Nice have accepted an offer from Hamburg for Nigerian forward Terem Moffi, as first reported by Nice-Matin. He must now reach an agreement with the Bundesliga club.

The fee was not disclosed. Nice were keen to take the striker’s sizeable wages of their bill , since he is under contract until 2027. They wanted to create space for one of their target in Elye Wahi. There has been no significant progress with Frankfurt despite discussions over a paid loan.

Ineos had wanted a high fee, close to the eight million euros option discussed with FC Porto during his six-month loan last winter, but have given the green light at a lower price.

Facing competition from Turkish side Samsunspor, Hamburg have been pursuing the deal for weeks, with Moffi demanding to know if he will be guaranteed a starting spot and regular playing time which Samsunspor already promised him.

Since his return from loan, Moffi has trained diligently through the summer, which pleased new coach Olivier Pantaloni and his staff. He however didn’t feature in any pre-season matches, although it was considered.

Signed during a period of heavy Ineos investment, Moffi has been at Nice since 2023. If the transfer goes through as expected he will be leaving Nice after scoring 24 goals in 72 official appearances.

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Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has handed a return to goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali and the attacking duo of Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman for the upcoming AFCON 2027 qualifiers in September.

OwnGoalNigeria.com also gathered that right back Ola Aina like we reported yesterday is back in the team for the first time since last year where he picked up an injury that made him miss the AFCON.

Osimhen, Nwabali and Lookman have not been part of the team since after the AFCON, but they are now expected to return to the team for the AFCON Qualifiers.

Chelle is keen on ensuring that the team starts the qualifiers on a sound note and has decided against including any new player in the team, at least for now.

Super Eagles have been drawn in Group L for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, alongside Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau, and co-hosts Tanzania.

The tournament will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania from June 19 to July 17, 2027, with matchday one kicking off on September 21, 2026. Nigeria will play host to Madagascar on the 23rd of September in Uyo.

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Bayer Leverkusen star Nathan Tella doesn’t understand why he hasn’t been given an extended run in the senior national team of Nigeria despite his consistent form in the Bundesliga for three seasons, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

The 27 year old made his senior international debut for Nigeria in 2023 under former coach Jose Peseiro, but hasn’t collected more caps since then and has only played in the Unity Cup one year ago under current coach Eric Chelle.

A regular for Bayer Leverkusen he made 17 appearances last season with a goal and four assists form his role on the flanks or as a wingback. Despite that he wasn’t looked at by Chelle for another chance.

” He ( Nathan) is as confused and surprised like you because when you are doing well for your club, it’s only natural that you get a national team chance but that has not been his case so far”, his representative told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

” For Nathan the hard work never stops and he will continue to push for recognition with his performance on the pitch. We will see what will happen in the next international break and subsequent ones leading to the next AFCON”, he stated.

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Belgium side Club Brugge have reached an agreement with Norwegian side Tromso for the transfer of former Nigeria U17 defender Vince Osuji, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Osuji joined the team in the January transfer window of 2024 from Swedish side Kalmar after a whirlwind six months at the club led to interests from teams across Europe.

However he hasn’t quite developed as expected after two years with no senior appearance in the league to his name, the club has decided to cut him loose at the age of 20. He has been with their youth team since his move.

Tromso who are playing in the Europa Conference League against Brighton on Thursday is seen as the perfect place for the centre back to get his confidence back, and the deal is said to be well advanced.

An announcement is said to be imminent after a routine medical, but he won’t be eligible to play in their Europa Conference League game on Thursday.

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Reports from Turkey say the future of one time Super Eagles invitee Anthony Dennis is close to coming to an end with an offer from the United Arab Emirates, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Al-Jazira are said to be talks with Göztepe for the transfer of Dennis, who has been linked with a move away since the start of the summer transfer window.

Talks were said to be advanced with all parties involved effectively bringing to an end the controversy surrounding his future. He was close to a move to Coventry City before it broke down.

Recently there were talks about teams in the German Bundesliga taking interest in him, but it appears only Al-Jazira met the asking price of what the Turkish side are demanding.

Göztepe decided to leave him out not to jeopardise any potential deal for the €20m rated midfielder, who made the step up from their youth team to the first team last season.

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Two years after switching his nationality from Nigeria to Canada Promise David has joined English Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion from Belgium side USG, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

The deal is said to be a season long loan deal with an obligation to sign him permanently for a fee said to be in the region of £22m at the end of next season.

A member of the last U23 team of Nigeria under Salisu Yusuf, and then playing in Estonia he was a part of the team that failed to qualify for the Olympics, he switched his nationality to Canada, where he was born one year ago and made their squad to the World Cup.

