1. Resign And Go, Okoye Tells Pinnick, Dikko
2. Rangers Striker Umar Sadiq Next Club In January Is Revealed
Italian Serie B club Perugia are on the brink of announcing the signing of ex-Nigeria U23 international Umar Sadiq, who has returned to Italy following an unsuccessful loan spell with Scottish Premiership giants Rangers.
Italian transfer market expert Gianluca Di Marzio writes on his website that Perugia have reached an agreement with Roma and the Nigerian striker is set to move to the Serie B club for the remainder of this season.
3. AFCON Hosting Battle: How Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon Came To CAF’s Rescue
Egypt and South Africa have officially signaled their readiness to replace Cameroon as hosts of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after the rights was stripped off the central African country over lack of preparation and security reasons.
Izuchukwu Okosi recalls how Nigeria and some other African countries stepped up to host the ‘African World Cup’ after the designated hosts lost their rights.
4. Chelsea To Promote Nigerian Defender To First Team Amid Uncertainty Over Future Of Victor Moses
Chelsea will reportedly focus their attention on the British market over the next two transfer windows.
The Daily Mailclaims that The Blues want new homegrown talent to comply with English Premier League quota rules next season amid uncertainty surrounding the futures of Gary Cahill, Cesc Fabregas, Danny Drinkwater, Andreas Christensen, Victor Moses and Rob Green.
5. Ogu excited by Hapoel Be’er Sheva comeback victory.
Ismail Ryan scored the opening goal of the encounter in the 12th minute for the visitors while Nigel Hasselbaink equalized for the home side in the 69thminute before Diaa Sabia gave the home team the maximum points with a goal in the 87th minute. Events then turned from bad to worse for Shmona when Iyad Abu Abaid was sent off in the 90th minute.
The win for Be’er Sheva comes as a sigh of relief as they have failed to get any maximum points in their last three league matches conceding seven goals in the process which has placed them 11 points behind table toppers Maccabi Tel Aviv.