Flying Eagles to Submit World Cup Squad by 1st April
Nigeria’s U-20 men’s football team, The Flying Eagles are to submit to FIFA a 34-man provisional squad for the U20 World Cup in New Zealand not later than 1st April, 2015. According to the team’s secretary, Ibrahim Aliyu Auwal “following a preparatory FIFA workshop meeting in Dakar, Senegal, 1st April has been set as the […]
Flying Eagles Win Their 7th AYC Title
Nigeria’s U-20 men’s football team, The Flying Eagles defeated host, Senegal 1-0 in Dakar yesterday to win the seventh CAF African Youth Championship title. Nigeria has won the tournament six times in the past: 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005 and 2011. Bernard Bulbwa was the hero as his lone goal was enough to seal victory […]
Flying Eagles Book a Place in AYC Final
Nigeria’s U20 men’s football team, The Flying Eagles have booked their place in the final of the ongoing African Youth Championship (AYC) in Senegal. Yesterday, Manu Garba’s boys defeated their fierce rivals, Ghana’s Black Satellites 2-0 to boost their chances of winning a seventh AYC crown. Today, Nigeria will find out who they will face in […]
Amokachi Names Super Eagles Squad for Friendlies
Interim Super Eagles coach, Daniel Amokachi has called up uncapped Watford’s striker, Odion Ighalo and Aalesunds’ defender, Akeem Latifu for the upcoming friendlies against Bolivia and South Africa. Amokachi has also recalled striker, Brown Ideye and midfielder, John Ogu but placed Victor Moses on standby for the games. “The Bull” penned down 28 players for […]
Flying Eagles Beat Senegal In AYC Opener
Nigeria’s U-20 football team, the Flying Eagles kicked off their African Youth Championship campaign with a comfortable 3-1 win over host, Senegal at the Stade Leopold Senghor on Sunday night. Taiwo Awoniyi put in a man-of-the-match display with two well-taken goals and opened the scoring in the tenth minute after connecting to a long pass from […]
Mikel Out Till April After Undergoing Surgery
Super Eagles midfielder John Mikel Obi has been sidelined till April after undergoing minor knee surgery. Mikel has been unavailable for Chelsea in the last four games, including League Cup final win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday but is set to miss a chunk more following his surgery. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed the […]
Siasia Wants Ibe For Dream Team
Former Super Eagles star and current team coach of the Nigerian Olympic Team, Samson Siasia has expressed his desire to lure highly rated Liverpool youngster Jordan Ibe from England. According to SL10.ng, the seasoned tactician is considering inviting Ibe to the Dream Team VI squad for the forthcoming 2016 Olympic qualifiers. ”We want Jordon Ibe […]
AYC 2015: Eaglets Bow Out After Loss to South Africa
Nigeria’s U-17 football team fell 1-0 to their South African counterparts in the semi-final of the 11th African U-17 Championship at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey in Niger Republic on Wednesday evening. Khaniysa Mayo’s strike in the 26th minute proved to be the difference between the sides in an action-packed enconuter. Nigeria, who had […]
Ighalo Yearns For Super Eagles Call-Up
Watford FC of England striker Odion Ighalo has expressed his desire to make his senior debut for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The 25-year-old had previously represented Nigeria at U-20 level but is yet to receive a call-up to the senior team despite his outstanding performance in the English Championship this season. He is an […]
Jay Jay Emerges New Delta FA Boss
Former Super Eagles skipper, Austin “Jay Jay” Okocha has emerged the winner of the Delta State Football Association Chairmanship elections held in Asaba on Friday. Okocha had a landslide victory and garnered 26 out of 27 votes to become the new Delta State FA Supremo. Jay Jay had been the vice-chairman of the Delta State […]
Arsenal Star Chuba Akpom Future May Remain With Arsenal
Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom has hinted his international future lies with the English Three Lions instead of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Akpom, who grew up in East London, has 34 caps for the youth teams of England but is also eligible to play for Nigeria through his parentage. He was rumoured to have agreed […]
NFF And Wenger Meet Over Players
The President of Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick had an important meeting with the Manager of English Premier League side, Arsenal Football Club, Arsene Wenger on Tuesday. The meeting, which was held at Arsenal’s training ground, was to discuss a number of issues, including the development of Nigerian-born players at the club, such as […]
Golden Eaglets Settle for a Draw Against Guinea
The Golden Eaglets had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Guinea in their second game at the on-going African U-17 Championship, played at the Stade Général Seyni Kountché (SGSK) in Niamey on Wednesday afternoon. Captain Kelechi Nwakali scored his second goal of the tournament to stop their Guinean counterparts from taking the maximum points. […]
Nigeria Has Another Football Gem in Dele Alli
Dele Alli, a midfielder, was born to Nigerian parents in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom on 11 April 1996. He joined the youth setup of the English League One club, Milton Keynes (MK) Dons at the age of eleven. He made his first team debut for the club at the age of sixteen on November 2 […]
Eaglets Trump Niger in African Youth Championship Opener
Nigeria’s U-17 men’s football team, the Golden Eaglets opened their African U-17 Championship campaign yesterday with a 2-0 win over hosts, Niger. First half strikes from Victor Osimhen and skipper Kelechi Nwakali gave Emmanuel Amuneke’s boys the maximum points in the opening game of the 11th African U-17 Championship played at the Stade Général Seyni […]
Jordon Ibe; The Next Super Eagle?
Liverpool youngster Jordon Ibe grabbed the headlines last week after long-serving and departing captain, Steven Gerrard named him, Phillipe Coutinho, Daniel Sturridge, Raheem Sterling and Jordan Henderson as the future of the club. Gerrard speaking to former Liverpool teammate, Jaime Redknapp described the England youth of Nigerian descent as a future England star. “I should mention […]