The clubs, which have been jostling for Nigerian players after the Bafana Bafana lost to Eagles in the last group stage of the competition, now have the opportunity to invite some of them for proper negotiations, according to a source in the Eagles camp
Author: Oluwasegun Noah
The third place win gives Nigeria a decent debut in the Africa Nations Championship
The highlight of the half was a deserving red card shown to Zimbabwe’s player, Masimba Mambare, in the 17th minute for a dangerous neck kick on Eagles Captain Agbim while top striker for the side, Simba Sithole, was also cautioned in the added time of the first half for simulation (diving) in Eagles box
Sharks Football Club wing attacker, Dumte Pyagbara, was preferred by Coach Stephen Keshi to have a starting presence in place of Uzoenyi
New comer, Giwa Football Club, will also host the defending champion, Kano Pillars, while Nembe City FC will travel from Yenogoa, Bayelsa State, to meet Rangers International in Enugu
Having secured nine points with six goals scored in all matches, the Aba-based club demonstrated their readiness to represent Nigeria in this year’s CAF Champions League, which kickoff is barely three weeks from now
Speaking also, the Warri Wolves coach, Paul Aigbogun, said he was not impressed with the performance of his team, saying they gave away two goals
According to Elegbeleye, the good luck of the President is already shinning on the Nigerian team in South Africa after the team qualified for the semifinals of the CHAN tournament in a pulsating game against Morocco on Saturday in a dramatic fashion
The current Super Sports pundit maintained that the Nigeria Premier League players have the capacity of performing even better if they are well taken care of like their counterparts in other leagues in Africa.
Emozozo, who came to the Zone 7 Abuja Secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation, expressed satisfaction with the preparations of the Football House in respect of the World Cup
Elegbeleye said: “I am very happy with the players for exhibiting the resilient attitude as well as the die hard attitude Nigeria is known for
Nduka disclosed that the matches that will be played at 2pm and 4pm prompt will involve the four clubs that have qualified for the African continental competitions
It shows the England international with items looking like a mock circuit board and mobile phone around his chest, and cables leading up his body. Also on his body are bottles of Jagermeister and cans of Red Bull, while he is also wearing an Arab kaffiyeh head dress
Sambawa said: “As a patriotic Nigerian, I want Mikel to win the award because I happen to be the first person to give Mikel his first break through the 2005 World Youth Championship. I was also a major party to solving the transfer imbroglio between Manchester United and Chelsea before Mikei finally joined Chelsea. But my personal opinion is that Mikel has not done enough for club and country to edge out Yaya from winning the award
Abdullahi, who finally agreed for the fight to hold after initial doubts, emphasised that the “Bash Ali Guinness Book of Records Fight” was purely private sector driven
A competent source very close to the team disclosed that Belarus is among the three countries Nigeria is discussing with to play friendly before the World Cup
A competent source very close to the team disclosed that Belarus is among the three countries Nigeria is discussing with to play friendly before the World Cup
A cross section of holidaying Ghanaians that came to the Labadi Beach on Sunday unanimously agreed that both Ghana and Nigeria have the pedigree to win all their matches and move to the final to face each other for the CHAN Trophy at stake
Babangida, who is the Chairman of Taraba United Football Club, said a surgical operation is needed in the Eagles defence line so that quality and result oriented players are used to beef up the team’s defence well on time before the World Cup slated to commence in six months’ time
He reminded journalists in the country that they have a stake in ensuring the survival and progress of the country, saying: “Any action that will not bring peace and development, whether from the leaders or the followers, should be discouraged