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NFF appoints José Peseiro as Super Eagles Manager

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Football Federation, (NFF), on Sunday announced the appointment of José Santos Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. The appointment is with immediate effect, subject to the signing of agreed terms between the NFF and Peseiro. José Vitor dos Santos Peseiro, 62 last month, is a Portuguese who played as a striker in his days and has wide and varied experience coaching top clubs and national teams across four different continents, namely Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. An educationist with…

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Amuneke now Chief Coach of Super Eagles, Eguavoen as Interim Technical Adviser – NFF

Aminu Imam

…Dumps Peseiro Former Coach of Tanzania, Emmanuel Amuneke, has been appointed the Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced yesterday. The federation also announced that Augustine Eguavoen, who led the team to the African Nations Cup (AFCON), is retained and would continue as the teams’ Technical Director/Technical Adviser (Interim). According to the NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, “The NFF Board has approved a recommendation of the Technical and Development Committee retaining Augustine Eguavoen as Technical Director/Technical Adviser (Interim) while Emmanuel Amuneke becomes the Chief…

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AFCON 2021: ‘Eguavoen can keep Super Eagles job if he wants’ – NFF

Aminu Imam

…As Otedola promises Super Eagles $250,000 if they win tournament The Nigeria Football Federation, (NFF), has said Augustine Eguavoen can keep the national team job permanently if he wants. The 56-year-old stepped in on an interim basis after Gernot Rohr was sacked in December. Eguavoen has so far impressed at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, with the Super Eagles winning all their Group D fixtures. However, he was supposed to hand over to Jose Peseiro after the tournament. But ESPN reports that the NFF is having second thoughts about…

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NFF appoints new Super Eagles Head Coach

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Football Federation, (NFF), has endorsed a proposal by its Technical and Development sub-committee for the appointment of Portuguese manager, Jose Peseiro, as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles. His appointment follows the sacking of Gernot Rohr earlier this month. The Executive Committee of the NFF has, however, resolved that the interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen will be in charge of the 3-time African champions for the African Cup of Nations, (AFCON), in Cameroon, while coach Peseiro will serve as an observer. The NFF says the tournament…

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Former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo bags FG’s appointment

Aminu Imam

Former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has been appointed as the Ambassador of the resuscitated National Principal Cup. The minister of youth and sports development, Sunday Dare, announced the appointment on Tuesday, when the former Manchester United star paid him a courtesy visit in office at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, in Abuja. He said no fewer than 2700 secondary schools across the country will take part in the next edition of the invigorated National Principal Cup. Recall that FOSLA Academy of Karshi, owned by the former president of the…

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NFF appoints Bosso, Danjuma, Olowookere to head coaching crews of National Teams

Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigeria Football Federation has composed new technical crews for a number of National Teams. The composition sees the return of one-time U20 Boys’ Head Coach, Isah Ladan Bosso, with Christopher Danjuma retaining the U20 Girls’ lead role, and Bankole Olowookere emerging as Head Coach of the U17 girls, Flamingos. This was contained in a statement by NFF’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, on Friday. The statement was titled, ‘NFF appoints Danjuma, Bosso, Olowookere to head coaching crews of National Teams’. The composition saw the return of one-time U-20 Boys’ Head Coach,…

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