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Gernot Rohr, 19 other foreign coaches who have managed Super Eagles The Nigeria Football Federation on Sunday sacked Gernot Rohr as coach of the national team after several weeks of speculation concerning his future due to poor performances. The 68-year-old German national Rohr, who had been Super Eagles coach since …

Maduka Okoye has “nothing but praise and gratitude” for Gernot Rohr after the former manager’s sacking by Nigeria, reports Newsextra24.com. Rohr was dismissed by the Nigeria Football Federation after over five years in charge on Sunday following the Super Eagles poor performance in recent outings. Okoye made his international debut …

Arsenal strip Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of captaincy after latest disciplinary breach Arsenal have announced that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been stripped of the club captaincy. The Gabon international is thought to have returned late from a trip to France last week and was subsequently dropped for Saturday’s clash against Southampton. Now the …

HIS CAREER: During his varied career Eguavoen began his career with ACB Lagos in his native Nigeria, some impressive performances gained him a move to Gent in 1986. He went on to play for K.V. Kortrijk, CD Ourense, Sacramento Scorpions, Torpedo Moscow and finished his career in Malta with Sliema Wanderers. Sliema Wanderers: Eguavoen began his coaching career in Malta with Sliema Wanderers, he was given …

Nigeria’s Falconets have progressed into the fourth round of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers, Newsextra24.com reports. The Falconets’ qualification was confirmed in a statement on Saturday by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), after Congo DR withdrew ahead of the second-leg in Lagos. In the first-leg played …

The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Augustine Eguavoen, currently its Technical Director, as the Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles on an interim basis. This is with immediate effect, and follows the termination of the relationship with Franco-German Gernot Rohr, who has been in charge of the three –time African …

BREAK: Samuel Eto’o is new Cameroon Football Federation President.

Asisat Oshoala has been listed on the UK Guardian’s list of the best 100 female footballer of 2021. She was ranked as the 32nd best female footballer of the year, one up from her 33rd position last year. She was in the 55th position in the 2019 list and number 86 in the 2018 …

Liverpool star, Trent Alexander-Arnold has won the EA Sports Premier League Player of the Month award for November, Newsextra24 reports. The right-back produced a goal and four assists in three league appearances last month to help the club stay in the title challenge. Alexander-Arnold finished ahead of team-mate Diogo Jota, …

Victor Osimhen has only just returned to Napoli training but has become a major topic of discussion as the Partenopei and the Nigeria Football Federation are set for a battle over the player’s availability for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The Nigeria international suffered a fractured cheekbone …