Over seven months have elapsed since Ghana qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009, giving coach Sellas Tetteh extended preparatory time as he seeks to give his side the best possible chance of success at the tournament which begins in 11 days time.

Sone Aluko has been cleared to play for Nigeria in the Under-20 World Cup after adhering to the orders of Aberdeen to return there and prove his fitness.

Samson Siasia knows the load of responsibilities he is carrying. His team, the Flying Eagles step out today against Venezuela in the World Youth Championship in Egypt to see if Nigeria would break the record of becoming the first African team to win the WYC. His attempts in the past only fetched him silver after an Argentine team inspired by Lionel Messi stopped Nigeria.

Nigeria are among the favourites going into the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009, given that the squad includes a series of players who helped  win the FIFA U_17 World Cup Korea 2007. The pressure is, therefore, firmly on the shoulders of coach Samson Siasia to mastermind a triumphant campaign. However, the Flying Eagles finished […]

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will not be lacking in support when they begin their campaign to win the FIFA World Youth Championship in Egypt this week. Oche Peters, a former Udoji United coach who runs the Supreme International Sports Academy in Cairo, says their performance at the 5 Nation tournament earlier this year when they finished […]

Like every Nigerian, John Momoh (OON), Chairman/CEO of Channels Television, is worried about the steady decline of sports in the country and he, with his team at the Lagos-based televison station, are set to stem the slide. The decline, he said, apart from administrative failures, stems from the neglect of grass-root sports development from where […]

By Solomon Nwoke CHINA ‘85 Nigeria’s Under-17 winning team captain, Nduka Ugbade, has said that the Flying Eagles opponents in their opening match of the FIFA U-20 World Youth Championship, Venezuela, could be a surprise team of  Group B of the Championship which starts  today. Nigeria’s match against Venezuela comes up on Friday, but Ugbade […]

Chairman of the Nigeria’s Professional League board, Oyuiki Obaseki, has sent words to Heartland and Kano Pillars, describing them as “good ambassadors of the Nigerian league.”

Warri Wolves coach Lawrence Akpokona says he is uncertain the Super Eagles can take advantage, even if Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles slip up in any of their last two 2010 World Cup qualifying games.

SINCE the Eagles shot themselves on the foot with their 2-2 draw against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, all sorts of permutations have been made to squeeze water out of stone to ensure that the Eagles berth in South Africa for the World Cup.

Nigeria’s Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Sani Ndanusa, has said that the qualification of Kano Pillars and Heartland of Owerri for the semi-final of the CAF Champions League, has shown that Nigeria is blessed with talented players and that all that is needed to take them to greatness is time-tested, upright and forward thinking administrators.

A member of the 1980 Africa Cup of NationsGreen Eagles winning squad, Okey Isima has said that any Nigerian still nursing the hope of seeing the Super Eagles in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup must be living in a Dreamland. In a chat with Sports Vanguard at the weekend, Isima said, “we have […]

Amember of the NFF Ethics and Fairplay Committee, Godpower Kokoriko, has pleaded with Nigerians to support national team coach, Shuaibu Amodu, to qualify Nigeria for the 2010 World Cup.

The Lagos Sub_Seat of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the FIFA U_17 World Cup, Nigeria 2009 has described a recent media report suggesting a crisis in its management as false and mischievous.

Former Super Eagles coach Christian Chukwu is very confident that the Flying Eagles would come out tops at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Cairo, Egypt which kicks off on Thursday.