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Almere City defender Hamdi Akujobi speaks exclusively to AyoT of EaglesTracker about his football journey from the Feyenoord Academy, signing his first pro contract with SC Heerenven, moving to Almere City. He also outlines his desire to represent the Super Eagles of Nigeria and thinks he is ready now!Connect with us:Shop - https://eaglestrackershop.comInstagram - https://instagram.com/eaglestrackerng X - https://twitter.com/ETMediaNGFacebook - https://Facebook.com/EaglesTrackerWeb - https://www.eaglestrackerng.comTIMESTAMP0:00 Preview1:21 Intro2:33 Background & Childhood5:56 Favourite Club6:28 Role Models9:51 Joining Heerenveen14:26 Nigeria U20 Call-Up20:21 Playing in the Eredivisie22:40 Joining Almere City26:24 Getting Promoted to the Eredivisie 32:03 First Eredivisie Goal35:29 Highest & Lowest Career Moments36:26 Quick-fire Questions37:41 Favourite Memory of Nigeria U2038:53 Style of Play 39:31 Super Eagles Dream 43:27 Message to Eric Chelle44:36 Super Eagles 6-A-Side Squad46:07 Off Pitch Hobbies46:47 Paul Mukairu47:20 Post-Football Plans52:01 GAME: Would You Rather?54:40 Career Goals56:36 Advice to Aspiring Footballers57:16 Question From Previous Guest58:16 Question For The Next Guest1:00:16 Guest Recommendation1:00:44 Current Projects1:01:14 Favourite Jersey Number1:01:31 Final Word From Hamdi1:01:57 Outro

Al Jandal striker, Chisom Egbuchulam speaks on his career journey from Rangers International in the NPFL to Sweden, Asia and then the middle east. He also discusses his call-up to the Super Eagles and plays some fun games.TIMESTAMP00:00 Preview01:00 Introduction02:26 Chisom’s Background05:52 Path to Professional Football10:15 First Pro Contract15:08 Winning the NPFL Title with Rangers18:37 Super Eagles Call-up26:13 GAME: Quick Fire 28:22 Moving to Europe36:07 Moving to South Korea39:10 Moving to China46:28 Moving to the UAE?48:00 Moving to Saudi Arabia51:19 GAME: Would you Rather?56:02 Football Fans Around The World1:00:56 Returning to the NPFL1:02:01 Life After Football1:04:02 Advice for Aspiring Footballers1:11:01 Current Projects

Nigerian striker Leke James takes AyoT through his football journey, from playing in Kogi State, moving tot Norway, going to China at a young age, playing in Saudi Arabia, and then returning to Europe with Sivasspor. He also discusses how the doctors at Sivasspor potentially caused him to have a career-threatening injury.

AyoT speaks to Pius Ndubuokwu, one of Nigeria's top sports lawyers, about the legal aspects of player transfers, contracts, and what football clubs need to know when selling playersSports Lawyer, Pius Ndubuokwu discusses his experience working with Nigerian Footballers, Clubs & More on the latest episode of the Home of Nigerian Football Podcast.If you ever need his services, just let him know that you’re from EaglesTracker 😉

Nigerian midfielder, Raphael Ayagwa speaks about his football journey, from starting in Nigeria, making it to Europe, his time in the USA, the terrible incident in Egypt & More. TIMESTAMP00:00 Promo 00:50 Introduction 02:30 Raphael’s background 06:43 Getting into professional football 10:14 Role Model 14:32 Transfer to Lillestrom SK 19:30 Returning to Lobi Stars 21:01 Transfer to Tulsa FC in the USA 24:55 Returning to Lobi Stars Again! 27:05 Transfer to Aswan SC 33:12 Inhumane treatment by Aswan Officials 40:09 Transfer to Libya 42:45 Quickfire Questions 51:12 Advice for Young Footballers 52:07 If I wasn’t a footballer 53:04 Question for the Next Guest 53:36 GAME: Would you Rather? 55:52 Guest Recommendations 56:51 Message to Viewers 58:23 Outro

