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Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, has reacted to the appointment of former Super Eagles defender Joseph Yobo as the team’s Assistant coach. Rohr aimed a dig at the former Nigerian captain, saying that he heard Yobo has no coaching qualifications. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), announced the appointment of the
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Super Eagles’ defender and Captain, Joseph Yobo as assistant coach. Yobo replaces Imama Amapakabo in the technical crew, according to a statement issued by NFF Director of Communications, Ademola Olajirein in Ilorin on Wednesday. Yobo, who played for Nigeria’s Flying Eagles
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Mr Audu Pele, head coach of The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Plateau United Football Club of Jos, is dead. Media Officer of the team, Mr Albert Dakup announced the death of the 58-years-old coach in a statement on Wednesday in Jos. Dakup said that
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From Alfred Babs, IlorinThe 20th edition of the Nigeria Polytechnic Games (NIPOGA) began on Saturday at the Kwara state Polytechnic, Ilorin with the state Governor, Abdulraman Abdulrazaq charging athletes and officials participating in the competition to demonstrate high level of sportsmanship. The governor, while speaking at the opening ceremony explained that
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First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has canvassed enhanced welfare for the nation's retired athletes especially retired para powerlifters. She said it was regrettable that many athletes who retired into hardship had served their country superlatively. Mrs Buhari spoke at the opening ceremony of the
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By Orkula Shaagee, Abuja The camp of the senior women national team has continued to bubble under the watchful eyes of Coach Otis Hughley as preparation hots up for the final phase of the 2020 Olympic Games qualifiers. With all players already in camp with training commencing on Monday in the cold
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday, appointed retired Nigerian professional footballer, former Super Eagles player and Assistant Coach, Daniel Amokachi as Nigeria’s Football Ambassador.Amokachi, a member of the 1994 Super Eagles Team that won the African Nations Cup in Tunisia, was also in the Nigerian Olympic Football Team
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From Alfred Babs, Ilorin The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr Sunday Dare has said that going by the rating of Nigeria's athletes in the world, the country was fully ready for the 2020 Olympics which will hold in Tokyo, Japan later this year.Speaking with sports journalists in Ilorin, the
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Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Monday, inaugurated the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival (NSF) Secretariat, preparatory to hosting the festival scheduled to begin on March 20 in the state. Speaking to journalists after the inauguration, the governor described the secretariat as a world class. He said the campaigns for
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Following are the results of Match Day 17 fixtures in the 2019/2020 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) played on Sunday: Adamawa United 2-1 Kwara United MFM FC 0-0 Plateau United Katsina United 1-0 FC IfeanyiUbah Rivers United 0-0 Wikki Tourists Lobi Stars 2-1 Nasarawa United Akwa United 3-1 Heartland FC Abia Warriors 1-0 Warri Wolves Sunshine Stars
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