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  • Update: Iheanacho, Success, Moses, make Flying Eagles’ WYC squad

    Update: Iheanacho, Success, Moses, make Flying Eagles’ WYC squad

    Flying Eagles Coach, Manu Garba, on Friday released his 21-man squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup starting this month in New Zealand.

    The list included Musa Muhammed, Kelechi Iheanacho, Taiwo Awoniyi and Granada forward Isaac Success, Goal reports.

    The squad:

    Goalkeepers: Joshua Enaholo (MFM FC); Dele Alampasu (Football College Academy); Olorunleke Ojo (Giwa FC).

    Defenders: Musa Muhammed (FC Heart Academy); Mustapha Abdullahi (Spotlight FC); Zaharaddeen Bello (Dabo Babes Academy); Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium); Izu Omego (Apapa Golden Stars); Chidiebere Nwakali (Manchester City, England).

    Midfielders: Akinjide Idowu (Nigeria Young Academy); Ifeanyi Ifeanyi (Water FC); Kingsley Sokari (Enyimba FC); Ifeanyi Mathew (El-Kanemi Warriors); Musa Yahaya (Tottenham FC, England); Bernard Bulbwa (Esperance ST, Tunisia); Godwin Saviour (FC Sports) .

    Forwards: Taiwo Awoniyi (Imperial Academy); Chidera Ezeh (FC Porto, Portugal); Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Success Isaac (Granada FC, Spain).

  • WYC: Iheanacho, Success key to Flying Eagles – Garba Lawal

    WYC: Iheanacho, Success key to Flying Eagles – Garba Lawal

    Former Nigeria midfielder, Garba Lawal, has disclosed that youngsters Kelechi Iheanacho and Isaac Success will play a big role in the Flying Eagles outing at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.

    The duo were not part of the team’s victorious outing at the African Youth Championship in Senegal and with Manu Garba’s side paired against five-time champions Brazil, Hungary and Korea DPR, the former Levski Sofia midfielder feels they are needed to fortify the squad.

    “[Iheanacho and Success] have been in this squad since the Golden Eaglets days, so I think they will be a good addition to the squad despite missing the AYC,” Lawal told Goal.

    “In football, you need everybody. Sometimes, you have cases of injuries and you need to make a good substitution. So I don’t think it will be a bad idea taking them to New Zealand whether they are starters or not.”

    The U-20 World Cup title has eluded Nigeria since inception with the Flying Eagles losing in the final of 1989 (Saudi Arabia) and 2005 (Netherlands) editions as Lawal insists the team must be at its best to break the jinx.

    “The U20 team has been doing great including coach Manu Garba and his crew. These are young lads that are eager to win trophies and achieve something,” he continued.

    “We can only hope they continue in that stead and they should be reminded that the U-20 World Cup is a different ball game entirely from the African Youth Championship,” Lawal added.

     

  • Flying Eagles’ Provisional W/C List: Iheanacho, Success picked

    Flying Eagles’ Provisional W/C List: Iheanacho, Success picked

    The duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Isaac Success will headline Nigeria’s 35-man provisional list for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, it has been revealed.

    The much sought after list has already been submitted to world football-governing body, FIFA, ahead of the April 1 deadline, but was kept from the public at the request of the coach, Manu Garba. But the provisional list will be made public today, sl10.ng has been told.

    The names of the whole players on the list remain unclear as they have been closely guarded by the team’s technical crew.

    But sl10.ng understands that the list will be dominated by players that have worked with Manu from his time at the last U-17s through the players in the current U-20 team, as there may only be a few players on the list that have never been with the current team.

    The reason that has been given for not including too many ‘unknown’ players is that the coaches want to focus more on the players they know and those that understand their philosophy.

    As expected, Isaac Success and Kelechi Iheanacho, who both missed the last Africa Youth Championship in Senegal, will headline the list.

    The Flying Eagles are in group E of the U-20 World Cup, alongside Brazil, Hungary, and North Korea.

  • Isaac Success loses manager

    Isaac Success loses manager

    The manager of Isaac Success at Granada, Joaquin Caparros has been sacked and the club is working on a deal to bring in Abel Resino as his successor.

    The 59-year-old’s job was reported to be at risk earlier on Friday,but the Andalucians have now confirmed his dismissal on their official website.

    Joseba Aguado, the club’s B trainer,took charge of training in Caparros’ absence and will lead the team out against Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

    Abel, meanwhile, is closing in on a return to Granada, having guided the club to safety in their first season back in La Liga three years ago.

    His other notable successes include qualifying Atletico Madrid for the Champions League in 2009 and ensuring Celta Vigo avoided the drop prior to Luis Enrique taking over.

    El Grana are on a horrendous run of results, with their last League win coming 14 matchdays ago at Athletic Bilbao on September 20.

    Success,who is Junior international, is the only Nigeian left at Granada following the departure of Odion Ighalo to Watford in England.

  • Granada to fine Success for late arrival

    Granada to fine Success for late arrival

    Flying Eagles striker, Isaac Success, has incurred   the wrath of Spanish La Liga side Granada who will reprimand him over his failure to arrive  in Spain on time after the Christmas break.

    Success was supposed to have arrived on  December 29, 2014 but as of January 2, 2015, he was yet to arrive in Spain from Nigeria, where he spent his holidays.

    The situation has left the club furious as his late arrival might rule him out of Monday’s La Liga clash against Cordoba, with Granada needing to pick up all three points.

