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Rohr hopeful Lookman and Ejaria will be cleared to play for Nigeria before Nations Cup qualifiers
SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr of having Fulham winger Ademola Lookman and Reading playmaker Ovie Ejaria available for selection in March when the team gets together for its final round of African Nations Cup qualifiers. So far...
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Ahmed Musa debunks claims he is eyeing a move to Championship Sheffield Wednesday
SUPER Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa has played down reports linking him with a move to English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday saying he would rather join a Premier League side. Last month, Musa, 28, left Saudi Pro League side, Al...
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One of Nigeria's governors should float a Diego Maradona Football Academy in his state
Ayo Akinfe Nigeria is in the unique position of being the last team Maradona played against before he retired. His last football match was against the Super Eagles in the 1994 World Cup Maradona always had a close affinity with...
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Diego Maradona succumbs to cardiac arrest and dies at the age of 60 at his home in Argentina
FOOTBALLING genius Diego Armando Maradona has passed away at the age of 60 at his home in Argentina after succumbing to a cardiac arrest just two weeks after he underwent surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain. Regarded by many as...
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Pinnick says NFF cannot afford to sack Rohr because the cost of doing so will be too high
NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick has revealed that Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr will not be sacked despite the recent poor performances of the ream because the cost of dismissing him are too high. In the...
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West Ham consider signing Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa on a free transfer
SUPER Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa looks set to join English Premier League side West Ham on a free transfer over the coming weeks as the club is desperate to sign another centre forward to provide competition for its strikers Michail Antonio and...
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Spain may have just done Nigeria a big favour by handing us Joachim Lowe for free as a replacement for Gernot Rohr
Ayo Akinfe After last night's 6-0 thrashing, there is simply no way Joachim Lowe can stay on as Germany's head coach One could argue that Lowe is Germany's mist successful manager ever, winning the World Cup in Brazil in spectacular fashion...
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Nigeria remains on course to qualify for Nations Cup despite lacklustre draw in Freetown
NIGERIA has moved a step closer towards qualifying for the 2021 African Cup of Nations despite two below-par performances after the Super Eagles played out a barren draw with the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone on Freetown today. Last...
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