Flying Eagles goalkeeper, Nathaniel Nwosu, has expressed delight over his invitation to the senior national team, Super Eagles for the upcoming African Nations Championship qualifiers against Ghana.

Nwosu, who won the Best Goalkeeper award in the 2022 West African Football Union WAFU B U20 tourney was filled with joy with the news of his invitation as he thanked the football federation, coach Salisu Yusuf and Ladan Bosso for being giving the opportunity to show his God-given goalkeeping prowess.

He said, ‘I am very happy to earn my first invitation to Super Eagles at this early stage in my career. I want to thank the NFF for the consideration, coach Salisu Yusuf for the opportunity given to me, and Ladan Bosso for his fatherly advise that spurred me on in the WAFU B U20 Competition. I wont take the opportunity for granted and want to use it to make Nigerians proud.

Head Coach of Super Eagles B, Salisu Yusuf invited Nwosu Nathaniel and 34 other players for their clash against Galaxies of Ghana in the 2023 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) tournament. The Super Eagles wil square up with Ghana in the first leg in Accra on Sunday, 28th August while the second leg is scheduled for Moshood Abiola Stadium Abuja on Saturday 3rd September. The winners on aggregate will go on to participate at the 7th African Nations Championship in Algeria in 2023.

Flying Eagles winger Ibrahim Mohammed Beji has assured football lovers back home in Nigeria that the team remains committed to achieving their goal at the ongoing WAFU U-20 Zone B championship as they prepare to take on the Young Elephants in the semifinals.

The Maikunkele FC attacker who is Nigeria’s top scorer in the competition stated that a game against Ivory Coast won’t be easy but the boys have seen clips of their games and would be prepared for the challenge on Tuesday.

“I am excited with our progress here in Niamey, we have crossed the first hurdle which is to qualify from the group and now we must take it further by going past the Les Petits Elephants in the semifinals tomorrow.

“We are aware of the threat they will bring, they won two games in their group and that’s enough for us to be wary of them, but as Nigerians, we remain determined to win and scale through to the finals of the competition.

When asked about his goalscoring prowess at the competition, the Eagle’s number 11 stated that it doesn’t matter who scores for the team but would always give his all on and off the field of play.

The Ladan Bosso led boys would take on the Young Elephants in the second semifinals on Tuesday evening with the winner of the tie advancing to the AFCON U-20 Championship proper in Egypt next year.

The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Salisu Yusuf as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles B (otherwise known as CHAN team) as well as the U23 (Olympics) team.

Yusuf, who was Head Coach of the Super Eagles B when the team emerged runner-up of the African Nations Championship in Morocco in 2018, will work with Kennedy Boboye (Assistant Coach); Fatai Osho (Assistant Coach); Abubakar Bala Mohammed (Assistant Coach); Fidelis Ikechukwu (Assistant Coach); Eboboritse Uwejamomere (Match Analyst) and Ike Shorounmu (Goalkeepers’ Trainer) and Suleiman Shuaibu (Goalkeepers’ Trainer 2).

In other appointments, Ladan Bosso retains his position as Head Coach of the U20 Boys. He will work with former U17 Head Coach, Fatai Amao (Assistant Coach); Oladuni Oyekale (Assistant Coach); Jolomi Atune Alli (Assistant Coach) and; Baruwa Olatunji Abideen (Goalkeepers’ Trainer).

For the U17 Boys, Golden Eaglets, Nduka Ugbade was named Head Coach. He will work with Ahmad Lawal Dankoli (Assistant Coach); Omoniyi Haruna Ilerika (Assistant Coach); Yemi Daniel (Assistant Coach) and; Mohammed Nasiru Isah (Goalkeepers’ Trainer). Ugbade captained Nigeria’s first cadet team that won the FIFA U16 World Cup in China in 1985.

For the U13/15 Boys known as Future Eagles, Patrick Bassey will be Head Coach and will work with Abdullahi Tyabo Umar (Assistant Coach); Mohammed Kalli Kachalla (Assistant Coach); Ifeanyi Uba (Assistant Coach); Alh. Mohammed Kwairanga (Assistant Coach) and; Abubakar Abdullahi (Goalkeepers’ Trainer).

The NFF also stated that a new Head Coach for the Super Eagles will be announced and officially unveiled once the processes for his engagement and contract-signing are concluded.

The NFF Executive Committee has also approved the recommendation of the Technical & Development Sub-Committee for the new Head Coach to work with Coach Salisu Yusuf (whenever he is available from Super Eagles B/U23 Team duties) as 1^st Assistant. Former Nigeria international Finidi George will be 2^nd Assistant, with Usman Abdallah as 3^rd Assistant. Eboboritse Uwejamomere will be the Match Analyst and another former Nigeria international, Ike Shorounmu will be the Goalkeepers’ Trainer.     

Nigeria Football Coaches Association (NFCA) under the leadership of Coach Issa Ladan Bosso has sealed partnership with the organizers of Berackiah/Abigol Football Coaching Clinic in order to train its members.

The President of the NFCA, Ladan Bosso in a letter dated 7th of January, 2021 charged all his members to identify with the coaching course which had received the approval of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

He stated that the Association has set up a workable mechanism with the organizers of the programme in a bid to train coaches across the country.

“I write to inform all Football Coaches in Nigeria especially those at the grassroots level that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has granted approval to Berachiah/Abigol to organize the forthcoming Football Coaching Course which you already know about”, his statement reads in part.

The President who also doubles as the Head Coach of the Nigeria Flying Eagles said the organizers will work with all the stakeholders with a view to properly mobilize potential participants for the capacity building project.

“They have been instructed to work with the National Working Committee of NFCA, the Six Zonal Coordinators and particularly the 36 States/FCT Chairmen of the Football Coaches Association”, he stated.

He urged all the members to be part of forthcoming coaching education which has also secured partnership with critical and strategic organisations like the Nationwide League One (NLO) and Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON).

Reacting to the development, the CEO of Berackiah International, Wonders Nwigwe commended the NFCA President for his support and cooperation in increasing the capacity of Nigerian Coaches.

Mr. Nwigwe assured the helmsman that the project which would attract resource persons within and outside the country will offer the best of technical and practical knowledge to all the participants who will in turn impact their players.

The clinic which is expected to take off very soon will hold at designated venues in all geopolitical zones of the country.