U-17 Wafu Tourney: Golden Eaglets Beat Mali 2-0 Again

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NAN

— April 24, 2014

The national under-17 male team, the Golden Eaglets, on Wednesday beat their Malian counterparts 2-0 in their second match at the ongoing U-17 West African Football Union (WAFU) tournament.
The Golden Eaglets had beaten the same team on Monday with the same goal margin in their first match of the tournament holding in Togo.
In a statement signed by the team’s Media Officer, Morakinyo Abodunrin, two second half goals gave the Eaglets the win which has now placed them top of Group B.
They now have six points from two matches in the two-team group, following the withdrawal of Niger Republic.
According to the statement, the team’s head coach, Emmanuel Amuneke maintained the same starting line-up he had on Monday.
It said the Eaglets scored through Orji Okonkwo in the 48th minute and Kehinde Ayinde in the 84th minute.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Golden Eaglets will now face the runners-up of Group A in one of the semi-final matches on Thursday.
NAN also reports that the U-17 WAFU tournament which started on April 19 will end on Sunday, April 27.(NAN)

Golden Eaglets Wallop Super Falcons 6-0

Golden Eaglets Wallop Super Falcons 6-0

Salifu Usman

— April 5, 2014

The new set of Golden Eaglets under the titillate eyes of Emmanuel Amukine yesterday handed out a 6-0 defeat to the Super Falcons in friendly game at the FIFA Goal Project Pitch. The match was an opportunity for the coaching crew to watch their new recruits under match situation and they responded well.
A first half brace from Chidera Ejuke inspired a comfortable win for Emmanuel Amuneke’s side against the Super Falcons preparing for an international friendly game against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon later this month. Ejuke opened scored barely six minutes into the match with a simple tap in after receiving a pass from Kehinde Ayinde and got his second in the 16th minute after breezing past the Falcons defence.
Paul Obasi got the third goal of the 60 minutes game six minutes on restart of the second half before Kingsley Michael scored the fourth goal of encounter following an assist from Henry Daniel.
Henry who was adjudged man of the match got the fifth goal while Orji Okoronkwo sealed the win with a fine finish in the closing stages of the friendly.
The Golden Eaglets will be facing Mali and Niger in Group B of the 2014 West African Football Union (WAFU) championship to hold between April 19 and 27 in Togo
Speaking after the match, Amuneke said the lads have substance to build upon in the days ahead, insisting that nobody has  been guaranteed a place in the team yet. “We are impressed not because of the number of the goals we scored but because the boys have started showing what they have been learning in the last few day,” said the former African Footballer of the Year.
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BON, OSMI Sign Deal To Transmit World Cup Matches Live

Salifu Usman

— April 5, 2014

The Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) has signed a deal with the Optima Sports Management International (OSMI), the exclusive 2014 FIFA World Cup terrestrial broadcast rights owners for the Nigerian territory, for the free-to-air rights in Nigeria for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Speaking at the signing ceremony in Abuja yesterday, BON chairman, Abubakar Jijiwa, said all the 64 matches of the tournament, match previews, highlights and other properties associated with the world cup will be transmitted to Nigerians live on the terrestrial Tv and radio station in country.
“On behave of the teeming millions of Nigerian listeners and viewer, we have always tried to the best of our ability to do what is best for the interest of Nigerians and Nigeria’s economics and most importantly service delivery to our listeners and viewers. Therefore in almost all major national and global tournaments we have been trying to engage relevant agency to ensure that our listeners and viewers get the best in term of the right for transmission of whatever events that are taking place. “We have had several discussion and come to an agreement to give all broadcasters in Nigeria the right to transmit the matches of the 2014 World Cup. All the matches, preview, highlights and all associated properties of the event,” he said.
Jijiwa noted that unlike previous agreement of rights to free air, which foreign media rights holders always try to short change the nation and also blackmail the BON into accepting the offers, the rights to air of the 2014 World Cup will be a win-win situation for all participants. “Part of our concern at BON has been that most often time foreign media right holders come into Nigeria with their right riding short of us. In most cases we were blackmail into accept some of the agreement until the last Africa Cup of Nations where we stood our ground to say no, enough is enough.
“Learning from this experience we are today given a complete Nigerian company, one of us and one who come with background and pedigree of very good experience in media right. Therefore what is going to happen is this, unlike the previous agreement we have had in which member of BON use to invest their own funds, our partner, OMSI is going to deal financially with FIFA.  Our own is to transmit the Games and work out visual agrees figures that will come to us in featuring the games. It is going to be a win-win situation for every broadcasting organisation in the agreement,” Jijiwa stated.
On his part, Mr Rotimi Pedro, the executive chairman, OSMI, said the agreement is built on the trust that exists between BON and OSMI. “We treasure the relationship and understanding we have developed with BON over the years. Our mandate at OSMI is very clear, which is hinged around delivering quality sports programming to the generality of Nigerians. We don’t believe that premium sports programmes should be the exclusive preserve of the elite. This is why we have acquired the broadcast rights for this year’s World Cup as we have been doing since Sydney 2000 Olympics. BON has been our partner in progress because the objective of the two organisations tally – delivering the best programming to the masses,” he stated.