Flying Eagles Coach Manu Garba Names Starting Lineup
Published: March 08, 2015
Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba has named his starting eleven for the opening fixture in the African Youth Championship, which sees Nigeria lock horns with hosts Senegal.Having missed most of the screening exercise prior to the championship because he was wrapping up a deal with Estoril, Dele Alampasu failed to make the...
Golden Eaglets Coach Emmanuel Amuneke Storms Ibadan For Scouting
Published: March 07, 2015
In a bid to go back to a drawing board and fortify the Golden Eaglets ahead of FIFA U-17 World Cup slated for Chile later this year, the head Coach of Emmanuel Amuneke has visited the camp of Ibadan based soccer school, Frenage Soccer Academy to scout for fresh legs in an invitational tourney organized by the academy.A...
Dream Team Confirm Their Place In Last Round Of AAG, Defeat Gabon 2 - 0
Published: March 07, 2015
Nigeria’s Olympic National Team comfortably qualified for the last round of the All Africa Games qualifiers following their 2 - 0 ( 6 - 1 aggregate) win over Gabon on Saturday evening. Thus, their reward is a meeting with Zambia over two legs, with the first leg scheduled to take place in Abuja in the next tw...
Watford Star Odion Ighalo Nominated For Player of the Month
Published: March 06, 2015
Ex Flying Eagle Odion Ighalo has been recognized for his outstanding display in the English Championship during February, with the Sky Bet Championship nominating the striker for the Player of the Month. To scoop the award, the marksman must see off competition from Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest) , Tom Ince (Derby ...
Gambo Mohammed, Ubong Ekpai Shot By Armed Robbers On The Way To Owerri For Heartland Game
Published: March 05, 2015
Nigeria champions Kano Pillars were attacked by armed robbers on Thursday afternoon in Abaji on their way to Owerri to honor a league match against Heartland. Immediately after the incident, officials of Pillars contacted the League Management Company (LMC) to postpone their league opener with Heartland, scheduled for ...
Flying Eagles Arrive Dakar For AYC
Published: March 05, 2015
Nigeria’s U-20 Boys’ Team, Flying Eagles, arrived in Dakar, capital of Senegal in the early hours of Thursday for the 19th African Youth Championship, after flying through Banjul, The Gambia, writes thenff.comA contingent of 21 players and 10 officials touched down at the Dakar International Airport at 3am ...
Exclusive : Norwegian Champions Molde Post Scouts To Run The Rule Over Flying Eagles Stars At AYC
Published: March 05, 2015
According to leaks gathered by allnigeriasoccer.com’s editorial staff, a clutch of Norwegian Premier League clubs led by Molde will be in Senegal for the African Youth Championship, which begins this weekend.The mission of the scouts in Senegal is to run the rule over the players of the Nigeria Under 20 national ...
Emmanuel Sarki Called Up For Games Against China And Malaysia
Published: March 04, 2015
Former Flying Eagles winger Emmanuel Sarki has received an invitation to play for the Haiti National Team during the Fifa free window for international matches. Haiti will square off against China and Malaysia on March 27 and March 31 respectively.Sarki has since made his debut for the  Caribbean country after Fif...
Apex Boys Battle Dream Team In Friendly
Published: March 04, 2015
As preparation for the new football season gathers steam particularly in the Nigeria National League, NNL and Federation Cup competition, league campaigners Supreme Court FC of Abuja will on Wednesday engage Nigeria’s U-23 team in a friendly match. The test match which would also serve as a tune up game for Samso...
Jose Mourinho Confirms Obi Mikel Will Spend One Month On The Sidelines
Published: March 03, 2015
Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, has confirmed that Nigeria international John Obi Mikel will spend one month on the sidelines after undergoing knee surgery. Thus, the central midfielder will be absent when the Super Eagles take on Bolivia in Uyo in an international friendly on the 26th of March.“Mikel had a littl...
Full House In Dream Team Camp Ahead Gabon AAG Clash
Published: March 03, 2015
All the invited domestic players for the All Africa Games qualifying fixture against Gabon have arrived the Under 23 National Team camp. Kano Pillars duo Christian Obiozor and Yusuf Mohammed were the first set of players to arrive Abuja, followed by Warri Wolves pair Oghenekaro Etebo and Freedom Omofonma.A day after as...
Christian Obiozor Joins Olympic National Team Ahead Gabon Clash
Published: March 02, 2015
Kano Pillars striker Christian Obiozor , 20, has put the disappointment of not scoring in last weekend’s CAF Champions League tie against Malaika behind him. The Fame Academy product is aware that strikers do have their off days, and he is fully focused for the next game, but he won’t be wearing the colours...
Seattle Sounders Star Obafemi Martins Scores In Draw With Sporting Kansas City
Published: March 02, 2015
Ahead of the start of the MLS regular season, Seattle Sounders tackled Sporting Kansas City in a friendly on Sunday morning.The game held at Kino Sports Complex ended 1 - 1, with Nigeria international Obafemi Martins finding target for the capital outfit.But it was Sporting Kansas City that took the lead in the eighth ...
Ikechukwu Uche Pats Teammates On The Back After Holding Real Madrid To A Draw
Published: March 02, 2015
Real Madrid missed the opportunity to open up a four - point gap at the top of the La Liga standings after they could only manage a 1 -1 draw with visiting Villarreal on Sunday night. Ikechukwu Uche failed to come off the bench for The Yellow Submarine, but he took the decision of manager Marcelino in good faith, if we...
Moses Simon Scores Sixth Goal For Gent
Published: March 01, 2015
KAA Gent maintained their third position in the Pro League standings after their hard fought 1 - 0 win over Waasland-Beveren on Sunday in the 28th round of games.Midway into the second half, Nigeria youth international scored what turned out to be the match winner.Moses Simon, who joined Gent in the winter market, has ...