The Nigeria U-20 squad on Sunday flew into
Calabar, capital of Cross River State as the
football –loving State returns to the front burner
of international football action.
Coach Emmanuel Amuneke led a group of 25 players and three officials into Canaan City, as the Flying Eagles intensify preparations for weekend’s 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Young Swallows of Burundi. Calabar is hosting the return leg match this Saturday, which should be a soft session for the African champions, who pipped the Young Swallows 1-0 in Bujumbura
two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Chile 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
bronze ball winner Samuel Chukwueze has
continued in fine form in friendly matches ahead
of the clash, causing serious havoc to opposition
defence –lines.
Just two days after his brace helped the Flying
Eagles demolish Nigeria National League side,
Shekarau Babes FC in a friendly match played on
the artificial pitch of the FIFA Goal Project in
Abuja, the winger was again at his imperious
best netting twice in the second half as the
Emmanuel Amuneke tutored side saw off
Amakson Football Academy 3-0 in another
friendly match at the weekend at the same
venue.
The galloping winger was at his usual slippery
best all through the entertaining affair and
received huge applause from the crowd, among
them players of the National U-17 team
currently in Abuja for a screening exercise
supervised by team Coach Manu Garba.
Another winger, Orji Okonkwo added the third
and final goal, just as he did against Shekarau
Babes when he scored the fifth and final goal of
the match to see off the Kano based NNL side.
Amakson Football Academy pride itself as a hard
nut to crack for National Teams, having had
decent results against the U-17, U-20 and U-23
teams in the past.
Friday’s bashing however, did not come as a
surprise to fans and the proprietor of the
academy, who admitted after the game that his
boys lost to a very good team with great
potentialities.
The UJ Esuene Stadium, which has played host to
several Super Eagles and Golden Eaglets’
international matches over the past few years,
will host this weekend’s clash between the Flying
Eagles and the Young Swallows. The winner on
aggregate will reach the final round of the
qualification series for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup
of Nations, where Sudan will be the opposition.
Coalition buys APC nomination form for Anambra gov aspirant
-
Members of the Coalition for Progressive Change on Wednesday purchased the
N50m nomination and expression of interest forms for an aspirant of the All
Pr...
34 minutes ago
No comments:
Post a Comment