foxes’ league win against Burley on Sunday.

The 23-year-old is expected to miss Wednesday’s (today) Carabao Cup clash against Arsenal at the King Power Stadium.


Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr is expected to name a replacement for the former Genk of Belgium star ahead of the games.

Granada of Spain midfielder Ramon Azeez is the only midfielder included on the standby list by Rohr.

The friendly fixtures against the Elephants and Carthage Eagles will hold on October 9 and 13 respectively in Austria.
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Victor Osimhen has been included in Italian Football TV (IFTV) Serie A Team of The Week following his inspiring performance which helped SSC Napoli to secure victory on his top-flight debut for the club, Completesports.com reports.

Osimhen was only on for 30 minutes in his debut game for the Partenopei on Sunday when they defeated Parma by two goals to nil in their opening Serie A game of the 2020/21 season.

The Nigerian international came on
to completely change the game for the Partenopei who had struggled to break through the Parma defence in the first 60 minutes of the match.


Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens grabbed one goal each as Napoli were inspired by new signing,
Osimhen’s entrace in the second hali, precisely în the 60th minute against Parma.


The IFTV’s first Serie A Team Of The Week (TOTW) in the 2020/2021 season was published only on its social media platforms as its official website is under reconstruction.

Osimhen is the only Napoli player in the Team of The Week. Juventus have three in the selection following their 3-0 win against Sampdoria, namely; Leonardo Bonucci, Dejan Kulusevski, and Aaron Ramsey. Remarkably, their talismanic forward, Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t make the cut despite scoring a goal in the Juve’s win.

AC Milan duo of Davide Calabria and Zlatan Ibramimovic are in the IFTV’s TOTW, while AS Roma also have two players selected – Antonio Mirante and Leonardo Spinazzola. Fiorentina’s Gaetano Biraghi and Cristiano Castrovilli were also selected.
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Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has revealed how he was able to convince former Germany youth captain Kevin Akpoguma to commit his international future Nigeria.

Akpoguma, 25, who plays for Bundesliga side Hoffenheim, has a German mother and a Nigerian father – which qualifies him to play for the Super Eagles.

And, despite 62 Germany caps from under-16 to under-21 level, Akpoguma opted to capitalise on the Fifa rules which allows him to switch allegiances.

“It was not my job to convince [Kevin] Akpoguma to come and play for Nigeria,” Rohr told BBC Sport.


“I had a good conversation with him and his family while watching several games in Hoffenheim.

Also Read: Rohr Invites Ejuke, Tijani, Lawal For Super Eagles October Friendlies

“After the matches we met and could talk. I presented our projects and I could speak about the team, about this incredible period in the Super Eagles and my vision for the team.

“He was sold on this and would love to be a part of the team and play in big international competitions like the Africa Cup of Nations or even the World Cup.”

Since Rohr took charge in August 2016, the number of players born overseas has risen.

Among players who have switched allegiance to Nigeria are Ola Aina, Brian Idowu, Tyronne Ebuehi, Joe Aribo, Maduka Okoye, Kingsley Ehizibue and Cyril Dessers.

And amid Rohr’s excitement about the prospect of working with Akpoguma, he admits that he will have to wait before welcoming him into the Super Eagles fold.

“We are very happy about the decision of Kevin Akpoguma to switch from Germany to Nigeria,” Rohr said.

“Because he played for Germany at youth levels, the process is not finished yet because Fifa must give the authorisation.

“He has fulfilled the written request to switch and we only await the good news that he can finally play for us.

“It’s too soon to expect him to play our two friendlies in October, but hopefully for the Nations Cup qualifiers in November.”

Born in the western town of Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Akpoguma started his professional career at Karlsruhe SC and also played for Fortuna Düsseldorf.

He was part of the German side that won the 2014 European U-19 Championship.

Also, he captained Germany at the 2015 Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand, helping them beat Nigeria 1-0 in the second round.
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Nigeria forward Obafemi Martins has linked up with Chinese Super League outfit Wuhan Zall FC on a one-year deal, reports Completesports.com.

Martins,35, joined Wuhan as a free agent, after his contract with another Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua was terminated last week.

The striker rejoined Shenhua for a second spell at the start of the new season but failed to make much impact at the club.

He failed to register a goal in four league appearances for Shenhua.

The well travelled forward previously featured for clubs in Italy, England, Germany, Russia, Spain, and the United States of America.

Wuhan occupy fourth position in CSL Group B table with 16 points from 11 games.