On this episode of the Home of Nigerian Football Podcast, AyoT sits down virtually with Emeka Eze of Pendikspor to talk about his football journey, from Nigeria to Cameroon to Europe. He also talks about his struggles in Turkey, and plans for the future. As always, a few fun games were played as well. Become a member of EaglesTracker now to enjoy exclusive videos, giveaways and more: https://www.youtube.com/@eaglestrackerng/join Hit ‘Subscribe’ to make sure you never miss a video and keep enjoying more Nigerian Football content. Connect with us: Shop - https://eaglestrackershop.com Instagram - https://Instagram.com/eaglestracker_ng X - https://twitter.com/EaglesTrackerNG Facebook - https://Facebook.com/EaglesTracker Web - https://www.eaglestrackerng.com TIMESTAMP 00:00 Promo 00:45 Introduction 01:57 Emeka’s Background  06:01 Emeka’s Style of Play 09:30 Emeka’s Youth Career  14:38 Moving to Cameroon  28:30 Return to Nigeria 31:50 Trial in Estonia 33:26 Moving to RoPs in Finland  36:45 Transfer to Sturm Graz 48:37 Issues with Agent and Injury Struggles 52:40 Loan to Adanaspor and Hamstring Injury 57:43 Return to Austria and Move to Keçiörengücü 1:03:06 Return to Action after 6 Months  1:09:04 Move to Eyupspor 1:12:09 Move to Istanbulspor 1:18:20 Returning to Eyupspor and Demanding Better Pay 1:29:12 Another Injury 1:34:45 Standing His Ground  1:41:11 GAME: Quick Fire  1:44:25 Goals For the Future 1:45:25 Dream Club 1:45:46 Super Eagles Dream 1:45:48 Favourite Goal 1:46:14 Toughest Defender Ever Faced 1:46:40 Best Teammate On The Pitch 1:47:47 Hobbies 1:48:41 Significance of the 90 Jersey Number 1:52:29 Advice for Aspiring Footballers 1:53:24 If Football Stopped Today 1:57:23 Final words

Super Eagles and Al Arabi forward, Anayo Iwuala sits down with AyoT to discuss his football journey, career struggles, and his future. Become a member of EaglesTracker now to enjoy exclusive videos, giveaways and more: https://www.youtube.com/@eaglestrackerng/join Hit ‘Subscribe’ to make sure you never miss a video and keep enjoying more Nigerian Football content. Connect with us: Shop - https://eaglestrackershop.com Instagram - https://Instagram.com/eaglestracker_ng X - https://twitter.com/EaglesTrackerNG Facebook - https://Facebook.com/EaglesTracker Web - https://www.eaglestrackerng.com TIMESTAMP 00:00 Preview 01:12 Introduction 02:35 Anayo’s Background 04:30 Parents’ Reaction to Anayo’s Love for Football 07:34 Juggling Between Education & Football 08:47 Turning Down First Offer to Play Football 13:44 Joining Delta Force 20:03 First Season at Delta Force and move to Kada City 22:17 Early Career & Financial Sacrifices 27:27 Transfer to Enyimba 40:35 First Super Eagles Call Up 44:01 Experience in the Super Eagles Camp 47:53 Super Eagles Debut 52:50 Second Super Eagles Call Up 54:31 QuickFire Questions 57:11 Feelings on Missing AFCON 2021 59:53 Transfer to Esperance de Tunis 1:09:01 Loan move to CR Belouizdad 1:13:14 Reason for leaving CR Belouizdad 1:17:59 Confronting Esperance de Tunis 1:19:15 Transfer to Kuwait 1:21:12 Difference in Quality of Football 1:22:47 Self Analysis on Move to Kuwait 1:25:04 Dreams of Playing in Europe 1:28:00 Targets for the Season 1:31:16 Dream Club 1:31:34 Dream Teammate 1:32:04 Favourite Goal 1:32:52 Toughest Opponent 1:38:01 Hobbies outside Football 1:39:22 Managing the Pressures of Football 1:40:31 Potential Return to the NPFL 1:40:50 Message to Young Footballers 1:41:36 Feeling When Not Playing Football 1:43:21 Question for the Next Guest 1:46:05 Blind Ranking Game 1:47:50 Conclusion

