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[caption id="attachment_406286" align="alignnone" width="412"] From Left: National Team Goalkeeper Trainer, Ike Shorunmu; Assistant Coach, Daniel Amokachi, and Super Eagles Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi during a media parley in Abuja[/caption] Abidjan - Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi has blamed the 0-2 loss in the second leg qualifier for Africa Nations Cup Championship (CHAN) to lack of composure of the players. In spite of the loss, Super Eagles however qualified on 4-3 goals aggregate. The team had gone into the second leg match with a 4-1 advantage, having outclassed the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire on June 6 in Kaduna. Keshi said in Abidjan shortly after the match that the game, though an interesting one, took Eagles about 25 minutes to get composure. `` I must say that it was a good game. We played an Ivorian side that is quite good, my team was a little jittery at the beginning.’’ An elated Keshi added that CHAN would provide good exposure for the te...

Super Eagles boss, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has demanded total concentration from his players ahead of the final leg CHAN qualifier against Cote D’Ivoire in Abdjan on July 27, noting that the match will be like war against the West African neigbhours. [caption id="attachment_368125" align="alignnone" width="412"] Coach Stephen Keshi has[/caption] Speaking before training commenced on Tuesday morning at the FIFA Goal Project site in Abuja, Keshi who started his foreign career in Cote D’ Ivoire, said the people are passionate about football and they will do anything to defeat Nigeria, hence the need to forget the 4-1 win in Kaduna and concentrate on the return leg. “The win in Kaduna is history and if you have been following the media you will see that they have been making remarks that they can also beat us well. We must be ready for their antics and forget the past”. The team is training at the Goal Project because the Ivorians had already informed CAF th...

By Jacob AJOM The Ahmadu Bello Stadium Kaduna was near capacity full when Nigeria hosted Ivory Coast in the first leg, 2014 African Nations Championship qualifier on Saturday, July 6. When the Super Eagles emerged from the tunnel, it was evident that the Stephen Keshi tutored team were out to obliterate the sour memories of the FIFA Confederations Cup from the consciousness of Nigerians. Their opponents, the Elephants of Cote d”Ivoire were worthy ambassadors  of their country as they were to prove moments later. [caption id="attachment_277271" align="alignnone" width="412"] Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi with Home Based Super Eagles at a News Conference at the Eagles' Camp in Abuja[/caption] Keshi fielded his strongest eleven and they did not disappoint as they romped to a deserving 4-1 win. Of the lot, however, Afcon 2013 hero, Sunday Mba was again the hero of the day. After creating the opening goal which was scored by Mohammed Gambo, Mba pr...

Abuja -  Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, on Thursday, called 24 players to camp to play at the final qualifying match against the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in Abidjan on July 27. Ademola Olajire, the Assistant Director (Media) of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) said in a statement in Abuja that the match was to qualify the team for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He said the 24 players are expected to report in Abuja on July 15, where 20 players would be selected for the trip to Cote d’Ivoire on July 24, for the July 27 encounter. The statement noted that ``Keshi has invited four new players, including one defender, one midfielder and two strikers, in line with a pledge to inject a few new faces, following last Saturday’s opening leg win at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna. ``They are Kwara United’s former junior international defender Ganiyu Ogungbe, Kano Pillar’s midfielder Rabiu Mohammed, junior international striker Abdullahi Gero of Enugu Rangers and Osadin...