Akpom On Target, Iorfa And Ibe Impress As England U21s Draw With Switzerland
Published: March 26, 2016
Four players of Nigerian descent were handed game time as England U21s played out a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in a UEFA European U21 Championship Group 9 Qualifier on Saturday.Arsenal loanee Chuba Akpom and Wolves fullback Dominic Iorfa were included in the starting line-up, while Liverpool starlet Jordon Ibe and Chels...
Josh Onomah, Sheyi Ojo Feature As England Share Spoils With Greece
Published: March 26, 2016
Josh Onomah and Sheyi Ojo featured for the England Under 19s on Saturday evening as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Greece in a UEFA European U19s Championship Elite Qualifying Round tie.While Liverpool winger Ojo made Aidy Boothroyd’s starting XI, Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Onomah was introduced in the 74th mi...
Chelsea Star Mikel, Watford Marksman Ighalo, Arsenal Striker Oshoala Win Awards
Published: March 26, 2016
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel and Watford marksman Odion Ighalo picked up awards at the third edition of the Nigeria Pitch Awards in Kaduna on Friday.New Super Eagles skipper, Mikel, picked up the Sam Okwaraji Award for Commitment to Nigerian Football, while Ighalo was named Striker of the Year.In the players&rsqu...
Fulham Midfielder Adeniran Shines In England Win;Arsenal Defender Bola Benched
Published: March 26, 2016
Fulham starlet Dennis Adeniran assisted England U17s beat their Finnish counterparts 1-0 in the Young Lions second match at the UEFA European U17 Championship Elite Qualifying Round on Saturday afternoon.The attacking midfielder was one of the two fresh faces in the starting line-up, having come off the bench in the wi...
Flamingoes Qualify For Fifth Successive World Cup, Pip South Africa 1-0
Published: March 26, 2016
Nigeria’s Flamingoes have qualified for their fifth successive FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on the heels of the 1-0 victory over South Africa on Saturday afternoon.The Nigeria U17s humiliated the girls from South Africa 6-0 in the first leg and qualified 7-0 on aggregate.The Flamingoes went into the intermis...
Oghenekaro Etebo Delighted To Score On Nigeria Debut
Published: March 26, 2016
Ex-Warri Wolves star Oghenekaro Etebo was a surprise inclusion in the Super Eagles starting line-up against Egypt on Friday evening and repaid manager Samson Siasia’s faith by scoring on his competitive debut for the national team.The new Clube Desportivo de Feirense acquisition was disappointed with the way the ...
Egypt Coach Cuper : Nigeria Has Excellent Players, We Were Lucky To Get An Equalizer
Published: March 26, 2016
Egypt National Team coach Héctor Cúper has admitted that his team were lucky to avoid defeat against Nigeria in an African Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday.The former Inter Milan and Valencia manager added that the Pharaohs were not on the same level as the Super Eagles especially in the second half.&ld...
Barcelona Defender Godswill Ekpolo Happy To Debut For Nigeria Against Brazil
Published: March 26, 2016
Barcelona defender Godswill Ekpolo,20, has expressed his happiness following his debut for the Nigeria Under 23s in their heart-warming 1-0 win over Brazil on Thursday night.The wing-back was handed his baptism of fire by Dream Team VI interim coach Fatai Amoo after he replaced Sodiq Popoola in the second half of the c...
Holland Ahead of Nigeria,Germany In Race To Cap Exciting Wing-Back Kingsley Ehizibue
Published: March 26, 2016
Kingsley Ehizibue failed to debut for the Netherlands U21 team in their 1-0 win over Norway in an international friendly in La Manga on Friday.The exciting right-back was called up by the Dutch Federation for the friendlies against the Scandinavians and Serbia on March 28 after a string of fine performances for PEC Zw...
Super Eagles Will Fly To Egypt Via Chartered Flight; 20,000 Fans Ready To Boo Team
Published: March 26, 2016
The Super Eagles will fly to Alexandria for the return leg of their African Cup of Nations qualifier against the Pharaohs aboard a chartered flight. Days leading up to the clash in Kaduna, the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, had stated that the national team will fly to Cairo using Egypt Air due to cost cutting measures ...
Super Eagles Will Go For The Jugular In Reverse Fixture
Published: March 26, 2016
The Super Eagles have declared that they are disappointed with the outcome of the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt and have vowed to pick up the maximum points in the reverse fixture in Alexandria in three days time.The Samson Siasia-led side wasted an excellent opportunity to overtake the North Africans ...
Chelsea Loanee Moses : The Boys Battled Hard
Published: March 25, 2016
The Super Eagles missed the opportunity to go top of their group in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers after surrendering a 1-0 lead at home to Egypt on Friday evening.Chelsea loanee Victor Moses was disappointed with the result but reckoned that the team gave it their all and will go full blast on Tuesday in the re...
Manchester City Hail Impressive Iheanacho After Full Debut For Nigeria
Published: March 25, 2016
English Premier League club Manchester City monitored the African Cup of Nations qualifier between Nigeria and Egypt on Friday evening.Their highly-rated striker Kelechi Iheanacho made his first-ever start for the Super Eagles, lasting 64 minutes on the pitch before he was replaced by Osmanlıspor frontman Aminu Umar...
Why Egypt Boycotted Post Match Press Conference
Published: March 25, 2016
 Egyptian Football Association member Ehab Hath has explained why the Pharaohs boycotted the mandatory press conference after their 1-1 draw with the Super Eagles in Kaduna.Hath was agitated that the Zambian referee denied the Egyptians the chance to snatch a late winner after he blew the final whistle while the t...
Ikpeba Proud Of Super Eagles Performance Against Egypt, Hails Siasia
Published: March 25, 2016
Ex-Monaco striker Victor Ikpeba was proud of the performance of the Super Eagles against Egypt in an African Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday evening.The national team were on the brink of nicking a win until they lost concentration in the closing minutes and allowed Roma winger Mohamed Salah to snatch an equalizer.&...