Nigeria international defender Abdullahi Bewene has signed a new deal with Czech Republic side Banik Ostrava, OwnGoalNigeria.com report.

Bewene who made a huge impression when he made his international debut with Nigeria in June in games against Poland and Portugal respectively extended his contract at the club to 2031.

The decision is coming at a time when he is expected to seal a move away, but sources say it will have no implications on a possible summer transfer with reports of interest in him from Belgium side Gent, and French Ligue 1 side Le Havre.

“Bewene is one of the players with whom we have recently recorded very interesting performance progress. In his case, we are also convinced that he has not yet reached his ceiling.

*He has the parameters for top-level football and by extending his contract, we are therefore ensuring continued cooperation with a player who has the potential to be very important for Baník in the coming seasons. I believe that with this long-term contract with a player who was in great demand on the market, we are showing our ambitions for the future,” said Luděk Mikloško, head of the sports department of FC Baník Ostrava.

“We discovered Bewe at the age of seventeen in the academy in Abuja and we are happy that he gradually worked his way up to the first team of Baník and the Nigerian national team. We greatly appreciate the trust that Baník placed in him years ago,” said the player’s agent Jakub Szkibik from CSC AGENCY.

Head Coach Uwejamomere Eboboritse has called up a total of 62 players to the camp of Nigeria’s U17 team, Golden Eaglets, as the team commences its screening and training programmes ahead of this year’s WAFU B U17 Championship.

The list is made up of five goalkeepers, 18 defenders, 20 midfielders and 19 forwards.

The players have been advised to report to camp in Abuja as Eboboritse and his assistants Kalli Mohammed Kachalla and Abdullahi Isa, begin the arduous task of building another world-champion squad, with Nigeria having won the global title five times in the past.

This year’s WAFU B U17 Championship will take place in the month of October.

Goalkeepers: Emmanuel Dada (Beyond Limits FA); Enabodje Jackson Akpobome (Dosu Joseph FA); Mutiu Adenle Adedayo (Seamoriow FA); Usama Salisu (Ranchers Bees FC); Johnny Kelvin (KMK Football Academy).

Defenders: Daniel Agunzi (Imperial FA); Michael Ogwuche (Triple 44 Academy); Chinedu Destiny (Supreme Kings FC); Isa Jamiu (Inspire FA); Ifechukwu Nweke (Benin City Sports Academy); Nabil Shehu (Sports Supply FA); Augustine David (Right2Win FA); Abdullahi Muhammad (Ahzuba FC); Auwal Fahad (Derby FA); Ahuchaogu Chinenye Goodluck (Supreme Kings FC); Chinedu Nchoje (Gbagada FC); Ekwueme Chidubem (Giant Brillars FC); Tochukwu Muoneme (Rangers International FC); Eke Kingsley (Supreme Kings FC); Mubarak Dayyatu (Mahanaim FC); Abdulrazak Ibrahim (Breakthrough FA); Davidson Chukwuemeka (Golden Generation FA); Isah Kasim Ladan (Mavlon FC 24); Hussaini Saeed (AS Roma Academy).

Midfielders: Paul Emmanuel Akpan (Solo Wanderers FC); Goodness Ukwubile (Turf Arena FA); Japhet Vincent (Mees Palace FA); Chinedu Divine Mbachu (Sporting Lagos); Sochima Joshua Emeka (Multilife Saver FC); Anifowose Faruq Olayanju (Jaguar Sports FA); Mansur Sanusi (Beyond Limits FA); Adegbola Alameen Oladimeji (Stormers FC); Abdullahi Jamiu Afolabi (Smart City FC); Salisu Abdulsamad (B Angel FA); Oluwole Akinyele (Breeding Professionals FA); Abubakar Fuhaad (Stormers FC); Abdulrazak Abubakar (Simoiben Academy); Michael Ekundayo (Vinod Academy); Otugo Akachukwu (P. Sports FA); Abdulmalik Babatunde (Adoration Football Academy); Nwobodo Chinoso (Mavlon FC); Abdulsalam Fuhad (Cart FC Academy); Benedict Samuel (Ikon Allah Football Academy); Benjamin Benedict Boloni (Dreamline Football Academy)

Forwards: Barnabas Chichi (Transformers FA); Ayinde Basit (Ikorodu City FA); Igboenobe Columbus (Forster FA); Yusuf Isa Alo (Footwork FA); Raheem Lateef (Inspire FA); Abuchi Lawrence (Sporting Lagos); Abas Sani (Kubarachi FC); Israel Asuquo Ayo (Kon Academy); Usoro Godswill (Sporting Supreme FC); Usman Kachalla (Desert Fox FC); Muhammad Auwal (Kano Pillars FC); Mahmud Ahmed (Beyond Limits FA); Anreki Peter Samuel (Strikers Hub FA); Fasiu Mubarak (Sporting Supreme FC); Abdullahi Suleiman Ibrahim (Ikon Allah Football Academy); Shaibu Umar Faruk (Palmville College Lagos); Bello Ibrahim (Palmville College Lagos); Aliyu Abah Muhammed (Lobi Stars Feeders).

