NIGERIA

Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad striker George Ilenikhena confirmed our scoop on his invitation to the Nigerian senior team with his latest social media post. The 20-year-old, who was born in Nigeria but grew up in France, decided to pledge international allegiance to Nigeria, after speaking with coach Eric Chelle. He has been in excellent form for Al Ittihad since the …

Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Technical Director Austine Eguavoen has been appointed interim coach of the Nigeria women’s senior team, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. The team was left without a coach following the decision of the former Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) board to sack coach Justin Madugu after failing to qualify for the world cup for the first time in the …

George Ilenikhena has been called up to the Nigerian senior team for the first time after a spectacular start to the season in Saudi Arabia, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. The 19-year-old scored a brace last weekend to give them a 2-1 victory over Al Nassr, taking his goals this season to five goals in six games in all competitions. As …

George Ilenikhena has been called up to the Nigerian senior team for the first time after a spectacular start to the season in Saudi Arabia, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. The 19-year-old scored a brace last weekend to give them a 2-1 victory over Al Nassr, taking his goals this season to five goals in six games in all competitions. As …

As we exclusively reported yesterday, National Sports Commission (NSC) Chairman Shehu Dikko has confirmed that FIFA has banned members of the soon-to-be-established normalization committee from participating in substantive elections. Dikko made the confirmation in an interview on Channels Television, while speaking about the football reforms that the president has ordered following the resignation of the board of directors of the …

English Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion have released their list of players registered for their Europa Conference League group stage campaign, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Brighton will open their campaign with a home opener against FK Kauno Žalgiris before traveling to the Czech Republic, Spain and Greece. In the highlight fixture, AS Monaco visit Brighton in December, while another trip …

The ride-hailing services industry in Nigeria is entering a new phase following the exit of global e-booking services company Uber from the country after 12 years of operations, with domestic platforms and new entrants expected to compete for opportunities in the ever-expanding transport market. One company preparing to enter this sector is PromiseLand Innovations Limited, which plans to launch a …

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle has spring surprises in the Super Eagles’ preliminary player list for the upcoming AFCON qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau respectively, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. The Super Eagles will begin their campaign to be in AFCON 2027 with a home draw in Uyo against Madagascar on September 23, before traveling to play Guinea-Bissau four days later. …

Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk has provided an update on Victor Osimhen after the Nigerian striker suffered an injury during Friday night’s 3-2 win over Istanbul Başakşehir. Osimhen opened the scoring for the defending champions in the 13th minute, finishing clinically after latching onto a pass from Lucas Torreira. However, the 27-year-old’s impressive start to the match was cut short after …

Nigerian international striker Victor Osimhen is in a race against time to be fit for the Super Eagles’ upcoming AFCON qualifiers in September, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Osimhen continued his fiery start to the season with Galatasaray with the goal that opened the scoring for his team in the 16th minute. His sixth goal of the season in four games. …