Nigeria Coach Goes Spiritual After Snatching Draw Against Sweden
Published: June 09, 2015
Super Falcons manager Edwin Okon has praised Nigeria’s first half performance against Sweden even though his side conceded  two goals at the end of that period.Each time the African champions hit the back of the net at Winnipeg Stadium, the Nigeria gaffer mimicked his star player Asisat Oshoala by touching t...
Ordega Rescues Point For Falcons In Thrilling World Cup Match Against Sweden
Published: June 09, 2015
The Group of Death lived up to its billing as Sweden and Nigeria shared the spoils 3-3 in a classic FIFA Women’s World Cup clash at the Winnipeg Stadium on Monday night.The highly-fancied Swedes licked their wounds as Francisca Ordega proved crucial with a late equalizer.Super Falcons dominated the opening pe...
Man City Defender Tosin Adarabioyo Shines As England Beat Russia
Published: June 08, 2015
Manchester City defender Tosin Adarabioyo was on parade for ninety minutes as England U18s grinded out a 2 - 0 win over hosts Russia in a friendly played at Arena Khimki, Moscow on Monday evening.In his fourth appearance for the young Three Lions, the Anglo - Nigerian starlet thwarted most of the attacking forays of th...
Liverpool Striker Asisat Oshoala Admits Falcons Are In A Tough Group
Published: June 08, 2015
Liverpool striker Asisat Oshoala has admitted that the Super Falcons are in a tough group at the World Cup but fancies Nigeria’s chances of progressing to the knock out stages of the competition.She was 4 years and eighth months old the last time Nigeria managed to qualify for the last eight of the headline footb...
Flying Eagles Goalie Joshua Enaholo : I Was In A Really Bad State After Brazil Match
Published: June 08, 2015
Flying Eagles goalkeeper Joshua Enaholo has redeemed himself after conceding four goals in Nigeria’s loss to Brazil in their opener at the Fifa Under 20 World Cup a week ago.The MFM shot - stopper has not picked the ball from own net for more than three hours, with Brazilian Under 20s striker Judivan the last pla...
Super Eagles Begin Training In Kaduna On Monday Afternoon
Published: June 08, 2015
Nigeria will have their first training session in Kaduna, venue of the match against Chad, on Monday afternoon.The Super Eagles and coaching staff breezed into the north-western Nigerian city on Sunday evening after training in the morning under the tutelage of Stephen Keshi. This afternoon, starting from 1530 hours, t...
Courtney Dike To Wear Number 10 Jersey; Portsmouth Star Umotong Gets Falcons Number 11 Shirt
Published: June 08, 2015
The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed the shirt numbers that the Super Falcons players will wear during the 2015 Fifa Women’s World Cup. So much weight will be on the shoulders of United States - based striker Courtney Dike as she has been handed the number ten jersey worn with pride by Mercy Akide in pre...
Liverpool Wish Asisat Oshoala All The Best Ahead Mouth Watering Clash Against Sweden
Published: June 08, 2015
Liverpool Ladies FC have sent special wishes to Nigeria international Asisat Oshoala ahead of the Super Falcons opener against Sweden starting from 2100 hours Nigerian time on Monday.Surely all eyes will be on The Reds forward when Nigeria take on the Europeans at Winnipeg Stadium after putting in a string of fine disp...
Birmingham City Starlet Viv Solomon-Otabor Called Up To Nigeria U23s Squad
Published: June 08, 2015
Birmingham City’s Viv Solomon-Otabor has been invited to train with Nigeria’s Olympic National Team, the Dream Team VI, ahead of their African Under 23 Championship qualifier against Congo in July.The winger had been on the radar of the Nigeria Football Federation for some time now after he was recommended ...
Rabiu Ibrahim Plays Down Austin Okocha Comparison
Published: June 07, 2015
AS TrenÄ�ín midfielder Rabiu Ibrahim has played down comparisons with retired Nigeria international Austin Okocha and insisted that his shoes are too big to fill. There were grounds to believe that the former Kilmarnock man would follow in the footsteps of Okocha in the formative years of his career only for hi...
Biel-Bienne Midfielder Steve Ukoh Ruled Out Of Afcon Qualifier With Knee Injury
Published: June 07, 2015
Former Switzerland youth international Steve Ukoh still has to wait before playing his first competitive game for Nigeria.News emerged on Sunday that the FC Biel-Bienne midfielder has been ruled out of the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad due to a knee injury. The Nigeria Football Federation has moved quic...
Super Sub Fanendo Adi Comes Off Bench To Bag Brace For Portland Timbers
Published: June 07, 2015
Fanendo Adi came off the bench to net a brace for Portland Timbers in their 2 - 0 win over  New England Revolution on Sunday morning. The former Dynamo Kiev and FC Copenhagen man first struck in the 86th minute before he increased his tally one minute from full time.With only 10 starts from a possible 15 this team...
Alfred Effiong And Joseph Mbong Named To Malta Squads
Published: June 07, 2015
Qormi star Alfred Effiong is set to earn his third international cap for Malta as he has been named to the final roster that will face Lithuania in a friendly match on Monday and a European Championship qualifier with Bulgaria four days later.The 30 - year - old is one of the three strikers that has been included in th...
Aaron Samuel Is Last Eagle To Fly Into Town
Published: June 07, 2015
Guangzhou R&F striker Aaron Samuel has finally arrived the Super Eagles camp at Bolton White Hotels and Apartments in Abuja and took part in the workout on Sunday morning ahead of the national team’s African Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad. Samuel, who turned 21 years on Thursday, was granted permissio...
Hungary U20s Coach Blames Poor Fitness For Loss To Nigeria
Published: June 07, 2015
The coach of Hungary Under 20s, Bernd Storck, has rued his team’s loss to Nigeria and has suggested that some players in the squad were not in tip -top condition unlike their previous two matches in the first round.Nonetheless, the German tactician has conceded that the African champions were superior in all face...