Prior to the commencement of the competition, the Nigerian boys’ team was ranked 18, but with the classification victory over New Zealand at the weekend, they have gained one place in the ranking to move to 17th best in the world junior team ranking
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The midfielder was instrumental to the Flying Antelopes winning the 2015/2016 Nigeria Professional Football League after 32 years.
Egbuchulam’s club, Rangers, were also awarded the team of the Year ahead of the Dream Team 6 Olympic football team
The others are striker Desire Oparanozie, who scored the championship-winning goal against Cameroon on Saturday in Yaounde, and defender Osinachi Ohale
Meanwhile, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has promised the technical crew training overseas.
Pinnick expressed gratitude to the team for doing the country proud in Cameroon
The train included ex-football internationals who served as icon of hopes and source of inspiration to the campers in Karamajiji and Kuchigoro, suburbs of Abuja
Kalu praised the African champions for punishing the hosts right before their President, Paul Biya, and inside the main bowl of a stadium named after their first leader, Ahmadu Ahidjo
United, who should have been reduced to 10 men early in the match, have now won just one of their last nine league games and are nine points off the division’s top four
The Reds began the game on the front foot and duly took the lead in the 20th minute through Sadio Mane, who latched on to Emre Can’s ball over the top and, after getting the better of Nathan Ake, drilled past Artur Boruc
The President, who described the hard-earned victory over the Indomitable Lionesses as “very sweet and well-deserved”, particularly commended the Nigerian women for their “indomitable spirit, resilience and team work”, which spurred them to victory in spite of a vociferous home crowd
According to The Express, the 33-year-old – a self-proclaimed teetotaller on religious grounds – was driving through Dagenham at 11pm when cops pulled him over and performed a breathalyser test
Luis Suarez’s header early in the second period looked to be securing all the points for the home side, but Ramos levelled in the final minute as the Madrid giants remained six points clear at the top of La Liga
The Cameroonian Lionesses, who lost 0-2 to the Falcons in the final of the 2014 edition in Windhoek, Namibia, dominated play from the beginning but were profligate in front of goal.
Mesut Ozil opened the scoring in the 24th minute as the Gunners proved somewhat wasteful in the first half, but they found their shooting boots after the break, Alexis Sanchez claiming a hat-trick and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain helping himself to a goal
The Super Falcons on Saturday won the African Women Cup of Nations. The Super Falcons defeated the Lionesses of Cameroon…
An eighth win in a row for the Blues in the top flight, and a second in succession from behind, was secured thanks to a second-half turnaround after the hosts failed to make the most of their chances when ahead
The bodies left the airport in the Colombian city of Medellin on Friday and were accompanied by representatives of Colombia’s civil aviation authority, soldiers, police officers and rescue workers
The north London club relinquished a two-goal advantage in the corresponding fixture last season and came back with only a point, which all but ended their title challenge
A much-changed Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw by third-tier outfit, Hercules, in the Copa del Rey in midweek – the Catalan giants’ third draw in their last four matches in all competitions
The Lilywhites were beaten 2-1 by the Blues, despite taking the lead in the first half, where they played the league leaders off the park
City enter this fixture after coming from behind to seal a 2-1 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor