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NPFL: Lobi Stars appoint ex-Super Eagles star Amokachi as head coach

NPFL: Lobi Stars appoint ex-Super Eagles star Amokachi as head coach

Lobi Stars have confirmed the appointment of former Super Eagles assistant coach Daniel Amokachi as their new head coach,  Afrosport reports. The Benue State-owned Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side confirmed in a statement that the former Everton striker's appointment is with immediate effect. The 51-year-old takes over from coach Eugene Agagbe who was sacked due to poor run of form in the ongoing NPFL season....

NPFL: Ahmed Musa scores twice as Kano Pillars beat Sunshine Stars

NPFL: Ahmed Musa scores twice as Kano Pillars beat Sunshine Stars

Former Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa scored a brace as Kano Pillars defeated Sunshine Stars 2-0 in a match-day five encounter in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Sunday, Afrosport reports. Musa, who recently teamed up with Pillars for his third stint, netted the opener in the fifth minute and doubled the advantage six minutes after the break. The former CSKA Moscow forward missed a...

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Is the Super Eagles’ wealth of attacking talent turning into a curse and not a blessing?

Augustine Eguavoen will once again be in the dugout as interim head coach when the Super Eagles take on Libya in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on October 11 and 15. The former Nigeria international did not do too badly in his fourth stint in the dugout with a 3-0 win over Benin and a goalless draw against Rwanda last month. The games against Libya are...

U20 AFCON: Nigeria defeat Congo Brazzaville in friendly match

U20 WAFU B: Flying Eagles to use Remo Stars training facility for final lap of preparations  

Nigeria’s under-20 men’s team, the Flying Eagles, will relocate to Ikenne, Ogun State, for the final leg of their training camp as they gear up for this month’s WAFU B U20 Championship in Togo, Afrosport reports. The young Eagles are expected to resume camping at Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) club, Remo Stars’ Sport Institute, where they will undergo intense physical and tactical training for a...

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Nigeria v Benin Republic – All you need to know & how to watch

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Malawi’s Nkhakananga to referee Nigeria, Libya tie in Uyo

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Malawian official Godfrey Philip Nkhakananga as the referee for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers double-header between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Libya’s Mediterranean Knights slated for Friday, October 11, at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo. To support Nkhakananga in the matchday three encounter, CAF has also appointed the Malawian’s countrymen, Clemence Kanduku and Joseph Nyauti, as assistant...