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Just In! 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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1994 African Cup Of Nations: FG allocates houses to Super Eagles squad

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the allocation of 3-bedroom houses to the Super Eagles squad that won the 1994 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia. The President’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, made the announcement in an issued statement yesterday. According to him, the approval followed a memo by Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. The President approved the allocations in the States of preference, noting that six players and three technical crews have received their houses already. The beneficiaries include Peter Rufai,…

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Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa set to rejoin Kano Pillars

Aminu Imam

The captain of the Nigerian national team, Ahmed Musa, is set to return to Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Kano Pillars, according to ACL Sports. The 28-year-old is set to join Pillars on a flexible short-term deal, as he is yet to land a foreign team. It was gathered that negotiation is ongoing while the contract is expected to last till the end of the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League season. Musa has remained clubless since he left Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia in October. Musa spent three years playing…

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Nigeria qualifies for AFCON 2021

Aminu Imam

…Super Eagles defeat Benin Republic 1-0 in Porto Novo Nigeria has booked its place as the 17th country to qualify for the AFCON 2021 in Cameroon. The country qualified even before its players, the Super Eagles, kicked-off Saturday’s clash with Benin Republic, in the capital, Port Novo. Nigeria, the three-time continental winner in 1980, 1994 and 2014, will feature in the competition for the 19th time when the next edition kicks-off next January.  The Super Eagles finished in third place at the last edition in Egypt two years ago.

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AFCON Qualifiers: 16 players participate in Super Eagles first training session, Osimhen missing

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Super Eagles on Tuesday in Benin had their first training session in the last leg of preparations for their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Sierra Leone. 16 of the 23 invited players took part in the training. Napoli forward Victor Osimhen was however missing from the training, even though it was earlier confirmed he had arrived at the team’s camp. Amaju Pinnick, the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), had earlier confirmed Osimhen’s arrival, adding that he initially had some flight challenges. “Osimhen called me two…

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Super Eagles lose 0-1 to Algeria in Austria friendly

Ishaku Yohanna

Nigeria lost 1-0 to Algeria in an international friendly played on Friday in Austria. It was the first game the Super Eagles were playing this year, with te entire football calender disrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic. Gernot Rohr despite withdrawals and injuries named a fairly strong side to face the Desert Foxes. However, it was the African champions who took an early. Ramy Bensebaini tucked away a rebound after Maduka Okoye has pushed an effort away, to score the only goal of the game. Nigeria will play their next friendly…

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