Lagos, Nigeria – 5th August 2026 — Super Eagles legend and 1994 AFCON winner Daniel Amokachi has been officially unveiled as 22Bet’s Pan-African Brand Ambassador at a press event held at BON Hotels, GRA Ikeja, Lagos.

The appointment of the former Everton and Club Brugge striker marks a significant move by 22Bet to deepen its connection with African football. Amokachi, widely known as “The Bull,” remains one of the most respected figures from Nigeria’s golden generation of the 1990s.

Amokachi was a key member of the Super Eagles side that won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations and claimed Olympic gold at Atlanta 1996. He also scored the first goal in the history of the UEFA Champions League while playing for Club Brugge and won the FA Cup with Everton in 1995.

22Bet stated that the partnership will focus on celebrating African football culture, supporting young players and local football communities, and promoting positive values around the game.

22Bet Nigeria Country Manager Fikayo Ogunfuye:

“Today is an important day for 22Bet Nigeria and for African football. We are proud to officially unveil Daniel Amokachi as 22Bet’s Pan-African Brand Ambassador. This partnership is not about short-term visibility — it is about purpose. Daniel joins our pan-African sports platform to support football culture, local communities, and responsible engagement across Africa.”

Daniel Amokachi:

“Football gave me everything. It took a boy from Kaduna and gave him the world. Africa has incredible talent. I want to support young players and football communities. This partnership is about giving back and telling African football stories — the real stories of hard work, sacrifice, and hope that too often go unheard.”

Through this partnership, 22Bet and Daniel Amokachi will work together to:

• Celebrate African football culture and its heroes

• Support initiatives that impact young players and local football communities

• Promote positive values and responsible engagement around the game

The unveiling was attended by members of the sports media, football stakeholders, and partners.

Nigeria U20 team book a place in the final of the ongoing WAFU B tournament with a 4-3 penalty shootout win over host Côte d’Ivoire after both teams stay tied at 2-2 after extra time, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Côte d’Ivoire took the lead early into the first half and protected it until the end of the half, but Nigeria pegged them back in the second half through a goal from captain Habila Simeone.

Simeone was quickest to react from a long throw in. The game remained deadlocked at 1-1 until very early into extra time when Nigeria once again profited from a long throw with substitute Abubakar Aliu the goal scorer for Nigeria to put them ahead.

Their lasted till one minute before the end of first half in extra time, when their defence was ball watching and conceded the equaliser that took the game to the lottery of penalty kicks.

Goalkeeper Clinton Lawani emerged as the hero for Nigeria by stopping two spot kicks, sending them into the final where a win will see them qualify for the U20 AFCON.

Barcelona are planning ahead of a possible departure of Ferran Torres with one year left on his contract and the lack of agreement on a new deal, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Torres is said to be on the radar of PSG and infuriated the club’s hierarchy in an interview, where he said his future isn’t certain, demanding for the club to show they value him.

The uncertainty over the future of the man who scored the winner for Spain in the World Cup has made the club to line up options as his possible replacement.

According to Gerard Romero who is widely regarded as one of the respected voices when it comes to happenings in Barcelona, Nigeria international striker Victor Osimhen is top of the list.

According to Romero, the club are becoming more and more interested in the Nigerian who is at Turkish side Galatasaray, not just in the wake of the report of the likely departure of Torres but also because of the imbroglio that has surrounded their desire to sign Julian Alvarez from rivals Atletico Madrid.

Atletico according to reports in Spain have the Nigerian on their shortlist as well, in the event that Alvarez get his desire to join Barcelona..

A fee in the region of €80m will be enough for the Turks to sanction his move.

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle is making good his promise to ensure that he gets the best available players with dual nationality play for his team, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Chelle has been active in the area of bolstering his options especially with players born abroad to parents of Nigerian descent. Recently he capped the quartet of Arthur Okonkwo, Femi Azeez, Emmanuel Fernandez and Owen Oseni who were born abroad.

Two weeks ago we reported that he has successfully convinced Al Ittihad forward George Ilenikhena to pledge his international future to Nigeria. He has now shift his attention to new Galatasaray signing Lesley Ugochukwu.

Sources say he has now turned his sight on a young emerging talent from England, largely due to his dual role as the coach of the Nigeria U23 team.

The play is Sam Alabi, who only signed his first professional contract in July, but the 17-year-old has his sights set on a senior debut for Newcastle this season.

The dynamic midfielder was named on the bench on a handful of occasions in the previous campaign after fearlessly holding his own in training with the first team.

Alabi went on to suffer a season-ending shin injury in January, but former head coach Eddie Howe backed the teenager to have a bright future if he continued to work hard.

