Agent Who Brokered Transfer Of Wilfred Ndidi To Leicester City Revealed


As part of the requirements on the English FA Regulations on working with intermediaries, the Football Association has published on its official webpage the agent involved in the transfer of Wilfred Ndidi to Leicester City.


The Foxes paid out 5,359,409 pounds to intermediaries from February 2, 2016 to January 31, 2017, and the commission paid to Ndidi's agent accounted for a portion of the total.


Dirk Degraen of DKK Consulting bvba officially represented the Nigeria international during negotiations with Leicester City.


January 4, 2017 was the date the transfer of the former Racing Genk midfielder was imputed into the database by the FA.


Meanwhile, it was also revealed that United Kingdom based Nigerian agent Emeka Obasi handles the affairs of Alex Iwobi, Chuba Akpom (both Arsenal), Ademola Lookman (Everton) and Ola Aina (Chelsea) and he worked for the players during their contract renewals and transfer.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=22722

Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool Linked Nigerian Striker Announces Exit From Eupen



In-demand striker Henry Onyekuru has announced that he'll sever his ties to Belgian club Eupen at the end of this season.


The 19-year-old has been a success this season with 17 goals from 33 matches, and has been linked with possible moves to Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Southampton and Bournemouth in the summer.


“I have made my decision to leave. I have already agreed with Eupen that I am joining my new club after this season, ” Onyekuru was quoted as saying by the Scottish press.


“I want to take the next step and play abroad. My ultimate aim is to one day play in the Premier League “There have been many enquiries for me. From clubs in Scotland, England and Germany. I am negotiations right now with clubs.


“I believe I have had my best season, but I want to leave Eupen on a high and I would love to get as far up the table as possible before I leave. “But it’s really been my first season in a major league and I know I still have a lot to learn.


”Scottish champions Celtic attempted to sign Onyekuru in the January transfer window but Eupen refused to do business.

Igho Kingsley

http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=22723

Enugu Rangers made it! The match starts in 30 minutes on supersports.

Danycrusoe:
This boy even had to roll his shorts to make it stand on his waist, he is even the team's captain. Where was I at his age . Excuse me thesupernerd can I get a time travelling machine I wan go younger pleese


NPFL U15 PROMISES: Osogbo fans applauds MFM FC's wonder kid

Mountain of Fire an Miracles Ministries FC diminutive midfielder, Lawal Sulaimon became the toast of many at the Oshogbo City Stadium during his team's Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Under 15 Promises tournament.

MFM FC's brilliant performances could not see the lads through to the next round of the competition.
The Olukoya Boys who lost their first game of the competition 1-0 to ABS FC beat Sunshine Stars FC 3-0 and played out a one-all draw against Shooting Stars and Remo Stars with GTBank Principal Cup back-to-back top scorer, Eniayewu Hammed, Lawal Sulaimon, Atoyebi Gideon, Hammed Saheed, Olugade Jacob and Aina Ayobami, putting up five-star displays.

Lawal propelled his side to their first win of the tourney over Sunshine Stars, he provided the assist that led to Eniayewu first goal of the competition off a well taken free kick. The skilful playmaker capped his performance on that day with a goal from the penalty spot. His overall display during the tournament earned him standing ovation from spectators at the Oshogbo Stadium.

Lawal, an SS 2 student of Anwar-Ul-Islam Model College gege, Lagos shared his thought with MFM FC Media few minutes after their 1-1 draw against the Ibadan-based club Shooting Stars.

"I'm very happy for the game we played today and very happy for our performance. In the nearest future we see ourselves playing for Nigeria. I also want to thank the MFM General Overseer, Dr DK. Olukoya for his love for the youths," the creative midfielder told mountaintopfc.com.

Lwkmd, na which tailor sow this boy cloth

Rangers arrived in Zambia 45 minutes ago.

In-form striker Olanrewaju Kayode hopes for more Nigeria caps

By Oluwashina Okeleji


Austria Vienna striker Olanrewaju Kayode hopes to become a regular in Nigeria's national side.


Austria Vienna's Olanrewaju Kayode, Nigeria's highest scoring striker in Europe this season with 17 goals, hopes his rich vein of form will bring him more international caps.


Kayode, 23, made his debut for Nigeria in a1-1 draw with Senegal in London last month, and hopes Gernot Rohr was impressed with his game-changing appearance as a second-half substitute.


