Coach Manu Garba : We Will Not Go Back To Nigeria Without The Trophy
Published: March 22, 2015
Nigeria Under 20s coach, Manu Garba, fancies the chances of the Flying Eagles in the showpiece game of the African Youth Championship.Having defeated Senegal in their first game of the tournament, Manu Garba is confident that the feat will be repeated on Sunday evening.“We will not go back to Nigeria without the ...
Nnamdi Oduamadi Ends Six - Month Goal Drought
Published: March 22, 2015
Nnamdi Oduamadi ended his six - month goal drought after netting in Latina’s 2 - 1 loss to Spezia in the 32nd round of matches in Italy’s Serie B. The Nigeria international hit target for Latina in the 66th minute, but the strike was only a consolation as the visitors had taken a two - goal lead through Gia...
Bartholomew Ogbeche On Target For Cambuur In Loss To AZ Alkmaar
Published: March 21, 2015
Nigeria international Bartholomew Ogbeche scored for the first time in four matches, but his goal was not enough as Cambuur lost 2 - 1 to AZ Alkmaar on match day 28 of the Eredivisie.Gudelj opened scoring from the penalty spot in the 11th minute, and 17 minutes after the restart Ogbeche netted his 13th goal of the seas...
Portsmouth Star Iniabasi Umotong Makes Nigeria Debut In Draw With Mali
Published: March 21, 2015
The Falcons have one foot in the All Africa Games, scheduled to take place in Brazzaville, Congo, in September after holding hosts Mali to a 1 - 1 draw in the first leg, last round of the qualifiers.Mali were on the back foot for most of the first half, but Nigeria missed a plethora of chances before both teams went in...
Brown Ideye Reveals He Was Arrested When He Was Younger
Published: March 21, 2015
In a question and answer session with the official website of West Brom earlier this week, Brown Ideye confessed that he was arrested by the police in his teenage years. But the former Dynamo Kiev striker later picked up the pieces, and became focused on his football career, going on to play for the Flying Eagles befor...
Exclusive : Hamstring Injury Rules Chidera Ezeh Out Of AYC Final, Porto Starlet To Spend One Month On The Sidelines
Published: March 21, 2015
According to leaks gathered by allnigeriasoccer.com’s editorial staff, Porto youth - teamer Chidera Ezeh has been ruled out of the African Youth Championship final between Nigeria and Senegal.Contrary to malicious statements in the local media that he failed to convince in the first two matches, the reality is th...
Musa Mohammed Wants To Lift AYC Trophy
Published: March 21, 2015
Musa Mohammed has vowed that the Nigeria Under 20s will overcome their Senegalese counterparts when both countries square off against each other in the final of the African Youth Championship on Sunday.The Senegal Under 20s began the tournament, losing 3 - 1 to the Flying Eagles, but managed to qualify for the semi - f...
In - form Leon Balogun Pleased To Be Recalled By Nigeria
Published: March 21, 2015
Darmstadt 98 defender Leon Balogun, 26, was pleased to be recalled to the Nigeria national team for their upcoming friendlies against Uganda and South Africa. The right - back has been in the international wilderness for more than a year after injuring his right foot in a pre - World Cup friendly against Mexico, which ...
Chioma Wogu Targets Success With Super Falcons
Published: March 20, 2015
Confluence Queens attacker Chioma Wogu has revealed her target to help the Super Falcons of Nigeria get a convincing result this weekend in Bamako.Super Falcons, who are going into the weekend game away to Mali in the All Africa Games Qualifiers are fully aware that any result apart from defeat will boost their chances...
Kingsley Sokari, Omeruo Make Dream Team Squad To Tackle Zambia
Published: March 20, 2015
Samson Siasia has named his final 18 - man roster for the first leg, last round of the All Africa Games qualifying fixture against Zambia this weekend. The Dream Team VI coach has selected two goalkeepers, six defenders, six midfielders and four strikers.Enyimba players Kingsley Sokari and Peter Onyekachi, Etebo Oghene...
Aaron Samuel Hits Super Eagles Camp On Monday
Published: March 20, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Aaron Samuel will arrive in Uyo for the Super Eagles international friendly against Uganda on Monday, March 23.That date is the earliest possible time he can join the squad because of the distance between China and Nigeria. What is most important is that the 20 - year - old is in t...
Injured Dele Alli Omitted From England Under 19 Roster
Published: March 19, 2015
Tottenham Hotspur loanee Dele Alli has not been called up by the coach of England Under 19s, Sean O’Driscoll , for the games against France, Azerbaijan and Denmark. The attacking midfielder, a regular for that age - group, was not selected by the manager due to an ankle injury he sustained in the 1- 0 win over Co...
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...
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...