In - form Leon Balogun Pleased To Be Recalled By Nigeria
Published: March 21, 2015
Darmstadt 98 defender Leon Balogun, 26, was pleased to be recalled to the Nigeria national team for their upcoming friendlies against Uganda and South Africa. The right - back has been in the international wilderness for more than a year after injuring his right foot in a pre - World Cup friendly against Mexico, which ...
Chioma Wogu Targets Success With Super Falcons
Published: March 20, 2015
Confluence Queens attacker Chioma Wogu has revealed her target to help the Super Falcons of Nigeria get a convincing result this weekend in Bamako.Super Falcons, who are going into the weekend game away to Mali in the All Africa Games Qualifiers are fully aware that any result apart from defeat will boost their chances...
Kingsley Sokari, Omeruo Make Dream Team Squad To Tackle Zambia
Published: March 20, 2015
Samson Siasia has named his final 18 - man roster for the first leg, last round of the All Africa Games qualifying fixture against Zambia this weekend. The Dream Team VI coach has selected two goalkeepers, six defenders, six midfielders and four strikers.Enyimba players Kingsley Sokari and Peter Onyekachi, Etebo Oghene...
Aaron Samuel Hits Super Eagles Camp On Monday
Published: March 20, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Aaron Samuel will arrive in Uyo for the Super Eagles international friendly against Uganda on Monday, March 23.That date is the earliest possible time he can join the squad because of the distance between China and Nigeria. What is most important is that the 20 - year - old is in t...
Injured Dele Alli Omitted From England Under 19 Roster
Published: March 19, 2015
Tottenham Hotspur loanee Dele Alli has not been called up by the coach of England Under 19s, Sean O’Driscoll , for the games against France, Azerbaijan and Denmark. The attacking midfielder, a regular for that age - group, was not selected by the manager due to an ankle injury he sustained in the 1- 0 win over Co...
Uganda To Face Nigeria In Uyo On March 25
Published: March 19, 2015
The Super Eagles will square off against Uganda in an international friendly in Uyo during the Fifa free window on March 25, both Jairo Pachon, NFF’s FIFA match agent, and the Nigerian Federation have confirmed. The Cranes of Uganda have replaced South Americans Bolivia , who pulled out of a friendly with Nigeria...
Taiwo Awoniyi : We Will Put In Our Best To Win The Final
Published: March 19, 2015
In his post match comments after helping the Flying Eagles defeat the Black Satellites 2 - 0 in the semi - final of the African Youth Championship, Taiwo Awoniyi has said that the squad will do everything to win the final on Sunday.The 17 - year - old also revealed that getting to the ultimate game of the tournament wa...
Sunday Emmanuel Nets Second Goal Of The Season
Published: March 18, 2015
Grodig did not give Wolfsberger AC breathing space when they squared off against the Didi Kühbauer led side in the Austrian Bundesliga on Wednesday evening, beating them with a 2 - 0 scoreline.The goalscorers at the Untersberg-Arena were Maximilian Karner and Nigeria international Sunday Emmanuel, who scored his s...
Nigeria Qualify For AYC Final After Beating Ghana 2 - 0
Published: March 18, 2015
The Flying Eagles have booked their place in the final of the African Youth Championship following their 2 - 0 win over the Black Satellites of Ghana at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar. Nigeria survived a wave of early pressure from the Ghanaian team before opening scoring in the 22nd minute through Obinna N...
Isiaka Olawale, 15 Others Invited To Camp Ahead Of African Beach Soccer Championship
Published: March 18, 2015
Ahead of the 2015 African Beach Soccer Championship taking place in Seychelles, Audu Adamu Ejo, coach of the Beach Soccer National Team, Supersand Eagles has invited 16 players to a training camp in Badagry.The headline name on the list is Dolphins midfielder Isiaka Olawale, who has featured in four World Cups, scorin...
Flying Eagles Strikers Chidera Ezeh, Alhassan Ibrahim Left On The Bench Against Ghana
Published: March 18, 2015
For the semi - final clash against Ghana, Flying Eagles coach, Manu Garba, has made two changes to his ideal starting line- up that took on Senegal and Congo in the first two Group A fixtures at the ongoing African Youth Championship. Porto Under 19 striker Chidera Ezeh, who is yet to open his goalscoring account in Se...
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...