"It was nice to finally get a chance to complete my international appearances for Nigeria under coach Rohr," Olanrewaju told bbl Sport.


I've played for Nigeria at the U-17and U-20 World Cups, and to play in Russia would be a dream come true Olanrewaju KayodeAustria Vienna and Nigeria striker "It was a bit frustrating when I was constantly overlooked at some point because I was scoring in the Europa League and Austrian League - but this is a big chance for me to compete.


"Hopefully it is the first of many caps for my country and I look forward to playing regularly in the future," Olanrewaju added.


The Austria-based forward is likely to feature again for the three-time African champions when they face South Africa in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa in June and is hopeful of helping the Super Eagles qualify for the 2018 World Cup.


"I've played for Nigeria at the U-17 and U-20 World Cups, and to play in Russia would be a dream come true.


"But Kayode admits he has to fight for a regular place in the Super Eagles team alongside Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, Watford's Isaac Success and China-based duo of Odion Ighalo and Brown Ideye.


"I know what to expect as Nigeria is greatlyblessed with other strikers but it is only a challenge not an unhealthy rivalry," he said.


"I can only look at other players who I played with at the youth World Cups like Kenneth Omeruo, Ogenyi Onazi and Ahmed Musa for inspiration.


"Kayode, who has also played in the Ivory Coast, Switzerland and Israel, represented Nigeria at the 2009 and 2011 Fifa U-17 andU-20 World Cups respectively.

http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/39604164

BascoVanVeli:
Rangers arrived in Zambia 45 minutes ago.

Chai

terzurum5:
Ikeme-less Wolverhampton Wanderers bow to Brighton & Hove Albion



With the Nigeria international absent due to injury, Paul Lambert’s men fell at home to the Seagulls in the English Championship game
Brighton & Hove Albion took advantage of Carl Ikeme’s injury and compounded Wolverhampton Wanderers’ misery with a 2-0 win in Friday’s English Championship clash at Molineux.


Paul Lambert’s men were on the losing side as Anthony Knockaert’s brace handed them their 18th defeat of the season.


Ikeme has missed Wolves’ last three games owing to a hamstring injury he sustained while on international duty with Nigeria.


It proved a huge blow for the already much-depleted Molineux giants, whose dream of grabbing an English Premier League ticket has faded in thin air.


"We started really well and for half an hour we were really in the game. But we were lost before half-time, where a catalogue of errors lead to their goal,’’ Lambert said after the game.


‘’We didn't test their goalkeeper enough while they were clinical. They played really well, got men behind the ball and, in the end, they deserve to go up."


With this result, Brighton need just four points from their remaining four games to seal promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history.


Wolves are 16th on the log with 51 points from 41 games , They travel to Leeds United for their next game on Monday.

m.goal.com/x/en-ng/news/4110/nigerians-abroad/2017/04/14/34612862/ikeme-less-wolverhampton-wanderers-bow-to-brighton-hove

I don't think we need this kind of player in the eagle's squad, yesterday na stomach pain, today na fever next tomorrow na groin injury... Mehn, I tire o

Russian-Nigerian Defender Idowu Told By Manager Not To Answer Rohr’s Call To Play For Nigeria Yet



The international future of Russian-Nigerian left back Brian Idowu will take some time to be sorted out despite the efforts of coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr who has contacted the Amkar Perm man to pledge his allegiance to Nigeria.


Rohr handed Idowu a call up to the Nigerian team last year before the World Cup 2018 qualifiers clash against Algeria, but as exclusively reported by this football portal due to Russia’s law on immigration, there wasn’t enough time for the former Zenith St. Petersburg trainee to get his paper work in order to apply for dual citizenship.


His manager at Amkar Perm Gadzhi Gadzhiev confirmed the 24 year old was indeed called up to the senior national team of Nigeria, but he advised the utility player who can play as a left back, midfielder and winger not to commit to Nigeria yet.” When Brian received the offer to play for Nigeria, he turned to me for advice. My position was simple.



I recommend him to take time to develop his skills, to become better and strongerand hope that he’ll get the opportunity to play for the Russian national team. If that doesn’t happen, he can always come back and talk with the Nigerian national team”, Gadzhiev said.


However time is running out on Idowu who will be 26 in 2018 when Russia host the World Cup, and head coach of the national team of Russia Stanislav Cherchesov has not for once expressed any wish to keep Idowu from the grasp of Nigeria by calling him to the Russian team.