Martins is in line to make his debut for Wuhan against Chongqing Dangdai.
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Nigeria midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo is thrilled to start his time with Turkish Super Lig outfit Galatasaray on a winning note following Sunday’s 2-0 away win against champions Istanbul Basaksehir, reports Completesports.com.

Etebo replaced Sofiane Feghouli in the 72nd of the encounter.

It was the Nigeria international first league outing for Fathi Terim’s side following his loan move from Sky Bet Championship club Stoke City.


Radamel Falcao and Younes Belhanda were the scorers for Galatasaray in the 14th and 76th minutes respectively.


“Excited to be part of this great victory and we keep going.. thanks to the supporting fans,”Etebo tweeted.

Galatasaray top the table with six points from two games.
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Simy Nwankwo scored twice to help Crotone destroy Vibonese 6-1 in a pre-season friendly as the Nigerian striker expressed his readiness for the 2020/21 Serie A season, Completesports.com reports.

Ahead of Crotone’s opening Serie A tie against Genoa on Sunday, coach Giovanni Stroppa tested his players in a friendly at the Vibonese Stadium and they passed in flying colours.

Simy and Kargbo impressed with a brace each, while the other goals came from the duo of Messias and Riviere as the newly-promoted Sharks prepare for their first game at Marassi.


Simy emerged top-scorer in the Serie B for the 2019/20 season with 20 goals, one ahead of Perugia’s Pietro Lemmello who netted 19 times during the campaign which ended in July.


That was also his most prolific season ever, netting 21 times in 38 games in all competitions for Crotone and logging a total of 3,115 minutes with a goal involvement of every 148 minutes.

The 28-year-old has set his sights on making a comeback to the Super Eagles of Nigeria under the tutelage of Gernot Rohr following his wonderful goal-scoring form throughout this season.

Simy who was last invited for national team assignment by chief coach, Rohr in September of the year 2018 hopes his playing in the Serie A could earn him a recall in the nearest future
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Alex Iwobi has landed a huge opportunity to impress manager, Carlo Ancelotti as Everton host Salford City in tonight’s Carabao Cup Second Round tie at Goodison Park, Completesports.com reports.

Since joining Everton for £27.36m last summer, Iwobi has failed to play to his full potential.

After leaving Arsenal, Iwobi has failed to truly impose his game on Everton as he has been in and out of the starting eleven, especially under Ancelotti who became The Toffees’ coach in December.


Iwobi recorded his worst season ever in the Premier League after ending the last campaign with just a goal in 25 appearances for Everton while his goal drought spanned 23 matches.


Also Read: Simy Ready For Serie A After Netting Brace As Crotone Round Off Pre-Season

The 24-year-old certainly has a tough battle on his hands to retain his status as an Everton player even as the 2020/21 Premier League season started last Saturday.

This particularly is the case after Everton boss, Ancelotti brought in James Rodriguez and Abdoulaye Doucoure who will both give Iwobi stiff competition at the Merseyside club.

He was not listed for Everton’s opening game of the season against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, having made 125 EPL
appearances, 100 for ex-club, Arsenal, bagging 11 goals and 16 assists.

The Super Eagles forward struggled to make much impact in his first season at Everton, having contributed just two goals and an assist in 28 games across all competitions.

The Toffees’ Carabao Cup game against minnows, Salford, should definitely be the type that Iwobi should feature in and the winger must go all out to take his chance.
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Kelechi Nwakali admits it was difficult to leave Arsenal but believes he has justified leaving the Gunners for LaLiga club Huesca.

Nwakali linked up with Huesca last summer ending his three-year spell with Arsenal.

The 22-year-old failed to play a competitive game for Arsenal and spent time on loan at MVV Maastricht, VVV Venlo and Porto.


“It was difficult for me to leave because they (Arsenal) wanted me to stay,” Nwakali told TribalFootball.


“But at the same time, I needed to get a place where I can call my home, where I can continue to develop my game.”

Nwakali made his first LaLiga appearance for Huesca against Villarreal on Sunday.

The talented midfielder replaced Juan Carlos in the 62nd minute of the encounter.

“It was a dream come through and playing in La Liga will also help to develop my game and I think I’m justified with that choice to play for Huesca,”he added.

The former Golden Eaglets captain also speaks about the joy of working under coach Michel at Huesca.

“I have good relationship with the coach. He always talk to me after every training on where to improve and get better as a player.

