Siasia Invites 30 Players Ahead Senegal 2015

Head Coach of the U-23 National Team, Samson Siasia has invited 30 players to camp in preparation for next month’s Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal.

Players who were in the bronze medal -winning squad at the 11th All-Africa Games in Congo Brazzaville formed the bulk of the invitees.

Notable among those called by Coach Siasia are goalkeeper Emmanuel Daniel, defender Chima Akas, midfielder Kingsley Sokari and strikers Christian Pyagbara and Oghenekaro Etebo.

Siasia has ordered the invited players to report at the Serob Legacy Hotel, Wuye, Abuja on Sunday, 11th October, while training will commence on Monday 12th October 2015.

All the invited players are expected to arrive camp with their international passports.

Siasia Samson Nigeria U23 Coach credit fifa.com

The full list of invited players

1. Daniel Emmanuel (Enugu Rangers)
2. Yusuf Mohammed (Kano Pillars)
3. Erhun Obanor (Abia Warriors)
4 Segun Oduduwa (Nath Boys)
5. Sincere Seth (Rhapsody FC)
6. Ndifreke Effiong (Abia Warriors)
7. Chima Akas (Sharks FC)
8. Usman Mohammed (FC Taraba)
9. Godspower Effiong (Kano Pillars)
10. Daniel Etor (Enyimba FC)
11. Etebo Oghenekaro (Warri Wolves)
12. Tiongoli Tonbara (Bayelsa United)
13. Wanbe Godwin (Enugu Rangers)
14. Austine Oladapo (FC IfeanyiUbah)
15. Semiu Laidi (Warri Wolves)
16. Kingsley Sokari (Enyimba FC)
17. Christian Pyagbara (Sharks FC)
18. Iroha Ebuka (Diamond FC)
19. Qudus Suleiman (36 Lions)
20. Yusuf Lawal (36 Lions)
21. Adebayo Ajadi (36 Lions)
22. Israel Emmanuel (Akwa United)
23. Akinola Johnson (Freestan FC)
24. Tochukwu Nnorom (Enugu Rangers)
25. Chukwudi Esoze (Kwara United)
26. Stanley Dimgba (Warri Wolves)
27. Lucky Jimoh (36 Lions)
28. Philip Johnson Effiong (Abia Comets)
29. Ajabor Sunday (Freestan FC)
30. Charles Chukwudi (Plateau United)

Egypt Withdraws From Football Event At African Games Brazzaville 2015

Egypt has announced its withdrawal from both the Women’s and Men events of the African Games Brazzaville 2015.

In accordance with Article 19 (B) of the regulations which states “If a team withdraws after having qualified for the Final Tournament, but before the actual start of the Final Tournament, the Organizing Committee may replace it by the last team it has eliminated, if the circumstances are favourable…” the two teams eliminated by Egypt in the qualifiers, Senegal (Women) and Burundi (Men) also decided against replacing Egypt due to the short notice.

In default, the group to which the forfeiting team belonged shall be composed of three teams only.

With this composition of the groups will be as follows;

Women
Group A – Congo, Nigeria, Tanzania, Cote d’Ivoire
Group B – Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa

Men
Group A – Congo, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso
Group B – Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria

The tournament will be held from 6 – 18 September 2015 in Brazzaville, Congo.

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2015 All Africa Games: Taekwondo Federation Organizes Seminar For Athletes

To put the athletes in the right frame of mind ahead of the 11th All Africa Games in Congo Brazzaville, President of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF), George Ashiru is organising a one-day training seminar for athletes.

The one-day seminar holds at the Business Club, Ikeja Fitness Centre in Lagos on Saturday June 27 and it will be personally taught by the NTF president.

In a statement issued and signed by Ashiru, current national champions are expected to attend the six-hour programme of physical and competition training as well as motivational talks.

George Ashiru, President Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, NTF.

Ashiru, who was pioneer Nigerian Welterweight Champion and was part of the historic first national Taekwondo team to the 4th All Africa Games in Nairobi Kenya in 1987, That team of 7 young men won 3 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 bronze medal…a feat that that has yet to be surpassed by subsequent national teams to various All Africa Games since then will bring his experience as an athlete to fore during the training exercise.

As the first former international champion to become the national president for Taekwondo, Ashiru hopes to bring that 1987 spirit back to 2015 by building on their superlative commonwealth championship of 2014 which produced an unprecedented 10 medals including 4 gold medals.

It added that the seminar hopes to inspire the current national team to produce a record breaking performance at the Brazzaville games coming up in September.