The Media Officer of Warri Wolves, Moses Etu, said in a statement on Saturday that the club was willing to let go of the two players
Author: Oluwasegun Noah
We didn’t allow any agent to talk to Under-20 during the AYC in Algeria talk less of allowing them access to the Eaglets
The Golden Eaglets would enjoy the full compliment of its players for this match since Chidiebere Nwakali and Taiwo Awoniyi have each collected a yellow card-in the last game against Cote d’Ivoire
The Eaglets are second on the Group B log with three points behind Cote d’Ivoire which has four
NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari declared on Friday that the Federation was disappointed by the failure of both Wolves and Enugu Rangers to resolve the matter several weeks after the NFF gave them the latitude to put the player’s career back on track
However, I believe this loss has only served to make the team fully matured. The boys have grown up now, knowing they can lose a match if they fail to perform at optimum level
The NFF Executive Committee member noted that the present administration is the first to stick to indigenous coaches for all the national teams, for which it has received praise several times at home and abroad
The minister, who was represented by Al-Hassan Yakmut, the Director, Grassroots Sports Development of the NSC, noted that coaches and technical directors are indeed critical stakeholders in the anti-doping campaign and as such their influence on athletes can neither be overlooked nor under-estimated
Pinnic also said that NFF has no right to tell him to enter transfer negotiations with Rangers since the main problem has not even been addressed, which is the ownership tussle between the two clubs
Yekini’s Counsel, Barrister Mohammed Jubril Olanrewaju, had informed The Eagle Online Sports that a two-day remembrance anniversary would be held by the Rashidi Yekini Foundation on May 2 and 3, 2013 in honour of the late hero
Speaking on the controversies bedeviling the Football House after the Super Eagles won the last Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, the legislator fumed at the situation where the NFF has been crying for lack of funds instead of utilizing the advantage of being African champions to woo sponsors to invest in Nigerian football
When squeezed for his reaction on the matter, Siasia, who has just been appointed as the Director of Football Development in Bayelsa State, said the situation is injurious to the aspirations of the team to qualify for the 2014 Mundial since Keshi needs the full backing of the NFF and a healthy relationship to be able to actualize his dreams of qualifying the nation for the Brazil 2014 World Cup
“You know that as a result of paucity of funds, we reached out to Anambra State Government and a very influential person who was also to assist the Federation to camp the team also in Anambra
This was revealed by the Team’s Media Officer, Morakinyo Abodunrin, to The Eagle Online sports from Morocco on Monday afternoon
A panel of NPFL experts made up of avid commentators and followers – Emeka Nwani, China Acheru, Dunmodi Okonta and Abdeljelili Ogunmuyiwa – acted as consultants to make sure that the award was fool-proof and credible
“I’m dedicating this victory and two of my goals to him and the two others to my mother
The team is participating in the competition after missing out of the 2009 and 2011 editions staged in Algeria and Rwanda