Former Golden Eaglets captain Yahaya Lawali says he is excited with his move to Czech Republic side MFK Karvina and is looking forward to excelling in a new environment, Afrosport reports. The defender recently completed a move from Mahanaim FC Abuja and signed a four-year deal. In an interview with The PUNCH, the 18-year-old said: "Part of my dreams and visions is to take my game...
Nigeria's Golden Eaglets settled for a third-place finish at this year’s WAFU B Under-17 tournament following a 3-2 win over hosts Ghana at the University of Ghana Stadium in Accra on Tuesday. The Golden Eaglets, led by the experienced Manu Garba, looked revitalised despite their earlier semifinal disappointment. After nine minutes of action, they took the lead after Imrana Muhammad benefited from a goalmouth melee to...
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets were beaten 1-0 by Cote d’Ivoire in the semi-final of the WAFU B U-17 Championship in Ghana on Saturday. The Golden Eaglets, led by Manu Garba, were outclassed in the 54th minute by Ivorian youngster Youbah Coulibaly, who beat Nigerian goalkeeper Chinedu Dominic at his near post to put an end to his three-match run without conceding a goal. The Little Elephants looked...
The heavy downpour in Accra, the Ghanaian capital city has forced the postponement of the group stage match between Nigeria and Togo in the WAFU B U17 Championship. The final group game that was initially slated for Wednesday at the University of Ghana Stadium will now take place on Thursday morning at the same venue. The other Group B match between Burkina Faso and Niger was...
Former Nigeria U17 and Tanzania national team coach, Emmanuel Amunike has advised the Nigeria Football Federation to devolve power to states’ Football Associations to foster talent discovery in the country. Amunike suggested that Nigeria can produce more football stars like newly-crowned African Footballer of the Year, Victor Osimhen if there is a plan that will empower state FAs nuture talents. The former Barcelona striker invited Osimhen...
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