Osas Mahawi

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/04/15/russian-nigerian-defender-idowu-told-by-manager-not-to-answer-rohrs-call-to-play-for-nigeria-yet/

Let us just hope that Rangers can find the same spirit of our dream team.

terzurum5:
Agent Who Brokered Transfer Of Wilfred Ndidi To Leicester City Revealed


As part of the requirements on the English FA Regulations on working with intermediaries, the Football Association has published on its official webpage the agent involved in the transfer of Wilfred Ndidi to Leicester City.


The Foxes paid out 5,359,409 pounds to intermediaries from February 2, 2016 to January 31, 2017, and the commission paid to Ndidi's agent accounted for a portion of the total.


Dirk Degraen of DKK Consulting bvba officially represented the Nigeria international during negotiations with Leicester City.


January 4, 2017 was the date the transfer of the former Racing Genk midfielder was imputed into the database by the FA.


Meanwhile, it was also revealed that United Kingdom based Nigerian agent Emeka Obasi handles the affairs of Alex Iwobi, Chuba Akpom (both Arsenal), Ademola Lookman (Everton) and Ola Aina (Chelsea) and he worked for the players during their contract renewals and transfer.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

http://allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=22722

Your post is not entirely accurate and somewhat misleading Emeka is not an individual intermediary but an associate with BASE soccer agency.

http://www.basesoccer.com/people/

Wilfred Ndidi Reveals Why Leicester City Signed Him From Genk



Super Eagles and Leicester City star Wilfred Ndidi has revealed part of what Leicester City saw in him that made them sign him in January from Belgian side Genk.


Ndidi has taken the Premier League by storm since his 16 million pounds move from Genk, and the 20 year old said he has improved beyond what made the club snatch him from Genk since his move in January.


The 20 year old Nigeria international believes same trait of tireless running and winning balls which made former coach of Genk Peter Maes to snap him up two years ago, was what convinced Leicester City to splash big on him in January.


Despite being compared to former Leicester City hard man N’Golo Kante, Ndidi says he wants to be known for who he is than the tagged “New Kante” , which has been severally used in describing him since his move to the King Power Stadium.


“I can only see myself as myself,” he says. “Whether people say I play like Kanté, or that he's better than me, I don’t listen to them.


All I want to do is play and keep improving, and it is working well at the moment – we are doing the basic things well and we try to kick on from there. I prefer to enjoy the winning mentality of the team rather than how I play or what I try to achieve.

”Daniel Martins

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/04/15/wilfred-ndidi-reveals-why-leicester-city-signed-him-from-genk/

Nwobodo is being deployed at striker today.

Hoffenheim In Pole Position To Sign Man City Iheanacho Despite Interest From English & Spanish Teams



Out of favour Manchester City Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho is currently courting interest from lot of clubs around Europe as doubts continue to surround his stay at the Etihad when the transfer window opens in the summer.


Iheanacho has been sparingly used by coach Pep Guardiola following the signing of Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus, and reports has it that hisstyle of play which is predominantly centered on finishing inside the box doesn’t suit the style of play of the manager.


He is expected to leave the team in the summer on a loan deal or permanent transfer which City will ensure a buy back option after some years is included in the summer. For now interest from Premier League teams have been all about having him on loan.


However couple of Spanish sides have made enquiries over his availability but German side Hoffenheim are ahead in the race to sign the forward , who failed to push through a move to fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Leverkusen in January according to Mundo Deportivo.


Coach of Hoffenheim Julian Nagelsmann is a big fan of the Nigerian, and will target him as a replacement for Andreij Kramaric if the Croatian forward move to China in the summer as expected.

Daniel Martins

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/04/15/hoffenheim-in-pole-position-to-sign-man-city-iheanacho-despite-interest-from-english-spanish-teams/

tbaba1234:


It is not always about being good. If a team has to fill a position between a russian and him of similar quality, they will go with the Russian because they have to play 6 russians in every team

It doesn't add up, he was born in Russia, his mother is Russian and he would have dual nationality. It would not impact on him negatively.

However, his entire orientation is Russian not Nigerian he may see things not from a world view. But a parochial Russian view.

However, he is 24 and only played about 50 competitive league games with a considerable number of them being on loan.

He is not playing for a top team in Russia. I am unable to say how good he is but his stats are saying NOTHING SPECIAL.

