Author: Chidozie Okoroji
Former Dream Team VI assistant coach, Fatai Folorunsho Amoo has charged the Flying Eagles of Nigeria led by coach Paul Aigbogun to ensure the defeat Qatar later today in their first match of the FIFA U20 world cup going down in Poland.
Here’s all you need to know about the Flying Eagles ahead of tomorrow’s opener against Qatar. Nigeria topped Group A, defeating both Burundi and Niger en route to the semis. However, this was where fortune deserted them, and they were defeated in back-to-back shootouts by Mali, in the semi, and then by South Africa in the third-place playoff. Track record? Nigeria is a regular at the U-20 World Cup, and this is their 12th appearance at the tournament. They’ll be desperate to make amends for 2017, when they missed out, but do they have the quality to go one…
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi yesterday, May 23 tied the knot in a traditional wedding ceremony with his longtime girlfriend Dinma Fortune.
Bayern Munich has agreed on a deal with English Premier League club Everton in principle for Henry Onyekuru.
Victor Moses could join Inter as part of the upcoming Antonio Conte revolution at the club according to a report from FCInterNews.it.
Super Eagles goalie and second choice shot-stopper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa has revealed that he can still have a glorious career like former shot-stopper of the Eagles, Vincent Enyeama, as all he needs to do is make sure he grabs his opportunity when called upon in the Eagles.
Former Eagles assistant coach and former goalkeeper, Joe Erico has called on the NFF to make sure they improve the intensity as well as the magnitude of training given to both the Golden Eaglets as well as the Flying Eagles to help them better as they would have improved so much before joining the Eagles team.
Former Super Eagles defender and ex-international, Pastor Taribo West has called on soccer fans in the country to be patient with the Super Eagles of Nigeria under coach Gernot Rohr as the team is still a young one, ahead of the African Nations Cup. Nigeria is getting set to be part of 24 teams at this year’s AFCON in Egypt, having missed out on the last two previous editions. In a chat with www.brila.net, the former AC Milan and Inter Milan star noted that too many expectations from the players would be counterproductive, calling for time to be given to the…
Former chairperson of the Women’s Nigerian Professional Football League, Dilichukwu Onyedinma has called on soccer loving Nigerians to commend the players of the Super Falcons of Nigeria, irrespective of how they end up at the forthcoming FIFA women’s world cup in France.
Fresh updates have emerged in the wake of the IAAF threat to sanction Nigeria following money mistakenly credited to it, Technical director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Sunday Adeleye shedding more light on the issue.
