Kanu, Enyeama proud of Dream Team

By Akeem Lawal

FORMER Nigeria internationals, Kanu Nwankwo and Vincent Enyeama have showered praise on the country’s Under-23 national team for qualifying for the quarter final of the football event of the Men's Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016.

RIO OLYMPICS: Omeruo awaits Chelsea approval

By Akeem Lawal                                                                                                                                     NIGERIA international, Kenneth Omeruo has revealed that he still awaits approval from Chelsea before representing the country at the football event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

Olympics: Iheanacho, Ighalo, Iwobi in Nigeria provisional squad

NIGERIA'S Under-23 team head coach, Samson Siasia has named attacking trio of Kelechi Iheanacho of Manchester City, Odion Ighalo of Watford, Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi and 32 others in his provisional squad for the Pre-Olympic training tour in the United States of America.

The final list of 18 will be drawn from the 35-man squad before the team head off on their trip to Brazil.

We learnt a lot from Suwon Tournament – Siasia

HEAD Coach of the Nigeria U-23 team, Samson Siasia has said his team learnt a lot from the 4 -Nation Suwon Invitational Tournament in Korea Republic, after his boys ended the invitational with a 3-1 defeat of Honduras on Monday.

SUWON TOURNEY: Siasia to ring changes against Denmark

 As the Nigeria U-23 team gets set to take on Denmark in its second game at the on –going 4 –Nation Suwon Invitational Tournament, Coach Samson Siasia has disclosed that he will make some changes to the starting line up on Saturday.

SUWON TOURNEY: Siasia blames fatigue for Dreat Team’s loss

NIGERIA Under-23 Coach, Samson Siasia has attributed his team's defeat in the opening game of the 4 –Nation Suwon Invitational Tournament in South Korea to fatigue. 

Siasia said so at the post match press conference following Dream Team’s 0-1 defeat by the host nation at the Suwon World Cup Stadium.

SUWON TOURNEY: Dream Team lands in Korea

THE Nigeria U-23 team, Dream Team, on Tuesday evening arrived in Suwon, Korea Republic, venue of 4 -nation invitational tournament in which the team will be involved from Thursday.

SUWON TOURNEY: Awoniyi optimistic as Dream Team departs for South Korea

DREAM Team VI striker, Taiwo Awoniyi is already looking forward to represent Nigeria again as the Under-23 side departed the shores of the country on Monday for South Korea ahead of the Suwon Invitational tournament.

SUWON TOURNEY: Siasia picks Okechukwu, Awoniyi, 18 others

HEAD Coach of the Nigeria U-23 team, Samson Siasia has selected 20 players made up of 12 home -based and eight overseas-based professionals for next month’s Suwon Invitational Tournament in Korea Republic.

SUWON TOURNEY: Siasia to name Dream Team squad on Friday

NIGERIA Under-23 handler, Samson Siasia is expected to release the list of players for next month's Suwon Invitational Tournament in South Korea on Friday.

The tourney will serve as preparation for the Dream Team VI ahead of the football event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

OLYMPICS: Siasia sets Wednesday deadline for foreign-based players

AS preparations for the football event of Rio 2016 Olympics hot up, Coach Samson Siasia has handed down a warning to all the invited foreign-based players for the Suwon Invitational Tournament to report to camp on Wednesday or forget about making the team to the Games.

Siasia meets Mikel, Ighalo in London

DREAM Team VI handler, Samson Siasia on Sunday night met Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi and Watford forward Odion Ighalo at Novikov Restaurant & Bar in London over the prospect of the duo joining the Rio 2016 Olympics bound team.

2016 OLYMPICS: Dream Team VI draw Japan, Colombia, Sweden

AFRICAN champions Nigeria have been drawn in Group B in the 2016 Rio Olympic Men’s Football Tournament along with 1948 winners Sweden and Japan and Colombia.

The draw for the Men’s and Women’s Olympic Football event at Rio 2016 held on Thursday at the Estadio Maracana’s auditorium, was witnessed by many top football personalities including Dream Team VI coach, Samson Siasia, Sportsbiz247 reports.