“The position I play is comfortable for me. It shows more of my qualities and I really appreciate him for helping me to adjust to his own philosophy of football.”
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Former Nigeria international Ifeanyi Udeze has adviced Alex Iwobi to leave Everton after he was left out of the Toffees’ opening game against Tottenham Hotspur in Sunday’s Premier League.

Iwobi did not make Carlo Ancelotti’s squad which had new signings James Rodriguez, Allan and Abdoulaye Doucoure.

The trio made their debuts as Everton beat Spurs 1-0 away thanks to Dominic Calvert-Lewin strike.


And Udeze has urged Iwobi to start looking for another club positing Rodriguez’s signing will deny him playing time.

“I think Iwobi should look for another club especially with James Rodriguez signed it will be difficult for him to play,” Udeze said on Brila FM.

“Imagine against Tottenham he did not make the bench and even the squad. So for me he should start looking for another club.

“It’s painful for me but as it is I think the best thing is for him to go elsewhere.”

Crystal Palace new signing Eberechi Eze has been included in the PFA Championship Team of the Year, Completesports.com reports.

The PFA made the announcement which was published on their verified Twitter handle on Tuesday.

Eze’s inclusion is due to his impressive performance for former club Queens Park Rangers last season.

The 22-year-old scored 13 goals and provided eight assists in 45 Championship appearances for QPR.

He was voted QPRs Players’ Player of the Year, the Supporters’ Player of the Year and the club Player of the Year.

The PFA Championship Team of the Year was dominated by newly promoted Leeds United who have four players: Luke Ayling, Ben White, Liam Cooper and Kalvin Philips.

Other players in the list are Brice Samba of Nottingham Forest, West Bromwich Albion’s Romaine Sawyers, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Joe Bryan of Fulham and Brentford duo of Said Benrahma and Ollie Watkins.

PFA Championship Team of the Year:

Goalkeeper

Brice Samba (Nottingham Forest)

Defenders

Luke Ayling (Leeds United)

Ben White (Leeds United)

Liam Cooper (Leeds United)

Joe Bryan (Fulham)

Midfielders

Eberechi Eze (QPR)

Kalvin Philips (Leeds United)

Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion)

Forwards

Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham)

Said Benrahma (Brentford)

Ollie Watkins (Brentford)

Victor Osimhen has described Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso a real man and has enjoyed working under the Italian , reports Completesports.com.

Gattuso played a key role in Osimhen’s move from Ligue 1 club Lille to Napoli this summer.

The 21-year-old has enjoyed a perfect start to life at the club , with six goals and an assist in two pre-season outings for the Blues.

Gattuso was noted for his no nonsense style during his playing days, but Osimhen stated that his gaffer is a different personality now.

“From the way he talks to you, and by looking him in the eyes, you can see that Gattuso is a real man, he’d never bullshit you,” Osimhen told Gazzetta.it.

The 21-year-old will return to action for Napoli in a friendly against Pescara on September 11.
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Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi says the side can take a lot of positives from their performance last season despite failing to pick a Champions League ticket, reports Completesports.com.

The Foxes had to settle for a place in the Europa League after losing 2-0 at home to Manchester United on the final day of the campaign.

Brendan Rodgers’ side finished in fifth position on the table with 62 points from 38 matches.


Despite the disappointment of missing out on the most lucrative club competition in the world, Ndidi insists the side can be proud of their performance during the campaign.

“I feel very great, I feel very happy,” Ndidi said to NFF media.

“It was a mixed feeling because in the last game, we should have done well to qualify for the Champions League. But in all, it was a great season and we can’t complain.
“It was a season for us to learn from going into [the 2020-21 campaign], and there are so many positives to take from last season.”

Ndidi scored two goals in 32 league appearances for Leicester City last season.
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Premier League club Fulham have agreed a deal to sign Ola Aina on loan from Torino with option to buy for €12.m, reports Completesports.com.

Fulham are looking to bolster their defence ahead of their return to the English top-flight.

Aina joined Torino from Chelsea in 2018, initially on loan and then on a permanent basis last summer.


Torino paid €10m to lure the versatile defender away from Chelsea.

According to Sky Sport Italia,he is now on his way to Fulham after two years in Italy.

Aina scored one goal and provided five assists in 62 league appearances for Torino.
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Former Nigeria international and Livingston defender Efe Ambrose has been included in the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) Team of the Week, Completesports.com reports.

The SPFL announced the Team of the Week on their verified Twitter handle on Tuesday.

Ambrose, 31, is the only Livingston player who made the list.


