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  • Ezeugo: Oliseh failed at CHAN 2016

    Ezeugo: Oliseh failed at CHAN 2016

    Former international,  Emeka Ezeugo has dismissed all the excuses made by Super Eagles coach,  Sunday Oliseh by maintaining that failure remains failure.

    The Super Eagles head Coach had highlighted several issues that mitigated against his team’s progress at the CHAN 2016. Oliseh told footballlive.ng that his players endured tough times off the pitch citing the lack of motivation as a major clog.

    Ezeugo insisted that a proper post-mortem of the Rwanda 2016 CHAN debacle otherwise other teams would use the ‘details and problems of the poor outing to hurt Nigeria.’

  • CHAN 2016: Niger’s win will spur Eagles against Tunisia – Amoo

    CHAN 2016: Niger’s win will spur Eagles against Tunisia – Amoo

    Coach Fatai Amoo is excited about the display of the Eagles against Niger at the ongoing CHAN 2016 in Rwanda and the assistant coach of the Olympics team believes the victory against the noisy neighbor would spur the team against Tunisia on Friday.

    Specifically, Amoo said that the performance of the players would surely bring a lot of competition into the main Super Eagles team.

    “I think the victory against Niger is a good start to the team and I believe this will help their confidence in their next group match against Tunisia. We cannot judge the Tunisians based on their 2-2 draw against Guinea because every match is not the same. I am sure that our players will curtail the Tunisia but we must be cautious of the style of the North Africans because they are good in counter attack. The Tunisians are also aware that if they lose against Nigeria, they might be on their way home, so we should not be carried away by the win against Niger but take each game serious and I am sure with the quality of the technical crew, the team is destine to qualify from the group,” the erstwhile 3SC gaffer said.

    He however said that the performance of some of the players would give the Eagles’ coach the opportunity to select some of them for the main team. “I am sure that some of them will surely play their way into the main team and this is good for the Eagles because it will give us the opportunity to have a solid bench and encourage healthy competition in the team. I am aware of the quality of the home-based Eagles and I know that if they are given the chance, they will shine and command shirts in the main team.”

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  • CHAN 2016: Nigeria get 4-star star accomodation

    Nigeria’s Super Eagles will be lodged at the four-star, Hill View Hotel in Kigali during the group stages of the forthcoming 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) 366football.com can confirm.

    The hotel is located in the Kiyovu district, inside the Kigali City Centre and will house the Eagles for 11 days before they leave Kigali for Gisenyi where they will play their final group game on January 26 against Guinea.

    The hotel has three categories of rooms – the suite, the one-bedroom apartment and the two-bedroom apartment.

    The suite will set you back $160 a night, while the two-bedroom apartment costs $180 every night. The one-bedroom apartment is the cheapest, it costs only $130 per night.

    Meanwhile, Nigeria’s group opponents, Tunisia, Guinea and Niger Republic have also secured their accommodation for the tournament.

    While Tunisia will stay at the Lemigo Hotel, both Guinea and Niger will be housed at the Gorilla Hotel.

    The competition begins on January 16, while Nigeria’s first game is on January 18.

  • Mali coach names 30 players for CHAN 2016

    Mali coach names 30 players for CHAN 2016

    The new coach of the Malian local football team, Djibril Dramé, has released a list of 30 players called up ahead of the 4th edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN).

    The event is to be hosted from Jan. 16 to February 7, 2016 in Rwanda.

    Sources close to the Malian football federation (FEMAFOOT) told PANA that among those selected are Samuel Diarra and Aly Mallé elected respectively as best goalkeepers and third top scorer in the world -17 championship in Chile.

    The list of the selected players includes the great majority players from Stade Malien (7), Onze Créateurs de Niaréla (6) and As Real (5).

    Following is the full list of players:

    Goalkeepers: Djigui Diarra (Stade Malien de Bamako), Alassane Diallo (centre Salif Keïta-CSK), Cheick Kadry Sy (Stade Malien de Bamako), Samuel Diarra (Association Sportive de Korofina-ASKO)

    Defenders: Issaka Samaké (Stade Malien de Bamako), Marius Hamed Assoko (Onze Créateurs de Niaréla), Sékou Diarfa (Onze Créateurs de Niaréla), Ousmane Diarra (Onze Créatuers de Niaréla), Hinako Jean Paul Oulaï (As Réal), Mamadou Doumbia (Stade Malien de Bamako), Lassana Samaké (Onze Créateurs de Niaréla), Moussa Ballo (As Réal).

    Midfielders: Moussa Ballo Sissoko (Onze Créateurs de Niaréla), Yves Bissouma (As Réal), Aliou Dieng (Djoliba), Yaya Samaké (As Nianan de Koulikoro), Makan Samabaly (As Réal), Moussa Coulibaly (Stade Malien de Bamako), Cheickna Diakité (Us FAS), Sidy Yaya Traoré (CS Duguwolofila), Fousseyni Coulibaly (As Bakaridjan), Abdoulaye Traoré (Djoliba), Aboubacar Doumbia (As Réal), Youssouf Traoré (As Nianan de Koulikoro).

    – Strikers: Souleymane Traoré (Stade Malien de Bamako), Abdoulaye Diarra (COB), Hamidou Sinayoko (Djoliba), Mamadou Coulibaly (Stade malien de Bamako), Lamine Traoré (Onze Créateurs de Niaréla), Aly Mallé (Black stars de Badalabougou).

    CHAN is reserved only for players in the African domestic championships.

     

  • CHAN 2016:Oliseh to decide Eagles training camp

    CHAN 2016:Oliseh to decide Eagles training camp

    Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh will choose the training camp for the home-based Eagles in preparation for the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Rwanda.

    The Super Eagles were held Burkina Faso to a goalless draw in Ouagadougou on Sunday evening to reach the final of the championship courtesy of a 2-0 aggregate score.

    Oliseh missed the second leg encounter in Burkina Faso due to illness, but watched the first leg in Port-Harcourt, which they won 2-0.

    The Super Eagles assistant coaches, Salisu Yusuf and Jean Francois Losciuto, took charge of the team against Burkina Faso on Sunday.

    The former national team captain was flown to Belgium for medical treatment, after he took ill in camp during preparations for last Sunday’s CHAN qualifier away to Burkina Faso. He has consequently been placed on bed rest on the advice of his personal physician after undergoing series of tests at the Mediapark Klinic, Cologne, in Germany.

    A close source told SportingLife that Oliseh, who has been placed on a compulsory two-week rest, would be given the chance to pick a suitable place for the team’s camp.

    “He is the head coach and he knows what he wants for the team. We wish him well. As soon as he comes back he will furnish NFF with his programs for the championship. We want better preparations for the team and we believe we can win it this time,” the source said.

    Nigeria have now joined hosts Rwanda, Morocco, Tunisia, Mali, Guinea, Niger, Gabon, DR Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Angola that have already qualified for the tournament.

    The 2016 CHAN will take place from January 16 to February 7, 2016.