Super Falcons and SL Benfica midfielder Christy Ucheibe speaks about playing and winning the WAFCON, the drama of the final vs Morocco, winning five consecutive league titles with Benfica, playing in the UEFA Women's Champions League and Much More.TIMESTAMP0:00 Promo1:12 Intro3:52 Winning 5 league titles with Benfica5:34 Getting the WAFCON 2024 call-up8:42 The pressure of #MissionX10:46 Facing Zambia in the quarterfinals 12:53 Semifinal match vs South Africa15:56 The dramatic final vs Morocco20:09 Winning WAFCON 202424:27 Receiving national honours 27:53 Being Underrated30:17 Goals for the new season 34:53 Ballon D’or nominations40:24 Message to young girls43:08 Post-Interview chat

Join AyoT on the Home of Nigerian Football Podcast for an exclusive interview with former Super Falcons Head Coach Randy Waldrum! In this candid conversation, Waldrum opens up about his time with Nigeria’s women’s national team, from declining the role in 2017 to his impactful tenure ending in September 2024. Hear about his strategies for recruiting foreign-born players, navigating tensions with the NFF, and leading the team to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup knockout stage and the Paris 2024 Olympics. Timestamps:0:00 - Preview1:15 - Intro3:27 - Who is Randy Waldrum?6:57 - Declining the Super Falcons Job in 201710:18 - Balancing College Coaching with Nigeria14:38 - Preparing for Nigeria Job20:15 - First Impressions as Super Falcons Coach23:00 - Recruiting Foreign-Born Players32:08 - GAME: Nigerian Culture40:36 - WAFCON 2022 Insights44:15 - Qualifying for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup50:37 - Tensions with Nigerian Coaches55:13 - 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Journey1:06:55 - Game Plan vs. England1:14:55 - Trusting College Players at the World Cup1:20:04 - Calling Out the NFF1:27:49 - Olympic Preparations1:33:16 - Olympic Performance1:43:10 - Nigeria’s WAFCON 2024 Prospects1:46:13 - NFF’s Influence on Player Selection1:52:33 - GAME: Super Falcons Word Association1:55:53 - How Nigeria Changed Randy Waldrum1:58:05 - Favorite Super Falcons Moment1:59:33 - Randy’s Message to Nigerians

FC Zurich and Nigeria U20 forward, Emmanuel Umeh speaks exclusively with EaglesTracker about his career journey. From growing up in Keffi, Nigeria, to signing his first pro contract with Botev Blovdiv, representing Nigeria at the 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup, joining FC Zurich and more.0:00 Promo0:27 Intro3:25 Growing Up in the Barracks4:39 My Love For Football6:18 Favourite Team and Players Growing Up 8:48 The Journey to Professional Football 17:07 U17 National Team Rejection18:25 Joini...

FC Zurich and Nigeria U20 forward, Emmanuel Umeh speaks exclusively with EaglesTracker about his career journey. Adapting to life in Zurich, his dream of representing Nigeria's first team, his dream teammates, manager and more.0:00 Promo0:43 Winning the Bulgarian Cup with Botev Plovdiv5:09 Joining FC Zurich in Switzerland 8:24 Goals for the 2024/2025 Season10:16 Benefits of Having a Nigerian Teammate12:54 Long Term Career Goals16:06 Dream Club18:01 Dream Teammate18:55 Fav Position to pla...

AyoT speaks with Super Eagles and Omonia FC goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho, to discuss his upbringing, career journey, highs and lows of his career, and much more. This is Francis Uzoho like you have never heard or seen him before.Support the showSubscribe to make sure you never miss an episode.Connect with us:Shop - eaglestrackershop.comInstagram - Instagram.com/eaglestracker_ngX - x.com/EaglesTrackerNGFacebook - Facebook.com/EaglesTrackerWeb - www.eaglestrackerng.com

Super Falcons and Portland Thorns defender, Nicole Payne has an honest conversation about the recent happenings in her football career.0:00 Intro2:02 Family Background3:17 Style of Play4:20 Getting a University Degree8:56 Favourite position10:39 Talents Outside of Football13:32 Favourite African footballer15:23 Signing for PSG and Adapting to a New Country18:47 Lack of Playing Time at PSG21:21 The Strength and Growth of the NWSL23:44 Playing with Legends and Stars for Portland Thorns25:36 Mis...

