blueto:
U-20 World Cup; The first Nigerian sports international participating competition for Buhari's new presidential administration.

Failure to win this cup will signify that the element of "Goodluck" in Nigeria's sports ministry had been withdrawn from Nigeria following the ex-president's departure!

linked:
Relax.... Hw nigerians got short term memory... WYC final, Olympic final with good football.. let siasia be

TheGoodJoe:


My Beef remains his destroying of Yemi Tella's boys. For instance, we had a keeper from the U17 tea Ajiboye who conceded only one goal in the competition from Toni Kroos and saved Three penalties against Spain in the finals.

He picked one Emeka Okafor who cannot Goal Keep for my streets junior boys and dropped Ajiboye.

Siasia dropped Ibrahim Rabiu on the bench. The game he started Rabiu, Rabiu scored a wonderful goal and Coach Siasia pulled Rabiu Off not long after the goal. It was clear Siasia did not want him to shine.

opiscoal:

Bros!!!! Its not up to that na, its not a do or die affair, the same jonathan administration could not qualify to defend the trophy they won

linked:
Any match today Am tired of waiting oooo

Nig 8 brazil 0... Mehn the euphoria is making me like....

blueto:
at least, trophies were won during Goodluck's regime. Lets see if Buhari's sport administration will impress above that of GEJ.

Captainswag225:
lol bros come down abeg, the games will start and the flying eagles will win but i dont think it will 8-0.

safarigirl:
[b]THE FIFA U20 WORLD CUP IN NUMBERS

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FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP NEW ZEALAND 2015
30/05/2015 - 20/06/2015
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The FIFA U-20 World Cup in numbers
(FIFA.com) 28 May 2015

With just a couple of days to go until the latest FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA.com takes a statistical look at New Zealand 2015 and the tournament's history.

694 U-20 World Cup graduates have gone on to compete in the senior FIFA World Cup™, while 32 have lifted the most coveted Trophy in the beautiful game.

100 of the 504 players at New Zealand 2015 play their football in foreign leagues. USA's squad, with 13, has the most players overseas, followed by Mali with ten. By contrast, every one of the players representing Myanmar, Ukraine and Uzbekistan ply their trade with domestic clubs.

85 different countries have been represented at the U-20 World Cup during the 20 editions since 1977. That number is to swell yet further at New Zealand 2015 with the addition of debutants Fiji and Myanmar.

68 wins and 216 goals are the tournament record tallies held by Brazil ahead of New Zealand 2015. Famed for their dazzling attacking play, the South Americans also boast the best defensive record in the history of the U-20 World Cup with 51 clean sheets.

48 centimetres tall and 5.1 kilograms in weight, the current U-20 World Cup trophy was redesigned in 2011, with France the first and thus far only team to hold aloft this version.

18 years and nine months is the average age that establishes Nigeria as the youngest squad at New Zealand 2015. The oldest, meanwhile, will be provided by the European duo of Germany and Ukraine, both of whom have an average age of 20.

14 seconds is all it took Nigeria's Monday Odiaka to score the fastest goal in U-20 World Cup history against Canada in 1985. His compatriot, John Owoeri, netted the second-quickest, four seconds shy of the record.

13 goals were scored in the highest-scoring match in U-20 World Cup history: Brazil's 10-3 win over Korea Republic at Malaysia 1997. Future Seleção internationals Fernandao and Ze Elias posted braces apiece in the contest, while Adailton was on target six times in an incredible 39-minute spell. Kosta Salapasidis of Australia and Spain's Fernando Llorente, who managed four goals in respective meetings with Argentina in 1997 and Chile in 2005, remain the only other players to have netted more than three times in one game. Remarkably, Brazil repeated the ten-goal feat at the same edition, registering a 10-0 thrashing of Belgium - the tournament's biggest-ever win - just three days later.

13 years and three months was the tender age at which Republic of Ireland's Jason Byrne became the youngest player in the history of the U-20 World Cup in 1991. The most youthful of the 504 players selected for New Zealand 2015 is 16-year-old Panamanian Adalberto Carrasquilla, born on 28 November 1998. The oldest, meanwhile, are Colombia's Daniel Londono and Bryan Rochez of Honduras, both of whom were born on 1 January 1995 - the latest possible date to qualify for this edition.

