AS ROMA SADIQ UMAR TO LEAD NEW FLYING EAGLES

AS Roma 18 year old forward Sadiq Umar will headline the list of foreign based players invited to the Nigeria Under-20 team ahead of the qualifying series for 2017 Africa Youth Championship in Zambia.

Umar who made his debut last week for AS Roma in the Serie A has so far scored 13 goals with the B team of AS Roma and will be included in the list alongside his teammate Nura Abdullahi the right full back who is on the radar of Spanish giants Barcelona.

The foreign based players Mowizsoccer gathered will all be in camp next year as Coach Manu Garba draws up plans ahead of the qualifying series where he is also expected to include some members of the victorious Nigeria Under-17 of 2015.

Zambia will host the 2017 Africa Under-20 championship where Nigeria will be hoping to defend their 2015 crown won in  Senegal.

Manu Garba who came under pressure following his team poor showing at the last World Youth Championship in New Zealand is yet to decide if some players still within the age limit from his former U-20 and 17 team will be included in the team.

However speculations still remains that Zahradeen Bello who was at the last U-20 championship and presently with the Nigeria Under-23 team ahead of the Olympic qualifiers will captain the team.

MUSA YAHAYA AGRESS CELTA VIGO MOVE

Nigeria youth international Musa Yahaya will in two weeks time arrive Spain where he is expected to sign for La-Liga side Celta Vigo.

Musa whose move to English side Tottenham Hotspurs broke down due to disagreements between his agent,Babawo Mohammed and his team Mutunchi Academy have already gotten his visa.


Contrary to speculations that he will be loaned out by Spurs,the 17 year old will train with Celta Vigo until January when he completes 18 before signing for them if he impresses.


Celta Vigo lost out in their bid to sign the forward after the U-17 World cup in 2013 but move swiftly to tie him down after his move to turn professional with Spurs broke down.


The player is currently in Kaduna but got his visa top travel to Spain from the Spanish embassy in Abuja last week and is most likely to travel in the company of his agent Babawo Mohammed.

Two Chinese Clubs Battling Over Rooney

Wayne Rooney is currently in tug of war between two Chinese team who are reportedly ready to splash big money on the 30 year old when his contract runs out in 2019.

Heavily linked with Guangzhou Evergrande,the England skipper is now being urged by former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson to instead join him at Shanghai SIPG.

Eriksson believes Rooney will flourish in his team due to the avalanche of stars they currently have in the team.

"We already have famous players like Robinho,Asamoah Gyan and Demba Ba,and they all brought something special" He told SunSport.

"But of course Rooney is at another level.

"He is top,top,top in same category as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo".

He however admitted that teams all round the world will try to sign Rooney if the need arises but says a Rooney move to China will be fantastic.

EMMANUEL BABAYARO TAKES OVER KADUNA UNITED

Emmanuel Babayaro has been appointed the new General Manager of Nigeria National League team,Kaduna United.

The Atalanta 96 football gold medalist wasn't in the picture originally to be appointed as General Manager but a power point presentation coupled with a perfect business plan swinged the appointment in his favour.

Babayaro will however constitute an advisory board but will own the team after it was concessed to him by the Kaduna State Government for the next four years.

Under the new arrangement Babayaro will sourced for money to run the team and at the end of every year submit the team financial report to the state  on a yearly basis.

The arrangement will see the owner of Pioneers Academy restructure the team who were winners of the Nigeria Federations cup in 2010 and steer them back to the top flight after poor management saw them drop to the second tier of Nigeria football.

SPURS TO RELEASE MUSA YAHAYA IN JANUARY

English Premiership side Tottenham Hotspurs won't be offering Nigeria youth international,Musa Yahaya professional contract after a breakdown in talks.

Investigations by Mowizsoccer has it that the 17 year old who is presently in Kaduna was a victim of disagreements between his nursery team Mutunchi Academy and his agent Babawo Mohammed.

The Mutunchi Academy prospect who was expected to be offered professional contract when he turns 18 next year will now be released as controversies continue to trail his move to Tottenham Hotspurs.

Tottenham Hotspurs who were neck deep in talks with his agent Babawo Mohammed but were forced to pull the plug on the deal after his nursery team Mutunchi alleged the agent was trying to dupe them.

An Under-17 World cup winner with Nigeria in 2013,Yahaya have been training with Spurs reserve team the last one year but have been in Kaduna,Nigeria since Nigeria elimination from the Under-20 World cup this year. 

The Kaduna born forward is now reportedly drumming interest from Spanish La-Liga side Celta Vigo as Spurs have made it clear he won't be retained.

However his nursery team Muntunchi are still going to be paid the balance of the fee they are owed by Spurs which was supposed to be paid when he turns 18 next year.

WENGER; ARSENAL WILL TARGET EUROPA LEAGUE IF..........

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his team will aim to win the Europa league if they fail to secure progress from the champions league group stages.

Arsenal are up against Dinamo Zagreb from Croatia but even a victory won't be enough if Olympiakos and Bayern Munich play draw in the group other fixture after three defeats in their opening four games.

If Arsenal fail to progress tonight they will most likely drop to the Europa League,a competition English teams hardly pay any serious attention to but Wenger believes all of that is in the past.

"We would take the competition seriously but we are not out yet.

"I believe that this problem is exaggerated a little bit in England because we play Wednesday and Saturday, so it is the same as Thursdayand Sunday,I can't see the difference".

He also dismissed suggestions that Bayern and Olympiakos could play out a draw at the Allianz Arena that would see both side qualify at Arsenal's expense.

TRANSFER NEWS ROUNDUP: ROONEY TO CHINA? AUBEMEYANG TO CHELSEA?

The Sun Newspaper carries an exclusive story claiming Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is wanted in China in a big money move which they say might tempt the striker.

Daily Mirror also carried a rumour involving Manchester United by claiming the Old Trafford outfit are leading the chase for Barcelona want away defender Marc Batra.

The Old Trafford outfit are also reportedly keen on Fulham's 19 year old midfielder Moussa Dembele according to reports in France specifically Get France Football News who are also reporting Bayern Munich are also in for the midfielder.

Meanwhile the club's search for pace upfront might see them come back for Southampton's Sadio Mane in January when Manager Louis Van Gaal an admirer of the talents of the Senegalese who played a big role in Southampton's demolition of Manchester United this season according to ESPN.

Manchester United city rivals Manchester City are reportedly set to rekindle their interest in Real Madrid Isco who is unhappy over his peripheral role at the Santiago Bernabeu according to Daily Mirror.

English Premiership defending Champions Chelsea are reportedly quietly confident of landing West Bromwich Albion forward Saido Berahino who still wants out of the Hawthorns after a failed move to Spurs in the summer  according to ESPN although Fichajes.net are speculating they are also weighing up a 24 million pounds ove for Borrusia Dortmund forward Pierre Emerick Aubemeyang which will see six players departing in January.

However Willian the Brazilian is set to be offered a new pay package worth over a 100,000 pounds a week owing to his fine form this season according to London Evening Standard.