Cinderella Team South Africa Shock Nigeria In CAF Under 17 Championship Semi Final
Published: February 25, 2015
World champions Nigeria will not contest the final of the CAF Under 17 Championship after losing 1 - 0 to unheralded South Africa in the last four of the tourney. South Africa number 17 Khanyisa Eric Erick Mayo scored the game - winner 26 minutes into the first half. Before then, the Golden Eaglets would have taken the...
Emmanuel Emenike Closes Twitter And Instagram Accounts After Insults From Fenerbahce Fans
Published: February 25, 2015
Emmanuel Emenike has reacted to the insults he received from Fenerbahce fans after his below par performance against Akhisar Belediyespor by deactivating his Twitter and Instagram accounts.During the Super Lig game on Monday, the Nigeria international surprisingly missed an open goal from two meters.And it is thought h...
Coach Amuneke Names Starting Eleven For South Africa Clash
Published: February 25, 2015
Coach Emmanuel Amuneke has named his starting eleven for the Caf Under 17 African Championship clash against South Africa, which will hold at  Stade Général S. K., Niamey, starting from 1600 hours.In goal is Akpan Udoh, who has played every single game in the tournament so far for the Golden Eaglets....
2023 African Cup Of Nations Will Held In June
Published: February 25, 2015
FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke has hinted that the 2023 African Cup of Nations will be held in June instead of January and February. The shift has become necessary because football’s showpiece event, the World Cup, has been tentatively fixed for November and December 2022.That date should be ratified next m...
Watford Marksman Odion Ighalo Set To Beat Personal Scoring Record In A Single Season
Published: February 25, 2015
Former Nigeria youth international Odion Ighalo is the leading marksman in the top four divisions in England in 2015.His brace in Watford’s 3 - 0 defeat of Rotherham United on Tuesday night took his tally for 2015 to 13, and 17 goals cumulatively since the start of the 2014 - 2015 campaign. With 13 matches to go ...
Dad Backs Arsenal Starlet Alex Iwobi To Wear Nigeria Jersey Ahead Of England
Published: February 24, 2015
Arsenal Under 21 skipper Alex Iwobi is keen to represent Nigeria at senior level despite having caps for the youth teams of England, and his father, Chuka Iwobi, a lawyer, has backed him all the way.The 18 - year - old has been fraternizing with the Nigeria Under 23s since January, and would have debuted against Gabon ...
Lukman Ruled Out Of Semi - Final Clash Against South Africa
Published: February 24, 2015
Golden Eagles defender Zakari Lukman Halilu will miss Wednesday’s CAF Under 17 Championship clash against South Africa due to a one - game ban handed by the governing body of African football.The Unity Academy, Kaduna starlet was cautioned two times in the group phase - in games against Guinea and Zambia.Born...
Frenage Academy Celebrates Golden Eaglets Chile Qualification
Published: February 23, 2015
As the Nigeria U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, booked a place in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup scheduled for Chile, Frenage Soccer Academy has congratulated the Emmanuel Amuneke led technical crew .The Ibadan based soccer school described the feat as a great source of motivation for every other youngster at the academy a...
Henry Uche Agbo Inching Closer To Granada Debut
Published: February 23, 2015
Former Flying Eagles midfielder Henry Uche Agbo could make his official debut for Granada when they take on Levante on Monday evening.Along with Isaac Success, top scorer at the last CAF Under 17 Championship, the ex Enyimba man has been named in the 18 - man squad for tonight’s tie at the Estadio Ciudad de Valen...
Coach Manu Garba Drops Injured Musa Yahaya From AYC Squad
Published: February 23, 2015
Musa Yahaya, hailed as the Nigerian Neymar, will not be one of the 21 players that will travel to Senegal for the African Youth Championship. SL10.ng has reported that the Tottenham Hotspur trainee will spend six weeks on the sidelines after picking up a knee injury in the Flying Eagles 2 - 0 win over Ghana last week.&...
Emmanuel Amuneke Says Eaglets Will Not Underrate South Africa
Published: February 23, 2015
The Golden Eaglets will trade tackles with the South Africa Under 17s in the semi-final of the CAF Under 17 Championship.To get to this stage of the competition, Nigeria emerged winner of Group A with seven points while their opponents on Wednesday, Amajimbos, finished second in Group B.Coach Emmanuel Amuneke says the ...
Arsenal Midfielder Alex Iwobi To Debut For Nigeria Against Bolivia?
Published: February 23, 2015
The Nigeria Football Federation are planning to hand Arsenal midfielder Alex Iwobi his debut in next month’s international friendly against Bolivia. As you are aware, the England youth international was not featured against Gabon last weekend due to missing paperwork, but the NFF are working around the clock to c...
Olympic National Team Invitee Noah Ojuola Proud Of Performance Against Gzira United
Published: February 22, 2015
Noah Ojuola was overjoyed after putting in a man-of-the- match display in St. George’s 2 - 1 win over Gzira United in the latest round of games in the Maltese First Division.And the Olympic National Team invitee has revealed that high profile officials of St. George’s congratulated him after today’s g...
Kehinde Fatai Ends Six - Month Scoring Drought
Published: February 22, 2015
Ex Flying Eagles striker Kehinde Fatai registered his name on the score - sheet in the Romanian Liga I for the first time since August, as Astra Giurgiu played a 2 - 2 draw with Concordia Chiajna in the 18th round.Kehinde Fatai bagged a brace for Astra Giurgiu, scoring either side of the half, but his team were unlucky...
Dream Team Departs Gabon For Abuja
Published: February 22, 2015
Players and officials of Nigeria’s Under 23 national team, The Dream Team, departed Libreville, venue of the All Africa Games qualifier against Gabon, for Abuja on Sunday afternoon. Before the team departed Hotel Boulevard, coach Samson Siasia presented an autographed jersey signed by the players to Ambassador HE...