11 goals at the 2001 edition not only earned Javier Saviola the adidas Golden Shoe, but set a tournament record that still stands. The former Argentina striker's predatory skills helped La Albiceleste clinch the 2001 crown with a tournament record haul of 27 goals, and he remains the U-20 World Cup's all-time leading scorer.

8 different U-20 World Cups - a tournament record - were overseen by Les Scheinflug as coach of Australia. Other U-20 coaching veterans include the esteemed Jose Pekerman, who won three of the four U-20 World Cups in which he led Argentina, Berti Vogts, Carlos Queiroz, Raymond Domenech and Ange Postecoglou. Ghana's Sellas Tetteh is back for his fourth FIFA tournament and will be looking to maintain his record of having reached at least the semi-finals in each of his three so far.

7 players arrive at New Zealand 2015 having already played at a U-20 World Cup. All seven took part at Turkey 2013: the Mali trio of Ichaka Diarra, Souleymane Sissoko and Hamidou Traore, Ghana's Clifford Aboagye, New Zealand captain Bill Tuiloma, Nigeria's Onyinye Ndidi and Zhabikillo Urinboev of Uzbekistan. A total of 77 players at this tournament have experience of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, with New Zealand alone boasting 12 veterans of that particular tournament.

6 U-20 World Cup titles (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2007) have established Argentina as the tournament's most successful team. Brazil follow on five, with two-time winners Portugal are the only other country to have lifted the trophy more than once. The Argentinians also arrive at New Zealand 2015 protecting an 18-match unbeaten run at the competition, with a decade having now passed their last defeat in this competition.

4 consecutive U-20 World Cups have now kicked off without the tournament's reigning champions. France, winners in 2013, failed to qualify to defend their title in New Zealand, following in the footsteps of Brazil in 2013, Ghana in 2011 and Argentina in 2009.[/b]

ELIJAHARMONICA:


maybe 11-0

samueld0:
Awoniyi + Isaac + Iheanacho

=linked:
No na.. Siasia didn't destroy that team.... Laddan Bosso did

Generals03:
Is Supersport going to air these games? Any idea?

blueto:
at least, trophies were won during Goodluck's regime. Lets see if Buhari's sport administration will impress above that of GEJ.

TheGoodJoe:


Was it Laddan who left Ajiboye on the bench for that nonsense Emeka Okafor?

Was it Laddan who dropped Ibrahim Rabiu on the bench at the World Cup. Ganiyu Useni was one of the best players of the team. Siasia did not invite him.

blueto:
at least, trophies were won during Goodluck's regime. Lets see if Buhari's sport administration will impress above that of GEJ.

billante:



@safarigirl why repost an article Joseph had already posted taking us back again!

and you were the one insulting one guy the other time that he should read old pages before posting anything.

see your life! ...ITK

TheGoodJoe:


Was it Laddan who left Ajiboye on the bench for that nonsense Emeka Okafor?

Was it Laddan who dropped Ibrahim Rabiu on the bench at the World Cup. Ganiyu Useni was one of the best players of the team. Siasia did not invite him.

safarigirl:
erm.....wasn't it in Buhari's regime that they won the first U17 WC?

safarigirl:
didn't see it previously.

And I quoted that guy because he did it up to 5 times. And kindly refrain from using that term 'ITK' on me. It may sound funny to you, but I do not in the least bit find your cockiness amusing.

Danke

billante:


Story!

safarigirl:
call it whatever. I'm familiar with your ways so i'll be sure to ignore your penchant for getting on my nerves henceforth

Have a nice evening

TheGoodJoe:


Was it Laddan who left Ajiboye on the bench for that nonsense Emeka Okafor?

Was it Laddan who dropped Ibrahim Rabiu on the bench at the World Cup. Ganiyu Useni was one of the best players of the team. Siasia did not invite him.

blueto:
at least, trophies were won during Goodluck's regime. Lets see if Buhari's sport administration will impress above that of GEJ.