Abdullahi said: “This Golden Eaglets team has dazzled all here at the United Arab Emirates and virtually everybody here has been commending them
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The goals were scored by Taiwo Awoniyi, Okon and Eneh
Intercontinental Dubai Festival City Hotel with a clarion call on the Nigerian youngsters to write their names in gold by winning the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, tagged UAE 2013
The list of officials for the match is completed with his two compatriots, Allesandro Rocha and Marcelo Van Grasse, who incidentally served as first and second assistants the last time
“All my life, I have never entertained any fear and I don’t even know what fear means,” posited Garba when pressed at a press conference
So far, Sweden have enjoyed a dazzling run of form at the tournament, with one of their finest achievements being a hard fought 3-3 draw against the Eaglets when the two sides met in Group F
At the final whistle of their defeat by Nigeria, the Uruguay players collapsed to the ground in anguish as if bereaved
Nigeria’s youngsters are truly thrilling all at the FIFA U-17 World Cup finals in the United Arab Emirates and semi final opponents Sweden have a mountain to climb when both teams clash at the Rashid Stadium on Tuesday
The Golden Eaglets had to draw on their rich experience to draw 3-3 against the Europeans in their preliminary Group F match in Al Ain penultimate week but Manu said it would be a different ball game when the two teams meet again in the semi-final at the Rashid Stadium in Dubai
Ekweremadu, who led a powerful Nigerian delegation that included Nigeria Federal Road Safety Corps Chief Marshall, Ositadinma Benjamin Chidoka, to the venue of the match, was a very happy man after it ended 2-0 in Golden Eaglets favour and the result qualified the Nigerian cadet national team for the semi-finals of the competition
The impressive Leandro Otormin got a boot to the ball, but could only direct his effort wide of goal
“To achieve what we want here, we have to have faith in every member of the team,” Awoniyi told FIFA.com after starting Nigeria’s Round of 16 win against Iran. “It’s not just about the boys in the first XI
“There are numerous interests from different clubs in different countries. Due to confidentiality agreements, I cannot confirm any names or details while negotiations are ongoing,” Galeano hinted
Amobi has been supporting Nigeria’s Ambassador to the UAE, Alhaji Ibrahim Awali, to encourage Nigerians residing in the country to troop out in large numbers to venues of the Golden Eaglets matches in the ongoing U-17 World Cup
The journey, which took about two-and-half hours by bus, was seamless as the Golden Eaglets arrived safely in the city that houses ‘eye of the Emirates Ferris wheel’ in time to keep a date with Uruguay for their quarter-final match on Saturday
“I like him, that No18, Awoniyi,” said Gyan, who has played in the FIFA World Cup and knows a thing or two about life as a striker. “He does all the work up there and creates a lot. This is my kind of player
In a memo addressed to the Team’s Physician, Dr. Ayodeji Olarinoye, FIFA noted: “We have the pleasure to inform you
that the analysis of the samples provided by the players Iheanacho Kelechi, Saliu Baba during the doping controls performed after the above-mentioned match (Nigeria Vs. Iraq) did not show the presence of a prohibited substance
“We don’t want to be bothered with the tag of a favourite and our philosophy remains the same: one game at a time,” Ugbade said matter-of-factly. “Our objective right from the start was to win our matches and we continue to be guided by that
The minister, in a telephone conversation relayed to the team hours before their second round match against Iran on Tuesday, further advised the team not to rest on their oars in their quest for a record fourth title in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup
“I said earlier that my attack is blistering and I still maintain that it would be difficult for any team to stop us from scoring because our team loves scoring goals,” said Garba at the post-match conference