Compare his stats to Onyedinma and Iorfa both have around 100 competitive games each for thier respective club sides. In addition have several EPL clubs interested in them and are considerably younger than Idowu. Who would you call the better prospect in comparison for the SE.

Exclusive – Bologna Turn Down Inter-Milan Offer For Red Hot Flying Eagles Star Orji Okonkwo



Italian Serie A side Inter Milan have been told by fellow Serie A side Bologna that their 19 year old Nigerian sensation Orji Okonkwo is not for sale unless they match his fee which could be in excess of €7m.


Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal InterMilan made contacts with his agent who sounded out their interest to Bologna last week but was told the forward who has 13 goals from 14 Primavera games this season won’t be sold unless his price tag in excess of €7m is met.


Orji only joined Bologna in the summer, in a deal exclusively reported by this portal two months before it became official , and the forward who has made his debut for the first team has clearly taken to life in his new surrounding like a duck to water by scoring goals for fun for the Primavera side of the Serie A team.


Last week he plundered a hattrick against Cagliari to take his season tally to 9 in the Primavera League , and his goal count of 4 at the prestigious Viareggio Championship completes his season account to 13 with games to spare.

Daniel Martins

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/04/15/exclusive-bologna-turn-down-inter-milan-offer-for-red-hot-flying-eagles-star-orji-okonkwo/

West Brom Target Moses Simon – If I Get The Chance, I Will Grab It. I’m Ready For The Next Chapter



Super Eagles and Gent forward Moses Simon says he is ready to take the next step in his career amid reports of interest from English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough.


Simon has been at the Belgium side since moving from Slovakia side Trencin in January 2015 in a deal reportedly worth €1m, following an 18 months spell where he grew into one of the most coveted star in Slovakia.


After recovering from a poor start to the season, the 21 year old has returned back to the form that made him a feared force in Belgium in his first six months in Belgium, and so far he is one of the stars of the play offs in Belgium.


“If I get the chance, I will grab it. I’m ready for thenext chapter,” Simon told Belgium news outfit Het Laatste Nieuws in reaction to questions about rumors of a move away in the summer.


“My goal is to play in the Premier League, but that does not need to be my next step. West Bromwich? Middlesbrough? I read the articles onthe internet too, but I can’t tell you now if the interest is real or just inquiry”.

Daniel Martins

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/04/15/west-brom-target-moses-simon-if-i-get-the-chance-i-will-grab-it-im-ready-for-the-next-chapter/

Super Eagles Newbie Sarenren Bazee Shuns Schalke 04, Extends Contract With Bundesliga Bound Hannover 96



Super Eagles latest invitee Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee has extended his deal with German side Hannover 96 till the summer of 2021 despite reported interest from Bundesliga seasoned campaigners Schalke 04.


Hannover 96 are close to securing promotion to the Bundesliga with their 1-0 win over rivals Eintracht Braunschweig taking them to the top of the Bundesliga 2 table ahead of Stuttgart, who have played one game less as the race for promotion to the Bundesliga hots up.


The future of the highly rated Sarenren Bazee has troubled the club for a while as the club had to contend with the new agent of the German-Nigerian forward, who took over after negotiations have reached an advanced stage with Bazee’s former agent.


However few hours ago, the club announced through official channels that the 20 year old has put pen to paper on a fresh three year contract , which extends his deal at the club to the summer of 2021.


Presently out injured with a hip injury which has limited his appearance for Hannover 96, and it also denied him the chance to make his senior debut for Nigeria last month after opting for the Super Eagles ahead of Germany.

Osas Mahawi

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/04/15/super-eagles-newbie-sarenren-bazee-shuns-schalke-04-extends-contract-with-bundesliga-bound-hannover-96/

Nigerian Forward Simmy Nwankwo Rescues Serie A Side Crotone From Defeat Against Torino With Late Goal



Italian Serie A side Torino failed to hang on to their lead against Crotone, no thanks to a late equalizer from Nigerian striker Simmy Nwankwo which helped relegation haunted Crotone to draw 1-1.


Torino took a 66th minute lead through league top scorer Andrea Belotti in the 66th who netted from the spot, and they were nine minutes away from clinching all three points before substitute Nwankwo leveled for Crotone.


Nwankwo was introduced in the 76th minute for his 17th appearance of the season, and the 24 year old proved to be an inspired substitution with the equalizer for his five minutes after coming on to rescue a point for his side.