Although Newcastle have since spent £57m on a couple of young midfielders in Sean Steur and Aladji Bamba, Alabi is one to watch as someone who has already captained England at youth level.

New Super Eagles defender Abdullahi Bewene has emerged as one of the highly sought after players in the Czech Republic after his performances for Nigeria during the international break, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Bewene had a very impressive display against Poland in a friendly game for Nigeria and didn’t look out of place in what was his debut game. He followed it up with another strong showing against Portugal.

Now back at Banik Ostrava, we brought reports of the interest of French Ligue 1 side in having him join their ranks , and now Belgium side Gent have now join the race.

He still has interest from the top two teams in Czech Republic in Sparta Praha and Slavia Prague, but will first among all look for a move away before deciding on joining any of the aforementioned teams.

His representative was not immediately available to comment on the link, but he has told us in the past that they are dealing with multiple interests in the 21 year old since the start of the summer transfer window.

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German Bundesliga side Hamburg are looking at signing Nigeria international striker Terem Moffi from French Ligue 1 side Nice, where he has been banished from training with the first team.

Moffi had a fallout with the club after an attack by fans of the club following a defeat in the league last year. He spent the second half of the season on loan ro FC Porto where he scored just twice with two assists in 15 games.

Porto didn’t take up the option of signing him permanently, forcing him to return to Nice for pre season training but the club are insisting that he has to leave with just one year left on his deal at the club.

Hamburg according to Hamburger Abendblatt have opened talks regarding the 27-year-old Nigerian in view of a deal many believe will be in the region of €8m. The discussion is said to be going on smoothly with parties involved keen on making it happen.

Moffi has has a torrid time since suffering a knee ligament injury two seasons ago, but still holds a very good record of 54 goals from 148 Ligue 1 outings for Lorient and Nice.

Newly promoted German Bundesliga side Elversburg have been busy in the summer transfer window with new signings expected to help them retain their top flight status at the end of next season, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

One of the areas they are keen on strengthening is in midfield where they have their sights on 22 year old Nigerian midfielder Anthony Dennis, who is on the books of Turkish side Göztepe.

Dennis saw a move to newly promoted English Premier League side Conventry City collapse at the death over a disagreement on transfer fee, but Göztepe are still hopeful that he will leave before the close of the summer window.

Coach Stanimir Stoilov has not played him in pre season games, in order to minimise the risk of an injury that could wreck his transfer, and Elversburg have now joined the race for his signing.

We gathered that Göztepe are open to his exit but want a base fee of €9m, which interested clubs think it’s excessive for a player who has only had one real season in Turkey.

He arrived from Nigeria in the January window of the 2022-2023 season, and was included in the main team squad at the end of the season. Last season was when he cemented his spot in the first team.

Since his move to the team, Dennis who made the provisional list of Nigeria for the AFCON has played in 83 matches with 4 goals and 5 assists.

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Crystal Palace are facing a battle on their hands to convince David Ozoh that he has a future at the club after his return from a very productive loan spell with English Championship side Derby County, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Ozoh has a year to go in his contract at the club , and has refused to enter into talks over an extension insisting on an exit, leaving the club with the problem of convincing him.

Now back and heavily involved in pre season training under new coach Pierre Sage, the 21 year old is not short of suitors, and if Palace fail to convince him on an extension he will be sold.

According to popular weekly newspaper The Standard, David Ozoh is on the shortlist of Bundesliga club 1.FC Köln.

Aside from the Cathedral City club, Olympique Marseille, Hull City, and Derby County have also reportedly expressed interest.

Although Marseille and Hull would likely offer a greater fee, the player and his representatives have not fully decided on his future yet.

Most recently, a transfer fee of around €5.8million was reportedly being discussed for Ozoh who spent last season on loan at Derby.

During that campaign, the Englishman featured 33 times in the EFL Championship and contributed two goals.

A form that caught the attention of the coach of Nigeria Eric Chelle who successfully convinced him to switch his nationality to Nigeria, despite representing England at youth level.

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The transfer of Nigerian teen wonder Zadok Yohanna from AIK of Sweden to English Premier League side Brighton was one of the top stories of the summer transfer window, OwnGoalNigeira.com reports.

Zadok spent just 18 months in Sweden before earning the move to Brighton. A huge leap for the Ikon Allah Academy graduate who has now put himself in the spotlight ahead of the new season in England.

Former Brighton midfielder Warren Aspinall, speaking on the Albion Unlimited podcast, felt the club’s fans had every reason to be optimistic.

“It’s a little bit of a scalp because two other big clubs in England were chasing him in Chelsea and Newcastle, so they got ahead of them which is very good,” said Aspinall.

“It might be the right price and the going rate for an up-and-coming, good player.

“Have we got another diamond to polish up? That’s what we’re looking for – these rough diamonds to polish up and sell on for big money”, he stated.

Ade Emmanuel

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