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TAICO test for Golden Eaglets ahead of WAFU Cup tourney

By Wale Mustapha on June 1, 2022 News, Sports

As part of their preparation for the upcoming WAFU Cup championship, Thomas Adewumi Academy will be taking on Nigeria’s Under 17 national team, the Golden Eaglets in a friendly match on Thursday in Abuja The match is billed for 2pm at the FIFA Goal Project Pitch, Package B of National Stadium, Abuja. Head Coach of […]

Nathaniel Nwosu reveals Petr Cech’s influence on his goalkeeping career

By Wale Mustapha on May 21, 2022 News, Sports

WAFU Zone B U20 Championship winning goalkeeper, Nathaniel Nwosu described former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech as his boyhood hero. The young shot-stoper made this disclosure after guilding the Ladan Bosso’s tutored side to a 3-1 victory over young Squirrels of Benin Republic in the final of the WAFU U20 Championship played in Niamey on Friday. […]

Bosso picks 28 as Flying Eagles head to Niamey for WAFU B Championship

By Wale Mustapha on April 27, 2022 News, Sports

Seven –time African champions Nigeria have high expectations as they head to Niamey, capital of Niger Republic for this year’s WAFU B U20 Championship taking place in that country, 7th – 20th May. Nigeria’s contingent will fly into Niamey on Thursday and the Nigeria Football Federation has arranged two friendly matches in Niamey to put the team […]

WAFU B Cup: Amoo Names Benjamin, Akintola, 23 others for Togo Trip

By Wale Mustapha on December 30, 2020 News, Sports

Head Coach of Nigeria’s U17 National Team, the Golden Eaglets, Fatai Amoo has named a final squad of 25 players with five other players on standby for next month’s U17 AFCON qualifiers. The final squad has three goalkeepers, six defenders, nine midfielders and six attackers. Amoo will rely on qualities possessed by some of his […]

WAFU-B Qualifiers: Eaglets Have The Right Kind of Players – U15 Coach

By Wale Mustapha on December 19, 2020 News, Sports

Former Nigeria Under 17 boys national team scouting coach, who is also the present assistant coach of Nigeria U15 boys team, Bunmi Haruna, has hailed the Nigeria Football Federation and coaches of the Golden Eaglets for the good job they are putting into getting the right kind of players within the right age cadre for […]

WAFU U20: Ladan Bosso Describes Quadri as Joker for Flying Eagles

By Wale Mustapha on December 9, 2020 News, Sports

The Flying Eagles gaffer Ladan Bosso has praised the brilliance of 36 Lion winger Quadri Liameed for his ability to read the game and change the game when called upon. The former Gombe United manager confirmed this to the media after the game against Ghana U20 team. “Quadri has always been a joker, he has […]

WAFU U20: Bosso Blames Flying Eagles Defeat on Profligacy

By Wale Mustapha on December 9, 2020 News, Sports

The head coach of Nigeria U-20 Flying Eagles, Ladan Bosso has admitted that his boys were very wasteful at their opponent goal mouth as they lost 1-0 to Ghana in their second group game of the ongoing WAFU U-20 tournament ongoing in Benin Republic. Bosso, while fielding questions from newsmen after the game acknowledged that the […]

Moses optimistic of Flying Eagles’ chances against Black Satellites

By Wale Mustapha on December 8, 2020 News, Sports

Flying Eagles’ left back in the ongoing WAFU B under 20 Championship, Solomon Moses, has expressed optimism that Nigeria will emerge victorious when the nation’s U-20 side lock horns with their Ghanaian counterparts in Benin Republic come Wednesday. Speaking from the team’s camp in Porto Novo, the Akwa Ibom State born defender lamented his side’s […]