The early birds to arrive were former U-17 captain, Musa Mohammed, and his former teammate, Taiwo Awoniyi, before Nathan Oduwa, Sodiq Popoola, Imoh Ezekiel, Agboyi Ovbokha, Theophilous Solomon and Godswill Ekpolo joined them
Browsing: Dream Team VI
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mohammed alongside Stanley Dimgba and defender Segun Oduduwa were axed on Monday from the team by Coach Samson Siasia for lateness to camp
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Super Eagles are preparing for their March 25 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Egypt in Kaduna
An excited Kalu educated his aides: “You guys only follow Chelsea, Barcelona and Manchester United. Some of us follow everything soccer. When I looked at the December 12 date for the grand finale with Algeria I knew the cup was coming to our country
“But we give a lot of credit to the players and the officials, led by Coach Samson Siasia, because they showed exceptional perseverance and unyielding spirit to do the nation proud
Each player got $4,000 after beating Algeria 2-1 on Saturday night and this brings to a total of $12,000 each player was paid
The former Nantes and Lokeren striker was in the dugout in 2008 when the Dream Team qualified for the final of the football event of the Olympic Games and he is aiming to win the competition in Rio de Janeiro in 2016
According to the team’s itinerary, the Dream Team will be departing the Leopold Senghor International Airport on Monday at 3am aboard an ARIK Airline flight and is expected to touch down at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos by 9am
Skipper Oghenekaro Etebo beautifully netted a spot kick in the 77th minute of the tie to send Nigeria to the promised land
An impeccable source in the team’s camp hinted that the players and officials have not received a dime since qualifying for the U-23 AFCON tournament at the expense of Congo
The result meant Nigeria finished second in the group behind Algeria and head into the semi-final to play hosts, Senegal
The Liverpool of England new buy has failed to live up to his billing in the previous two games against Mali and Egypt lost his place to Warri Wolves striker Kufre Ebong
The Nigerian lads started on a bright note with Oghenekaro Etebo grabbing the first goal via a spot kick in the 21st minute of the tie
The hotel has two restaurants, three bar, nightclub, pools, large private beach, tennis courts, fitness and bodybuilding, beach volleyball court, conference room and committee rooms
A statement issued by Ademola Olajire, the Assistant Director of Communications of the Nigeria Football Federation, quoted the Team Secretary, Sirajo Hassan, as saying the delegation included 23 players
The encounter, which is expected to kick off at 9am local time (10am in Nigeria), will see the Dream Team parading players like Emmanuel Daniel, Oduduwa Segun, Oghenekaro Etebo, Stanley Dimgba and Chile U-17 highest goal scorer, Victor Osihmen, who has overcome his malaria attack and is now training with the team
The Dream Team VI opted for the West African country after their trip to Morocco was cancelled owing to visa issues
Burkina Faso made the most of their chances, while Nigeria was wasteful in front of goal and paid the price for such wastefulness
A statement issued on Saturday from Segun Ogunjimi, Siasia’s media aide, quoted Siasia saying he was not satisfied with the performance of his players against Senegal, in spite topping the group
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Monday redeemed his pledge to players of the Dream Team, following the…