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Emmanuel Amuneke named new coach of the flying Eagles

Ex Nigeria international, Emmanuel Amuneke has been appointed the new manager of the Flying Eagles of Nigeria. He takes over from Manu Garba who had a poor outing at the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup. This is a promotion and reward for Amuneke who steered the Golden Eaglets to victory at the 5th FIFA U17 World Cup in Chile. 
Manu Garba will now take the reins as coach of the Under-17s. Recall that Amuneke was an assistant to Garba when the latter won the 2013 U-17 World Cup in UAE.
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Flying Eagles players visit children at New Plymouth Hospital.

I hope they will also do this when they return to Nigeria. As part of their community service organised by the local organizing committee for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand, Flying Eagles players visited the children’s ward of the New Plymouth Hospital.
They spent quality time with the ailing children, played football, signed autographs, posed for photographs and donated cash to them.
Spotted at the hospital were Kelechi Iheanacho, Taiwo Awoniyi, Chidera Eze, Bernard Bulbwa and Izu Omego. 
“I like children and so I was happy to come and put a smile on the faces of some of them who are ill. I hope they all get well quickly and return to school.”  Iheanacho said.
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Credit: Nigeria Football Federation.
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Nigeria unveil provisional squad for U-20 World Cup

Nigeria today unveiled the 35- man provisional squad for the FIFA World Youth Championship scheduled to hold in New Zealand in the coming months.
Featured in the list are four goalkeepers, ten defenders, ten midfielders and eleven strikers.‎ The likes of  Kelechi Iheanacho, Isaac Success,Taiwo Awoniyi, Dele Alampasu, Prince Omego and other players from the 2015 AYC were invited.‎
Nigeria will face Brazil, Hungary and Korea DPR in Group E of the preliminary round of the tournament.

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

Defenders: Musa Muhammed (FC Heart Academy); Saheed Abdul-Ganiyu (Ace Academy); Adebayo Ademilua (Nath Boys); Monsuru Bashiru (MFM FC); Zaharaddeen Bello (Dabo Babes Academy); Abdullahi Mustapaha (Spotlight FC); Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium);Samuel Okon (Greater Tomorrow Academy); Prince Omego (Apapa Golden Stars); Rowland Silas (Airforce FC)

Midfielders: Abdullahi Alfa (Football College Academy); Bernard Bulbwa (Esperance FC, Tunisia); Akinjide Idowu (Nigeria Young Academy); Ifeanyi Ifeanyi (Water FC); Wasiu Jimoh (Kwara Academy); Ifeanyi Mathew (El-Kanemi Warriors); Chidebere Nwakali (Manchester City, England); Obinna Nwobodo (Enugu Rangers); Kingsley Sokari (Enyimba FC); Musa Yahaya (Tottenham Hotspurs, England)

Forwards: Alhassan Abdullahi (FC Heart); Taiwo Awoniyi (Imperial Academy); Chidera Ezeh (FC Porto, Portugal); Okechukwu Gabriel (Water FC);Saviour Godwin (FC Sports); Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England); Success Isaac (Granada FC, Spain); Billy Michael (El-Cruzeiro FC), Christian Pyagbara (Dolphins FC); Usman Sani Sale (Wikki Tourists); Moses Simon (Kaa Gent, Belgium)‎

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Nigeria’s Flying Eagles emerge African champions

Nigeria U-20 team yesterday defeated Senegal to emerge winners of the 19th Africa Youth Championships. The lone goal provided by Bernard Bulbwa in the first half was all that the Manu-garba led team needed to lift her 7th AYC trophy.
The African titles titles have previously been won in 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005 and 2011. Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, and Mali- will represent Africa at the FIFA U20 World Cup.
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Flying Eagles qualify for U-20 World Cup.

The Manu-Garba led Flying Eagles team has qualified for the U-20 World Cup coming up later this year.
10-man Eagles thrashed Congo  four goals to one in their second group match held today at the ongoing African Youth Championship. They are now through to the semi-finals.
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Captain Musa Muhammed netted 2 goals while Taiwo Awoniyi and Ifeanyi  Mathew scored one each.
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