Youth Development

AIK Invite Nigeria's Egboh for Trials After Yohanna Deal

AIK Invite Nigeria’s Egboh for Trials After Yohanna Deal

Less than 48 hours after confirming Zadok Yohanna’s £21.5m departure to Brighton, Swedish giants AIK have turned straight back to Nigeria, inviting 18-year-old winger Shedrack Egboh to Stockholm for a full trial assessment. AIK Fotboll are wasting no time rebuilding after losing their most exciting young player. With Zadok Yohanna’s move to Brighton now finalised, […]

AIK Invite Nigeria’s Egboh for Trials After Yohanna Deal Read More »

Italy Calling for Buruj's Salaudeen and Adeleke After Scouts Shortlist Midfield Duo

Italy Calling for Buruj’s Salaudeen and Adeleke After Scouts Shortlist Midfield Duo

Two more Nigerian teenagers have caught the attention of European football development scouts this time through a tournament run by the Italian Consulate General in Nigeria as the pipeline from grassroots football to the continent continues to widen. Buruj Football Club midfielders Raheem Moyinoluwa Salaudeen and Fawas Ayomide Adeleke have been shortlisted by European scouts

Italy Calling for Buruj’s Salaudeen and Adeleke After Scouts Shortlist Midfield Duo Read More »

'Fire Me If He Flops' — The Scout Who Staked His Job to Bring Yohanna to AIK

‘Fire Me If He Flops’ — The Scout Who Staked His Job to Bring Yohanna to AIK

Herish Sadi watched Zadok Yohanna play in Nigeria, saw enough in a single session to call AIK’s CEO that same evening and tell him to pay 100 million Kronor immediately telling the club to sack him without compensation if the teenager did not deliver. The scout who brought Zadok Yohanna to AIK Stockholm has spoken

‘Fire Me If He Flops’ — The Scout Who Staked His Job to Bring Yohanna to AIK Read More »

Simane: New Caledonia Can Shock Falconets and Spain in Poland

Simane: New Caledonia Can Shock Falconets and Spain in Poland

Nigeria’s Falconets face a Group F at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup that includes European champions Spain and a New Caledonia side whose captain is already promising no easy ride for anyone in Poland. New Caledonia captain Kamene Simane has declared that her side’s debut at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

Simane: New Caledonia Can Shock Falconets and Spain in Poland Read More »

Busari Warns Flamingos: No Complacency vs Guinea in Ikenne

Busari Warns Flamingos: No Complacency vs Guinea in Ikenne

Nigeria’s Flamingos hold a 5-0 advantage from the first leg in Abidjan, but coach Akeem Busari is refusing to let his players treat Saturday’s return fixture at the Remo Stars Stadium as a formality. Flamingos head coach Akeem Busari has urged his players to approach Saturday’s return leg against Guinea with the same intensity that

Busari Warns Flamingos: No Complacency vs Guinea in Ikenne Read More »

Chidi Hat-Trick Fires Flamingos to 5-0 Win Over Guinea

Chidi Hat-Trick Fires Flamingos to 5-0 Win Over Guinea

Nigeria’s Flamingos delivered a near perfect performance in Abidjan as captain Harmony Chidi’s first half hat trick inspired a dominant 5-0 victory over Guinea in the second round first leg of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier. Akeem Busari’s side put on a five-star show at the Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny on Saturday,

Chidi Hat-Trick Fires Flamingos to 5-0 Win Over Guinea Read More »

Flamingos Land in Abidjan for Guinea Qualifier

Flamingos Land in Abidjan for Guinea Qualifier

Nigeria’s U-17 girls touched down in Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday night, completing a journey via Lomé as they set their sights on a crucial first leg result against Guinea this Saturday in Abidjan. The Flamingos have arrived in Abidjan, setting the stage for Saturday’s 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Guinea. The team

Flamingos Land in Abidjan for Guinea Qualifier Read More »

Bosso Enters U-23 Eagles Race Alongside Siasia And Amokachi

Bosso Enters U-23 Eagles Race Alongside Siasia And Amokachi

Ladan Bosso has confirmed to FootballInNigeria.com.ng that he wants the Nigeria U-23 Olympic Eagles coaching job, entering a race that already features Samson Siasia and Daniel Amokachi as the NFF works through its shortlist for one of Nigerian football’s most consequential age-grade appointments. Ladan Bosso did not wait to be approached. The 58 year old

Bosso Enters U-23 Eagles Race Alongside Siasia And Amokachi Read More »

Maikaba Names 35-Player Flying Eagles Squad For WAFU B Camp

Maikaba Names 35-Player Flying Eagles Squad For WAFU B Camp

Abdu Maikaba has wasted no time in his new role, naming a 35-player Flying Eagles squad for the WAFU B U-20 Championship camp opening in Abuja on Saturday, with European-based players from Croatia, Spain, Ukraine and the Czech Republic included alongside the best of Nigeria’s domestic talent. Camp opens: Saturday, May 16, 2026 — Federal

Maikaba Names 35-Player Flying Eagles Squad For WAFU B Camp Read More »

Switzerland Coach Adeyemi: Nigerian Youth Football Is In Safe Hands

Switzerland Coach Adeyemi: Nigerian Youth Football Is In Safe Hands

Switzerland-based Nigerian youth football coach Adeyemi Adedeji Anthony has offered an emphatic endorsement of the NFF’s simultaneous appointments of Abdu Maikaba and Eboboritse Uwejamomere, saying the double selection places the future of Nigerian youth football in safe hands. When a coach working within European youth football systems validates appointments made by the NFF’s youth football

Switzerland Coach Adeyemi: Nigerian Youth Football Is In Safe Hands Read More »

Scroll to Top