Villarreal striker Ikechukwu Uche Refuses To Give Up
Published: March 19, 2015
Villarreal striker Ikechukwu Uche has refused to see the handwriting on the wall, and reckons that The Yellow Submarine stand a chance of progressing to the quarter - finals of the Europa League at the expense of holders Sevilla.The Camp El Madrigal outfit have a mountain to climb in their bid to reach the last eight o...
Joel Obi Returns To Inter Milan Europa League Squad
Published: March 19, 2015
Joel Obi could make his sixth appearance in the Europa League, having made the provisional roster for the visit of Wolfsburg on Thursday evening.The Nigeria international sat out the 3 - 1 loss to the German opponents last week after failing to recover from injury.Obi took part in the The Nerazzurri final training sess...
Uganda To Face Nigeria In Uyo On March 25
Published: March 19, 2015
The Super Eagles will square off against Uganda in an international friendly in Uyo during the Fifa free window on March 25, both Jairo Pachon, NFF’s FIFA match agent, and the Nigerian Federation have confirmed. The Cranes of Uganda have replaced South Americans Bolivia , who pulled out of a friendly with Nigeria...
Nigeria Women Football League Congress Holds In Abuja
Published: March 19, 2015
The 2014 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Congress and the draws of the 2015 Nigeria Women Premier League will hold in Abuja on Tuesday 24th March, 2015.According to a release signed by the Secretary of the League Isaac Ajisafe, delegates are expected to arrive Abuja on Monday 23rd March, 2015. Quoting his words, t...
Positives For Kogi United After Draw with Ekiti United
Published: March 19, 2015
Head Coach of Nigeria National League, NNL side Kogi United Yomi Elijah has disclosed that much of positives were drawn from his side’s 1-1 friendly encounter against Ekiti United.The friendly match played at Confluence Stadium saw both sides started slowly with creating of few chances.Coach Elijah, who noted tha...
Taiwo Awoniyi : We Will Put In Our Best To Win The Final
Published: March 19, 2015
In his post match comments after helping the Flying Eagles defeat the Black Satellites 2 - 0 in the semi - final of the African Youth Championship, Taiwo Awoniyi has said that the squad will do everything to win the final on Sunday.The 17 - year - old also revealed that getting to the ultimate game of the tournament wa...
Sunday Emmanuel Nets Second Goal Of The Season
Published: March 18, 2015
Grodig did not give Wolfsberger AC breathing space when they squared off against the Didi Kühbauer led side in the Austrian Bundesliga on Wednesday evening, beating them with a 2 - 0 scoreline.The goalscorers at the Untersberg-Arena were Maximilian Karner and Nigeria international Sunday Emmanuel, who scored his s...
Nigeria Qualify For AYC Final After Beating Ghana 2 - 0
Published: March 18, 2015
The Flying Eagles have booked their place in the final of the African Youth Championship following their 2 - 0 win over the Black Satellites of Ghana at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar. Nigeria survived a wave of early pressure from the Ghanaian team before opening scoring in the 22nd minute through Obinna N...
Isiaka Olawale, 15 Others Invited To Camp Ahead Of African Beach Soccer Championship
Published: March 18, 2015
Ahead of the 2015 African Beach Soccer Championship taking place in Seychelles, Audu Adamu Ejo, coach of the Beach Soccer National Team, Supersand Eagles has invited 16 players to a training camp in Badagry.The headline name on the list is Dolphins midfielder Isiaka Olawale, who has featured in four World Cups, scorin...
Flying Eagles Strikers Chidera Ezeh, Alhassan Ibrahim Left On The Bench Against Ghana
Published: March 18, 2015
For the semi - final clash against Ghana, Flying Eagles coach, Manu Garba, has made two changes to his ideal starting line- up that took on Senegal and Congo in the first two Group A fixtures at the ongoing African Youth Championship. Porto Under 19 striker Chidera Ezeh, who is yet to open his goalscoring account in Se...
Christian Pyagbara Says Flying Eagles Must Treat Ghana Game As A Final
Published: March 18, 2015
Dolphins of Port Harcourt striker Christian Pyagbara has cautioned his Flying Eagles teammates to treat their game with Ghana on Wednesday as a Cup final.  Certainly, Christian Pyagbara knows his onions regarding championship matches, having represented the Nigeria Under 20s at the last World Cup for players below...
Nduka Ugbade Plays Down Favourite Tag
Published: March 18, 2015
Nigeria Under 20 National Team Assistant Coach, Nduka Ugbade, has refused to accept that the Flying Eagles are the favourite team to qualify for the final of the African Youth Championship ahead of Ghana, their opponents on Wednesday evening.Analyzing the semi - final clash against the Ghana Under 20s, the retired Nige...
Match Agent Jairo Pachon Reveals Bolivian Federation Has Not Informed NFF Of Cancelled Friendly
Published: March 18, 2015
Colombian agent Jairo Pachon, the match agent of the Nigeria Football Federation, has reacted to reports in the local press, making reference to the foreign media, that suggested that the international friendly between the Super Eagles and their Bolivian counterparts has been cancelled. Carlos Chavez, President of the ...
Official : Sani Emmanuel Signs Short - Term Deal With Oskarshamns AIK
Published: March 17, 2015
Oskarshamns AIK have snapped up ex Nigeria youth international Sani Emmanuel on undisclosed terms, informs the official website of the Swedish Division One Sodra side. However, allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Golden Ball winner at the 2009 Fifa Under 17 World Cup has penned a deal that will begin running at t...
Elderson Echiejile Starts From The Bench For Monaco Versus Arsenal
Published: March 17, 2015
Elderson Echiejile has been omitted from the starting lineup for Monaco’s Champions League clash against Arsenal, which begins less than 45 minutes from now. France international left - back Layvin Kurzawa returns to the squad after playing the last eight minutes of the first leg tie held at The Emirates three we...