Head Coach Imama Amapakabo has named team captain Azubuike Okechukwu, defenders Anthony Izuchukwu, Sincere Seth and Olisah Ndah, midfielders Kelechi Nwakali, Muyiwa Olabiran and Ndifreke Effiong, and forwards Taiwo Awoniyi and Orji Okwonkwo in his final list of 21 players to defend the U23 Africa Cup of Nations title in Egypt next month. Nigeria, champions […]
via U23 AFCON: Nigeria’s Amapakabo Picks Nwakali, Awoniyi, 19 Others For Title Defence — finixsportsblog
Head Coach of Super Eagles B, Imama Amapakabo has called on football –loving Nigerians to turn out en masse and support the Eagles massively as they battle the Sparrow Hawks of Togo at the Agege Stadium, in Lagos on Saturday. The CHAN 2020 second leg qualifying match is a game Nigeria must win by at […]
Coach Imama Amapakabo has named the 20 players who will fly Nigeria’s flag at Sunday’s African Nations Championship qualifying match against Togo in Lome. First choice in goal Adamu Abubakar is joined by Super Eagles’ goaltender Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Enyimba’s Theophilus Afelokhai, as well as defenders Olisah Ndah, John Lazarus, Etboy Akpan and Ebube Duru. […]
via Nigeria’s CHAN Eagles Coach, Amapakabo Names Ezenwa, Effiong, 18 Others For Togo — finixsportsblog
Coach Imama Amapakabo has extended invitations to a total of 35 players ahead of Nigeria’s home-and-away AFCON U23 qualifying matches against Sudan next month. The Olympic Eagles are away to Khartoum for the first leg of the fixture on 6th September, before hosting the Sudanese at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba four days later. To […]
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Head Coach Imama Amapakabo has called to camp 33 players ahead of next month’s Africa U23 Cup of Nations qualifying fixture between Nigeria and Libya. The first leg, to be hosted by Libya in Tunisia (as the Libyans still cannot host international matches in their country) will hold between 20th – 22nd March, with Nigeria […]
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Newly appointed coach of the U23 national team, Imama Amapakabo has reaffirmed the belief that Nigeria is blessed with a vast pool of young and talented footballers. In a chat with the press, the former handler of Enugu Rangers was unperturbed by the challenges ahead of him as the head coach of the U23 national […]
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The coach of high – High flying Enugu Rangers has reiterated the desire of the team to break the long running and trophy less jinx of the team in the present season. Speaking during a telephone interview, Imama Amapakabo was upbeat about the chances of the flying Antelopes in the on going soccer season campaign. […]
via IMAMA – I WANT TO MAKE HISTORY WITH RANGERS – By Akeem Busari. — newfanzoneblog
Eagles’ Crew Secure Visas, Off To France…Onazi, Eight Other Players Too The Nigeria Football Federation has applauded the French Embassy in Nigeria after Super Eagles’ assistant coaches and backroom staff were issued with entry visas into Europe on Tuesday. Assistant Coaches Imama Amapakabo and Kennedy Boboye, and physiotherapist Chris Anozie were among those issued visas, […]
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Sunshine Stars striker, Okiki Afolabi and coach of Enugu Rangers, Imama Amapakabo, have been named League Bloggers Awards (LBA) Player and Manager for April respectively in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The contest for both awards was tight and it had to be determined on a number of co-efficients to arrive at the winners […]
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Giwa FC striker, Ocheme Edoh and Wikki Tourists gaffer, Abdu Maikaba, have emerged winners of the League Bloggers Awards (LBA) Player and Manager for the month of June respectively.
Edoh and Maikaba were picked as the top performers in the Glo Premier League for the month under review among other top contenders nominated for the awards in the player and manager categories.
The Giwa FC forward beat the trio of Bright Ejike (Heartland) as well as goalkeepers Sani Haliru (Wikki Tourists) and Itodo Akor (Enugu Rangers) to claim the LBA Player for June.
The battle for the player’s award was whittled down to Edoh and Ejike though the two goalkeepers, Akor and Haliru, kept three clean sheets each to influence their teams’ superb form in June.
Edoh, however, edged Ejike for the award as he scored in every match he featured in for Giwa FC in June despite being tied on four goals apiece with the Heartland striker.
It was a tight race between Edoh and Ejike for the player’s gong as the number of away goals scored by the two strikers was taken into consideration, and the Giwa FC man did enough to best his Heartland counterpart. Edoh scored twice on the road at Dolphins and Kano Pillars while Ejike managed just one away goal at Sharks for the month under review.
In the manager’s category, Maikaba always looked favourite after the conclusion of the Glo Premier League matches for the month of June. The only challenge for Maikaba came from Enyimba head coach, Kadiri Ikhana and Enugu Rangers manager, Imama Amapakabo.
But Maikaba guided the Tourists to an unbeaten run in June and masterminded his two away successes at FC Taraba and FC Ifeanyiubah who had at the time held a 100 percent run at home. Wikki Tourists finished with 10 points – more than any team in June.
The teams of Amapakabo and Ikhana also enjoyed unbeaten runs in June but Rangers and Enyimba could only muster nine and eight points respectively.
Edoh and Maikaba will be presented their LBA Player and Manager for June in the coming days.
LBA winners this season
March 2015
Player: Ebere Odiche (Heartland)
Manager: Tony Ogharanduku (FC Taraba)
April 2015
Player: Ibrahim Shuaibu (Giwa FC)
Manager: Tony Bulus (Giwa FC)
May 2015
Player: Tunde Adeniji (Sunshine Stars)
Manager: Kennedy Boboye (Sunshine Stars)
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