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AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Why NPFL stars were exempted from Super Eagles training

AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Why NPFL stars were exempted from Super Eagles training

Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro rested Rivers United defender Ebube Duru and Bendel Insurance midfielder Divine Nwachukwu in his first training session for Sunday's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Sierra Leone. The two players were dropped to recover on Monday after participating in the just-concluded NPFL Super 6 play-offs in Lagos with Peseiro running the rule over 19 players in training at the...

NPFL: Rivers United hand Niger Tornadoes first defeat of the season

NPFL: Rivers United hand Niger Tornadoes first defeat of the season

In the battle for Nigeria Premier Football League top spot in Group B, defending champions Rivers United defeated Niger Tornadoes 2-1 at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt to hand them their first defeat of the season. Kazie Enyinnaya headed home the opener for the champions off a well-executed corner kick from Ukeme Williams in the 7th minute. Charles Okafor thought he had levelled the...