Bature And Salami On Target As Super Eagles Beat Burkina Faso
Published: October 17, 2015
Nigeria posted a 2-0 win over Burkina Faso in a 2016 African Nations Championship final qualifying round, first leg match at the Adokiye Amiesiamaka Stadium on Saturday evening.The Super Eagles gained a first leg advantage thanks to goals from Yaro Bature and Gbolahan Salami. Ailing Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh took his ...
Prince Aggreh, Usman Mohammed & Gbolahan Salami Benched As Oliseh Names Starting XI
Published: October 17, 2015
Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has named his starting XI for Saturday’s African Nations Championship qualifier against Burkina Faso in Port Harcourt.The big news is Warri Wolves striker Gbolahan Salami has been omitted from the 11 players that will step out onto the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium pitch from the fir...
1985 World Cup Winner, Salisu Nakande, Tasks Golden Eaglets On Camp Discipline
Published: October 17, 2015
A member of the Nigerian National U-16 Team, The Golden Eaglets, that won the very first edition of the World Cadet Championship in China in 1985, Salisu Nakande,  has tasked the current squad to obey and maintain camp rules ahead of the Fifa U-17 male Championship which begins today in Santiago, Chile.Nakande, wh...
Plateau State All - Stars Vow To Win Saudarna Memorial Cup
Published: October 17, 2015
Plateau State All Stars Football Team of retired professional footballers and former Nigeria internationals based in Plateau are training hard towards winning the Saudarna Memorial Cup in Kano.The Chief Coach of the team, former Super Eagles midfielder, Bright Benson, has boasted that the trophy will be won by Plateau ...
Sunday Oliseh Will Be In The Dugout For Burkina Faso Game
Published: October 17, 2015
Sunday Oliseh will be in the dugout on Saturday afternoon for the home - based Super Eagles clash against Burkina Faso.There had been doubts regarding the availability of the ex Juventus midfielder as he stayed back in Belgium after the international break owing to ill health.But on Friday night, Oliseh arrived the Hot...
Sporting Kansas Defender Amobi Okugo Advises Golden Eaglets To Be Wary Of Manchester United Target Matthew Olosunde
Published: October 17, 2015
Sporting Kansas City defender and ex USA Under 17 international Amobi Okugo has advised the Golden Eaglets to be wary of Manchester United target Matthew Olosunde when they clash with the Americans on Saturday night in both countries World Cup opener.The talented New York Red Bulls Academy fullback was one of three pla...
Super Eagles Assistant Coach Confident Of Victory Against Burkina Faso
Published: October 17, 2015
Super Eagles assistant coach Salisu Yusuf is confident the national team will emerge victorious when they clash with Burkina Faso in an African Nations Championship qualifier to be staged in Port Harcourt.The former Enyimba and Kano Pillars gaffer and assistant coach Jean Francois Loscuito have been tutoring the home -...
President Muhammadu Buhari Urges Golden Eaglets To Emulate Class Of 1985
Published: October 17, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari extends his best wishes for a triumphant outing to the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria who are in Chile to participate in this year’s under-17 FIFA World Cup Tournament.As the tournament opens on Saturday, President Buhari urges the Golden Eaglets to do their utmost best to match the outstand...
Injured Tayo Edun Withdraws From England U17s World Cup Roster
Published: October 16, 2015
Fulham’s Tayo Edun has withdrawn from England’s Under 17s squad ahead of their World Cup opener on Saturday against Guinea, after suffering a groin injury.The news will come as a big blow to manager Neil Dewsnip as the youngster can cover several positions in defense and midfield.“Unfortunately he has...
Abia Warriors Striker Chisom Chikatara Vows To Score On Super Eagles Debut
Published: October 16, 2015
Abia Warriors marksman Chisom Chikatara is in good form going into the African Nations Championship qualifier against Burkina Faso at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium this weekend.In two training matches against Shekarau Babes and Blessed Academy, the attacker notched up two braces in the second half.“I hope to sco...
Nosa Igiebor May Have To Undergo Knee Surgery
Published: October 16, 2015
Maccabi Tel Aviv midfielder Nosa Igiebor may have to undergo surgery after picking up a knee injury in the Champions League clash against FC Basel in August, according to reports in the Israeli media.One.co.il says the Premier League champions are not certain when the Nigeria international will resume full training wit...
Golden Eaglets Train At Match Venue Ahead Showdown Against USA
Published: October 16, 2015
Ahead of their eagerly anticipated meeting with the United States of America, the Golden Eaglets trained at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Santiago on Thursday.A day after arriving in Chile, the Emmanuel Amuneke - led side practiced at the Centro Deportivo Azul (CDA) in La Cisterna d...
Emmanuel Amuneke Confident Of Fifa U17 World Cup Triumph
Published: October 15, 2015
Golden Eaglets coach Emmanuel Amuneke fancies his team’s chances of winning the Fifa Under 17 World Cup which begins in Chile this weekend, with the defending champions squaring off against the United States in Santiago.The Nigeria Under 17s have started preparations for the tie against the Americans after ...
Odion Ighalo Hoping To Follow In The Footsteps Of Okocha & Odemwingie, Nominated For EPL Player Of The Month Award
Published: October 15, 2015
Nigeria international Odion Ighalo is in the running for the Premier League Player of the Month award for September.The Watford star is one of six players shortlisted and will have to see off competition from Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Dimitri Payet (West Ham United) and Manchester Un...
Fit Gbolahan Salami Confirms He Will Captain Super Eagles Against Burkina Faso
Published: October 15, 2015
Warri Wolves striker Gbolahan Salami has dismissed reports that claimed he is carrying an injury and will miss the upcoming African Nations Championship qualifier against Burkina Faso.Prior to joining the home - based Super Eagles camp, the attacker  was sidelined for three weeks due to injury before returning to ...