Five takeaways from Nigeria's win against Burkina Faso In U17 WAFU Zone B final
Published: June 24, 2022
Nigeria's Golden Eaglets on Friday evening defeated Burkina Faso 2-1 to lift the WAFU Zone B tournament in Cape Coast to qualify for the 2023 CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria.   These are the observations from the final.   Nigeria's early pressing game   Nduka Ugbade's boys too...
U17 WAFU B Nigeria 2 Burkina Faso 1 : Abubakar Abdullahi brace hands Golden Eaglets title
Published: June 24, 2022
Nigeria's Golden Eaglets on Friday evening defeated Burkina Faso 2-1 to win the 2022 West Africa Football Union Zone B U-17 Championship in Cape Coast reports allnigeriasoccer.com. The Golden Eaglets went ahead in the 22nd minute through Abubakar Abdullahi who headed home from an Emmanuel Michael's pinpoin...
Nigeria squad announcement AWCON : Barcelona, Leicester, Sevilla stars named to 25-player roster
Published: June 24, 2022
Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum has announced a 25-player roster for the 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Morocco, 2nd – 23rd July.   An analysis of the squad list revealed that three goalkeepers, seven defenders, eight midfielders and seven attackers have been selected by the American f...
Exclusive : French club Marseille send scout to watch Golden Eaglets stars at U17 WAFU B
Published: June 24, 2022
European clubs have a keen interest in the WAFU U-17 Championship which comes to a conclusion on Friday evening, with five-time world champions Nigeria facing Burkina Faso in the showpiece.   Although the identity of majority of the foreign scouts in attendance cannot be ascertained at the moment, allnigeriasocc...
Should the Super Eagles be concerned about the latest drop in FIFA rankings?
Published: June 24, 2022
Fifa released its current rankings of national teams on Thursday, June 23, 2022.   Should the Super Eagles be concerned about the latest drop in FIFA rankings?   Nigeria, the three-time African champions, has lost one spot from the rating announced at the end of March 31st in the current ranking released....
What is Super Eagles' FIFA world ranking? Updated position for three-time African champions
Published: June 23, 2022
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday, June 23, 2022 published its latest ranking of National Teams.   Three-time African champions Nigeria have dropped to 31st in the latest ranking released this morning, down one spot from the ranking announced at the end of March.   After the 2022 World Cup playof...
Opinion : Why Everton boss needs to emulate Peseiro's adjustment with Iwobi
Published: June 22, 2022
The Super Eagles are undergoing a transitional process from the managerial reign of Gernot Rohr to Austin Eguavoen and now to Jose Peseiro.   However, a lot of positives have been shown from the Portuguese manager's short tenure which has spanned four games.   One of the positives has been the vast im...
Three important things Super Eagles star needs to consider amid links with Arsenal, Spurs
Published: June 22, 2022
Nigerian hitman Victor Osimhen has been linked with moves to Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur amongst other clubs.   The Napoli striker is currently one of the hottest properties in world football due to his performance last season and the consistent improvement in his game since he burst onto the scene a few year...
Have Nigeria missed a golden opportunity in failing to qualify for the World Cup?
Published: June 22, 2022
Nigeria supporters were devastated when the national side drew with Ghana and failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. This was a hammer blow to José Peseiro’s side, with many of his charges currently in their prime. With a wealth of talent at the Super Eagles’ disposal, this certainly feels like a misse...
Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro congratulates Golden Eaglets, Flamingoes
Published: June 22, 2022
Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro has congratulated the Golden Eaglets and Nigeria women's national under-17 football team, Flamingoes following their qualification for major tournaments.   On Tuesday, June 21, five-time world champions, Nigeria booked their ticket to next year's U17 Africa Cup of Nation...
Olise, Eze, Tella or Chukwuemeka: Who should be Super Eagles' immediate target?
Published: June 22, 2022
Not all national team players are born and raised in the country they represent. Others are eligible to play for national teams based on descent and other citizenship methods.   Nigeria is one of the biggest international teams in the world and there are a high number of players out there who were not born and b...
Nigeria 3 CIV 1: Two tactical decisions from Ugbade that helped Golden Eaglets qualify for final
Published: June 22, 2022
In the WAFU U-17 Zone B Championship at Cape Coast Stadium, Ghana, Nigeria's Golden Eaglets defeated Cote d'Ivoire 3-1 on Tuesday to reach the final and qualify for the 2023 CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Algeria.   The Ivorians took the lead in the second minute of play when Miracle Ogwor ...
Nigeria U17 player ratings : Michael a star in the making; Olaleke, Mbata outstanding; Lawal technical
Published: June 21, 2022
On Tuesday evening, Nigeria played against Cote d'Ivoire in a high octane 2022 WAFU U-17 Zone B Tournament semifinal match which ended in a 3-1 win for the Golden Eaglets at the Cape-Coast Stadium.   In a highly entertaining game, Emmanuel Micheal scored a brace before Abdullahi scored the third goal for Ndu...
U17 WAFU B : Five observations from Golden Eaglets 3-1 win over Ivory Coast
Published: June 21, 2022
The Golden Eaglets on Tuesday advanced to the final of the WAFU U-17 Championship at Cape Coast stadium with a 3-1 win over the Baby Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire.   All Nigeria Soccer here presents the five things noted from the match.   Physical Ivorians   The Golden Eaglets were initially in the ...
U17 WAFU B Nigeria 3 CIV 1 : Free-kick specialist Michael grabs brace as Golden Eaglets qualify for AFCON
Published: June 21, 2022
Nigeria's Golden Eaglets on Tuesday defeated Cote d’Ivoire 3-1  in the first semifinals of the WAFU U-17 Zone B Championship at the Cape Coast stadium, Ghana to reach the final and thereby qualifying for the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria in 2023.   The Ivorians went ahead within the second min...