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...
Flying Eagles Coach, Manu Garba Intent On Beating Euro Champs Germany After Seeing Off Hungary
Published: June 07, 2015
Nigeria Under 20s coach, Manu Garba, was pleased with the 2 - 0 victory over Hungary and has stressed that his charges are ready for the test against European champions Germany.The African champions progressed to the next round of the Fifa Under 20s thanks to a brace from Kalmar trainee Taiwo Awoniyi. “It was a v...
Taiwo Awoniyi Strikes Brace As Flying Eagles Book Round Of 16 Ticket
Published: June 07, 2015
Seven-time African youth champions, the Flying Eagles of Nigeria have progressed to the final 16 of the Fifa under-20 World Cup after a comfortable 2-0 win over Hungary.It took the predatory form of Taiwo Awoniyi for the African side to book its place in the knockout round at the Taranaki Stadium in New Plymouth, New Z...
Sick Moses Simon Doubtful For Hungary Clash
Published: June 06, 2015
Moses Simon will not feature in the Flying Eagles final Group E fixture against Hungary at Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth on Sunday  morning. The Gent striker missed the national team’s first two matches at the tournament and the status quo remains.“Moses Simon has not been playing because he is not fe...
Man City Starlet Kelechi Iheanacho, Spurs Musa Yahaya And Isaac Success Left Out Of Starting Lineup To Face Hungary
Published: June 06, 2015
Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba is sticking with the adage that you don’t change a winning team.Based on the Nigeria Under 20s last training session before the crucial clash against Hungary on Sunday morning, allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Manu Garba will start the game with the same starting XI that beat N...