The 2013 AFCON winner’s inclusion is as a result of his impressive performance in Livingston’s 1-0 win against Ross County at the weekend.

“Started in his natural position for the first time this season and excelled as Livingston defeated Ross County on Saturday,” SPFL wrote.

“In addition to his defensive duties, Ambrose’s range of passing was a major plus for the West Lothian side in their 1-0 triumph.”

The game against Ross County was Ambose’s fifth appearance for Livingston in the league.

The win was Livingston’s first in the league this season after six games (three defeats, two draws).
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Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi has been ruled out for the two remaining games of the season after suffering a concussion on Sunday against Bidvest Wits, reports Completesports.com

The Nigeria goalkeeper collided with Bidvest Wits’ Mxolisi Macuphu while attempting to punch the ball in the 43rd minute.

The 34-year-old received medical attention on the pitch before he was strechered off later.


Akpeyi was replaced by Bruce Bvuma late in the first half.

“Daniel Akpeyi suffered a concussion on Sunday against Wits. He is ruled out for the next two matches. The medical team will continue monitoring his recovery process,” reads a tweet on Kaizer Chiefs’s official Twitter handle on Monday.

The 34-year-old is now out of contention for Wednesday’s home clash against Chippa United and last match of the season against Baroka.

He has made 25 league appearances for Kaizer Chiefs this season.

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Nigeria winger Samuel Kalu is on the verge of completing a loan move to Turkish Super Lig outfit Fenerbahce, reports Completesports.com.

Kalu has featured in Girondis Bordeaux’s two Ligue 1 games this season.

Last season, the pacy winger scored one goal and provided two assists in 21 league appearances for Les Girondis.


According to EuroSport’s journalist, Fenerbahce have reached agreement with Kalu but are still in discussion with Bordeaux to finalise the deal.

Fenerbahce as part of the agreement will pay Kalu’s full salary for the loan period.

Galatasaray have also been linked with a move for the player.
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Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has called for Napoli fans to support the club’s new signing Victor Osimhen, reports Completesports.com.

Osimhen joined Napoli from French Ligue 1 club Lille in a mouth watering deal last month.

Much will be expected from the Nigeria international after an outstanding campaign for Lille last season.


The 21-year-old scored 18 goals and recorded six assists in 38 appearances across all competitions for the Great Danes.

”Congratulations to Gattuso for how he has made the players work hard since this first training session. I ask the fans to stay close and support

Victor Osimhen,” De Laurentiis told a news conference on Monday.

“He hasn’t played for months and needs to get used to the game again. ”

Osimhen trained with new team-mates for the first time on Monday afternoon at the Castel di Sangro.
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Heerenveen Nigerian forward Chidera Ejuke is linked in a €12 million move to Russian giants CSKA Moscow, claims Leeuwarder Courant.

If the move goes through it will be the third most expensive outgoing transfer for Heerenveen.

The Dutch club’s other big
transfer involved Afonso Alves (17 million) and Miralem Sulejmani (16.25 million).

Heerenveen bought Ejuke in 2019 for just under two million euros from Norwegian Valerenga.

Last season, Ejuke got on the score sheet nine times, provided four assists in 25 league games.

He got his first call up to the Super Eagles by Gernot Rohr in March ahead of the 2021 AFCON qualifiers against Sierra Leone.

However, the qualifiers were postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Nigeria forward,Victor Osimhen was among the 34 Napoli players subjected to Covid-19 test on Sunday at the San Paolo stadium in Napoli in preparation for the club’s pre-season training which begins today.

The former Lille of France star was made to undergo throat swab and blood test at the club’s stadium and will know the result of the test today before the club’s pre-season training is scheduled to start.

A throat swab culture is a laboratory test that is done to identify germs that may cause infection in the throat.


As many as 34 players will begin today’s preseaon training with gaffer, Gennaro Gattuso leading the team at the Castel di Sangro.

Osimhen spent one season at Lille scoring 18 goals and recording six assists in 38 appearances across all competitions for the Great Danes.


He was Lille’s player of the season and also picked up the Best African Player in Ligue Award.
Napoli have two friendly matches scheduled for Friday, August 28 and Friday, September 4.

Meanwhile,the arrival of Victor Osimhen could prompt Gennaro Gattuso to change the Napoli system to a 4-2-3-1.


According to the Corriere dello Sport, the 4-3-3 would not be suitable, because Dries Mertens is now too old to play entirely on the wing of a trident attack and would struggle with the extra work-load.

Instead, the coach is believed to be planning a 4-2-3-1 system with Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne and Eljif Elmas or Piotr Zielinski in support.

