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Friendly matches: Gernot Rohr caps half dozen Eagles in Austria

Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief In his desire to produce a strong team that will be competitive in international competitions, Super Eagles Head Coach Gernort Rohr has used the two recent international friendly matches in Austria against  Algeria and Tunisia to cap no fewer than six more new players thanks to his rebuilding process. While Rohr gave four players their head start ...

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Super Eagles: Fans want end to Rohr’s ‘rebuilding process, criticise “green-black” new jerseys  

Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Angered by the not- too impressive performances of the Super Eagles in the two recent international friendly matches in Austria against Algeria and Tunisia in Austria during the October FIFA break, many Nigerian fans have called for the end of the rebuilding process embarked by Head Coach Gernort Rohr. Also, football fans have criticised the dark green ...

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Nigerian fans praise South African government for restarting football activities.

Harry Awurumibe, Editor -in-Chief Some Nigerian fans have praised the South African government for allowing all football activities to resume immediately. The authorities have Monday given the South African Football Association (SAFA) permission to allow amateur football to resume with immediate effect.. This was after the government granted permission for all football activities to resume immediately. SAFA had last  weekend ...

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Friendlies: Omeruo, Simon among early birds in Eagles’ Austria camp

Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Defender Kenneth Omeruo and forward Moses Simon were among the early arrivals at the Super Eagles’ Hotel die Zeit an der Glan in Austria on Monday morning, ahead of the international friendly matches against African champions Algeria and Africa’s number two –ranked team, Tunisia. Forwards Samuel Kalu and Chidera Ejuke, defender Leon Balogun and goalkeeper Mathew Yakubu ...

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At last, Randy Waldrum becomes Super Falcons’ Head Coach

Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Three years after rejecting the plum job, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of United States of America (USA) tactician, Randy Waldrum as the new Head Coach of the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons. Waldrum, an American who played as a midfielder in his playing days had turned down the offer to coach Super ...

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2021 FIFA U-17/20 Women’s World Cup: Covid-19 may stop African teams 

Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Nigeria’s two age-grade women’s football teams, Falconets and Flamingos may not participate in the 2021 FIFA Women’s World Cup final slated for India,  CostaRica and Panama. World football ruling body, FIFA has scheduled the U-20 Women’s World Cup final for January 20 to February 6, 2021 in Costa Rica and Panama. Also, the U-17 Women’s World Cup ...

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Super Falcons still without a coach, NFF appoints Bosso Flying Eagles boss, Danjuma, Olowookere to head Falconets,  Flamingos 

Harry Awurumibe,  Editor-in-Chief The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has composed new technical crews for a number of National Teams even as it failed to yet again to name the Head Coach and coaching crew of the African Champions  Super Falcons.  According to a press release signed NFF Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire on Friday the composition sees the return of ...

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Exclusive! Nigeria’s new Nike Jerseys hit Lagos October 1, Ekong, Oshoala model kit

Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief The much-awaited Nigeria’s national teams new Nike kits will hit retail shops in Lagos on October 1 even as five Super Eagles and two Super Falcons players performed the official unveiling of the kits at the weekend. Sportsrevelation exclusively learnt that the new Nike kits will be available in retail sport shops across Lagos state for fans ...

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Rohr drops Uzoho, Ezenwa for Eagles’ Austrian friendlies, list Musa, 24 others

Harry Awurumibe, Edito-in-Chief Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has invited 25 players ahead of next month’s friendly matches against the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire and the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, scheduled for Austria without two FIFA World Cup goalkeepers, Francis Uzoho and Ikechukwu Ezenwa in the list. Five other players have been put on standby. In the three –time ...

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