Flying Eagles In Confident Mood Ahead Of Showdown With Hungary
Published: June 06, 2015
Nigeria Under 20s coach Manu Garba has stated that his charges are confident going into their last Group E fixture against Hungary on Sunday morning. The Flying Eagles got their Fifa Under 20 World Cup campaign back on track two days ago with a 4 - 0 hammering of North Korea after conceding four goals against Brazil in...
Seattle Sounders Star Obafemi Martins Ruled Out Of Sporting KC Clash After Nose Surgery
Published: June 06, 2015
Former Nigeria international Obafemi Martins will sit out Seattle Sounders’ clash in the MLS against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday on account of injury. The former Newcastle United and Inter Milan star had surgery to repair a broken nose earlier in the week and has not taken part in full training for the past ...
Chuba Akpom And Moses Odubajo Star In England Win Vs China As Dominic Iorfa Is Benched
Published: June 06, 2015
Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Dominic Iorfa was benched in England’s 3 - 1 win over China U23s at the Toulon Tournament on Friday.The England Under 20s manager Aidy Boothroyd handed starting berths to Moses Odubajo and Chuba Akpom , with the duo completing the game staged at at Stade Leo Lagrange.One minute be...
Ahmed Musa Hits Camp; Aaron Samuel Boards Emirates Airline Flight To Nigeria
Published: June 05, 2015
Ahmed Musa is the fourteenth foreign - based player to arrive in camp ahead of Nigeria’s African Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad next weekend. The CSKA Moscow striker was given an extra two days by Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi to attend to some personal matters before joining the get - together in Abuja.Alln...
How The Flying Eagles Rated In The 4-0 Win Over North Korea
Published: June 05, 2015
Godwin Saviour stole the show with a sensational brace as Manu Garba’s boys coasted to an inspiring 4-0 victory over Asian side North Korea in their second group match in the 2015 U20 World Cup Group E clash on Thursday morning at the Stadium Taranaki in New Plymouth, New Zealand.The attacker announced his intent...
Ex Hungarian - Based Player Marshal Johnson Rooting For Flying Eagles
Published: June 05, 2015
Former Budapest Honvéd midfielder Marshal Johnson is backing the Flying Eagles to progress past the group stage of the Fifa Under 20 World Cup by beating Hungary on Sunday morning.But the 25 - year - old made it clear that the coach Manu Garba - led side must be wary of the opponents as they are tactically sound...
Hungary Coach Pal Dardai Fancies Chances Against Nigeria
Published: June 05, 2015
Hungary National Team coach, Pál Dárdai, believes the Under 20 squad can qualify for the knock out rounds of the World Cup on the back of their performance against Brazil on Thursday morning.Bernd Storck’s charges would have picked a point from the game if not for Andreas Pereira’s match - win...
Ex Lazio And Atalanta Striker Ayo Makinwa Calls It A Day
Published: June 05, 2015
Former Nigeria international Stephen Makinwa has announced his retirement from the game that brought him fame and fortune, according to Sam O’Femi Olusetire, a journalist with Sports Day who is very close to the player.Now 31, the FC Ebedei product last turned out for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Gorica, for whom he n...
Austin Okocha Is Most Expensive African Sold by Turkish Club
Published: June 04, 2015
Turkish sports daily Fanatik has published on its electronic edition the top 25 most expensive transfers from the Turkish Super Lig to an overseas club. Fenerbahce dominated the list with the Yellow Canaries involved in five of the top ten transfers of all time.Austin Okocha’s move to PSG in 1998 from the Istanbu...
FC Dallas Striker Tesho Akindele Primed For Canada Debut After Turning His Back On Nigeria And USA
Published: June 04, 2015
FC Dallas striker Tesho Akindele has turned his back on Nigeria after accepting a call - up to represent the Canadian National Team in their World Cup qualifiers against Dominica next week. The 23 - year - old can also don the colours of the United States and trained with the squad in January but did not make the 23 - ...
Flying Eagles New Messiah, Saviour Godwin Thanks Teammates After Brace Vs North Korea
Published: June 04, 2015
Rave - of - the - moment Saviour Godwin has refused to take the credit alone for his brace against North Korea the Fifa Under 20 World Cup clash against North Korea and has thanked his teammates for assisting him.For the first time in a Fifa tournament, Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba handed the 18 - year - old ...
Ex Tottenham Hotspur And Fulham Defender William Troost-Ekong Did Not Think Twice Before Choosing Nigeria Ahead Of Holland
Published: June 04, 2015
FC Groningen defender William Troost-Ekong has stated that it would be a dream come true if he makes his debut for the Super Eagles next weekend against Chad in an Afcon qualifying fixture.The 21 - year - old has caps for Holland U20s but was invited to the Nigerian senior team after pledging his international future t...
Nigeria Make Slight Progress In Fifa Ranking
Published: June 04, 2015
On Thursday morning, the official website of Fifa published its latest ranking of national teams.Compared to their ranking in the month of May, the Super Eagles have climbed two spots, and have a global ranking of 43rd while in the continental ranking the Super Eagles are seventh. Algeria, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Ghana a...
Germany U20s Skipper Kevin Akpoguma On Target In Win Against Uzbekistan
Published: June 04, 2015
Germany Under 20 National Team are through to the last 16 of the 2015 Fifa Under 20 World Cup.A player of Nigerian descent skippered the German side in their 3 - 0 win against Uzbekistan on Thursday morning. Hoffenheim central defender Kevin Akpoguma lasted the entire distance at the Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch ...
North Korea Coach Admits Saviour Godwin Quick - fire Brace Demoralized His Team
Published: June 04, 2015
North Korea U20s coach, An Ye Gun, has stated that Saviour Godwin’s quick - fire brace early in the second half deflated his team’s confidence after proving their mettle in the first stanza against the African champions.In his post match comments, he said : “In the second half we conceded the goal too...