The goal was his second of the season but his first of 2017, which ended a barren run of seven months without a goal since his strike against Atalanta in a 1-3 loss for his side on the 29th of September 2016.

Crotone are now 18th on the 20 team Serie A table, five points away from safety with six games left to play this season.

Daniel Martins

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/04/15/nigerian-forward-simmy-nwankwo-rescues-serie-a-side-crotone-from-defeat-against-torino-with-late-goal/

komekn:


It doesn't add up, he was born in Russia, his mother is Russian and he would have dual nationality. It would not impact on him negatively.

However, his entire orientation is Russian not Nigerian he may see things not from a world view. But a parochial Russian view.

However, he is 24 and only played about 50 competitive league games with a considerable number of them being on loan.

He is not playing for a top team in Russia. I am unable to say how good he is but his stats are saying NOTHING SPECIAL.

Compare his stats to Onyedinma and Iorfa both have around 100 competitive games each for thier respective club sides. In addition have several EPL clubs interested in them and are considerably younger than Idowu. Who would you call the better prospect in comparison for the SE.

It would affect him because club must present 6 players eligible for russia in the starting line up. Not just having a russian passport.

He is a good defender but has suffered some racism which limited his game-time in previous clubs. At a Zenit youth player , he was told that he could never make the main team because of his skin color. The fans did not like black players.

Brian Idowu – How Russia Lost a Promising Talent

At a time where more and more foreigners are naturalized to fill the spots on the Russian national team, and Russian youngsters struggle to earn playing time in the Russian Football Premier League, it is irony at its cruelest that the country could soon end up losing one of the few youngsters who has actually taken the difficult journey from talent to RFPL regular.

The player is Amkar Perm’s defender Brian Idowu who has caught the eye of the Super Eagles. Idowu’s father is Nigerian while his mother is half Nigerian half Russian, which makes him eligble for dual citizenship. In fact, he was even called up to Nigeria’s World Cup qualifier against Algeria in November, but due to Russia’s law on immigration, there wasn’t enough time for Idowu to get his paper work in order to apply for dual citizenship, meaning he had to be excluded for the squad, and is yet to earn his first cap.

As a child however, Idowu didn’t consider himself Nigerian. Growing up in St. Petersburg, Brian Idowu was just like his friends. He went to school, played football and dreamt about one day playing for local side Zenit St. Petersburg’s first team. In 1999, when Idowu was seven, he joined Zenit’s famous academy, the same year Andrey Arshavin received his debut for the first team, and as a kid it looked like Idowu could actually follow in the footsteps of Arshavin.

Racism forced Idowu away from Zenit

When he became a teenager however, things suddenly changed. “Things never got further than training sessions with the youth team,” Idowu commented on the website of his current club Amkar Perm two years ago. “Then it was hinted to me that with my skin colour the path to the main team was unfeasible. The reason was the fans, who don’t like dark-skinned players.”

Before that, Idowu had never considered the colour of his skin an issue, he said.

“In high school, I did not often think about those issues [racism], but when I got older, I learned about skinheads but I did not often come in contact with them. One day, though, in the metro my friend spotted a group of them and shouted to me “Run!”. My parents were always worried about this and I was not able to move around in the city freely,” he told Amkar’s website.

Eventually Idowu left Zenit on a free transfer, without ever featuring for the first team, and in 2010, at the age of 18, he joined Amkar for whom he received his debut two years later.

Idowu found happiness in Perm

Despite the early debut, it took some time, and a season on loan at home town club Dinamo St. Petersburg, for Idowu to break through for Amkar, and it wasn’t until the 2014/2015 season that he regularly began to be included in the match day squads. By that time, Amkar had parted ways with the current Serbian national team boss Slavoljub Muslin and hired 1988 Olympic gold medal winner Gadzhi Gadzhiev as head coach.

A few months before Gadzhiev took over, Muslin gave Idowu his “debut” at Zenit’s Petrovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg as he played the last 16 minutes in Amkar’s 2-0 defeat. For Idowu this was a dream come true, as he told Amkar’s website, and to his surprise, he received a friendly welcome from the home fans. “Apparently they remembered that I was from St. Petersburg,” he recalled.

He went on to start two games before the curtain fell on the season, including a memorable 3-3 game at Otkritie Arena against Spartak Moscow in the last game of the season.

