George Abbey, Kenneth Omeruo Urge Golden Eaglets To Go For Gold
Published: November 06, 2015
Retired Nigeria international George Abbey and Super Eagles vice - skipper Kenneth Omeruo have congratulated the Golden Eaglets after they made it to the Fifa Under 17 World Cup final for the eighth time.Chelsea loanee Omeruo slotted in at center back for 90 minutes when the Nigeria U17s lost by a lone goal to Switzerl...
NFF Supremo Heaps Praise On Wave - Making Emmanuel Amuneke
Published: November 06, 2015
NFF President, Amaju Pinnick , has heaped praise on Golden Eaglets coach Emmanuel Amuneke and has advised the players to draw inspiration from his leadership qualities.The NFF supremo was among the spectators at the Estadio Municipal Ester Roa on Thursday night that cheered the Nigeria U17s to victory.“Your coach...
Nwankwo Kanu Thanks Nigerians For Unwavering Support Of Golden Eaglets
Published: November 06, 2015
Ex Golden Eaglets star Nwankwo Kanu has lavished praise on the Nigeria U17s after they qualified for their eighth World Cup final and has paid tribute to Nigerian fans for their unwavering support of the national team.The Emmanuel Amuneke - led side showed their class after coming from a goal down to beat Mexico 4 - 2 ...
Amuneke Predicts Another Intriguing Clash In Fifa U17s Showpiece Game
Published: November 06, 2015
Golden Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, who is making waves in Chile, has admitted that his side had to dig deep before overcoming two - time champions Mexico in the semi - final of the Fifa Under 17 World Cup.And looking ahead to Sunday’s final against African champs Mali, the former Barcelona creator has predic...
Golden Eaglets Beat Mexico In Thriller In Concepcion
Published: November 06, 2015
Defending champions Nigeria have advanced to the final of the Fifa Under 17 World Cup on the heels of their 4 - 2 win against Mexico in a thrilling game staged at the Estadio Municipal Ester Roa Concepcion on Friday morning.In the early stages, the CONCACAF side had the upper hand but the Golden Eaglets came back into ...
Emmanuel Amuneke Makes Two Changes To Starting XI
Published: November 05, 2015
Coach Emmanuel Amuneke has made two changes to his starting XI for the semi - final clash against Mexico at Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, with Aspire Academy striker Funsho Bamgboye missing out through suspension.Otherwise, the former Zamalek star has stuck with nine players that shone like...
Europa League Wrap : Onuachu, Echiejile, Ibe, Udoji Feature; Onazi, Fatai, Akanji, Olayinka Start
Published: November 05, 2015
Find out how players of Nigerian descent fared for their respective clubs in Thursday night’s Europa League action.Super Eagles left - back Elderson Echiejile played only 12 minutes of Monaco’s 1 - 1 draw with Qarabag FK. Today’s appearance at Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu was his...
Golden Eaglets Number One, Akpan Udoh, Pleased With Performance In Chile
Published: November 05, 2015
Golden Eaglets shot - stopper Akpan Udoh has admitted that he has been pleased with his performance at the ongoing Fifa Under 17 World Cup.The Remo Stars goalkeeper is ahead of Amos Benjamin and Chisom Chiaha in Emmanuel Amuneke’s pecking order and has been in between the pipes in every single game contested by t...
Aaron Samuel Scores Hat - trick In Aaron Samuel 5-Aside Tournament
Published: November 05, 2015
Nigeria striker Aaron Samuel scored a hat-trick as his team beat Igirita Boys 3-2 in the Aaron Samuel 5-aside tournament in Port Harcourt on Thursday.The 21-year old has organised a 5-aside football tournament involving eight amateur teams, and is being held at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State ...
Chuba Akpom Proud Of Iwobi After Champions League Debut
Published: November 05, 2015
Chuba Akpom has congratulated Hale End Academy product and childhood pal Alex Iwobi after he made his debut for Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday night, but was sad that his parent club lost 5 - 1 to Bayern Munich.The Nigeria international took to the Allianz-Arena (München) in the 85th minute, replaced...
Fifa Ranking : Super Eagles Rated The 12th Best Team In Africa
Published: November 05, 2015
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday morning published its latest ranking of National Teams.Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped seven places, and now occupy the 59th position, while in the continental ranking, they are in 12th place.Ivory Coast, Algeria, Gha...
Canada Call Up Chelsea Talent Fikayo Tomori
Published: November 05, 2015
Canada Under-20 coach Rob Gale has summoned Chelsea right - back Fikayo Tomori for a ten - day get - together in Mexico in November.Born in Calgary, the defender is eligible to represent the national teams of Canada, England and Nigeria but The Reds have moved fast to persuade him to commit his future to them by inviti...
Amuneke Does Not Intend To Relieve Chile 87 Experience
Published: November 05, 2015
Coach Emmanuel Amuneke wants to avoid a repeat of the 1987 Fifa Under 20 World Cup heartache and fancies the Golden Eaglets chances of beating Mexico in the semi - final of the Fifa Under 17 World Cup tonight in Concepción. The Flying Eagles class of 1987, who have been touted to be one of the best youth teams i...
Influential Defender Ulises Torres Ruled Out Of Nigeria Clash
Published: November 05, 2015
The news from Mexico’s camp is that influential Club America defender Ulises Torres has been ruled out of the clash against Nigeria after picking up two yellow cards in the knock out stages.In the round of 16 versus Chile, the 17 - year - old was cautioned in the 14th minute and later received his second booking ...
Mexico Coach Believes He Has The Blueprint To Beat Nigeria
Published: November 05, 2015
Speaking ahead of the semi - final clash against the Golden Eaglets, Mexico Under - 17s coach Mario Arteaga reckons that his team are brimming with quality and is optimistic that they will see off the defending champs on Thursday night.It is expected that there will be a lot of goals in today’s game as Nigeria ha...