Nigerians have welcomed the appointment of Bruno Labbadia as Super Eagles head coach with mixed reactions. The former Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart manager was handed his first job as head coach of a national team on Tuesday, succeeding Finidi George to become the 37th coach of the two-time African champions. Labbadia’s appointment came in the last-minute, less than a week before the international break as Nigeria...
Nigerians are rooting for Finidi George's success at the helm following the confirmation of his appointment as the new Super Eagles head coach. Finidi George is not a stranger to the Nigeria national football team, having previously played for the country and he was formerly an assistant coach to Jose Peseiro before acting in an interim capacity in March. The 53-year-old has been in charge of...
Anthony Joshua's knockout win over Francis Ngannou in a 10-round heavyweight fight has continued to generate reactions on social media. The former heavyweight champion of Nigerian roots made light work of his Cameroonian opponent with a brutal knockout that left him unconscious in the second round. The victory puts Joshua in leading position to contest for a heavyweight title but Nigerians are more satisfied as they...
Jose Peseiro ended his working relationship with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday, March 1 after coaching the Super Eagles for 22 months. Peseiro was appointed as Augustin Eguavoen's successor in May 2022 and his first objective was to ensure Nigeria's qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Upon the successful completion of the first task in September 2023, the NFF moved to extend...
Nigeria captain Ahmed Musa has called on his compatriots to remain united after cheering the Super Eagles to the second-place finish at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles suffered a 2-1 loss to host country Ivory Coast in Abidjan on Sunday which deprived them a fourth AFCON title. Although Musa did not play a minute of football in the tournament, he described his...
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