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ZENITH BANK/NFF U-13, U-15 FUTURE EAGLES TOURNAMENT: SOUTH-WEST AND SOUTH-SOUTH EMERGE CHAMPIONS
The South West U-13 and the South-South U-15 football teams have emerged winners
of the national finals of the Zenith Bank/NFF U-13, U-15 Future Eagles Tournament held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State at the weekend.
South-West U-13 Team thrashed North Central U-13 Team, 5 – 0, to emerge winners of the U-13 category, while South-South U-15 Team defeated South-East U-15 Team, 2 – 0, to emerge winners of the U-15 category.
The tournament, which was staged at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium and saw the best of youth football in the country on display, featured a total of 252 players who were drawn from the six geo-political zones in the country, with each zone presenting one team each for the U-13 and the U-15 categories.
Speaking on the tournament, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, said that it was important for the participants at the competition to be at their best, as the career of every footballer starts at this stage when they learn the basics of the game. He expressed happiness at the abundance of talents
being discovered through the tournament, adding that the bank will continue to partner
the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to develop grassroots football in the country.
The Zenith Bank/NFF U-13, U-15 Future Eagles Championship is an initiative of the
NFF in partnership with Zenith Bank to support developmental football in Nigeria and
raise future stars for the various age-grade football competitions and the senior men’s
football team, the Super Eagles.
At the 2019 U-17 African Cup of Nations held in Tanzania recently, eight players from
the Zenith Bank/NFF Future Eagles project represented Nigeria at the competition.
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Ronaldinho Reveals Okocha’s Best-Kept Secrets
Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho has faulted the decision of former Nigerian captain, Jay-Jay Okocha to have joined Bolton Wanderers in the English Premier League.
Ronaldinho, who was Okocha’s teammate at Paris Saint-Germain, thinks the move to England restrained the full potential of Okocha.
Ronaldinho, who was full of praise for Jay-Jay, said, “Jay Jay Okocha, wow!! That man made football listen to him. At training, we would watch him doing a freestyle; whatever he wanted to do, the ball would do it. But his problem is that he was too keen to move to England.”
Ronaldinho was close to moving to Manchester United but opted out of the deal to join Spanish giants, Barcelona.
According to Ronaldinho, Okocha would have been better off moving to Spain or Italy, where skilled players like him are highly valued.
Ronaldinho said: “In La Liga or Serie A, he would definitely get a chance to play for a big team because they love skilled players over there. In England, you stand no chance of playing for a big team if you’re that skilled. They think it’s not necessary.”
Ronaldinho : “Jay Jay Okocha, woow !! that man made football to listen to him. At Training we would watch him doing a freestyle, whatever he wanted the ball to do, the ball would do it. But his problem is that he was too keen to move to England. I didn’t like the decision, at… pic.twitter.com/RPi8oC1hfr— Frank Khalid OBE (@FrankKhalidUK) March 25, 2023
Okocha spent four years at PSG before moving to Bolton in 2002.
The midfield maestro made 84 appearances for the French side, scoring 12 goals. At Bolton, he made 124 appearances and helped the team qualify for European football for the first time.
Okocha had in an interview with talkSPORT in 2021 admitted himself that his move to Bolton was poorly thought out.
He said, “I will say that it’s obvious that I didn’t really do my research before signing for Bolton. As a football person, football comes first, not the city, not the lifestyle, but one thing that’s clear is that the training ground was different, the attitude towards the games was different.”
Despite knocks for his move to England, Okocha is still widely regarded as the most talented football player to come out of Africa.
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NGA vs TUN: How Primate Ayodele Foretold Victory For Flying Eagles During Live Session (VIDEO)
NGA vs TUN: How Primate Ayodele Foretold Victory For Flying Eagles During Live Session (VIDEO)
The flying eagles of Nigeria won their third place match against Tunisia yesterday at the ongoing African cup of nations (AFCON) in Egypt.
Before the match, Primate Ayodele held a live session on his tiktok account where several people including his critics and lovers asked him a series of questions regarding his ministry and his prophecies. The man of God was made to do some clarifications on his prophecies that have been misconstrued by some elements.
While the live session was going on, one of the participants sought for clarification as to why Primate Ayodele always made prophecies about football. The man of God explained to him that God is interested in every area of man’s life including sports and that there is nothing wrong in prophesying about football and every other sector of a country.
Primate Ayodele further mentioned his support for the Nigeria football federation (NFF) and spoke about the ongoing AFCON in Egypt. He then mentioned that the flying eagles of Nigeria were going to thrash Tunisia in their match coming up later in the day.
These were his words
‘’ I love football, I love everything that is good and I love my country Nigeria. Nigeria will be playing Tunisia and if you are a Tunisian today, Nigeria will thrash you. Nigeria will win Tunisia by the special grace of God.’’.
As Primate Ayodele declared, the flying Eagles thrashed Tunisia 4-0 in the match to clinch the number three position of the tournament.
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