Youth Development

Nigeria will renew their long standing rivalry with Ghana’s Black Satellites, whom they beat in the final of the last edition, as the regional qualifying tournament gets set for Cote d’Ivoire. Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have been drawn against Ghana, Togo, and […]

Nigeria’s U-20 coach says talent alone won’t be enough against a field that includes hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, and five other West African rivals. Flying Eagles head coach Abdu Maikaba has stressed that his team must be ready to work hard if

The Stockholm club is assessing the 19 year old Umea FC winger as a potential replacement for Zadok Yohanna, who recently completed a club-record move to Brighton. Swedish top-flight club AIK have invited promising Nigerian winger Emmanuel Oluwafemi Olawore to train with their senior squad

The young goalkeeper’s consistency for Akwa United in the Nigeria National League earned him a place in Abdu Maikaba’s 35 man provisional squad for the regional tournament in Cote d’Ivoire. Akwa United goalkeeper Uchechukwu Aloysius has been named in Nigeria’s Flying Eagles

Nigeria’s U-20 coach says he’s pleased with progress in camp, but wants every player fighting for a starting spot as the team eyes qualification for the 2027 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. Flying Eagles head coach Abdu Maikaba says he is satisfied with his

The forward says Nigeria has learned from a tougher than expected first leg and will be more clinical when the tie resumes in the return fixture. Flamingos striker Harmony Chidi says she is confident Nigeria will get the job done against Benin Republic in

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets suffered a 3-2 defeat to Tanzania on Sunday in their opening game at the 2026 China International Youth Football Tournament in Yinchuan. Tanzania started the stronger of the two sides, going into the break 2-0 up on the back of first-half goals from

Nigeria’s senior coach dropped by the U20 camp with a simple message focus now while it’s easy, because it gets a lot harder once the tournament starts. Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle paid a visit to the Flying Eagles training camp at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Friday morning, urging Nigeria’s

A week in China might not sound like the most obvious fix for three years of underachievement, but for a rebuilding Golden Eaglets squad, exposure to unfamiliar opposition could be exactly the jolt this generation needs. The Nigeria Football Federation has lined up a seven-day training tour in China for its newly assembled Golden Eaglets

Two players, two different European leagues, one Kaduna academy quietly proving it belongs among Nigeria’s most reliable talent pipelines. Ikon Allah Football Academy in Kaduna has confirmed European moves for two of its products within days of each other, reinforcing its growing reputation as one of the country’s most productive grassroots talent factories, as reported