He featured in four of Canada’s five World Cup fixtures as a substitute, scoring in the 2-1 group stage defeat to Switzerland.

The 25-year-old arrives having played 82 times for the Belgian side, scoring 41 goals and providing nine assists since signing in 2024.

Having started his career in his homeland and then playing in Croatia and the United States, David appeared for two sides in the Maltese Premier League before moving to Estonian side Nomme Kalju and then Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.

New Super Eagles striker George Ilenikhena was the main talking point yesterday after hitting a brace for Al Ittihad in their 3-0 win over Najma in the King of Cup Champions.

Ilenikhena who joined the team from Ligue 1 side Monaco in January was handed his first start after impressing in pre season, and he didn’t disappoint with a quick fire brace.

He opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Latching onto a through ball from Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, he fired left-footed into the top corner of Al-Najma’s goal. His second came in the 38th minute, drilling a low shot from outside the box into the right corner.

His brace set his team on the path to the convincing 3-0 win, with head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle who has succeeded in convincing him to play for Nigeria watching.

Born in Lagos but raised in France, his international future has been a hot debate since he made the breakthrough at 17. However like we exclusively reported he has accepted to play for Nigeria after talks with Chelle.

Sources however say he isn’t listed for the upcoming AFCON Qualifiers games in September, but he will be available for subsequent games before the end of the year.

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Spanish LaLiga side Sevilla have intensified efforts to sign George Ilenikhena from Saudi Arabia side Al-ittihad, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Following the departure of Nigeria international striker Akor Adams to Italian Serie A side Venezia, the club is keen on adding more numbers in attack and Ilenikhena is their top target.

They believe he will add quality to their attack as a better alternative to the duo of Isaac Romero and Robbie Ure. Hence a proposal to the Saudi Arabia side who signed the 19 year old in January from Monaco.

A loan deal with an option of making it permanent is currently what they are proposing due to the financial constraints on the club, which means a permanent deal will be difficult.

Although Al Ittihad are open to his exit, they are however demanding a high amount for his permanent signing which has caused the deal to slow down in recent days, opening the door for Real Betis to enter the race.

But the forward who recently agreed to play for the senior national team of Nigeria is adamant and prefers a move to Sevilla, and he is currently pushing for a swift conclusion of the deal to enable him team up with Sevilla. He hasn’t featured in pre season games lately.

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Top division Belgium side Zulte Waregem have completed the process of signing talented Nigerian teen Musa Maliq Omotayo from Nigeria Premier Football League side Ikorodu City, OwnGoalNigeria.com reported.

The left footed winger who turned 18 yesterday passed a routine medical and is expected to be announced as a new player of Zulte Waregem in the coming hours.

As a matter of fact he has already started training with the team, where he hopes to follow in the footsteps of Nigerian players who have used the league to make their mark in European football.

Reports say he turned down a trial chance with Barcelona for a straight deal with the Belgians. Teams in England were also keen on signing him after his breakthrough season last term in the NPFL.

Described as explosive, crafty and with an eye for goals. He made the step up from the popular Lagos TCC league to the league side.

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Newly capped Nigeria international goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo will leave English Championship side Wrexham before the end of the ongoing summer transfer window, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Wrexham has informed the 24 year old who has one year left in his deal that he is free to leave, and they are open to even let him leave on loan provided that the other club will take his wage off their bill.

There preference for an outright sale is however clear , and that is what is holding his move to fellow Championship side Charlton, who contacted Wrexham over a loan deal but were told a permanent sale is the club’s priority.

Talks are still ongoing with Charlton, which is his priority destination despite offer from English League One side Leicester City. He prefers the Championship to keep his spot in the senior national team of Nigeria.

Capped twice at senior level by Nigeria during the summer international break he has played 121 matches for Wrexham, including 39 in the Championship last season.

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The Ibrahim Musa Gusau led board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has written to world football governing body FIFA to stop plans by the Nigerian government to sack them, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

As widely reported yesterday, the Nigerian government has given the National Sports Commission (NSC) the go ahead to set up an interim committee to manage Nigerian football, and halt the planned election into the NFF.

The decision was reached after the women’s team for the first time in history failed to qualify for the Women’s World Cup on Thursday.

It was a case of one failure too many coming on the heels of the Super Eagles also failing to qualify for the world cup. The situation led to the marching order given to the NSC to sack the NFF and set up a management team for Nigerian football for the next three months.

Gusau who was looking ahead to coasting to a win that will give him another four years in office, in the elections in September has now written to FIFA citing government interference, which will possibly trigger a ban for Nigeria.

However the NSC has perfected how to go about the idea of firing the board that will not contravene FIFA’s stand on interference, and they have already told the Gusau led board to humbly resign or be forced out of office.

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