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First-ever Coaches’ Instructors Course Begins in Abuja
The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi on Monday declared open the first-ever Coaches’ Instructors Course in Nigeria, with a firm message that the participants should attend to the theoretical and practical sessions with the clear intention of gaining ample knowledge to improve the general standard of the game in the country.
“This is a very important and useful programme, which can set the tune for general improvement, development and sustainability of the game of football in Nigeria.
Train-the-Trainers programmes always leave a major impact on a nation’s football and I am happy that we finally got the go-ahead from the Confederation of African Football to hold this course. I also want to commend the technical department for their resilience in meeting up with CAF’s requirements for us to stage the course.“There is an urgent need for our trainers to share modern techniques and tactics, and other important knowledge among ourselves. It is therefore germane that the participants pay rapt attention to the classroom and field sessions and go back to their various clubs to implement what they have learnt here,” Dr Sanusi said.
About three dozen coaches are taking part in the programme, which will last for a whole week, with both theoretical and practical topics.
Dr Robinson Okosun, Deputy Director (Technical) who stood in for the Technical Director, Mr Austin Eguavoen, stated that the technical department was delighted that the programme had been activated, and assured that the modules were quite rich and would benefit the participants in several ways.
Among the instructors for the one-week course are former Nigeria international and Assistant Director (Technical), Mr Siji Lagunju; Dr Isiaka Salami; Dr Mohammed Sanusi; former Nigeria international Edema Fuludu; Coach Alphonsus Dike; Coach Henry Abiodun; Coach Chris Danjuma; Coach John Obuh; Coach Isah Ladan Bosso; Coach Abdu Maikaba; Coach Fatai Amoo and; Coach Toyin Ayinla; Coach Justine Madugu; Coach Austin Iyamu and; Coach Adeoye Onigbinde.
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Results of Match Day 2 Fixtures in 2024/2025 NPFL
Following are the results of Match Day 1 fixtures in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), played on Sunday and dates of the remaining fixtures:
Akwa United FC 1-1 Abia Warriors FC
Bayelsa United FC 1-1 Kano Pillars FC
Katsina United FC 1-1 Bendel Insurance FC
Niger Tornadoes FC 0-0 Nasarawa United FC
Shooting Stars FC 1-1 Plateau United FC
El Kanemi Warriors Vs Kwara United FC (postponed )
The following Match Day two fixtures
Would be played on Sept.
25:Ikorodu City FC Vs Enugu Rangers international FC
Enyimba international FC Vs Lobi stars FC .
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Match Day 1 Remaining Results in 2024/2025 NPFL
Following are the results of remaining Match Day one fixtures played on Sunday in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL)Heartland FC 1-3 Enyimba international FCKwara United FC 1-2 Niger Tornadoes FCBendel Insurance FC 0-0 Rivers United FCPlateau United FC 1-0 Katsina United FCKano Pillars FC 3-0 Ikorodu City FCSunshine Stars FC 3-0 Bayelsa United FCAbia Warriors FC 0-2 Remo Stars FCNasarawa United FC 1-1 Shooting Stars FC.
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Morocco 2025: Super Eagles can Beat any Team, Eguavoen Boasts
The interim coach of the Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, said his team can beat any team with the quality of players in the team.
Eguavoen stated this after his team spanked the Cheetahs of Benin Republic 4-0 in the 2025 African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) at the Godswill Akpabio stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Saturday.
“We have quality players to beat any team but we respect team anyway.
Any coach can come in and do the same job with the Super Eagles.“It is a mindset, we have the potential and how you perceived your opponent, given the information about them and then go out and do the job,“he said.
Equavoen attributed the victory to the formation adopted by the technical crew, adding that any formation could be used to ensure that the team was successful.
“We can decide to use any system. It is something we discussed and I slept over it. I know with the caliber of players that we have, we can decide to play any formation.
“Football is about you win, lose and draw, I don’t believe we have a poor result,” he said.
He, however, said that the former Super Eagles coach didn’t do a good job but it has to do with believe, what is at stake and what you want to achieve.
“Psychologically as a group, we are agreed, where we are and where we are going to be. We will definitely achieve it,” Equavoen said.
He commended the performance of the defence , describing it as superb, adding that the team had been training together for one week.
The coach said that asking six players to warm up for the second half was to buy time, adding that there was no need to rush to change.
He said the Cheetahs of Benin Republic were a good team, adding that they came with a good game plan.
Report says that Eguavoen was appointed interim coach after the deal between the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) and coach Bruno Labbadia failed.
NFF explained in a statement that it failed due to the stringent regulations of German tax authorities.(NAN)