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Former England youth International, Ashleigh Plumptre granted clearance by Fifa to play for Nigeria
England youth international Ashleigh Plumptre has been given the go-ahead to switch her international allegiance to Nigeria after Fifa approved her nationality thus enabling her to feature for the Super Falcons from now on. Ms Plumptre, 23, who plays her club football with Leicester City, has been capped for the England U15, U19 and U23 teams a total of about 30 times. Born of a Nigerian father and English mother, Ms Plumptre had top this undergo an official change and this week, Fifa issued the documentation enabling her to star for the Super Falcons. Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) spokesman Ademola…
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We won’t release you to Nigeria for AFCON – Saudi Arabia club, Al Shabab tells Ighalo
Saudi Arabia club, Al Shabab has reportedly said Nigerian forward, Odion Ighalo won’t be permitted to join the senior national team of Nigeria for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. In a report by Naija Sports, the club already informed Ighalo of their decision to hold on to him during the AFCON period using the late arrival of his invitation letter from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as their excuse. The club claimed they didn’t receive his invitation letter within the days stipulated by FIFA for clubs to be notified about their players going away for a tournament with their…
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Photos from Super Eagles second training session ahead of AFCON
Photos of Super Eagles stars having their second training session ahead of the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon, have been shared online. Some of the Superstars were pictured in high spirit as they make preparation for the tournament which kicks off on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Nigeria will face Egypt, Sudan, and Guinea-Bissau in Group D. HERE ARE SUPER EAGLES’ SQUAD FOR 33RD AFCON CAMEROON 2021 Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus); John Noble (Enyimba FC); Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa); Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The Netherlands) Defenders: Chidozie Awaziem (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi…
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Check out the profile of the newly appointed Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro
On Wednesday, 29th December 2021, the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officially announced Jose Peseiro as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. The announcement was made by the Executive Committee during their meeting held via video conference. The committee stated that Peseiro will be in Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations as an observer while Austine Eguavoen will be in charge of the team. Born in Coruche, Portugal, Peseiro had his first stint as a coach in 1992 when he took charge of Uniao Santarem in his homeland. Between 1994 and 2003 the 61-year-old…
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FIFA rankings: Nigeria finish 2021 in 36th position while Belgium, Brazil occupy top 10
Nigeria’s senior national football team has ended the year 2021 as the 36th best team in the world. The Super Eagles remain unmoved in December’s ranking published by FIFA on Thursday, December 23. Nigeria amassed a total of 1478.78 points to stay as the fifth-best team on the continent behind Senegal, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Nigeria’s 2021 AFCON Group D opponent, Pharoahs of Egypt did not change position also as they are in 45th place and sixth on the continent. While Belgium finished number one in the world, followed by Brazil, France, England, Argentina, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, and the…
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Pinnick confirms NFF met Mourinho for Super Eagles job
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has confirmed that they held talks with Roma manager, Jose Mourinho, in search of a new Super Eagles head coach.Pinnick revealed this during a media parley with sports journalists in Lagos on Wednesday. He said the national team would get a new coach “within the next week or so”.Austin Eguavoen was appointed on an interim basis, after Gernot Rohr was sacked earlier this month, but the federation is in advanced negotiations for a permanent replacement for Rohr.“We have spoken to three top coaches. Peseiro, whose name has been going around, is…
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NFF officials always interfered in player selection. It got too much and was difficult to work in those conditions – Gernot Rohr
Sacked Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has alleged that officials of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) were always interfering in his players selection for matches. In a chat with ESPN on Thursday December 16, Rohr disclosed that it was difficult to work in these conditions as he recalled how he stood his ground. He said; “I know that all Nigerians are passionate about football, and everybody has his own favourite for this. And I understand that everybody wants to see their favourite players. What is true is that perhaps I didn’t follow the suggestions or the advice of the officials to invite…
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“I was shocked by my appointment” – New Super Eagles manager, Austin Eguavoen
New Super Eagles of Nigeria manager, Augustine Eguavoen, has admitted his appointment came as a shock to him. Eguavoen was appointed Coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles team following the sack of Gernot Rohr after much deliberations Before his appointment as manager, Eguavoen was the Technical Director of the NFF.The 1994 Africa Cup of Nations-winning defender said that one thing going for him is that he knows the inner workings of the Super Eagles and the Nigerian Federation. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Eguavoen who is returning for a third spell as Nigeria coach having coached the national…
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Aguero announces retirement from Football
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero has announced his retirement from football at the age of 33 due to a heart condition.Aguero, who is Manchester City record goal-scorer, moved to Barcelona on a free transfer in the summer.He had to be substituted during his team’s 1-1 draw with Alaves in October after receiving medical assistance on the pitch to treat chest pains and dizziness. He was taken to hospital for cardiac tests, after which he was ruled out for three months.However, Aguero did not make his return to the field before announcing on Wednesday at the Camp Nou that his playing career…
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Mikel Arteta breaks silence after stripping Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal captaincy
Arsenal coach, Mikel Arteta has broken his silence after stripping Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of the Arsenal captaincy in what he described as a “really unpleasant situation”. A few minutes ago, the Gunners announced that Aubameyang would no longer be club captain and that the forward will not be considered for selection against West Ham on Wednesday night. Aubameyang was axed from Saturday’s Premier League 3-0 win over Southampton for what manager Mikel Arteta said was a “disciplinary breach”, which reportedly concerned a late return from an approved trip abroad last week. The Gabonese striker had traveled back to France last week Wednesday to go collect his sick mum and bring her back to England. He took…
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We didn’t want to wait for a disaster to happen – Pinnick speaks on Rohr’s sack
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has stated why Gernot Rohr was fired as coach of the Super Eagles.He claimed the NFF made the decision as a proactive action to avoid disaster. He said this during an interview with Channels Television on Monday.“He (Rohr) happens to be the longest-serving manager of the Super Eagles. We gave him all the support,” said Pinnick who was a guest on Sunrise Daily. “But we didn’t want to wait for a disaster to happen before parting ways. The last two games were very tough games for us.“It wasn’t an individual decision;…
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Football Legend, Samuel Eto’o elected president of Cameroon FA
Former Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Chelsea striker, Samuel Eto’o has been elected president of Cameroon FA The former Cameroon international received 43 votes from members of FECAFOOT’s general assembly during the election, which took place on Saturday, December 11. He defeated rival Seidou Mbombo Njoya – who was the interim president of the country’s football federation (Fecafoot), by 43 votes to 31. The 40-year-old is one of the country’s greatest ever players after scoring 56 goals in 118 appearances during his international career. Eto’o, also won the African Footballer of the Year on four occasions. Reacting to the news on Instagram, Eto’o posted: ‘I’ll be remembering…
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