Vivianne Miedema is a footballer still adapting to ‘good pressure’. At 15 years of age, she made the step up to the senior team at SC Heerenveen, before moving to Bayern Munich in 2014 where she twice lifted the Bundesliga trophy.
Chelsea head into Thursday night’s Europa League encounter against Malmö FF desperately in need of a win. With the rest of the season quickly going downhill — out of the top four, out of the FA Cup, and probably about to lose badly in the League Cup final — the Europa League probably represents the Blues’, and certainly Sarri’s, only realistic chance of salvation.
Gzira United of Malta striker, Haruna Garba has advised young Nigerian footballers to keep their dreams of playing football big, start from small clubs and then work their way up.
Giving this advice in a chat with brila.net, the former Djurgårdens IF of Sweden goal poacher shared his experience of when he dreamt of playing for Liverpool FC of England but eventually had to start with a club in Lithuania before gradually stepping up to Malta and Sweden.
“We all have these big dreams to play for big teams, mine was to play for Liverpool but of His not easy. The thing is, no “big club” will sign you from the top, they usually prefer players from their teens and they have to be exceptional.
The plus is when you play at a top club, you meet a lot of players you can also learn from but it’s a gradual process, you can start from a small club and work your way up.”
Haruna Garba had a stint with Djurgårdens IF of Sweden but made his mark when he switched to Gzira United in the Maltese league.
Former Eagles goalie, Greg Etafia has submitted that both Kaizer Chief’s Daniel Akpeyi and Katsina United’s Ikechukwu Ezenwa are good replacements, should the incident affects Uzoho’s confidence between the sticks.
Former Super Eagles Ike Shorunmu has backed the national U20 team, the Flying Eagles, to get things right ahead of the FIFA U20 world cup in Poland where the team, alongside Senegal, Mali and South Africa would be representing the African continent at the youth soccer Mundial.
Nigeria’s U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, finished their campaign at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations on a disappointing note as they were beaten 5-3 on penalties by South Africa’s Amajita last weekend.
For Nigeria, this is also the first time ever they will be finishing in the fourth place, and speaking in the aftermath of the AYC championship in the Niger Republic with www.brila.net, Shorunmu, who was Nigeria’s goalie at the Korea Japan 2002 FIFA world cup, backed coach Paul Aigbogun to get things right before the tournament in Poland, especially the problem of scoring goals.
“Sometimes things do not go the way you want it, but you just have to learn from it and move on”.
“Am sure the coach will surely work on the problem and get it right so that the team can improve, I’ve been there before with the national team so I know he is capable of making corrections”.
” I strongly believe that he will sit down, analyze things with his technical crew and solve the issues that are affecting the team”, Shorunmu stated.
Already, the quartet of Senegal, Mali, South Africa, and Nigeria have all secured tickets to represent Africa at the FIFA U-20 World Cup that would be taking place in Poland later this year.
Unlike the U-17 World Cup where Africa has been dominant, Africa has enjoyed minimal success at past editions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Former Nigeria international Sam Sodje has said the Super Eagles must defend as a team in Egypt as well as their upcoming preparation matches if they want to excel at the 2019 AFCON tournament.
The former Portsmouth and Charlton defender said while speaking with www.brila.net that the team must have a defensive coach if they are to improve defensively and concede fewer and lesser goals.
“From my experience as a defender playing for the national team and many club sides, it’s always good to have a defensive coach”.
“I’ve always asked for a defensive coach for the national team, and I hope one day they will believe and understand that the Eagles need a defensive coach”.
“It goes a long way, we complain about the defense sometimes, but the truth of the matter is that if you want to be a great player, you need a coach to help you defend properly”
“As a defender, I believe that we still soft at the back and we need coaching…We have great players, but having a defensive coach, I believe he will do a great job for us”, he concluded.
Sodje also added that Eagles coach Gernot Rohr should ensure they do the necessary things needed for the young team to achieve success
Meanwhile, The Super Eagles of Nigeria may use the Cairo International Stadium, a military prone venue on the outskirts of city, and the controversial Port Said Stadium for their group matches at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations.
This indication emerges as the host country; Egypt has confirmed the two stadia among the six venues across five cities for this year’s Nations Cup.
FC Ifeanyi Ubah’s dependable striker, Chijioke Alakwe has shrugged off the 1-0 defeat suffered by his side in the NPFL against Akwa United in Uyo.
Former Super Eagles, Reading, and Hull City forward Sone Aluko is reportedly on the verge of completing a move to China this week.
Nigeria-born Ireland International striker Michael Obafemi has signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract at Southampton.
Head of Nigeria Wrestling team, Purity Akuh has revealed that the trio of Odunayo Adekuoroye, Aminat Adeniyi, and Blessing Oborududu will be embarking on two-week training tournaments tour of Europe as they intensify preparations towards Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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