Nigeria’s Flying Eagles qualify for African Games football final

The Nigeria U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, have qualified for the final of the football event at the ongoing African Games in Morocco.

The Flying Eagles went the whole mile before they could defeat their counterparts from Mali 5-4 on penalties.

Both teams had fired blanks over 120 minutes before Nigeria prevailed in the ensuing penalty kicks. Read More

Chelsea Wing Wizard Pulls Out Of Nigeria Squad Ahead Of World Cup

Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that Chelsea wing wizard Adrian Akande will not be representing Nigeria at the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup.
The highly-rated teenager was officially invited to attend the Nigeria U17 training camp ahead of their trip to Brazil but has been forced to pull out of the squad because of club commitments.

 

Akande has not received the green light from his parent club Chelsea to travel to Abuja to link up with the Golden Eaglets. Read more

Arsenal’s Malcolm Ebiowei advised to turn down u17 Nigeria call-up

AllNigeriaSoccer report that a “foreign-born Nigerian player on the books of a London club” reached out to the Arsenal youngster and told him not to waste time and money accepting the call-up for Nigeria, because of the intricacies involved in selecting the final u17 World Cup squad.

To clarify, Ebiowei hasn’t yet been called up for the World Cup squad, just for a training camp in Abuja, which will double as a trial for the tournament.

Whilst attending the event may well give the 15-year-old the chance to break into the Nigeria u17 side, it could also lead to nothing but missed club matches. Read More

Ifeanyi Chiejine: Buhari commiserates with family of former Super Falcons& striker

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family, friends and fans of former Super Falcons striker Ifeanyi Chiejine who died recently.

Ifeanyi Chiejine was a Nigerian striker who recently died after a brief illness

– Football lovers around the world felt bad with the untimely demise of the ex Falcons’ star

– President Buhari has also mourned the passing away of the 36-year-old striker

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family, friends and fans of former Super Falcons striker Ifeanyi Chiejine who died recently.

The death of the 36-year-old former Confluence Queens of Lokoja star came as a huge shock to all Nigerian football lovers considering her age and achievements.

She was the youngest female player to play at the FIFA Women’s World Cup when she made her debut in 1999 at the age of 16. Read more

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