Napoli spent €50m plus €10m in bonuses and some youth team players to sign centre-forward Osimhen from Lille. It made him the most expensive purchase in the club’s history.
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English Championship side, Sheffield Wednesday, are reportedly considering signing former Nigeria U-20 right winger, Korede Adedoyin, a free agent whose talent was honed in the youth team of Premier League side, Everton.

Adedoyin was a member of the Nigeria’s Flying Eagles squad coached by Paul Aigbogun which failed to go reach the quarterfinals of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland after losing 2-1 to Senegal in the Round of 16.

According to a report by The Star, “The 19-year-old is currently available as a free agent after his exit from Everton at the end of the 2019/20 season, and he fits the ‘young, hungry and dynamic’ profile that Owls boss, Garry Monk, has spoken of in terms of potential targets.”


Adedoyin started with the Everton FC U-18 team in 2017, and also played for their U-23 side untill 2019 when he was loaned to Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical . He returned to Everton at the end of the loan stint in January this year, the saw off his contract with the English side in July.


According to The Star, “Adedoyin is thought to be on the lookout for an opportunity to get some regular game time under his belt after leaving the Toffees, and the Owls are one of a number of clubs to have shown an interest”.

The report added: “Having been with Everton since the age of 10, the teenage attacker has a good record at youth level, scoring 24 goals in 47 games for the club’s U18s prior to his exit a couple of months ago, and is being watched by the Nigerian FA as a potential future recruit for the Super Eagles.”
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Nigeria forward Victor Anichebe says he is open to another spell in English football, reports Completesports.com.

Anichebe has not played competitive football in over two years since a brief spell with Chinese side Beijing Enterprise.

The 32-year-old failed to secure a contract following a trial at League One outfit Doncaster Rovers last year.


“I feel hungry to play but only if the right opportunity comes. I am working on a lot of other things right now but if the right opportunity comes then I would definitely play,” Anichebe was quoted by Sky Sports.


“Last year I trained with my friend Darren Moore at Doncaster. It was really good to be in and around [the team atmosphere].

“I have had a few options to go abroad but I feel I want to play in England. I feel like I have unfinished business in England. I would prefer to stay in England for another two years.

“Right now is the fittest I have ever been. We will see if a good opportunity comes and I’ll assess if I actually want to take it and we’ll go from there.”
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Former Nigeria international Victor Moses has expressed his delight following Inter Milan’s qualification for the Europa League final.

Inter qualified for their first Europa League final in 22 years after, thrashing Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 in the semi-final on Monday.

A brace from Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku and a goal from Danilo D’Ambrosio, saw Inter progress into a first European Cup final since winning the 2010 Champions League final in 2010


And Moses who was introduced for D’Ambrosio wrote on his Twitter handle: “Job done. Into the Final!”

The Nerazzuri will now face five-time winners Sevilla in the final on Friday in Cologne, Germany.

The Spanish side came from a goal down to beat Manchester United 2-1 in Sunday’s semi-final.
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The mayor of Castel di Sangro in Naples, Angelo Caruso, has revealed that the whole city is ready for the arrival of striker, Victor Osimhen at the Italian Serie A club, Napoli.

Osimhen who won the U-17 World Cup with Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets in 2015 recently put pen to paper on a five-year deal at Napoli believed to be worth €50m with a further €20m add-ons.

The Italian Serie A outfit after intense weeks of negotiations officially announced the signing of the Super Eagles striker from French Ligue 1 club-side, LOSC Lille on July 31.


Ahead of the 2020/21 Serie A season which will start on September 19, Caruso, mayor of Castel di Sangro spoke about Osimhen in an interview session with Radio Kiss Kiss .


“There is a lot of curiosity, the expectation is high. There are already many tourists from Campania who ask us questions, people are curious and eager to see a scenario that has never occurred in our territory and in general in the Center-South.

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“Osimhen? We can’t wait to see him at work. I hope that stadium doors will open for people, for people who dedicate an important part of their life to their favorite team.”
The mayor also talked about Napoli’s pre-season which Osimhen will be a part of: “The friendlies that Napoli will play? We will start with the local team, Castel di Sangro Calcio.

“Then, there will be a regional team, Teramo or Pescara, then we will go strategically on an international level. If the retreat goes beyond 15 days, the friendlies will certainly be about four.

“Otherwise, there will be two or three matches for Napoli but I can tell you for a fact that the expectation is considerable,” the football-loving mayor concluded.

