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

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!
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0:00 Preview

1:21 Intro

2:33 Background & Childhood

5:56 Favourite Club

6:28 Role Models

9:51 Joining Heerenveen

14:26 Nigeria U20 Call-Up

20:21 Playing in the Eredivisie

22:40 Joining Almere City

26:24 Getting Promoted to the Eredivisie

32:03 First Eredivisie Goal

35:29 Highest & Lowest Career Moments

36:26 Quick-fire Questions

37:41 Favourite Memory of Nigeria U20

38:53 Style of Play

39:31 Super Eagles Dream

43:27 Message to Eric Chelle

44:36 Super Eagles 6-A-Side Squad

46:07 Off Pitch Hobbies

46:47 Paul Mukairu

47:20 Post-Football Plans

52:01 GAME: Would You Rather?

54:40 Career Goals

56:36 Advice to Aspiring Footballers

57:16 Question From Previous Guest

58:16 Question For The Next Guest

1:00:16 Guest Recommendation

1:00:44 Current Projects

1:01:14 Favourite Jersey Number

1:01:31 Final Word From Hamdi

1:01:57 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 players

Sports Lawyer, Pius Ndubuokwu discusses his experience working with Nigerian Footballers, Clubs & More on the latest episode of the Home of Nigerian Football Podcast.

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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.

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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