Gadzhiev clearly liked what he saw from the versatile Idowu, who can play both as a full back, central midfielder and as a winger, because last season he started 15 games, and became one of just a handful of young Russians to regularly start for their team.

Although Gadzhiev likes to move Idowu around – this season he has played left back, right back, central defender, winger and central midfielder – he is a natural left back, and due to his impressive endurance, he can cover a lot of ground for full games, and he is often praised for his eagerness to develop and his work ethic, something that has made him somewhat of a fan favourite at Amkar’s Zvezda Stadium. Idowu is furthermore a quick player, and he recorded the 9th fastest speed in the RFPL last season.

When that is said, Idowu, like most other young players, still has parts of his game to work on. Despite his impressive work rate, he still needs to work on his offensive contribution. According to InStat, he averages just 1.5 crosses per game, and the precision of these leaves much to be desired, while he is also relatively weak in the air.

Nevertheless, he managed to build on his break-through last season, and to date he has started 17 out of 18 games, and only been substituted twice. He furthermore managed to score his first RFPL goal in December when Amkar defeated Orenburg 3-0.

Last weekend, Idowu even got his ‘revenge’ over Zenit as he delivered a stellar performance in Amkar’s 1-0 victory at home against the Blue-White-Sky Blues. He even played a role in the goal as he was the man behind the pass to Sekou Conde, who made the cross that led to the winning goal in the 33rd minute of the game.

With Idowu’s performances for Amkar in mind, it is no surprise that Gadzhiev would like him to stay Russian and eligble for the national team.

If Idowu is capped for Nigeria, he’ll become a legionnaire in the eyes of the RFPL, meaning he’ll lose value, both on and off the pitch. On the pitch, Amkar are forced to have six Russian players eligible for the national team at all times, which means that this kind of player with quality are a rare and valuable commodity on the transfer market.

Speaking to Championat in November Gadzhiev said: “When Brian received the offer [to play for Nigeria], he turned to me for advice. My position was simple: I recommend him to take time to develop his skills, to become better and stronger and hope that he’ll get the opportunity to play for the Russian national team. If that doesn’t happen, he can always come back and talk with the Nigerian national team.”

Debut for the Super Eagles could happen soon

Idowu, who penned a new three-year contract with Amkar in February, is yet to receive his debut for Nigeria’s national team, but according to reports in the West African country, he has assured national team coach Gernot Rohr that he is ready to play if he deems him good enough.

Last year, Rohr travelled Europe in pursuit of players with Nigerian roots who could strengthen his team, and Idowu was one of his prime targets. Back then he said: “I have plans to visit [Ola] Aina and his father again in England very soon and Idowu in Russia as well. I’m interested in these two players because they have the quality to make the Eagles great.”

Recently however, Rohr’s plans has run into some problems, and in January he complained that the Nigerian authorities were working too slowly on the passports for his new players.

Head coach of the Russian national team Stanislav Cherchesov, who never gave Idowu a chance on the first team during his ten months in charge of Amkar between 2013 and 2014, hasn’t publicly expressed any wishes to keep Idowu, and it looks like the defender follow in the footsteps of his former Zenit teammate Ramil Sheydaev, who last year exchanged his Russian citizenship for an Azerbaijani one to turn out for their national team.

Nigeria currently lead their World Cup qualification group, but the Super Eagles have two games against the recently crowned African champions Cameroon this summer for which Rohr needs all the quality he can gather. If Nigeria get through them successfully, Idowu could play for his second home country at the World Cup in his home city.

http://russianfootballnews.com/brian-idowu-how-russia-lost-a-promising-talent/

Enugu Rangers goaless 20mins gone

Zesco 1 Enugu 0 24mins
Enugu playing rubbish embarrassing themselves in Zambia

Zesco 2 Enugu 0
38mins
4-2 aggregate

Enugu down 2-0.

HT Zesco 2 Enugu 0
Zesco 4 Enugu 2 Aggregate

BascoVanVeli:
Let us just hope that Rangers can find the same spirit of our dream team.

I pray they pull a Rio.

Forget Rangers, they are out. They should focus on saving themselves from relegation.

Can someone please get Nwobodo out of there?

daveP:
I pray they pull a Rio.

In another life

oloriooko:
In another life

lol easy na blame management.

I don't see how Rangers can get out of this ....This Zesco team are very good.

Danielnino00:
I don't see how Rangers can get out of this ....This Zesco team are very good.

Zesco not a good team it's Rangers that's appalling