Trelleborgs FF and Nigeria U20 defender, Abel Ogwuche narrates his journey from Minna to Sweden, representing Nigeria at the FIFA U20 World Cup in 2023, his favourite player, goals for the future and much more.Support the showSubscribe to make sure you never miss an episode.Connect with us:Shop - eaglestrackershop.comInstagram - Instagram.com/eaglestracker_ngX - x.com/EaglesTrackerNGFacebook - Facebook.com/EaglesTrackerWeb - www.eaglestrackerng.com

25-year old forward, Fortune Bassey speaks exclusively to EaglesTracker about his journey in football. From growing up in Nigeria, making his breakthrough in the Czech Republic, moving to Hungary for a record fee, facing Barcelona, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League, his career regrets and more.TIMESTAMP0:00 Promo0:22 Intro1:44 Growing up in Nigeria4:52 Favourite club growing up5:54 Favourite players to watch6:59 When did you start to believe you could make it pro ?9:4...

Super Eagles and Boavista defender, Bruno Onyemaechi sits down exclusively with EaglesTracker to discuss his football journey, from growing up in Owerri, moving to Anambra, eventually getting a transfer to playing football in Europe, and then representing the Super Eagles of Nigeria.0:00 Intro 0:58 Favourite holiday destinations 1:48 How I started playing football 4:45 Support from my parents5:31 Siblings playing football6:20 My favourite team growing up7:31 Players I look up t...

AyoT and Olu from the Nigeria Football Weekly podcast, discuss and grade the performances of 10 Super Eagles Stars who joined new clubs in the 2023/2024 season. Who was the best performer ? Who was the biggest flop ?TIMESTAMP0:00 Promo0:16 Intro1:58 Alex Iwobi to Fulham7:35 Samuel Chukwueze to AC Milan12:30 Maduka Okoye for Udinese18:16 Akor Adams to Montpellier23:20 Calvin Bassey to Fulham27:23 Ola Aina to Nottingham Forest31:15 Cyriel Dessers to Rangers35:33 Paul Onuachu to Trabzonspor40:10...

Nigerian striker, Anthony Ujah discusses his career journey, all the way from Benue in Nigeria, playing for Mainz, Koln, Union Berlin, his time in China, recovering from a career-threatening injury, finding a home in Eintracht Braunschweig and much more.0:00 Promo0:14 Intro0:40 Checking in / Family life1:20 Journey to Professional Football 5:46 Joining Abuja FC10:06 Playing for Abuja FC10:36 Joining Warri Wolves11:11 Trials in Norway12:06 Joining Lillestrom14:10 My move to Mainz / German...

In this funny and extremely entertaining conversation, Super Falcons striker, Esther Okoronwko sits with AyoT to discuss everything from her background, going to school in the USA, entering the Super Falcons team through the side door all the way to making her latest transfer, joining UDCA Tenerife in Spain. She also talks about her experience at the 2023 FIFA Women”s World Cup and her goals for the WAFCON in 2024.0:00 Intro0:51 My childhood 2:05 Favourite team growing up2:30 Favourite p...

31-year old IFK Varnamo goalkeeper, Jonathan Aayola Rasheed speaks exclusively with AyoT of EaglesTracker to talk everything from his upbringing in Sweden to his desire to represent the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Could he be the solution to our goalkeeping problems ? TIMESTAMP0:00 Intro0:40 Background & Intro to football 1:36 Where I’m from in Nigeria2:38 Becoming a goalkeeper4:05 Who I supported as a young boy5:00 How I got into the football pipeline5:56 When I realized I can go ...