    He will most likely be fined by the club on arrival but a close source to the player told SL10.ng that the 18-year-old missed his flight but should be in Spain on Saturday.

    Set to turn 19 on January 7, Success has forced his way into manager Joaquin Capparos’ side despite scoring once, he earned top marks for his all round play in the 13 games he played before the break.

  • U-20 foreign- based players get January 15 deadline

    U-20 foreign- based players get January 15 deadline

    Foreign based players invited by Flying Eagles handlers for preparation towards next year’s African Youth Championship have been given a January 15 deadline to report to camp.

    “All the invitations have been sent out to the foreign based players we need for the AYC and we have given them a deadline of January 15 to join us in Kaduna,” Flying Eagles secretary, Auwal Aliyu Ibrahim, told africanFootball.com.

    “So far we have received assurances from their various clubs that they will be available for the tournament in Senegal.”

    The invited foreign based players are – Kelechi Iheanacho, Chidiebere Nwakali, Isaac Success, Chidera Eze, Musa Muhammed, Kingsley Madu, Moses Simon, Taiwo Awoniyi and Musa Yahaya.

    The Flying Eagles training camp in Kaduna will reopen on Saturday after a week’s break for the Christmas holidays.

     

  • Iheanacho, Success lead foreign players to F/ Eagles camp

    Iheanacho, Success lead foreign players to F/ Eagles camp

    Manchester City starlet, Kelechi Iheanacho and Isaac Success from Granada of Spain will lead seven other foreign based players to the Flying Eagles training camp in Kaduna ahead of next year’s African Youth Championship in Senegal.

    Manchester City has applied for a work permit for Iheanacho, while Success has already broken to the first team at his La Liga club, africanFootball.com reports.

    The two forwards have also been called up by the country’s U-23 team.

    Other foreign based players invited by the Flying Eagles coaching crew are – Chidiebere Nwakali (Manchester City/England), Taiwo Awoniyi (Kalmar/Sweden), Chidera Eze (FC Porto/Portugal), Daddy Moses ( AS Trencin/Slovakia), Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin/Slovakia), Musa Yahaya (Tottenham Hotspur/England) and Musa Muhammed ( Besiktas/Turkey).

    According to coach Manu Garba, the players are expected to join the Flying Eagles when the team’s training camp reopens on December 27.

    The coach also said he has received assurances that the players will be released by their clubs.

    The tournament starts on March 8 in Dakar, Senegal.

    The eight-team tournament will produce Africa’s four representatives to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.

  • Granada rules out Success from U-23 camp

    Granada rules out Success from U-23 camp

    The Sporting Director of Granada, Juan Carlos Cordero, has informed said the club will stop Isaac Success from attending a training camp organized by the Nigeria Football Federation for the country’s Olympic squad.

    The Granada chief also dropped a big hint that the attacker will not feature in the African Youth Championship, which begins in three months time, sl10.ng reports.

    ”Isaac Success will remain with Granada until the holidays. Yes, he will not travel to Nigeria,” Juan Carlos Cordero told sl10.ng.

    ”He will not be allowed to attend the African Youth Championship since it’s outside the FIFA calender.”

    That said, Success’ Nigerian representative, Dominic Egbukwu, has claimed that his client will be available for the screening exercise if the NFF send a letter of invitation to the Andalusian outfit.

    ”Granada has not received any letter of invitation from the Nigeria Football Federation.

    ”Success will leave Spain for Nigeria on the 21st of December for the Christmas break.

    ”And he has only six days to spend in Nigeria before returning to Spain,” Egbukwu told sl10.ng.

    The ex-Golden Eaglets striker became the first Granada substitute to find the back of the net in La Liga this season after scoring in the 89th minute against Valencia on Sunday.

     

  • Isaac Success to miss National Award

    Isaac Success to miss National Award

    Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that Granada starlet Isaac Success will not attend the National Honours Award billed to be held on September 30 in Abuja.

    The ex-Golden Eaglets sensation is among the 307 distinguished Nigerians selected to receive national honours from President Goodluck Jonathan.

    But Granada have failed to sanction his release as the Andalusian outfit would have started preparations for their away game with Malaga next weekend.

    The 18 – year – old has made all the match day squads since the start of this season, and has failed to taste action in only one game.

    The 2013 CAF Under-17 championship top marksman has not opened his goal account for Granada after 257 minutes of game time for the first team.

  • AYC: Iheanacho, others to miss Lesotho clash

    AYC: Iheanacho, others to miss Lesotho clash

    Manchester City starlet, Kelechi Iheanacho and Spain-based striker Isaac Success will miss Nigeria’s 2015 African Youth Championship qualifier against Lesotho.

    Flying Eagles coach, Manu Garba disclosed that Chidera Eze from FC Porto, Musa Yahaya of Tottenham Hotspurs as well as Dele Alampasu, who is training with Genk in Belgium, will equally not be available for the August 16 match in Kaduna.

    “Kelechi (Iheanacho) was to have been released by Manchester City at least a week before the match, but the club’s recruitment officer has called back to tell us about their plans for him and so he will no longer be available,” Manu told africanFootball.com

    “Isaac Success will also not be released by Granada as he has begun playing for the first team.

    “Tottenham Hotspur will only release Musa Yahaya for the return leg match.

    “But we can cope because we have abundant talent in the team.

    “For example, take the case of Wasiu Taiwo, who just scored four goals in a test game (against Amakson on Thursday). He has been on the fringes of the first team and took his chance with four well-taken goals.

    “And so we have the players to get the result we need in the game against Lesotho.”