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Odigie Gives Verdict On Berackiah/Abigol Coaching Clinic, Advocates More Capacity-Building Programmes

By Wale Mustapha on February 7, 2021 News, Sports

Former Head Coach of Nigeria Under-17 national team, Monday Odigie, former has noted that the best way to develop Nigerian football from the grassroots is to prioritize coaches education Odigie, a junior CAF instructor and FIFA Educator made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen at the sideline during a feild session of the Berackiah/Abigol Football […]

WAFU Cup: Pinnick charges Golden Eaglets to show strong winning mentality

By Wale Mustapha on January 7, 2021 News, Sports

Ahead of the make or mar clash with the Black Starlets of Ghana on Saturday, President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick has charged Nigeria’s U17 Boys, Golden Eaglets to show robust winning mentality against their opponents. Pinnick charged the players to believe in themselves and go for victory when he visited […]

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 […]

Driven by greatness, found on the street: Meet the youthful Kogi Born midfield enforcer turning heads

By Wale Mustapha on December 8, 2020 News, Sports

The future of Nigerian football national team is secured with exceptional talents springing up at age grade national teams. Since the aim of having national youth teams comprising of U13, U15, U17 and U20 is to harness players that can gradually be integrated to main national team, the Super Eagles, the set of players currently […]

Eaglets eliminated from FIFA U17 World Cup

By Wale Mustapha on November 6, 2019 News, Sports

Five –time champions Nigeria bid bye to the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Brazil after losing 1-3 to late bloomers Netherlands in their Round of 16 clash in Goiania in a match that finished in the early hours of Wednesday in Nigeria. The Dutch lost their first two matches of the competition and […]

Brazil 2019: Eaglets set to send Netherlands packing

By Wale Mustapha on November 4, 2019 News, Sports

Five –time champions Nigeria will start as favourites when they confront Netherlands in Tuesday’s Round of 16 clash at the FIFA U17 World Cup finals in Brazil. The Golden Eaglets topped their Group B after winning two matches (defeated Hungary 4-2 and Ecuador 3-2) and losing one (1-2 to Australia). Victories over Hungary and Ecuador […]

Brazil 2019: Inspired Golden Eaglets eye early Round of 16 ticket

By Wale Mustapha on October 28, 2019 News, Sports

The camp of the U17 National Team, Golden Eaglets in Brazil has been much energized by the words of love and encouragement by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), and the players are looking to qualify for the competition’s Round of 16 when they play Ecuador on Tuesday evening in Goiania. The President on Sunday […]

Golden Eaglets arrive Brazil for FIFA World Cup

By Wale Mustapha on October 10, 2019 News

Five –time champions Nigeria have landed in host nation Brazil for this year’s FIFA World Cup finals which will hold 26thOctober – 17th November. A team of 25 players and nine officials flew out of the country through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Wednesday evening for Dubai, where they connected another flight to Sao […]