Rivers United have announced the appointment of former Super Eagles handler, Finidi George as their new head coach. George, on Wednesday signed a two-year deal, replacing long-serving tactician, Stanley Eguma who was relieved of his duties towards the end of the just concluded season. He will be officially unveiled on Thursday. After putting pen to paper, the 53-year-old expressed readiness to get started and appreciated the...
Finidi George brought an end to his brief spell as Nigeria coach on June 15 by tendering his resignation letter. The former Enyimba manager did not delay his decision after the Super Eagles’ poor results in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June. Nigeria held South Africa to a 1-1 draw in Uyo and then travelled to Abidjan to lose 2-1 to neighbours, Benin. The...
Nigeria's Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh, has demanded urgent steps be taken from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to ensure that the Super Eagles qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Enoh also demanded that the issues that have hindered high performances and growth of Nigerian football be sorted out in an emergency meeting held at his office alongside the NFF top executives. The meeting...
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has announced plans to appoint a foreign technical adviser for the Super Eagles as a result of their abysmal results in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Nigeria are without a win the qualifying round and they are fifth in Group C with just three points from four games. Finidi who was appointed head coach in May failed...
Players and officials of the Super Eagles have tendered an apology to Nigerians after their poor results in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June. The 2023 African Cup Of Nations finalists suffered a major setback in their qualification quest for the global showpiece with a shock 2-1 defeat to Benin Republic in Abidjan on Monday. The defeat left the Super Eagles in a precarious...
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