Christian Pyagbara Says Flying Eagles Must Treat Ghana Game As A Final
Published: March 18, 2015
Dolphins of Port Harcourt striker Christian Pyagbara has cautioned his Flying Eagles teammates to treat their game with Ghana on Wednesday as a Cup final.  Certainly, Christian Pyagbara knows his onions regarding championship matches, having represented the Nigeria Under 20s at the last World Cup for players below...
Nduka Ugbade Plays Down Favourite Tag
Published: March 18, 2015
Nigeria Under 20 National Team Assistant Coach, Nduka Ugbade, has refused to accept that the Flying Eagles are the favourite team to qualify for the final of the African Youth Championship ahead of Ghana, their opponents on Wednesday evening.Analyzing the semi - final clash against the Ghana Under 20s, the retired Nige...
Match Agent Jairo Pachon Reveals Bolivian Federation Has Not Informed NFF Of Cancelled Friendly
Published: March 18, 2015
Colombian agent Jairo Pachon, the match agent of the Nigeria Football Federation, has reacted to reports in the local press, making reference to the foreign media, that suggested that the international friendly between the Super Eagles and their Bolivian counterparts has been cancelled. Carlos Chavez, President of the ...
Elderson Echiejile Starts From The Bench For Monaco Versus Arsenal
Published: March 17, 2015
Elderson Echiejile has been omitted from the starting lineup for Monaco’s Champions League clash against Arsenal, which begins less than 45 minutes from now. France international left - back Layvin Kurzawa returns to the squad after playing the last eight minutes of the first leg tie held at The Emirates three we...
Odion Ighalo Delighted To Make Super Eagles Roster
Published: March 17, 2015
The Nigeria Football Federation and the Super Eagles coaching staff are pleased with the progress former Flying Eagles skipper Odion Ighalo has made since he joined Watford last summer. For the first time ever, the ex Udinese, Lyn Oslo and Granada man has been invited to the senior national team ahead of friendly games...
Anthony Ujah Proud Of Performance Against Germany International Mats Hummels
Published: March 17, 2015
Anthony Ujah has stated that he was not intimidated by the presence of Mats Hummels last weekend when Cologne played a goalless draw with Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.Hailed as the new version of Franz Beckenbauer, the Germany international is one of the most sought- after defenders ahead of the summer transfer ...
NFF Names Roster For Upcoming Friendlies, IN Ighalo, IN Simon, IN Latifu, OUT Efe Ambrose, OUT Emenike
Published: March 17, 2015
The Nigeria Football Federation has published on its official Twitter account the list of players summoned for the international friendlies against Bolivia and South Africa during the Fifa window later this month.28 players have been invited by the Super Eagles handlers, with three foreign based professionals - Moses S...
Vancouver Whitecaps Starlet Sam Adekugbe Makes MLS Team Of The Week
Published: March 17, 2015
Vancouver Whitecaps defender Sam Adekugbe has been named in the MLS Team of the Week for the latest round of matches.The 20 - year - old was outstanding in Vancouver Whitecaps’ 1 -  0 away win over Chicago Fire on Saturday, assisting the defense shut out Nigerian forwards Kennedy Igboananike and Quincy Obinn...
Joseph Mbong Set To Make Senior Malta Debut
Published: March 16, 2015
17 - year - old Hibernians starlet Joseph Essien Mbong is primed to make his debut for the senior national team of Malta .Coach Pietro Ghedin has named the youngster in his provisional squad list for games against Georgia and Azerbaijan on March 25 and 28 respectively.The striker has caps for the youth teams of Malta, ...
Samson Siasia Targets Big Win Over Zambia
Published: March 16, 2015
Dream Team VI manager, Samson Siasia, wants to take a healthy advantage to the second leg of the All Africa Games qualifier against Zambia. The Nigeria Under 23s will confront their Zambian counterparts on Sunday in Abuja, and Siasia knows his squad will have a foot in the 11th All-Africa Games scheduled to take place ...
Portsmouth Striker Iniabasi Umotong Happy To Score On Unofficial Debut
Published: March 16, 2015
Portsmouth striker Iniabasi Umotong was full of joy after scoring in her unofficial debut for Nigeria’s Women’s National Team.The Anglo - Nigerian has pledged her international future to the Super Falcons, with coach Edwin Okon set to run the rule over her in a training camp before deciding whether or not s...
Akinjide Idowu Praises Flying Eagles Fighting Spirit
Published: March 15, 2015
Flying Eagles midfielder Akinjide Idowu has shared his thoughts and impressions on the 2 - 2 draw with Ivory Coast on Saturday. The 18 - year - old has praised the fighting spirit of the Nigeria Under 20s after they came from behind on two occasions to draw the game with the desperate Ivorian side.“It was a diffi...
Skipper Musa Mohammed Salvages A Draw For Nigeria
Published: March 14, 2015
Skipper Musa Mohammed scored his third goal of the African Youth Championship to salvage a 2 - 2 draw for the Nigeria Under 20 national team in their final Group A fixture against Ivory Coast.On two occasions, the Flying Eagles fought back from a goal down to level the scoreline, with midfielder  Degbole Niangbo g...
Coach Manu Garba Makes Five Changes To Starting Lineup
Published: March 14, 2015
Flying Eagles coach, Manu Garba, has announced his starting lineup for the African Youth Championship clash against Ivory Coast on Saturday evening.In theory, Nigeria have nothing to lose against the West African opponents, having finished as Group A winners and qualifying for this summer’s Fifa Under 20 World Cu...
Akinjide Idowu Says Flying Eagles Will Not Take Their Foot Off The Pedal Against Ivory Coast
Published: March 14, 2015
Flying Eagles midfielder Akinjide Idowu says he does not expect Nigeria to do Senegal a favour by picking the maximum points when they clash with Ivory Coast on Saturday. The hosts will progress to the semi - finals plus qualify for the Fifa Under 20 World Cup if they defeat Congo, and the Flying Eagles beat Ivory Coas...