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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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Orji Uzor Kalu eyes 35% in English football club Arsenal despite corruption shadow hanging over him
FORMER Abia State governor and current chief whip of the Nigerian senate Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has announced plans to buy a 35% in English Premier League football club Arsenal. Senator Kalu, who still has corruption charges hanging...
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Former Super Eagle Chris Obodo regains freedom after paying ransom to kidnappers
FORMER Super Eagles midfielder Chris Obodo has been freed by the abductors who kidnapped him in Delta State yesterday evening after paying what is believed to be a handsome ransom fee to regain his freedom. Obodo, 36, played most of his...
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Return leg in Sierra Leone prevented NFF from sacking Gernot Rohr after Friday's draw
NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials only restrained themselves from sacking Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr on Friday after the woeful 4-4 draw with Sierra Leone because the team has to play the return leg in Freetown on...
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Jo Bonfere was sacked after losing in Freetown and I think it is only fair that Gernot Rohr suffers the same fate if the Eagles lose in Sierra Leone on Tuesday. Yesterday’s game proves that Rohr’s best days are behind him
Ayo Akinfe (1) Unlike many Eagles fans, I am not actually surprised our boys surrendered a four goal lead yesterday against Sierra Leone. Recent draws against Ukraine, Brazil and Tunisia have shown that this team is incapable of game...
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