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 […]