Osimhen scooped a major award for himself after the ever-reliable Super Eagles attacker was voted as Lille’s best player of the 2019/20 Ligue 1 season which wasn’t concluded due to the Coronavirus.

The 21-year-old has been in the form of his life since joining Lille of France from Sporting Charleroi of Belgium last summer, netting 18 goals and making six assists in 38 games across all competitions.

Osimhen has also gone ahead to become Nigeria’s most expensive player ever, beating Alex Iwobi’s record following his summer transfer from Lille to Napoli in the Italian Serie A.

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Leeds United have joined the race to sign Eberechi Eze from Queens Park Rangers, reports Completesports.com.

Eze has attracted the interest of a number of clubs in England following an impressive campaign for QPR in the Sky Bet Championship.

The 22-year-old scored 14 goals and recorded eight assists for QPR last season.


Crystal Palace have failed with a £10m offer, while West Ham United are also understood to be keen on him.


QPR are holding out for £20m and this could price Leeds out of the bidding.

Leeds United want at least four permanent signings to bolster Marcelo Bielsa’s squad for their return to the Premier League.
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Nigeria winger Moses Simon has labelled Cristiano Ronaldo a big inspiration and hopes to emulate the Juventus star.

Ronaldo is noted for his hardwork and dedication both in training and on the field of play.

The Portguese is rated alongside Argentine superstar Lionel Messi as the two best players in the world.
Simon is slowly making his mark in Europe after an extremely successful season on loan with Nantes.


Asked by Tribalfootball about his model in the game, Simon replied: “Cristiano Ronaldo is the player I modelled my game after. I want to keep on working hard and improving like him.”

Simon was named Nantes’ Player of the Season last term.
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Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has heaped plaudits on Leon Balogun following the Nigerian perfect start to life at the club, reports Completesports.com.

Balogun was impressive in the Gers opening game of the season against Aberdeen and followed that up with another superb display in the 3-0 home win against St. Mirren on Sunday.

The centre-back has also been named 15th in the Scottish Premiership Team of the Week for matchday one and two.


“We knew we were getting a top player in Balogun, he is our type and fits our profile and it is important at Ibrox when a team is deep for a defender to be able to sit on the halfway line,”Gerrard told a news conference on Tuesday morning.

“I spoke to Paul Cook about him and he had only good things to say about Leon.”

Balogun linked up with Rangers after ending his stay with Wigan Athletic.
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Odion Ighalo was an unused substitute for Manchester United who laboured to a 1-0 extra-time win over Danish side Copenhagen, in the Europa League quarter-final in Cologne, Germany on Monday, Completesports.com reports.

United dominated throughout, hitting the post three times before Bruno Fernandes’ penalty after 94 minutes secured the last four ticket.

Mason Greenwood thought he had put United in front late on in the first half but his effort – as well as Marcus Rashford’s effort shortly after the restart were both ruled out for offside.


Another fantastic chance then fell to Anthony Martial who powered a curling shot towards goal which Copenhagen goalkeeper Karl-Johan Johnsson spectacularly clawed away.

The eventual stalemate gave way to extra time, with United needing only four minutes thereafter to take the lead after Martial was brought down by Andreas Bjelland, which Fernandes slotted past Johnsson.

It was United’s 21st penalty kick so far in the current campaign.

United will now meet the winner between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sevilla in the semi-final.

Meanwhile, in the other quarter-final, Victor Moses was in action for Inter Milan who beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1.
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Odion Ighalo was an unused substitute for Manchester United who laboured to a 1-0 extra-time win over Danish side Copenhagen, in the Europa League quarter-final in Cologne, Germany on Monday, Completesports.com reports.

United dominated throughout, hitting the post three times before Bruno Fernandes’ penalty after 94 minutes secured the last four ticket.

Mason Greenwood thought he had put United in front late on in the first half but his effort – as well as Marcus Rashford’s effort shortly after the restart were both ruled out for offside.


Another fantastic chance then fell to Anthony Martial who powered a curling shot towards goal which Copenhagen goalkeeper Karl-Johan Johnsson spectacularly clawed away.

The eventual stalemate gave way to extra time, with United needing only four minutes thereafter to take the lead after Martial was brought down by Andreas Bjelland, which Fernandes slotted past Johnsson.

It was United’s 21st penalty kick so far in the current campaign.

United will now meet the winner between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sevilla in the semi-final.

Meanwhile, in the other quarter-final, Victor Moses was in action for Inter Milan who beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1.