Tuesday 16 December 2014

9ja Football Newspaper Headlines Today

AAG 2015: Siasia seeks 'tougher friendly games - National Mirror

National Under-23 team Coach, Samson Siasia, has told the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to organise grade A tune-up matches for his team in Europe before the All Africa Games qualifier against Gabon next February. Siasia had earlier stated his intention to play African opposition before the qualifier but has now made a u-turn by asking...

Adi laments Eagles AFCON failure - Punch

American Major League scoring sensation Fanendo Adi says he is not happy the Super Eagles failed to qualify for next month's Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea. The player, who arrived in Nigeria at the weekend, said the team would have qualified for the tournament if Nigerian football was not in crisis during the...

AFCON 2015 FALLOUT: NASS to probe Super Eagles failure - The Sun

The House of Representatives Committee on Sports and the Senate, have finalized arrangements to summon the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to explain the circumstances surrounding the failure of the Super Eagles to pick the ticket to the Equatorial Guinea 2015 Africa Nations Cup...

African players in Europe review - Vanguard 

African players in Europe review Wilfried Bony scored his eighth goal in 10 games for Swansea, while in France Fallou Diagne (Rennes) and Ismael Diomande (Saint Etienne) saw red in Ligue 1. ENGLAND WILFRIED BONY (Swansea City) Bony scored his eighth goal in 10 games as Swansea lost 2-1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur...

Agu rates Enyeama as Eagles best goalieDaily Independent

By Augustine Akhilomen /Correspondent, Lagos Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Alloy Agu, still rates Vincent Enyeama as the best goalkeeper for the Super Eagles for now. Enyeama won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa , ending a 19-year spell..

AYC: F'Eagles foes emerge Dec 21 - Daily Independent

Flying Eagles will know its group opponents on December 21 as the draw for the 2015 African Youth Championship (AYC) will be conducted at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The team that has won the AYC a record six times, is one of...

Balogun: My hearts goes with Nigeria - Daily Independent
Barcelona Las Masia Academy Nigerian youngster, Boluwatife Balogun, has vowed to play for his homeland. Balogun is eligible to play for the Netherlands and France , but the 18-year-old star has chosen to play for Nigeria . 'I have been called up once for the U-17 but I didn't come due to injuries,' revealed Balogun...

English Premier League as bad as Nigeria's -Taribo - Daily Trust
A former Super Eagles defender Taribo West has slated the most watched football league in the world, the English Premier League saying the standard is as poor as Nigeria's...

F/Eagles 'll go to World Cup as champions ' Manu - Vanguard

NIGERIA U20 coach Manu Garba has said he wants his team to qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand as African champions

Foundation partners NFF to train Okocha, Kanu, 15 others - Daily Trust

Taleveras Foundation has hailed the Nigeria Football Federation for the opportunity to partner with it in the building of a Technical Performance Team around the National Teams, starting with the sponsorship of 17 qualified persons for a three-week match-reading technique and backroom analysis exercise in the United Kingdom next month...

Garba makes World Cup pledge - National Mirror

Flying Eagles Coach, Manu Garba, has said that his side will qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand as African champions. The junior national team has already won the African Youth Championship a record six times with the last triumph being in 2011. The draw for the 2015 African Youth Championship..

Iheanacho, Success, seven others invited for Flying Eagles - Guardian

THE Flying Eagles have invited for camping nine foreign-based players, including Kelechi Iheanacho

Masekela, Flavour, Lagbaja for Glo CAF Awards - Punch 

Global Jazz icon, Hugh Masekela, Nigeria's sensations Flavour and Lagbaja, have been listed among other leading artistes that will thrill guests at the 2014 Glo-CAF Awards scheduled for Lagos on January 8, 2015. The annual award event, sponsored by telecoms operator Globacom, is held to celebrate the continent's finest footballers and administrators and is attended...

New players will create healthy competition in Golden Eaglets, says Amuneke - Guardian

THE national U-17 camp in Abuja was a beehive of activities Monday, as Golden Eaglets handler...

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