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Arsenal Goalkeeper Declares Interest In Joining Super Eagles Of Nigeria

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Arsenal Goalkeeper Declares Interest In Joining Super Eagles Of Nigeria

The Super Eagles of Nigeria, who seem to be having a problem in their goalkeeping department, now have an option in Arsenal’s goalkeeper, Arthur Okonkwo.

According to a report by Dailycannon, Arthur Okonkwo, who is a former England Under-18 international, has agreed to play for the Super Eagles.

Okonkwo is a product of the Arsenal youth system and gained promotion to the club’s senior team on July 1, 2021.

However, the 22-year-old goalkeeper hasn’t been able to establish himself at the Emirates Stadium. Hence, he has played for a couple of clubs on loan.

He was at a lower-league club, Crewe Alexandra, between July 29, 2022, and January 16, 2023. Afterward, he moved to the Austrian Bundesliga club, Sturm Graz on loan on January 16, 2023.

Arthur Okonkwo is currently playing for English League Two club, Wrexham where he has made 17 appearances in which he conceded 15 goals and recorded 8 clean sheets.

Even though he is playing for a lower league club on loan, Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro and the NFF have been monitoring his progress.

Reports claimed that coach Peseiro has been making efforts to convince the Nigerian-born British goalkeeper to switch allegiance to Nigeria long before now. The plan was to include the goalkeeper in his 2023 AFCON squad.

However, that will be impossible at this point since the competition is just nine days away. But Arthur Okonkwo’s commitment to join Nigeria’s national team will come in handy for the team beyond the 2023 AFCON as the country is yet to have a reliable first-choice goalkeeper.

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Transfer: Pochettino explains decision to bring back Chelsea midfielder

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Transfer: Pochettino explains decision to bring back Chelsea midfielder

Chelsea boss, Mauricio Pochettino, has explained his side’s decision to bring back midfielder Andrey Santos from his loan at Nottingham Forest.

Recall that Chelsea had earlier this week recalled Santos from Nottingham Forest.

Speaking on the development at his pre-match press conference ahead of Chelsea’s FA Cup third round clash with Preston on Saturday, Pochettino insisted that the Blues the Brazilian back to Stamford Bridge because he wasn’t involved in the squads at Forest.

“We decided to bring André Santos back because he was not involved in the squads at Nottingham Forest. He was not involved every week,” Pochettino said.

“It is good for him to come back, assess him and take the best decision for him and the team. We will see”.

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Transfer Updates On Firmino, Toney, Onana, Sancho, Gallagher, Tomori, Others

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Premier League teams have made offers to sign former Liverpool 32-year-old striker, Roberto Firmino, who wants to leave Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia this January, according to Talksport.

Brentford have attached a £100 million price tag on Ivan Toney, an England striker. Chelsea are thinking about selling players to earn money so they can fight Arsenal for the 27-year-old in January, Independent reported.

Arsenal are interested in Everton’s 22-year-old Belgian midfielder, Amadou Onana, according to TeamTalk.

In addition, Arsenal are preparing to sign 17-year-old Dutch defender Jorrel Hato from Ajax, according to the Telegraph.

The 23-year-old Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho is returning to Borussia Dortmund with a buyout option of £25 million, Football Insider claimed.

Atalanta are requesting £51.7 million for the 20-year-old Italian defender Giorgio Scalvini, who is linked to Manchester United, Metro claimed.

The 23-year-old midfielder for Chelsea and England, Conor Gallagher, is linked to a move away from Stamford Bridge but he wants to stay, the Mirror claimed.

The 26-year-old English defender Fikayo Tomori of AC Milan has drawn the attention of Bayern Munich, Sky Sports reported.

Anthony Martial, a striker for France, is scheduled to leave Manchester United on a free transfer in the summer and is not anticipated to have his contract extended by Manchester United, according to ESPN.

Ronnie Edwards, a 20-year-old England Under-20 defender for Peterborough United, is nearing a transfer to Crystal Palace, Evening Standard claimed.

Oscar Zambrano, a 19-year-old midfielder from Quito, Ecuador, is expected to be targeted by Bournemouth, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.

Dutch wing-back Jeremie Frimpong, 23, of Bayer Leverkusen, is still being connected to a move, but the German team has no plans to let him go in January, Fabrizio Romano claimed.

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Man, 43, arrested for allegedly stabbing wife to dead while asleep

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Man, 43, arrested for allegedly stabbing wife to dead while asleep

A 43-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his sleeping wife to death in Damaturu, Yobe State.

This was disclosed in an incident report shared with newsmen by the Police Public Relations Officer, Yobe State Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim.

“On 4/1/2024 at about 0448 hrs, a distress call was received by ‘C’ Divisional Police Headquarters, Damaturu, that one Abubakar Musa, ‘M’ 43yrs of New Housing Estate, Bye-pass, Maiduguri Road, Damaturu, while sleeping on the same bed, with his wife, Ammi Adamu Mamman, ‘F’ 42yrs, she was stabbed with an object on her neck, causing a deep cut which resulted in heavy bleeding and led to her death.

“The husband was arrested for interrogation”, the report read.

According to the incident report, findings revealed that both the victim and the suspect are staff of Yobe State University, (YSU), Damaturu.

He added that investigation had commenced immediately by the homicide unit of the State CID.

The State Command, however, urged community members to cooperate with the police by giving credible information concerning the incident so that justice be served and deter future occurrence.

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